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8m

A T20 cricket match has 21 million peak views. So still low I would say.

More people are interested in sports than space landings, who would have thought

I like the sarcasm, but just wanted to put a perspective on numbers. India has a very different scale when compared to other countries.

People watch sports live because spoilers ruin the experience. There isn't much replay value either - except maybe as highlights.