New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- New Zealand Cricket expects India's upcoming tour to lift its revenue by about 50% over a normal year, underscoring the board's reliance on Indian cricket to finance the game at home and its push to build a more stable business beyond marquee bilateral series.

The 12-match tour, comprising five T20 internationals, five one-day internationals and two Tests, runs from 22 October to 1 December across five centres in New Zealand. It is expected to help the board post a surplus of more than NZ$10 million, or approximately Rs.54 crore, in the financial year ending July 2027 (FY27), newly appointed chief executive Geoff Allott told Mint in an interview.

"From a revenue side India is very, very important. We rely on the su...