🏏International
mediumWhat was the primary reason Kerry Packer launched World Series Cricket in 1977?
✓A dispute over broadcasting rights, after the Australian Cricket Board rejected Packer's television bid
BA dispute over player wages, initiated entirely by the players themselves with no broadcasting angle
CA political disagreement over apartheid-era boycotts
DA disagreement over the number of overs in ODI cricket
Answer Explanation
Kerry Packer launched World Series Cricket after the Australian Cricket Board rejected his television network's bid for broadcast rights, leading him to sign top international players for his own rebel competition — a move that also significantly raised player pay.