Hosting a Test match is still profitable.

I always assumed that hosting a Test match was a losing proportion. It was also my belief that a cricketing association would prefer to stage a one-day International or a Twenty20 as it would be more profitable than hosting a Test match.

However one look at these figures made me realise how wrong I am. 

Without a Test Match last year Warwickshire lost a record £893,000. With a Test Match this year they are predicting a profit of £500,000.

Unquestionably, hosting an ODI or a Twenty20 would garner more revenue, but hosting a Test match is still profitable.

Dare one imagine, if a Test match is so profitable in England,  how profitable it will be in India?

My mind boggles.