Mumbai, July 5 (FN Agency) India’s public broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) will telecast the upcoming India’s tour of the West Indies.The month-long bilateral series comprising 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, and 5 T20Is, is scheduled to take place from July 12 to August 13. DD’s massive network will give viewers the choice to watch the games in their own language – with T20Is and ODI series being telecast in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Bangla and Kannada on DD Sports along with the network’s regional channels DD Podhigai, DD Saptagiri, DD Yadagiri, DD Bangla and DD Chandana, the official sources here on Wednesday said. Test matches will be telecast on DD Sports. The primary telecast on DD Sports will be a combination of Hindi and English. The aggregate reach of all the channels telecasting the series is over 160 million. With its widest distribution network, the series will be available across the length and breadth of the country.
Thiswill be the most comprehensive coverage of an India bilateral cricket series by a free-to-air channel.Samskaara Entertainment Private Limited will be the agency exclusively responsible for selling the ad spots across the DD network for the marquee cricket series. This will be the first time team India will be in action after the loss at the WTC final, and the team will look to start off the new WTC cycle on a winning note. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya will be amongst the names to watch out for while young guns like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad too will be looking to make the most of the opportunity. As the primary media rights holder, FanCode will stream the entire series on its digital platform, providing an immersive viewing experience to its strong base of premium authenticated users. Cricket fans can watch all the action on FanCode’s mobile app (Android, iOS, TV), TV app available on Android TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Jio STB, Samsung TV, and http://www.fancode.com. FanCode is further accessible to users on Airtel XStream, OTT Play.