T20 World Cup: DD Sports to live telecast India’s World Cup matches for free – In a piece of good news for Indian cricket fans, DD Sports is all set to telecast all of India’s T20 World Cup matches when the tournament kicks off in the UAE next month. India’s T20 World Cup schedule includes at least two warm-up fixtures, five group stage games and potential three knockout fixtures including the final in the T20 extravaganza, in what is Virat Kohli’s final stint as T20 captain.
DD Sports is a popular and the oldest sports television channel part of the Doordarshan family. will air all of India’s games during the T20 World Cup on their free-to-air dish, ensuring that the telecast reaches the masses in the country, Star Sports remain the official broadcaster of the tournament in India, and will provide the telecast of all games including India’s, on their channels and streaming platform Disney+Hotstar.
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— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) September 18, 2021
Virat Kohli’s Team India have been clubbed with Babar Azam’s Pakistan in Group 2 of Super 12 in the World Cup, slated to be played in Oman and UAE from October 17. Kane Williamson’s New Zealand, Afghanistan and two qualifying teams will be in Group 2.
India’s T20 World Cup schedule
Matches | Date | Time | Venue |
IND vs ENG | Oct-18 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
IND vs AUS | Oct-20 | 3:30 PM IST | Dubai |
IND vs PAK | Oct-24 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
IND vs NZ | Oct-31 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
IND vs AFG | Nov-03 | 7:30 PM IST | Abu Dhabi |
India vs B1 | Nov-05 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
India vs A2 | Nov-08 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
Semifinal 1 | Nov-10 | 7:30 PM IST | Abu Dhabi |
Semifinal 2 | Nov-10 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
Final | Nov-14 | 7:30 PM IST | Dubai |
Reserve Days for Semifinals and Final |
India’s T20 World Cup squad
India World Cup Squad: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami
Reserves: Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur; Mentor: MS Dhoni