After securing exclusive media rights for BCCI International and Domestic Matches, Viacom18 announced its plans for the three-ODI series between India and Australia starting September 22.
Viacom18 stated that the first international series in the rights cycle will be presented on JioCinema in 11 languages for free.
On linear/ offline TV, the series will be aired live on Colors Tamil (Tamil), Colors Bangla Cinema (Bengali), Colors Kannada Cinema (Kannada), Colors Cineplex Superhits (Hindi), Sports18 – 1 SD, Sports18 – 1 HD (English).
The expert panel for the series across languages will include Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Aakash Chopra, Nikhil Chopra, Amit Mishra, Anirudha Srikkanth, Abhinav Mukund, Hanuma Vihari, Venkatpathy Raju, Sarandeep Singh, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Rahul Sharma, VRV Singh, Kiran More, Sheldon Jackson, Bhargav Bhatt, Jatin Paranjpe, Shreevats Goswami, VA Jagadeesh among others.
Viewers will be able to watch the limited-overs action in English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, as per the company statement.
Anil Jayaraj, CEO-sports, Viacom18, said, “The 3-match ODI series between India and Australia will give viewers a peek into inarguably the new home of Indian cricket and with that responsibility, we will continue to bring the paradigm shift in the way sports is consumed. It is our constant endeavour to offer fans what they love the most in never-seen-before ways and digital allows us to continuously push the envelope and combined with linear/ offline TV, we will deliver BCCI events on an unparalleled scale.”
The series will be streamed in 4K on JioCinema and fans will be offered the predict and win fan engagement contest Jeeto Dhan Dhana Dhan, the statement further added.
Schedule
Date |
Match |
Timings |
Venue |
September 22 |
1st ODI |
12:30 PM |
PCA Stadium, Mohali |
September 24 |
2nd ODI |
12:30 PM |
Holkar Stadium, Indore |
September 27 |
3rd ODI |
12:30 PM |
SCA Stadium, Rajkot |