India tour to West Indies: No private satellite but DD and FanCode to exclusively broadcast white ball
India will visit West Indies, where Men in Blue will play three ODIs and five T20Is between 22nd July and 7th August 2022
India tour of West IndiesAfter completing the ODI and T20 series in the UK on 17th July, the Indian team will directly leave for the West Indies tour from England. The ODI series and three T20Is will be hosted across Trinidad and Tobago and St Kitts & Nevis, with the final two T20Is scheduled for Fort Lauderhill, Florida, in the USA.
Streaming rights for the tour
In a first for Indian cricket in quite a long time, the tour will not be broadcasted LIVE by any private satellite channel. The series will be telecasted by Dream11 parent entity-owned OTT platform FanCode. Under the mandatory sharing act, the series will also be broadcasted on DD Prasar Bharti and not on any privately owned channel. This is happening for the first time since cable and satellite television secured a place in the market.
FanCode, CWI (Cricket West Indies) partner, will be an exclusive streaming platform. Johnny Grave, CEO of CWI, said, "Our four-year deal with FanCode has brought Indian cricket fans closer to CWI's live properties across multiple formats that have featured the top cricketing nations like South Africa, Pakistan, Australia and England."
He added, "FanCode has become the go-to platform for Indian fans to consume cricket in a digital-first manner which has redefined the sports viewing experience."
Schedule for India's tour of the West Indies
The ODI series will commence on 22nd July, followed by two more games on 24th and 27th July. All the ODIs will be played at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain.
Five T20Is will start on 29th July 2022. The first one will be played at Brian Lara Stadium, Port of Spain. The second and third T20I will be played on 1st, and 2nd August at Warner Park, St Kitts & Nevis, whereas the fourth and fifth, are scheduled on 6th and 7th August at Broward County Ground.