LONDON: Sky Sports will show exclusive live coverage of England’s ODI and T20 series against India in March with seamer Stuart Broad part of the commentary team.
Broad will join Dinesh Karthik, David Lloyd, Nasser Hussain, Michael Atherton, Ian Ward, Ebony Rainford-Brent and Rob Key during the series, which consist of five T20Is and three ODIs.
The first T20I takes place on March 12 in Ahmedabad with the ODI series starting on March 23 in Pune.
Sky Sports will also broadcast India’s home tours against South Africa (October), New Zealand (November), West Indies (January 2022) and Sri Lanka (February 2022).
This summer sees India tour England for five Tests from July, all exclusively live on Sky Sports. There will also be visits from New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Domestically, Sky Sports has also got exclusive rights to the the inaugural edition of the sport’s newest format – The Hundred.
Bryan Henderson, Sky Sports director of Cricket, said: “We’re delighted to be broadcasting England’s white-ball tour of India, and are especially looking forward to the five T20 internationals as we build up to the IPL and the ICC T20 World Cup later this year.
“It’s another great summer of cricket on Sky Sports with India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and New Zealand touring, more women’s cricket than ever, and The Hundred.”
This latest agreement means Sky Sports is now the home to ICC tournaments, England, India, Pakistan and South Africa home matches. In addition, Sky will also broadcast the Indian Premier League and the Pakistan Super League.
India v England – T20 Series
1st T20 – March 12 (Ahmedabad), 13:30 GMT
2nd T20 – March 14 (Ahmedabad), 13:30 GMT
3rd T20 – March 16 (Ahmedabad), 13:30 GMT
4th T20 – March 18 (Ahmedabad), 13:30 GMT
5th T20 – March 20 (Ahmedabad), 13:30 GMT
India v England – ODI Series
1st ODI, March 23 (Pune), 08:00 GMT
2nd ODI, March 26 (Pune), 08:00 GMT
3rd ODI, March 28 (Pune), 09:00 BST
India v South Africa (Oct 2021) – 3 ODIs & 3 T20Is
India v New Zealand (November 2021) – 2 Tests & 3 T20Is
