ICC TV is set to deliver an unparalleled viewing experience for cricket fans around the globe during the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. Alongside live coverage of every match in the event, a complete world feed service will be available for licensees, ensuring that fans have access to all the action.
The extensive coverage will comprise a pre-match show, an innings interval programme, and a post-match wrap-up. A distinguished commentary panel featuring cricketing legends will provide insights and analysis that bring fans closer to the game than ever before.
Three-time Men’s Cricket World Cup winner Ricky Ponting, who has held the trophy aloft as skipper twice, joins the coverage alongside the captain who led England to their first Men’s Cricket World Cup title four years ago, Eoin Morgan.
They will be joined by fellow Cricket World Cup winners, Shane Watson, Lisa Sthalekar, Ramiz Raja, Ravi Shastri, Aaron Finch, Sunil Gavaskar and Matthew Hayden who all know what it feels like to lift the ultimate prize in one day cricket.
The trio of Ian Smith, Nasser Hussain and Ian Bishop who brought the curtain down on the 2019 final at Lord’s will be back in the box for ICC TV.
Former international captains Waqar Younis, Shaun Pollock, Anjum Chopra and Michael Atherton will be lending their voices to our prolific panel of former international stars which also includes Simon Doull, Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Sanjay Manjrekar, Katey Martin, Dinesh Karthik, Dirk Nannes, Samuel Badree, Athar Ali Khan and Russel Arnold.
The commentary team is rounded off by some of the leading cricket broadcasters in the world with the likes of Harsha Bhogle, Kass Naidoo, Mark Nicholas, Natalie Germanos, Mark Howard and Ian Ward who will all help shape what promises to be the biggest Men’s Cricket World Cup in history.
ICC TV will be supported by production services partner Disney Star and equipment services partner NEP Broadcast Solutions. AE Live will deliver the on-air graphics for the coverage, supplemented by in-depth cricket data analytics provided by Cricviz.
The broadcast will feature a variety of visual enhancements and innovations. Hawk-Eye will provide off-bat tracking and Piero graphics for better analysis of the game. They will also provide DRS services including ball tracking and edge detection. Quidich Innovation Labs will provide Field 360° – a virtual field model used to illustrate fielding positions and strategies. They will also provide a drone camera for stunning views of all venues and surrounding geography, and a roving buggy cam as well for a ground level view, while Spidercam will provide an aerial view of proceedings.
A groundbreaking innovation by ICC TV is the introduction of the vertical feed, a first-of-its-kind coverage in cricket that aims to engage casual fans by offering a more intuitive viewing experience optimized for mobile phones.
Beyond live match coverage, ICC TV will produce a wealth of non-live content, distributed to media rights partners via the ICC TV Content Delivery Service. This will include daily player profiles, team features, match previews, venue spotlights, and exclusive behind-the-scenes content, allowing fans to get up close and personal with all the action surrounding the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
