Prasar Bharati on Monday announced that it will telecast all India matches of the ongoing T20 World Cup and the Paris Olympics on its DD Sports channel.
The announcement was made by Prasar Bharati CEO Gaurav Dwivedi, during an interaction with the media here on Monday.
Prasar Bharati also launched a special anthem ‘Jazba’ for the T20 World Cup.
Doordarshan also announced live, deferred live and highlights of the Paris Olympics (July 26 through to August 11) and Paris Paralympics (August 28-September 8).
It will also telecast India’s tour of Zimbabwe from July 6-14 where they will play five T20Is after the T20 World Cup.
India’s white-ball series in Sri Lanka from July 27-August 7 will also be telecast by DD Sports, a release stated.
The finals of the French Open and Wimbledon will also be telecast by Doordarshan.
“Prasar Bharati is in advanced stages of negotiations with different sports bodies and agencies to showcase different sports leagues and properties on its sports channel,” the release added.
The T20 World Cup, consisting of 55 matches, which began on Sunday, June 2, will be played over 28 days, across nine venues in the West Indies and USA.
A record 20 teams are divided into four groups and the format will see 40 first-round matches before the Super Eight stage to identify the four semifinalists.
The semi-finals will be staged in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana, with the summit clash in Barbados on June 29.
