MUMBAI: Eurosport India, Warner Bros. Discovery’s sports brand, Thursday announced the acquisition of exclusive broadcasting rights for the ‘No Honking T20’ Triangular series scheduled to be played from 15-17 September.
The three-day event is a part of the Road Safety World Series Initiative and will witness yester years cricketing superstars representing India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Legendary cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar is the face of the tournament.
All the matches of this series will be played from 15th – 17th September at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Ground, Mira Bhayandar in Thane, Mumbai.
The three teams – India Legends, Bangladesh Legends and Sri Lanka Legends = will play two games each with each team facing their opponent once.
India Legends will kickstart the tournament taking on Bangladesh Legends on 15th September.
The league features prominent Indian legends like Gautam Gambhir, Ambati Rayudu, RP Singh and Munaf Patel, along with former internationals like Naman Ojha, Stuart Binny, Ashok Dinda, Vinay Kumar, Manpreet Gony, Abhimanyu Mithun and more who will be representing the India Legends side.
The tournament will also see legends like Sanath Jayasuriya, Chaminda Vaas, Romesh Kaluwitharana and Upul Tharanga playing for Sri Lanka Legends while Abdur Razzak, Habibul Bashar and Mohammed Rafique will take the field for Bangladesh Legends.
Ruchir Jain, head of Distribution & Eurosport, South Asia, Warner Bros. Discovery, said: “Cricket is not just a sport but a religion in India and we are happy to enthrall our fans with some exciting cricketing action that helps them relive the magic that these legendary crickets of yester years will create for them on the pitch in the ‘No Honking T20’ Triangular Series. It has been our constant endeavor to keep our audience engaged with LIVE sports across different genres and generations and this tournament will just be an extension of our long-term promise of delivering quality sporting action.”
All the matches will be broadcast LIVE on Eurosport India from 19:30 HRS (07:30 pm IST).
