There will be two 50-over championships and two Twenty20 games among the four Asia Cup tournaments that are up for bid.
In the upcoming month, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) intends to release a tender for the media rights to the Asia Cup, with a completion date of July. For the past few months, the ACC has been in communication with Indian Broadcasters to get their opinions on the matter.
The council reportedly plans to give four-year and eight-year contracts, although the broadcasters are more drawn to the longer terms. Notably, two 50-over championships and two Twenty20 events will be among the four Asia Cup tournaments available for bid.
In order to avoid the controversy of the previous edition, which was jointly hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka because India was reluctant to travel to Pakistan, the official hosts of the tournament, the Asia Cups, according to a report in Cricbuzz, will not be held in either country.
The council seeks to end the scenario when Pakistan and India refuse to visit one other’s nations because of their tense political ties. As a result, the hosts of the next Asia Cup competitions may include Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates, and maybe Oman.
Notably, Star Sports paid over $80 million for the four tournament editions when they secured the broadcasting rights to the Asia Cup in the past.
FanCode wins Indian rights to stream the Pakistan vs. New Zealand T20I series.
FanCode has secured the rights to broadcast live the next five-match T20I series between Pakistan and New Zealand in India, according to the Cricbuzz report. In Rawalpindi, the series will kick off on Thursday, April 18. The worldwide rights were sold by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to ARY Communications and TransGroup, which then sold the rights to FanCode for India.
