- By Ankit Bisht
- Wed, 13 Sep 2023 05:57 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Viacom18 on Wednesday announced that India's upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia will be live-streamed on JioCinema for free, starting on September 22.
JioCinema will offer the first international series in the rights cycle for free in 11 different languages. The series will be broadcast live on the following channels: Sports18 - 1 SD, Sports18 - 1 HD (English), Colors Tamil (Tamil), Colors Bangla Cinema (Bengali), Colors Kannada Cinema (Kannada), Colors Cineplex Superhits (Hindi), and Colors Tamil (Bengali).
Viacom18 bagged the media rights to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) international matches and domestic matches for September 2023 to March 2028 for a cumulative figure of INR 5,963 crores.
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Just before the home ODI World Cup, it will be the final ODI series for the Rohit Sharma-led side as India will open their campaign against Australia in the marquee tournament in Chennai on October 8.
The expert panel for the series across languages will include Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Aakash Chopra, Nikhil Chopra, Amit Mishra, Anirudha Srikkanth, Abhinav Mukund, Hanuma Vihari, Venkatpathy Raju, Sarandeep Singh, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Rahul Sharma, VRV Singh, Kiran More, Sheldon Jackson, Bhargav Bhatt, Jatin Paranjpe, Shreevats Goswami, VA Jagadeesh among others.
After shattering all records, and establishing unprecedented levels of engagement, viewership, and concurrency during the IPL 2023, JioCinema will offer viewers their favourite sport in a never-seen-before presentation for free. Viewers will be able to watch the limited-overs action in English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
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“The 3-match ODI series between India and Australia will give viewers a peek into inarguably the new home of Indian cricket and with that responsibility, we will continue to bring the paradigm shift in the way sports is consumed. It is our constant endeavour to offer fans what they love the most in never-seen-before ways and digital allows us to continuously push the envelope and combined with linear/ offline TV, we will deliver BCCI events on an unparalleled scale," said Viacom18 – Sports CEO Anil Jayaraj.
The first ODI between India and Australia will be played at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on September 22.