The 3-match ODI series between India and Bangladesh which is going to start from tomorrow might not be televised in India because none of the TV channels seem to be interested in buying the telecasting rights.
The Gazi TV network has the rights to telecast the cricket matches played in Bangladesh.
Generally, the channels from the visiting nation contact the network that has the telecasting rights in the host county and then they have a deal. But, in this case, no Indian channel contacted the Gazi TV for the telecasting rights.
The Gazi TV officials then themselves approached a couple of Indian sports network i.e. the Star Sports and the Sony SIX, but, they haven’t managed to reach an agreement with either of them so far. Sony SIX reportedly doesn’t want to telecast those matches as they are already very busy with their FIFA World Cup commitments at the moment.
The Star Sports do want to buy the rights, but, they are paying very less money for that which is not acceptable to the Gazi TV. So, there might appear a scenario where the Indian viewers wouldn’t be able to watch those games at all.
One of the reasons why not any broadcaster is showing too much interest in buying the rights is that none of the Indian superstars is going to take part in that series. The captain MS Dhoni as well the vice Captain Virat Kohli have been rested for this tour considering the hectic schedule ahead. Apart from those two, several other regulars including Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma have also not gone to Bangladesh.
The men in Blue have to play three matches in that series on 15th, 17th and 19th of June respectively. The first two matches will take place in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh.