Friday, June 5, 2009

ICC World Twenty20, 2009 opening ceremony Which TV channel will show?

The cricket match that is providing more pressure to the cricket lovers is Twenty20 formatted cricket tournament. It has got popularity like football over the world. The second season this short formatted ceremony will be held on June 5, 2009 at Lords’. The opening match will be kicked off between the host and the neighboring country Netherlands.

 

South Africa was celebrated the inaugural ceremony two years ago in 2007 and they praised more by arranging the short formatted cricket tournament in different test. They added music, Cheerleaders which added extreme pleasures beside the boundaries and falling wickets.

 

Just after a couple of hours the whole world will celebrate the lightning opening ceremony at the birth place of cricket Lords’ London. This is the first time for England but they celebrated these kinds of festival more times before.

 

There are many TV channels that will show all the matches of the tournament over the month. But ESPN is the official broadcast right holder but different channels will show the matches live in different continent.

 

* Australia — Fox Sports (Live)

* Australia — Nine Network

* Bangladesh - BTV (Live)

* Canada — Asian Television Network -ATN (Live)

* Europe — Eurosport2 (Live) (including France, Denmark, Algeria, Sweden, Austria, Finland, Monaco, Cyprus and Russia)

* India — STAR Cricket and ESPN (Live), Doordarshan (selected matches only)

* Japan - Hum Tum TV (Live)

* Middle East —Arab Digital Distribution (Live)

* New Zealand — SKY Network Television (Live)

* Pacific IslandsFiji TV

* Pakistan — Pakistan Television Corporation - PTV (Live)

* South Africa — Supersport (Live)

* Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (Live)

* United Kingdom — Sky Sports (Live), BBC - Highlights

* United States — DirecTV (Live)

* West Indies - Caribbean Media Corporation (Live)

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