As the countdown begins for cricket T20 World Cup 2021, Indian pubcaster Prasar Bharati has given details of a 360-degree coverage of the tournament.

Catering to the craze for cricket in India, Doordarshan and All India Radio have planned  “mega coverage with live matches, radio commentary and special shows,” a Prasar Bharati statement said.

In what’s good news for cricket enthusiasts, all India matches, semi-finals and final will be broadcast live on DD Sports on DD FreeDish, pubcaster’s FTA DTH service.

Starting from October 23, All India Radio will broadcast live ball-by-ball commentary of all matches in Hindi and English.

In what will make watching the T20 World Cup on Doordarshan an exciting experience this time are the planned multiple shows with public participation. In the show named ‘Cricket Live’, there will be a ‘Public Ka Kaptaan’ component, where common people will be asked to wear the captain’s hat and take key decisions as a skipper.

‘RJs Ka Cricket Funda’ is another interesting talk show where All India radio jockeys, along with cricket experts, will interact with the public on DD Sports.

All India Radio will broadcast India matches, semi-finals and the final over 66 identified primary channel transmitters, FM Rainbow Network, 86 LRS Stations, 12 FM relay transmitters and on DTH and DRM. Non-India matches will be carried by LRS, FM relay transmitters, Free Dish and DRM.

All special shows on DD Sports will also be live-streamed on Prasar Bharati Sports YouTube channel.

More individual details of match coverage could be had at: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1761415.