Cricket schedule — legal broadcasters by country
Bilateral India + Pakistan rights split, with UK and Australia for the diaspora. Tour windows shift; confirm kick-off against the rights-holder app on match day.
| Series | Format | Window | Teams | India (legal) | Pakistan (legal) | UK (legal) | Australia (legal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Champions Trophy 2026 | ODI | Feb 2026 | 8 nations (TBC host: Pakistan) | Star Sports / JioHotstar | PTV Sports / Tapmad TV | Sky Sports Cricket | Fox Cricket / Kayo Sports |
| IPL 2026 | T20 league | Mar–May 2026 | 10 franchises | Star Sports + JioHotstar | Not licensed (PEMRA blackout) | Sky Sports Cricket | Fox Cricket |
| PSL 2026 | T20 league | Apr–May 2026 | 6 franchises | Sony Sports (subject to confirmation) | PTV Sports / Tapmad TV / A Sports | Sky Sports / Willow TV | TBC |
| England tour of India | Tests + ODIs + T20Is | Jan–Feb 2026 | India vs England | Star Sports + JioHotstar | PTV / Ten Sports | Sky Sports Cricket / TNT Sports | Fox Cricket |
| Australia vs India ODI series | ODI | Oct–Nov 2026 (tentative) | India vs Australia | Sony Sports / JioHotstar | Ten Sports | Sky Sports Cricket | Fox Cricket / Channel 7 |
| ICC T20 World Cup 2026 | T20 World Cup | Feb–Mar 2026 (India + Sri Lanka hosts) | 20 nations | Star Sports + JioHotstar + DD Sports (selected) | PTV / A Sports | Sky Sports Cricket | Fox Cricket / Channel 7 |
| BBL 2025/26 finals | T20 league knockout | Feb 2026 | Top-5 BBL | Sony Sports | Sony Sports (selected) | BT Sport / TNT Sports | Channel 7 + Fox Cricket |
| The Hundred 2026 | 100-ball league | Aug 2026 | 8 franchises | Sony Sports (TBC) | TBC | Sky Sports + BBC (selected) | Fox Cricket (TBC) |
| CPL 2026 | T20 league | Aug–Sep 2026 | 6 franchises | FanCode / Star Sports | Tapmad TV | Sky Sports / FanCode | Kayo Sports |
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20 World Cup (Women) | Jun 2026 (England host) | 10 nations | Star Sports / JioHotstar | PTV | Sky Sports + BBC | Fox Cricket |
| Asia Cup 2026 | T20 / ODI (TBC) | Sep 2026 | 6 nations | Star Sports / JioHotstar | PTV / A Sports | Sky Sports | Fox Cricket |
| WTC 2025–27 cycle: India tests | Test | Through Jun 2027 | India + opponents | Star Sports + JioHotstar | Ten Sports | Sky Sports Cricket | Fox Cricket |
| Sri Lanka tour of Australia | ODI + T20I | Feb 2026 | Sri Lanka vs Australia | FanCode | Tapmad TV | Sky Sports (selected) | Fox Cricket / Channel 7 |
| Pakistan vs Bangladesh ODI series | ODI | Apr 2026 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Ten Sports | PTV Sports / A Sports | Sky Sports (selected) | TBC |
| Pakistan tour of England | Tests + ODIs + T20Is | Jul–Aug 2026 | Pakistan vs England | Sony Sports | PTV Sports / A Sports | Sky Sports Cricket | Fox Cricket (selected) |
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Where India watches — licensed broadcasters
Watch cricket legally in India
The Indian cricket rights market concentrated around two licensors after the 2024 Disney–Reliance JV: Star Sports for linear television and JioHotstar for digital. Sony Sports Ten holds non-BCCI overseas tours and franchise leagues, and DD Sports retains free-to-air carry on selected India home matches under the government FTA mandate.
| Series 2026 | Format | India broadcaster | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPL 2026 | T20 league | Star Sports + JioHotstar | Paywalled premium; Hotstar mobile-free on selected past matches |
| India home tour (England) | Tests + ODIs + T20Is | Star Sports + JioHotstar | DD Sports FTA on selected men’s matches |
| ICC Champions Trophy | ODI | Star Sports + JioHotstar | Pakistan-hosted, rights belong to Star in India |
| ICC T20 World Cup 2026 | T20 | Star Sports + JioHotstar + DD Sports (selected) | India + Sri Lanka co-host |
| Australia vs India ODIs | ODI | Sony Sports / JioHotstar | BCCI overseas tour rights |
| BBL finals | T20 league | Sony Sports | Sony retains BBL global ex-AU |
| ICC Women’s T20 World Cup | T20 | Star Sports / JioHotstar | England host, June 2026 |
Top five legal cricket platforms in India
- JioHotstar — the consolidated streaming home for BCCI cricket. IPL, India home tours, ICC events, men’s and women’s. Subscription tiers run from mobile-only to 4K smart-TV; the Disney+ Hotstar back-catalogue is bundled in the higher plans.
- Star Sports (linear TV) — Star Sports 1, 2, 3 carry the feed in seven Indian language tracks. Available across Tata Play, Airtel Digital TV, d2h, Dish TV and on cable.
- Sony Sports Ten (Sony LIV) — Australia ODIs, BBL, PSL (subject to confirmation), CPL, overseas World Test Championship, women’s tours. Sony LIV is the streaming arm.
- DD Sports — free-to-air on Doordarshan. Carries selected men’s senior India home matches under the FTA mandate, plus domestic Ranji and Vijay Hazare slots. The simplest legal route for viewers without a paid subscription.
- FanCode — single-match-pay model for CPL, smaller leagues and selected ICC content. Useful for viewers who want one tournament without a full subscription.
Free legal cricket in India
Free-to-air cricket exists in India but is selective. DD Sports carries men’s senior India home matches when the FTA mandate applies; expect Tests and white-ball matches at home but not IPL or overseas tours. JioHotstar mobile-only has historically included a free tier for selected matches — this varies by season, so check the app on the day.
India tours and ICC events 2026 — at a glance
The 2026 calendar concentrates around three windows. January–February: England’s tour of India, Tests + ODIs + T20Is, on Star + JioHotstar. February–March: ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan (Star + JioHotstar in India), then the ICC T20 World Cup with India and Sri Lanka co-hosting — expect DD Sports FTA carry on selected India matches. March–May: IPL 2026, the marquee Indian window, on Star + JioHotstar. October–November (tentative): Australia vs India ODI series on Sony Sports.
IPL 2026 — what changed
The IPL 2026 rights remain on the Star + JioHotstar bundle through the current cycle. The Disney–Reliance JV completed in 2024 consolidated the previously-split TV and digital rights into a single distribution platform. For Indian viewers this means one subscription covers both feeds instead of paying separately for Disney+ Hotstar Premium and Star Sports DTH carriage. International viewers in the US, UK and Australia continue to pay through Willow TV, Sky Sports and Fox Cricket respectively.
Broadcasters list
Indian carriers (this site’s primary market): Star Sports, JioHotstar, Sony Sports Ten, Sony LIV, DD Sports, FanCode.
Pakistani carriers (covered in our /pk/ section): PTV Sports, A Sports, Tapmad TV, ARY Sports, Ten Sports Pakistan, Geo Super.
Diaspora carriers we map: Sky Sports Cricket (UK), TNT Sports (UK), Fox Cricket (Australia), Kayo Sports (Australia), Channel 7 (Australia), Willow TV (US).
Editorial context — the CricHD brand and takedown history
CricHD is the long-running brand of an unauthorised cricket-streaming network that has rotated domains (crichd.top, crichd.is and others) over the better part of a decade. The brand served both Indian and Pakistani cricket demand simultaneously, which is why the dual-region framing matters here — and why both rights-holders have pursued takedown action.
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