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DMCA and copyright queries

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CricHD Guide is an editorial site. We do not host, embed, link to or describe any unauthorised cricket stream. All broadcaster, fixture and subscription information published on this site is sourced from official rights-holder publications and consumer-facing platform pages.

If you believe content on this site infringes your copyright or otherwise breaches the rights of a licensed broadcaster, please file a notice at [email protected]. We respond within 48 working hours under the applicable framework:

  • India: the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDPA), the Information Technology Act 2000 (Section 79) and the IT Rules 2021.
  • Pakistan: the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 (PECA).
  • International: the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) for US-routed requests; equivalent national frameworks elsewhere.

What to include in a notice

Please include the following so we can act quickly:

  1. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
  2. Identification of the material on this site that is claimed to be infringing (URL).
  3. Your contact information (full name, address, email, phone).
  4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
  5. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
  6. Your physical or electronic signature.

Counter-notice

If you receive a takedown notice and believe it is incorrect, you may file a counter-notice at the same address. We will forward it to the original complainant and, absent legal action, restore the content after the statutory waiting period.

Repeat infringer policy

We do not host user-generated content. The DMCA repeat-infringer requirement is therefore not directly applicable, but we extend the same logic to editorial contributors: any contributor whose work triggers a valid takedown notice will not have further work published until the matter is resolved.

Contact: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch IPL 2026 legally in India?
Star Sports holds the IPL 2026 television rights in India, with JioHotstar carrying the digital stream. The combined Disney–Reliance JV unified IPL distribution from the 2024 season onwards, so a single JioHotstar subscription covers mobile, smart-TV and connected-device streaming. Star Sports broadcasts the linear feed across Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali language tracks.
Why is the IPL blacked out in Pakistan?
PEMRA (the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority) maintains a long-standing blackout on IPL broadcasts following bilateral tensions. No licensed Pakistani channel carries IPL — viewers inside Pakistan can only watch via licensed platforms in other markets (which generally requires a paid subscription in that market). CricHD Guide does not advise on circumventing the blackout; we list the legal carriers for completeness.
Who broadcasts India tours and Test cricket in India?
India home tours (Test, ODI, T20I) are on the BCCI broadcast contract held by Star Sports + JioHotstar through 2027/28. DD Sports retains free-to-air rights for selected men’s senior India home matches under government FTA mandates, which means a slice of every India home series remains accessible on linear TV without a subscription.
What is CricHD Guide and is it the same as crichd.top?
CricHD Guide is an independent editorial reference site — we are not affiliated with crichd.top, crichd.is or any of the proxy domains historically associated with the CricHD brand. Those unauthorised streaming sites have rotated domains for years and remain a target of rights-holder takedown action. This site exists to redirect search demand for the brand toward the licensed Indian and Pakistani broadcasters that hold cricket rights legitimately. Copyright queries: [email protected].