India’s international calendar is the busiest in world cricket and, since 2024, the most platform-consolidated. The BCCI’s broadcast contract through 2027/28 sits with Star Sports for linear television and JioHotstar for digital, with DD Sports retaining a statutory free-to-air slice on selected men’s senior home matches. This page maps every confirmed India men’s tour in 2026 to its legal Indian broadcaster.
Where to watch India tours legally in India
| Tour 2026 | Format | India broadcaster | DD Sports FTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| England tour of India (Jan–Feb) | Tests + ODIs + T20Is | Star Sports + JioHotstar | Yes — selected matches |
| ICC Champions Trophy (Feb) | ODI | Star Sports + JioHotstar | TBC |
| ICC T20 World Cup (Feb–Mar) | T20I | Star Sports + JioHotstar | Yes — India matches |
| Asia Cup (Sep, TBC) | T20 / ODI | Star Sports + JioHotstar | Selected India matches |
| Australia vs India ODI series (Oct–Nov) | ODI | Sony Sports + JioHotstar | No — away tour |
| West Indies tour of India (TBC late 2026) | Tests + ODIs + T20Is | Star Sports + JioHotstar | Yes — selected |
Pan-region availability
India’s away tours route through the host country’s broadcaster on the linear side; the in-India Indian-broadcaster rights flow separately.
| Region | Legal carrier (India home + away mix) |
|---|---|
| India | Star Sports + JioHotstar + Sony Sports + DD Sports FTA |
| Pakistan | Ten Sports / PTV (ICC events only — no India bilateral) |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports Cricket + TNT Sports |
| United States | Willow TV |
| Australia | Fox Cricket + Channel 7 (selected India home FTA) |
Series schedule
The 2026 India men’s calendar windows are locked through October and tentative thereafter. The full fixture list embeds below.
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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| Window | Tour | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Jan–Feb 2026 | England tour of India | 5 Tests + 3 ODIs + 5 T20Is |
| Feb 2026 | ICC Champions Trophy (Pakistan host) | ODI |
| Feb–Mar 2026 | ICC T20 World Cup (India + Sri Lanka co-host) | T20I |
| Mar–May 2026 | IPL 2026 | T20 franchise (covered separately) |
| Jun 2026 | ICC Women’s T20 World Cup (England host) | T20I |
| Sep 2026 | Asia Cup 2026 | T20 / ODI TBC |
| Oct–Nov 2026 | Australia vs India ODI series | ODI (tentative) |
How to watch legally
- For paywalled coverage of every minute, subscribe to JioHotstar Premium — covers every India home tour ball, mirror of Star Sports linear, multi-device with 4K.
- For linear TV, your DTH operator’s sports add-on with Star Sports 1/2/3 covers India home tours; Sony Sports Ten covers the Australia away ODI series and other Sony-rights overseas tours.
- For the free option, DD Sports carries selected India men’s home matches under the FTA mandate — confirm match-by-match because the mandate is per-fixture.
- For the diaspora, route to Sky Sports / TNT Sports (UK), Willow TV (US) or Fox Cricket (Australia).
The BCCI contract and what changes after 2027
The current Star–JioHotstar India home rights cycle runs through the 2027/28 season. The next BCCI tender is expected in 2027 and will re-open both linear and digital rights to bidders. For 2026 viewers, the practical implication is stability: the same JioHotstar subscription that covered the IPL will cover England’s tour, the T20 World Cup and the Asia Cup without platform switching.
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