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India tour fixtures 2026 — Star Sports, JioHotstar & DD Sports broadcaster guide

The BCCI broadcast contract through 2027/28 sits on Star Sports plus JioHotstar, with DD Sports retaining a free-to-air slice on India men's home matches — here is the fixture-by-fixture map.

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 2026FormatIndia broadcasterDD Sports FTA
England tour of India (Jan–Feb)Tests + ODIs + T20IsStar Sports + JioHotstarYes — selected matches
ICC Champions Trophy (Feb)ODIStar Sports + JioHotstarTBC
ICC T20 World Cup (Feb–Mar)T20IStar Sports + JioHotstarYes — India matches
Asia Cup (Sep, TBC)T20 / ODIStar Sports + JioHotstarSelected India matches
Australia vs India ODI series (Oct–Nov)ODISony Sports + JioHotstarNo — away tour
West Indies tour of India (TBC late 2026)Tests + ODIs + T20IsStar Sports + JioHotstarYes — 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.

RegionLegal carrier (India home + away mix)
IndiaStar Sports + JioHotstar + Sony Sports + DD Sports FTA
PakistanTen Sports / PTV (ICC events only — no India bilateral)
United KingdomSky Sports Cricket + TNT Sports
United StatesWillow TV
AustraliaFox 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.

Boundary Rope · Cricket fixtures 2026

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.

SeriesFormatWindowTeamsIndia (legal)Pakistan (legal)UK (legal)Australia (legal)
ICC Champions Trophy 2026ODIFeb 20268 nations (TBC host: Pakistan)Star Sports / JioHotstarPTV Sports / Tapmad TVSky Sports CricketFox Cricket / Kayo Sports
IPL 2026T20 leagueMar–May 202610 franchisesStar Sports + JioHotstarNot licensed (PEMRA blackout)Sky Sports CricketFox Cricket
PSL 2026T20 leagueApr–May 20266 franchisesSony Sports (subject to confirmation)PTV Sports / Tapmad TV / A SportsSky Sports / Willow TVTBC
England tour of IndiaTests + ODIs + T20IsJan–Feb 2026India vs EnglandStar Sports + JioHotstarPTV / Ten SportsSky Sports Cricket / TNT SportsFox Cricket
Australia vs India ODI seriesODIOct–Nov 2026 (tentative)India vs AustraliaSony Sports / JioHotstarTen SportsSky Sports CricketFox Cricket / Channel 7
ICC T20 World Cup 2026T20 World CupFeb–Mar 2026 (India + Sri Lanka hosts)20 nationsStar Sports + JioHotstar + DD Sports (selected)PTV / A SportsSky Sports CricketFox Cricket / Channel 7
BBL 2025/26 finalsT20 league knockoutFeb 2026Top-5 BBLSony SportsSony Sports (selected)BT Sport / TNT SportsChannel 7 + Fox Cricket
The Hundred 2026100-ball leagueAug 20268 franchisesSony Sports (TBC)TBCSky Sports + BBC (selected)Fox Cricket (TBC)
CPL 2026T20 leagueAug–Sep 20266 franchisesFanCode / Star SportsTapmad TVSky Sports / FanCodeKayo Sports
ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026T20 World Cup (Women)Jun 2026 (England host)10 nationsStar Sports / JioHotstarPTVSky Sports + BBCFox Cricket
Asia Cup 2026T20 / ODI (TBC)Sep 20266 nationsStar Sports / JioHotstarPTV / A SportsSky SportsFox Cricket
WTC 2025–27 cycle: India testsTestThrough Jun 2027India + opponentsStar Sports + JioHotstarTen SportsSky Sports CricketFox Cricket
Sri Lanka tour of AustraliaODI + T20IFeb 2026Sri Lanka vs AustraliaFanCodeTapmad TVSky Sports (selected)Fox Cricket / Channel 7
Pakistan vs Bangladesh ODI seriesODIApr 2026Pakistan vs BangladeshTen SportsPTV Sports / A SportsSky Sports (selected)TBC
Pakistan tour of EnglandTests + ODIs + T20IsJul–Aug 2026Pakistan vs EnglandSony SportsPTV Sports / A SportsSky Sports CricketFox Cricket (selected)

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WindowTourFormat
Jan–Feb 2026England tour of India5 Tests + 3 ODIs + 5 T20Is
Feb 2026ICC Champions Trophy (Pakistan host)ODI
Feb–Mar 2026ICC T20 World Cup (India + Sri Lanka co-host)T20I
Mar–May 2026IPL 2026T20 franchise (covered separately)
Jun 2026ICC Women’s T20 World Cup (England host)T20I
Sep 2026Asia Cup 2026T20 / ODI TBC
Oct–Nov 2026Australia vs India ODI seriesODI (tentative)

How to watch legally

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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Frequently asked questions

Who has the rights to India home tours through 2027?
Star Sports holds the linear TV rights and JioHotstar holds the digital rights for India men’s home tours under the BCCI contract that runs through the 2027/28 season. Disney–Reliance’s 2024 JV consolidated the previously-split linear and digital deals onto one platform. DD Sports retains free-to-air rights for selected men’s senior India home matches under the Sports Broadcasting Signals Act 2007.
Where do India away tours live on the broadcaster side?
Sony Sports Ten holds the bulk of India’s overseas tour rights — Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and West Indies away series. JioHotstar carries selected away tours when the digital rights revert to BCCI rather than the host board. The host country’s broadcaster (Sky Sports in England, Fox Cricket in Australia) carries the linear feed in that market.
Are India home Tests free on DD Sports?
Selected India home Tests are on DD Sports under the FTA mandate — typically the first day of each Test and selected sessions, with Star Sports retaining the full match on its paywalled feed. The FTA mandate applies to ‘matches of national importance’ which the government has interpreted to include India men’s senior home tours.