Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI) Finally, the growing criticism from cricket fans has responded to the full lack of live coverage for the ongoing ongoing coverage. Dalip Trophy 2025 quarter finals. Targeting the world’s richest cricket board to fail to broadcast one of the BCCI Secretary, India’s leading domestic tournament after social media days Devjit Saikia Announced that the final match would be live from 11-15 September. When fans came to know that despite the specialty of prominent Indian cricketers, this dispute happened Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep YadavAnd Arshdeep SinghThe quarterfinal matches starting on August 28 at the Center of Excellence in Bengaluru received zero television or digital coverage.
Duleep Trophy 2025 digital blackout gave rise to controversy
The absence of live coverage for the initial matches of the Dalip Trophy gave rise to an unprecedented wave of criticism on social media platforms. Enthusiastic of cricket, is already hungry with cricket action IndiaTesting series against England On August 4, he was concluded, expressing his disappointment when he was unable to see the second most important tournament of domestic cricket.
Fans criticized as an irony that “Gully cricket matches have been streamless on YouTube”, while a reputed tournament with the top cricketers of India was invisible to the audience. The backlash was particularly sharp that the 2024 version of the tournament was fully broadcast on Sports 18 Network and Jiocinema.
BCCI Dilip Trophy Broadcast breaks silence on backlash
In response to rising pressure, BCCI Secretary Saikia tried to clarify the position of the board, stating: “There will be a live telecast of the Duleep Trophy final. There is an agreement with our broadcaster to ensure 100 days of live telecast of domestic cricket, which means all our domestic tournaments are live cover“However, this explanation has greatly reduced fans to satisfy, who question why only the finals get coverage while black out in the semi -finals and quarter -finals.
The current broadcast partner of BCCI, Viacom18, gained the rights of Indian cricket through a five -year deal of ₹ 5,963 crore from September 2023 to March 2028. Despite this broad deal covering the “100 days of domestic cricket”, sources suggest that the broadcaster’s contract allows only a certain number of telecast days, requiring careful management, in which matches receive coverage.
The tournament itself has moved forward without visual documentation for fans, featuring a compelling story Mohammed ShamiLike injuries from players and return from standout performance Yash dhul And Ankit KumarWhose centuries helped the north region proceed to the semi -finals. Central Zone also secured its semi -final spot through impressive display Danish malevar, SilverAnd Yash RathoreThese performances, which could captive cricket audiences across the country, could be largely ignored due to broadcasting blackouts, highlighting the disconnect between BCCI’s commitment to domestic cricket and practical implementation of coverage policies.
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