New Delhi: With the beginning of cricket world cup, one of the major sporting events in the world, the tournament is expected to cross 1 billion viewership on TV and the India-Pakistan match may well be the most viewed game in the history of the sport.
But the official broadcasters haven't limited themselves to TV only, they are providing the live feed of matches on their websites Thanks to the digital revolution, people can conveniently follow their favorite sport on their mobiles and laptops.
Star India has partnered with Star Middle East to hold the global rights for the world cup 2015, described as the “biggest ever global broadcast partnership.” by the ICC.Matches can be streamed on starsports.com for a subscription cost of Rs 120, throughout the World Cup.
Users can also access the free service on starsports.com, though the feed would be delayed by 4-5 minutes and through Star's iOS and Android apps on smart phones.
For cricket enthusiasts in US, ESPN had bought the telecast rights for the 2011 cricket world cup, a country where the sport is slowly gaining popularity due to a sizeable Indian and Caribbean population.
This year, to the delight of cord-cutters, ESPN is selling an online subscription package for a each sporting tournament. Viewers can live stream the matches via the web and mobile through the ESPN Cricket 2015 app on iOS and Android for $99.99.
Viewers in UK can subscribe to Sky Sports which also provides service through its web interface Sky Go for mobiles or laptop users.
Even without Sky subscription, one can still watch the matches online through NowTV by purchasing a Sky Sports Day Pass for £6.99 ($10.68) or a Sky Sports Week Pass for £10.99 ($16.79).
The matches can be streamed on a range of devices including smartphones, computers, Xbox and Chromecast.
The followers of the game in other parts of Asia, Europe and pacific islands can stream the matches on starsports.com after paying a subscription fee.
That said, if you still prefer watching world cup on TV, here is a list of all the official broadcasters across the world.
