2006 India Pakistan Cricket Series Discuss

The third series in three years between arch-rivals India and Pakistan promises to be a pulsating contest.
India triumphed on their historic 2004 tour to Pakistan, and Pakistan fought back valiantly to draw the 2005 series in India.

Pakistan - India 2005 Series TV & Online Rights

TV and online rights announced

Doordarshan have the rights to broadcast Pakistan's tour of India to Indian audiences, while Ten Sports will show the series in Pakistan. Coverage in the UK and Europe will be provided by Sony Entertainment Television Asia (SET Asia). Willow TV have the rights to stream the series live on the internet to all regions except the USA, Canada and the Caribbean.

Doordarshan were successful with their bid after the Madras High Court permitted Prasar Bharti, the national broadcaster, to engage any producer except Zee Telefilms and ESPN-Star. Ten Sports and Sony, two rival channels, had expressed their interest to produce the series, but Doordarshan won the contract. Doordarshan had also telecast the home series against Australia and South Africa earlier in the season on the advice of the Supreme Court.
Pakistan will play three Tests and six one-day internationals on their first full tour of India since 1999, and will be keen to avenge their series defeat when India visited last year. "The rivalry between India and Pakistan is without doubt the most intense in the history of sport and will attract over a billion passionate fans around the world," said Raval Singh, an executive vice-president of SET Asia.

Pakistan in India 2005 Cricket Series on TV

Live Telecast in USA & Timings

Sony Entertainment Television (SET) will NOT be telecasting the matches live in USA. The matches will be available only on Dish Network Pay Per View.

March 7 April 16, 2005
3 Tests and 6 One Day Internationals
All-Inclusive Package: $249.95
Channels: 457/471

Live Television Telecast timings in USA

All times shown in Eastern Standard Time

Mon Mar 7 23:00 EST 2005	1st Test Mohali
Tue Mar 15 23:00 EST 2005	2nd Test Kolkata
Wed Mar 23 23:00 EST 2005	3rd Test Bangalore
Fri Apr 1 23:00 EST 2005	1st ODI Cochin
Tue Apr 5 00:00 EDT 2005	2nd ODI Vishakapatnam
Sat Apr 9 00:00 EDT 2005	3rd ODI Jamshedpur
Tue Apr 12 00:00 EDT 2005	4th ODI Ahmedabad
Fri Apr 15 00:00 EDT 2005	5th ODI Kanpur
Sun Apr 17 00:00 EDT 2005	6th ODI Delhi

Cricket Telecast Live on Internet, Radio

Live Audio on Internet

cricinforadio International

Live Audio Commentary of Cricket Series between India and Pakistan
The Test & ODI Audio Pass costs $7.99
The Test Series Audio Pass costs $4.99
An individual Test Audio Pass costs $2.99
The commentary on Cricinfo Radio is unofficial, produced in studios in India.

Live Video on Internet

Crickinfo and Wisden Outside USA

Pakistan v India: Pakistan tour of India : Pakistan tours India in this high voltage contest. This series promises all the excitement associated with a matchup between the traditional rivals.

Available in high quality live streaming video for the worldwide audience (except US residents)

Dish Network Broadband In USA

India Pakistan on Pay Per View
Access limited to one computer per package purchased.
India v. Pakistan 2005 Cricket Series for only $249.95!
March 7 - April 15, 2005

This package is available in the following countries:
Antigua and Barbuda Anguilla Aruba Barbados Bermuda Bahamas Canada Cayman Islands Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Guadeloupe Haiti Jamaica Martinique Montserrat Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Turks and Caicos Islands Trinidad and Tobago United States Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Virgin Islands (British) Virgin Islands (U.S.)