New Delhi: India might be second on the list in the latest ICC rankings for Test teams, but it doesn’t bear testimony to what the team has achieved under Virat Kohli in the last two years. And going into the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) against top-ranked New Zealand from Friday, Kohli’s boys will definitely fancy their chances of winning the inaugural edition of the championship at the Ageas Bowl.
The momentum lies with the Kiwis as they beat England 1-0 in the just concluded Test series and the same catapulted them to the top of the rankings. But then, cricket isn’t played on paper and all these things will take a backseat when Kohli and Kane Williamson head out for the toss on Friday.
When and Where to watch:
The TV broadcast plans are headlined by Star Sports, providing the Indian fans options between five languages: Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. The fans from India will be able to digitally stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar. The final in Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka will also be broadcasted by Star Sports.
In other countries in Asia: Gazi TV in Bangladesh, RTA Sport in Afghanistan, and Etisalat – CricLife in UAE will broadcast the match live on TV.
The ICC has also partnered up Sky Sports in New Zealand, Fox Sports in Australia, Supersport in Sub-Saharan Africa, and Sky Sports in the UK for live telecast. Fans in the US and Canada have an array of options, via Hotstar and Willow TV with ESPN+ exclusively for the US while Flow Sports will broadcast in the Caribbean.
Where the ICC does not have a broadcast partner for this event, the match will be streamed live on the new ICC.tv platform. Fans can register to watch the match for free on the website www.icc.tv or download the app on the App Store and Google Play store.
The full coverage plans of the WTC Final 2021 per territory are listed below:
| Territory | TV Broadcaster | Digital Streaming | Clip Rights |
| India | Star Sports 1
Star Sports 1 HD Star Sports 1 Hindi Star Sports 1 Hindi HD Star Sports 1 Tamil Star Sports 1 Telugu Star Sports 1 Kannada |
Disney+Hotstar | Facebook & ICC website/app |
| Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka & Maldives | Star Sports 1 | Facebook & ICC website/app | |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV | Rabbitholebd | Facebook & ICC website/app |
| Afghanistan | RTA Sport | Rtasport.live | Facebook & ICC website/app |
| New Zealand | Sky Sports | skysportnow | Spark & Facebook & ICC website/app |
| Sub Saharan Africa | Supersport | DStv | Supersport, Facebook & ICC website/app |
| UK & ROI | SKY Sports Cricket | Sky Go & Now | SKY, BBC & Facebook & ICC website/app |
| USA | Willow | Hotstar, ESPN+ | Hotstar, ESPN+ ESPN CricInfo & Facebook & ICC website/app |
| Canada | Willow | Hotstar | Hotstar, Facebook & ICC website/app |
| Singapore | Disney+Hotstar | Hotstar & Facebook & ICC website/app | |
| Australia | Fox Sports | Kayo, ICC.tv | Kayo & Facebook & ICC website/app |
| Caribbean | Flow Sports | Flow Sports | Facebook & ICC website/app |
| UAE | Etisalat – CricLife | Switch TV | Facebook & ICC website/app |
| Rest Of the World | ICC.tv | Facebook & ICC website/app |
For the full list of countries where ICC.tv will stream the match, visit: https://www.icc-cricket.com/world-test-championship/broadcasters