India Cricket Team is set to make its first outing since ICC World Test Championship final defeat against the Aussies. Rohit Sharma and Co. will commence their WTC 2023-25 campaign with a 2-match series vs West Indies starting July 12. India Tour of West Indies 2023 consists a total of 10 games across formats. Meanwhile, Star Sports and Sony Ten will not broadcast the matches and fans are asking on which TV channel India vs West Indies live telecast will be available. Here, you can find out IND vs WI 2023 Test, ODI, and T20I matches’ streaming and broadcast details.
Dominica will host the Tour opener from July 12 to 16 while Trinidad will host the 2nd Test and also an ODI and a T20I. Two ODIs and two T20Is are scheduled to play in Barbados and Guyana respectively. The last two games of the 5-match IND vs WI T20 series will take place in Lauderhill city in the USA.
For Tests, India have included young guns like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan, and Ruturaj Gaikwad while the series will also see the return of Navdeep Saini. But the team may have to rely on veterans like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, R Ashwin. Talking about the hosts, they have named a 13-man squad for the first Test which will be led by Kraigg Brathwaite.
India vs West Indies Live Telecast Channel in India
No private broadcaster has purchased the broadcasting rights of India Tour of West Indies matches. One of the reasons behind top broadcasters like Star and Sony not showing much interest in the Caribbean island matches is low viewership. Due to the time difference most of the IND vs WI matches’ play takes place at midnight, so, the number of viewers also decreases.
But the good news is India vs West Indies live telecast can be watched on Doordarshan channels in India. DD Sports TV channel will broadcast WI vs IND Tests, ODIs and T20I matches across all DTH platforms and cable TV as well. It’s worth mentioning that the broadcast will be available on 7 different languages including English and Hindi.
- DD Sports – Hindi & English
- DD Bangla – Bangla
- DD Saptagiri – Telugu
- DD Yadagiri – Telugu
- DD Chandna – Kannada
- DD Podigiri – Tamil
DD Sports Channel Number on DTH Services in India:
- DD Free Dish: Channel 79
- Tata Sky/Tata Play: Chanel 453
- Airtel DTH: Channel 298
- D2h: Channel 435
- Dish TV: Channel 435
- Sun Direct: 510
- DEN: 425
- Hathway: 189
IND vs WI Live Streaming App in India
Fancode and Jio Ciname both apps will stream West Indies vs India matches. To catch the live action on the Fancode app, users need to purchase a Tour Pass worth 89 rupees. On the other hand, Jio Cinema will be streaming all ten India vs West Indies games for free.
Broadcasters in West Indies, Australia, Bangladesh
The cricket freaks in Caribbean islands need to tune in to RUSH Sports TV channel to catch the live action. Here is a list of broadcasters who will provide the live telecast of IND vs WI matches in different countries.
Country | Live telecast Channel |
Caribbean | RUSH Sports |
South Africa | SuperSport |
Australia | Fox Cricket |
USA | ESPN+ |
New Zealand | Sky Sport |
UK | BT Sport |
Canada | ATN Cricket Plus |
Bangladesh | Rabbitholebd Sports YouTube channel |
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India Tour of West Indies 2023 Schedule
India’s tour of the West Indies consists 2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is. Due to the time difference between India and the Caribbean islands, India vs West Indies matches’ live telecast in India will begin in the Evening.
Match | Date | Time (IST) | Venue |
1st Test | 12-16 July | 7:30 PM | Dominica |
2nd Test | 20-24 July | 7:30 PM | Trinidad |
1st ODI | 27 July | 7:00 PM | Barbados |
2nd ODI | 29 July | 7:00 PM | Barbados |
3rd ODI | 1 August | 7:00 PM | Trinidad |
1st T20I | 3 August | 8:00 PM | Trinidad |
2nd T20I | 6 August | 8:00 PM | Guyana |
3rd T20I | 8 August | 8:00 PM | Guyana |
4th T20I | 12 August | 8:00 PM | Lauderhill |
5th T20I | 13 August | 8:00 PM | Lauderhill |