Broadcasters, broadcasting unions, agencies, cable operators and affiliates as well as media companies across the globe are invited to express interest.
Manu Sawhney, managing director, ESPN Star Sports said: “ESPN Star Sports will continue to raise the bar in producing coverage for the various upcoming ICC events. We are keen to build on this successful beginning and to help grow the popularity of cricket across the globe. We believe that the package of rights till 2011 offers broadcasters unparalleled cricket programming, with one major ICC event each year, as well as a number of other high-quality international competitions”.
Over the next four years the ICC cricket calendar features a number of major events, including the ICC Champions’ Trophy in Pakistan (2008), the second ICC World Twenty 20 in England (2009), ICC Champions’ Trophy in West Indies (2010) and the ICC Cricket World Cup in the Indian subcontinent in 2011.
