INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Cricket fans across Afghanistan have welcomed the news that this year&s TATA IPL 2022 Season will be broadcast live on Ariana Television
after ATN secured broadcasting rights of this exciting annual cricket tournament.Securing the rights to broadcast this year&s tournament is
yet another achievement for ATN, which continues to bring world class events to Afghanistan for the public to enjoy in the comfort of their
own home.This year&s tournament will run from March 26 (Saturday) to May 29 and all matches will be held in Mumbai and Pune.According to the
IPL Governing Council, key decisions regarding this year&s IPL were made recently at a meeting given concerns about the spread of
COVID-19.The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League will be played in a bio-secure environment at a single hub to avoid air travel which
is considered as a major threat for the spread of COVID-19 infection, thereby affecting the players and the League/matches,& IPL Governing
Council said in a recent statement.The council also stated that the 10 teams will play a total of 14 league matches followed by the four
playoff matches.Each team will play five teams twice and the remaining four teams only once.Afghans meanwhile welcomed the news that they
will be able to watch the tournament live.Zalmai Hussain, a Kabul resident, said: &This is good news for us cricket fans
We welcome Ariana Television&s decision
IPL is always very exciting to watch.Another Kabul resident, Khalid Takal said: &The Afghan cricket fans enjoy watching the cricket matches
They enjoy watching matches on a big screen together with their friends, families, and colleagues.While watching matches on TV, they share
their feelings and views about their favorite players or teams
They enjoy exchanging their ideas and feelings about their favorite teams and players while watching matches live on TV.Takal said despite
matches being broadcast live on social media, &Afghans still prefer to watch matches on TV since they do not have access to high-speed
internet.He said &it means a lot for them to watch matches live on TV
In addition, Afghans are poor people and they can''t afford internet packages to watch matches live on social media & particularly on
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Therefore, TV is the best option for Afghan cricket fans to watch matches live.The post Afghans welcome ATN&s move to secure broadcasting
rights for this year&s IPL first appeared on Ariana News.
