The Bangladesh Cricket Board signed a humongous 19 Million USD approximately 161 crore BDT (Bangladeshi Taka) deal with Ban Tech for exclusive broadcast rights of the team’s next 10 home series starting with Sri Lanka’s ODI tour starting from May 23.
This deal is just short of the 20 million-dollar contract that Gazi TV had booked, but for a six-year period from 2014-20. Ban Tech had showcased the West Indies tour of Bangladesh, the only home series that the Tigers played in the pandemic, by bing the rights fr 2.12 Million USD.
The company is supposed to further sub rent the rights to various local and foreign cricket broadcasters as it did with the Windies series when T sports and Nagorik TV secured the Television and Digital rights for broadcast.
“Ban Tech has not yet confirmed whom they will sell the rights. They have plans on selling to foreign broadcasters as well as the locals. An official press conference will be held soon,” BCB media manager Jalal Yunus said while speaking on the historic occasion.
After the Sri Lanka series, teams such as Australia, New Zealand and England are supposed to tour Bangladesh ahead of the T20 World Cup this year. Thereafter Pakistan and Sri Lanka will visit for their respective Test series assignments post the T20 World Cup. the deal will finally come to end when Bangladesh will host Afghanistan (ODIs and T20Is), Ireland (full series) and India (Tests and T20Is) in 2022.