Dubai (Special Report)
The Twenty20 Cricket League, approved by the Emirates Cricket Board, consists of six teams in 34 matches.
A long-term global media rights agreement is signed with the UAE Twenty20 League. The league will be broadcast exclusively around the world on Zee channels and its OTT platform Zee Five.
The UAE Twenty20 League is a professional cricket tournament in which six teams are competing in 34 matches including Reliance Industries Limited, Adani Sports Line, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lancer Capital, GMR Group and Capri Global. In this regard, the Chairman of UAE’s T20 League Khalid Al-Zarrouni said that it is important for Zee to be associated with the league.
I am grateful to both Planet Goenka, MD and CEO and Rahul Johri, President of Zee Business South Asia for trusting the league and for being a commercially successful enterprise. It is gratifying that Zee has decided to rejoin the sports broadcast with the acquisition of media rights of the UAE T20 League. Will deliver
Rahul Johari, President of Business, South Asia, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., said: “We are delighted to be the official global media rights holder of the UAE T20 League. We are confident that the league, which is already attracting the biggest cricket stars and team franchises globally, will soon provide great cricket and entertainment to spectators around the world. ZUAT is committed to using the power of its platforms to bring the Twenty20 League to an audience around the world and hopes that it will yield good results.
Mubashir Usmani, General Secretary of, the Emirates Cricket Board, said that the Emirates Cricket Board extends its best wishes to both the UAE T20 League and Zee on this partnership. We know and appreciate the wide reach of Zee channels and their digital media platform which will bring the league to more and more cricket fans. This tournament will be a great platform to nurture local talent and provide opportunities for players to train and play with the best players in the world.
The UAE T20 League is a professional franchise-based T20 format cricket tournament in which six franchise teams are participating in an event of 34 matches. Reliance Industries Limited, Lancer Capital, GMR Group, Adani Sports Line, Calcutta Knight Riders and Capri Global have won one team each in the UAE T20 League.