Auckland: When the Australian cricket team is battered, it draws attention from all quarters. When New Zealand thrashed the world champions in the first One Day International (ODI) by 159 runs here on Tuesday, Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin kept surfing television channels to catch the action.
But the Trans-Tasman series is not being telecast in India.
R Ashwin in action. (Photo: BCCI)
The match that started at 2 pm local time (6.30 AM IST) only had online streaming of which Ashwin wasn’t aware; surprised at the ignorance of Indian television channels, he tweeted: “The NZ vs AUS game is not live in India??”
The NZ vs AUS game is not live in India??
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) February 3, 2016
The series holds importance for it also happens to be New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum’s swansong.
McCullum, fondly called Baz, smashed a 29-ball 44 which included three sixes and five boundaries and also crossed 6,000 runs in ODIs.
However, Ashwin's well-wishers also informed him that no matches will be covered live in India.
@ashwinravi99 Looks like a total New Zealand season blackout in India.
— Shashank Kishore (@captainshanky) February 3, 2016
He also started an interesting conversation with an Jesse Hogan, an Australian sports journalist who praised him for his interest in watching cricket across the world.
@Jesse_Hogan unfortunate cricket tragic,very sad this match at Auckland isn't available for us.400 par score may be.
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) February 3, 2016
@Jesse_Hogan hahahah,bowlers these days come out of pure love for the art or just cant hold a bat.😄
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) February 3, 2016
For live coverage
Australia (Fox Sports); Live streaming on Foxtel Play and cricket.com.au
UK (Sky Sports 2, Sky Sports HD 2); Live streaming on Sky Sports
New Zealand (Skysport)
USA (Willow TV); Live streaming on Willow TV online
