Top 3 Replacements of JioStar for T20 World Cup 2026

The preparations for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 are underway as the tournament is just a few months away from now. The mega event will take place from February 7 to March 8 in India and Sri Lanka.

A total of 20 teams, which are among the best cricket teams in the world, will be taking part in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. This will be for the second time that this many teams will be taking part in the tournament, with the last time being the 2024 edition, which took place in the USA and the Caribbean.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently announced the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 schedule. The final of the tournament will take place on March 8 and the tournament will follow the same pattern as it was in the last edition with teams getting divided into four groups of five teams each. The best cricketers in the world will take place in the tournament and it is expected to be a memorable one.

JioStar Pulls Out of ICC Deal

With the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 around the corner, the ICC faced a massive blow. As per the multiple reports, JioStar, the merged streaming giant from Reliance's Jio and Disney's Star India, has pulled out of the ICC deal.

JioStar had signed $3 billion deal for four years for the ICC media rights deal for India. But they have informed the ICC that they cannot fulfil the remaining two years through 2027 due to massive financial losses. This now puts the ICC T20 World Cup broadcast channel in India in jeopardy as Star Sports and JioHotstar won't be telecasting the tournament on television and online respectively.

Top 3 JioStar Replacement for T20 World Cup 2026

With JioHotstar all set to pull out of the deal, the ICC has started looking for replacements. The Indian fans are wondering where to watch T20 world cup 2026. As per the reports in E4M, the governing body has approached three big conglomerates for the deal of ICC events. Here we look at some of the JioHotstar replacements for T20 World Cup 2026:

1. Sony Sports Network

One of the prime suspects of the ICC will be the Sony Sports Network. They have been associated with cricket for a very long time and have even been broadcasting games of Australia, England and even India when they tour outside. They will be one of the hot favourites to take over from JioStar.

2. Netflix

One of the biggest OTT platforms Netflix is also under the radar of the ICC. Netflix has streamed quite a few content related to cricket and if they sign the deal, it will altogether be a different experience to watch the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 on Netflix.

3. Amazon Prime

Another OTT platform that is in line to take over ICC's media rights is Amazon Prime. They are already the media partners of New Zealand also stream the documentaries related to the Australian as well as England cricket. With them being associated with New Zealand cricket, they can also be in line to stream the ICC events.