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Poor Pakistan Form, 1 Bidder: PCB Sells Home Broadcasting Rights for Half Price

Summary by India Today
The PCB sold home broadcasting rights for 25 internationals to PTV after receiving the only bid. The cut-price deal exposes weak market appetite, unpaid dues and the drag of Pakistan's poor form.

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The Pakistan Cricket Board had to sell the broadcasting rights for 25 domestic international matches for a price well below its reserve price. Against a reserve price of 600 million Pakistani rupees, bids of only 350 million rupees were received, with state broadcaster PTV being the sole buyer. Dues to previous broadcasters, team performance, and advertiser disinterest are believed to be the main reasons for this.

Pakistan: The impact of the country's cricket team's recent poor performance is now clearly visible on the earnings of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The PCB has been forced to sell the broadcasting rights of 25 international matches played on its home soil at half the original reserve price. During the tender process, only state-run broadcaster PTV was the only bidder […] The post Pakistan cricket's water is turning, broadcasting rights had …

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NDTV broke the news in New Delhi, India on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
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