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title: "In which year was the first cricket match to be telecast in india ?"  
description: "In which year was the first cricket match to be telecast in india ?"  
author: "Ward ryan"  
published: 2018-08-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48342/in-which-year-was-the-first-cricket-match-to-be-telecast-in-india  
category: "sports"  
tags: ["cricket"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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#  In which year was the first cricket match to be telecast in india ?

In which year was the first [cricket match](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86158/india-vs-pakistan-cricket-match-will-be-live-on-14th-oct-2023) to be telecast in india ?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

When we only had **three** or **four cameras** with considerably **worse zooms** and **angles** to give us a **'birds-eye perspective'** 'of the **sport**. Coming back to **41 years to a chilly day in [Delhi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62191/who-launched-a-digital-india-initiative-at-new-delhi), to the Ferozshah Kotla Ground,** when **[Indian television](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33691/which-is-the-best-news-channel-on-indian-television-and-why) history was formed**.

**The West Indians, headed by Gary Sobers, were on a tour of India, and as no Test [match](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/23262/t-sql-how-to-match-multiple-rows) was scheduled in Delhi, the West Indians were forced to play a Prime Minister's XI there**. **Delhi** was the **focus of television coverage at the time,** with **Doordarshan** being launched in the **Indian capital in 1959**.

Those were the days when **[radio commentary](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51972/who-released-a-book-titled-mann-ki-baat-a-social-revolution-on-radio-in-new-delhi)** was the most popular way to learn about **upcoming matches** because **television's reach was limited**, it was **black and white**, and it **didn't** give **'Ball to Ball'** coverage **'coverage similar'** to that of **radio**

**So the first cricket match that was telecasted in [India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93647/what-do-you-know-about-the-ina-army-of-india) was in 1959**


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