London, May 21:
For the first time in history, World Cup will be brought to the fans of strife-torn Afghanistan via state broadcaster Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) with the coverage reaching approximately an audience of 20 million.
Afghanistan are participating in their first ever World Cup.
With support from ICC global broadcast partner — Star Sports — World Cup will be broadcast live to more than 200 territories via 25 broadcast partners.
The ICC has announced the broadcast and digital distribution plans for the World Cup, providing fans across the globe with the widest range of platforms to access the tournament across television, radio and digital platforms, as well as news, in cinemas, at Fan Parks and via other media rights partners.
The tournament will also be broadcast across seven regional language feeds in India. (PTI)