No broadcaster yet for India's series against Bangladesh

The absence of key Indian players for the Bangladesh series has not gone down well with Indian broadcasters and there is a possibility that the three-match ODI series will not be televised for audience in India.

According to a report in the Mirror, Bangladesh's Gazi TV, which has the rights for covering cricket in Bangladesh, approached Star Sports and Sony Six for broadcasting the series in India.

Star Sports made an offer of less than USD one million for the series, which the host broadcaster is not happy with while Sony Six, which is covering the Football World Cup, did not show any interest.

Speaking to the Mirror, CFO and head of operations of Gazi Group, Salahuddin Chowdhury said: "Star has offered a less than million dollars for three matches. That is too less in comparison to the cost of the rights. Because of the BCCI's problems with Neo and Ten, we can't sell the rights to them. Unless, something dramatic happens over the next two days, I cannot assure you that the matches will be telecast in India."

"There would be a lot of overlapping time between the World Cup matches and ODIs. We've a planned a few pre-match shows for the World Cup and we could not have spared our channel for cricket," the CEO of Sony Six, Prasanna Krishnan told the Mirror.

For Indian fans who are eager to watch the action on television, there is a glimmer of hope as Doordarshan is reportedly open to a revenue-sharing deal with Gazi TV.

The Indian selectors had decided to rest some of the star players like MS Dhoni, Vira Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin while appointing Suresh Raina as the captain of a new-look ODI side.