Twitter reaction: Star Sports faces outrage for no telecast of Eng v Pak Test

Popular sports broadcasting channel Star Sports was at the receiving end of some criticism and heavy troll for the non-coverage of the on-going 3rd Test between England v Pakistan. The channel is facing a scheduling conflict and the match is not been broadcasted in India due to the upcoming Rio Olympics 2016.

The Sports channel has acquired the rights to telecast the grandest of all sporting events in the country which is why they wouldn’t be able to air the Test match. Viewers in India have no option to watch the game on the tube. Sky Sports, which is currently broadcasting the game in England, has no presence in India.

Many are not aware of the fact and sit without any clue about where to catch the live action. The reaction of it was visible on Twitter where fans outraged over the unavailability of the game.

Many mocked the channel in different ways criticising the scheduling problem. Sports broadcasting network has 25 channels under its umbrella including eight sports channels.

Ooi @ten_sports! Can you please telecast the #ENGvPAK / #PakvsEng series in India? There are many watching it. Please!!!

— Devarchit (@Devarchit) August 3, 2016

You nonsense Star Sports. What's the use of having 8 bloody channels? https://t.co/3HvUVa3LXn

— Anish Anand (@testbowler) August 3, 2016

@StarSportsIndia where is the test match on my Tv?

— ankur verma (@ankurv007) August 3, 2016

.@StarSportsIndia please retire. And also take those 8 channels with you to heaven and show them your repeat specials.

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) August 3, 2016

@StarSportsIndia Awful management for not screening #ENGvPAK. Hope @BCCI & @ICC take this into consideration when they next dish TV rights!

— Sam Agarwal (@sam13agarwal) August 3, 2016

I AM CRYING DUDE THATS NOT FAIR I HOW THE HECK AM I SUPPOSED TO WATCH THE MATCH @StarSportsIndia

— nia (@Hania19x) August 3, 2016

@CricCrazyNIKS No live Cricket till end of the month on Star Sports.

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) August 3, 2016

@starsportsindia @cricrohit this is really unprofessional stuff from no1 sports channel

— varun (@varunsach) August 3, 2016

Strange that @StarSportsIndia doesn't telecast England vs Pakistan Live but prefers repeat telecast of Kabbaddi.

— Ashwin Sharma (@ashwin__sharma) August 3, 2016

@Ojasism I guess they have already got that message. They just dont care. @CricCrazyNIKS @StarSportsIndia

— Shubh AggarWall (@shubh_chintak) August 3, 2016

This is moronic. @starsports isnt showing eng vs pak test live but showing faltu lets football repeats #Chutiyapa

— IU (@IndianUllu) August 3, 2016

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@shubh_chintak those were the days. ???? @StarSportsIndia pic.twitter.com/3VUuKzqJDV

— Shoaib ??? (@ShoaibNiazi6) August 3, 2016

@StarSportsIndia and hope that there will be no "scheduling conflicts" during the ODIs & T20 ??

— || shreetαmα || (@krazyplatelady) August 3, 2016

It has been an entertaining series so far. The first two games at Lord’s and Old Trafford saw contrasting outcomes. Pakistan won the first game stunningly and the hosts gave a crunchy reply in the second game.

After thumping Pakistan in the previous game, England back to their at their dominant form. Their batting which let them down in the opening test is back on track. For the Pakistanis, it was a tough reality check. But, with the series tied 1-1, they still have time to recover and deliver inspiring performance at Edgbaston and regain the lead in the series.