Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Cricket To Be Shown On Free To Air Kenyan TV

This is quite momentous news for cricket fans in Kenya. The series in question is the England tour to India, both Test matches and One Day Internationals. For the first time ever, from 7:30a.m tomorrow, Wananchi in Kenya will be able to watch live coverage of an international series. While it would be an even greater step if the coming tour to Bangladesh would be televised, this should still lead to a huge upsurge in popularity for the game within Kenya. The administrative bodies, national and provincial, need to move quickly to make sure the most is made from this exposure.

This coverage has been a very long time coming, and the importance of it cannot be understated. It is so important for young enthusiasts of a game to be able to see it on television, both to encourage their love of the game, and to foster ambition. Those who have been lucky enough to grow up watching sport on TV know what I mean. Now, finally, they will be able to do this via KBC channel 1. Well done to KBC - a great step. Now lets see someone giving our own national team some live coverage!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a great news! Enjoy the cricket. :)

Anonymous said...

Hello, Thanks for the info. I live in Sweden and wish to know if I can watch the natches between India and England live for free thru a dish antanae or not. Thanks !
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