Taj Television, which runs the TEN Sports channel, has won the telecast rights for all cricket to be played in Pakistan for the next five years. The deal to this effect was signed recently between the Pakistan Cricket board (PCB) and Taj TV. This gives the broadcaster promoted by Sharjah###SQ###s Abdurrahman Bukhatir the rights to all international matches hosted by the PCB for five years from April 2003 till the end of 2008 for a reported fee of $42.6 million.

With the deal, Taj now has the telecast rights for Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sharjah and Morocco. The telecast takes effect with India###SQ###s scheduled tour of Pakistan in April. However, since India is expected to skip the Pak tour, the PCB has reportedly invited both Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe to tour Pakistan.

The next telecast after that will be when Bangladesh tours Pakistan in September followed by South Africa in October.