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Cricket fans across the UK have wonderful news to celebrate as Sky Sports prepares to deliver an exceptional viewing experience for the ICC Cricket World Cup. Starting Friday 13th February, the dedicated channel Sky Sports 2 will transform into 'Sky Sports World Cup', ensuring that supporters can enjoy wall-to-wall cricket programming throughout the entire six-week tournament.
This special channel will provide exclusive live coverage of every match, ensuring you never miss a moment of the action. For those who cannot watch live, there is fantastic news: the channel will offer highlights throughout the day, allowing everyone to catch up on all the thrilling overnight action. The schedule kicks off at 6am with a series of World Cup classics, followed by special features including three-time World Cup winner Adam Gilchrist sharing his memorable experiences and the methods that led to his success.
The studio coverage promises to be truly spectacular, featuring some of the biggest names in the sport. On the opening night, Ian Ward will be joined by Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan for a two-hour preview show starting at 8pm. They will even speak with Shane Warne in Melbourne! Later that evening, as England takes on Australia, the team will feature David Gower alongside Jason Gillespie and Andrew Strauss.
Throughout the tournament, the line-up will include legendary players such as Jacques Kallis and V.V.S. Laxman, who will join the studio team to share their expert views. Bryan Henderson, Sky Sports executive producer for cricket, has described the line-up as fantastic, promising that fans will have access to every minute of action from the first day to the last. Whether you are watching live or catching up on highlights the next day, there is plenty of news and analysis available across all digital platforms.
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Published: 2026-03-11