Disney+ Hotstar to stream World Cup, Asia Cup for free to half a billion smartphone users in India

Disney+ Hotstar on Friday said more than half-a-billion smartphone users in India will be able to watch this year’s Asia Cup and ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup for free on the OTT platform.

“The move to lift the paywall for mobile-only viewers of both, the Asia Cup and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, is aimed at further democratizing the game of cricket and making it accessible to as many mobile users in India as possible for the duration of the season,” the company said in a release.

More than 540 million smartphone users across India will have the opportunity to watch the Asia Cup and ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup for free, it added.