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Edwards and Cottrell jolt India's legends at Sharjah

Sports TV's live broadcast draws more than 200,000 views in eight hours as a crucial WCL match begins with consecutive dismissals.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 396,457 views a day, 28 times a normal first day on this channel (14,359).

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  1. 1:53Chris Gayle wins the toss and chooses to bowl against Yuvraj Singh's India Champions.
  2. 6:40Both teams assemble for the West Indies and India national anthems.
  3. 16:01Fidel Edwards dismisses Naman Ojha on his second delivery, caught behind by Chadwick Walton.
  4. 18:01Sheldon Cottrell's direct hit runs out Ambati Rayudu as he attempts a single.
  5. 19:35Stuart Binny joins Robin Uthappa with India Champions two wickets down and still without a run.

The commentators call it "a virtual quarter-final, a virtual knockout match." India Champions then find themselves in trouble before putting a run on the board.

Sports TV's broadcast of India Champions against West Indies Champions at Sharjah has drawn more than 200,000 views in eight hours, an unusually large early audience for the channel's long broadcasts. The match brings Yuvraj Singh and Chris Gayle together as opposing captains, with qualification at stake.

Gayle chooses to field, and Fidel Edwards makes that decision count almost immediately. Naman Ojha edges his second delivery to wicketkeeper Chadwick Walton. On the next ball, Ambati Rayudu attempts a single, only for Sheldon Cottrell's direct hit to run him out. Stuart Binny arrives to join Robin Uthappa with both dismissed batters having left without scoring.

The channel has another fast-starting cricket upload alongside it: highlights of Pakistan against Sri Lanka's third T20I are also drawing far more views than its regular videos usually receive.

For those who want the legends match in a shorter form, Sports TV has posted a highlights package, West Indies wickets, the post-match ceremony and a post-match show. The full broadcast carries the toss, anthems and team photograph before Edwards begins that abrupt opening spell.

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The facts
Channel
Sports TV
Subscribers
2,430,000 ▲ 60,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
38,051,558
Channel views, pace per day
12,193,617 (on a normal day: 4,031,685)
Video published
October 13, 2026
Video views so far
201,528 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
396,457

The numbers

The live match is well ahead of Sports TV's usual pace for long broadcasts. Its Pakistan-Sri Lanka highlights are also making an unusually strong start.

the video's first day
usual first day here
14,359
this video
396,457
subscribers
2,430,000
▲ 60,000 in the last 7 days
total views
1,043,613,030
views per day
12,193,617
typical day: 4,031,685
the video
views
201,528
likes
917
comments
2
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
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2,950,000
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2,660,000
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2,430,000
Tennis TV
2,150,000
World Rugby
2,050,000
As of October 14, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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