Cricket lovers are 'angry' with Jio Hotstar, what happened on the first day of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy?

When Mukesh Ambani's companies Jio and Hotstar joined hands, people thought that after the joining of these two big companies, some big changes would be seen on the streaming platform and the experience on the streaming platform would also be better than before. But on the very first day of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy, Jio Hotstar disappointed millions of people across the country. Actually, during the match, people had to face difficulty in watching the match due to technical problems in the streaming platform Jio Hotstar.

Cricket lovers trying to watch the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 online faced interruptions during the prime-time sporting event on the streaming platform Jio Hotstar, causing a lot of inconvenience to millions of people. During the cricket match, it was written on the streaming platform that we are facing problems due to technical problems with the broadcast provider, keep watching!

Millions of users faced these problems.

Jio Hotstar app, a partnership between Reliance Jio and Disney+ Hotstar, is one of the most watched platforms for streaming live sports events including cricket. But Jio Hotstar disappointed millions of users during live streaming, some users faced lagging, some faced buffering, while in some cases users experienced a complete blackout during crucial moments of the game.

'Anger' spilled over on X

On the problem during the match, an X user wrote that as long as it was Hotstar, the broadcast was great but now after merging with Jio, Jio Hotstar is useless. Champions Trophy is being presented in pieces like dial up internet… please fix it… Jio Cinema broadcast has always been disappointing.

The final match will be held on this day

The final match of this tournament will be played on 9 March 2025. All the matches played during the ICC Men's Champions Trophy will be broadcast on the JioStar network and will be live streamed on Jio Hotstar.