The news comes on the same day that Sky confirmed that they will not be showing the competition on Sky Sports despite agreeing to a ‘multi-year’ deal in 2018.

In a tweet, Star TV UK said: “It’s official! Now you can watch VIVO IPL 2019 live on Star Gold (Sky 729 & Virgin Media 801).”

It's official!!
Now you can watch VIVO IPL 2019 live on Star Gold (Sky 729 & Virgin Media 801) and Hotstar starting 23rd March’19.#VIVO IPL begins March 23#GameBanayegaName@hotstartweets @WisdenCricket @ESPNcricinfo @IPL

— STAR TV UK (@STARTVUK) March 19, 2019

Sky customers will still be able to watch the competition on TV although not on their dedicated cricket channel. Cricket fans can also watch the tournament via the Hotstar streaming service which costs £11.99 a month.