Bharti Airtel Has a Low-Cost Cricket Streaming Pack and It Costs Just Rs 48
Bharti Airtel is offering a low-cost Rs 48 prepaid cricket streaming pack bundled with JioHotstar Mobile access for one month. The operator also has a Rs 49 unlimited data pack with 20GB FUP, reflecting how telecom companies are increasingly targeting different usage patterns through smaller prepaid recharges.
India’s telecom operators are continuing to experiment with smaller prepaid recharges focused around entertainment and temporary data usage, especially during the ongoing cricket season. Bharti Airtel currently offers an interesting prepaid data pack priced at Rs 48 that combines mobile data with cricket streaming access through JioHotstar.
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The Rs 48 prepaid recharge from Bharti Airtel is positioned as a cricket-focused data pack for users who may not want to spend heavily on larger OTT bundles or expensive monthly plans instead of offering large amounts of data, the operator appears to be focusing on affordable access to cricket streaming during the current season.
Under the Rs 48 recharge, Airtel users get 1GB of data along with JioHotstar Mobile subscription access for one month. The pack comes with an effective daily pricing of around Rs 1.6 per day, making it one of the lower-cost cricket streaming-oriented recharge options currently available for prepaid users.
Bharti Airtel Rs 48 Cricket Pack Details
The Bharti Airtel Rs 48 prepaid data pack includes a combination of limited mobile data and OTT access. The operator says that post quota completion, data usage will be charged at 50 paise per MB.
For many prepaid users, especially those using secondary SIM cards or looking for temporary cricket streaming access, the recharge could work as a low-cost entertainment-focused option instead of a traditional high-data prepaid pack.
Bharti Airtel Also Offers Rs 49 Unlimited Data Pack
Alongside the cricket-focused Rs 48 recharge, Airtel is also offering another interesting short-term prepaid pack priced at Rs 49. Unlike the cricket pack, this recharge focuses entirely on high data usage. The Airtel Rs 49 data pack comes with unlimited data benefits for one day. However, the operator has placed a Fair Usage Policy (FUP) limit of 20GB. Once the 20GB limit is crossed, speeds are reduced to up to 64 Kbps.
The plan could appeal to users looking for temporary heavy usage such as downloading large files, software updates, hotspot usage, or streaming content for extended periods without worrying about daily data caps.
Airtel Rs 48 vs Rs 49 Data Packs
Plan
Benefits
Validity
OTT Benefits
Data Policy
Rs 48
1GB Data
1 Month
JioHotstar Mobile for 1 Month
50p/MB after quota
Rs 49
Unlimited Data
1 Day
None
20GB FUP then up to 64 Kbps
Airtel Appears to Be Targeting Different User Segments
The two prepaid packs reflect how telecom operators are increasingly trying to target different types of mobile users through smaller and more focused recharge options.
While the Rs 48 pack appears to focus more on cricket streaming and entertainment consumption, the Rs 49 recharge is clearly aimed at users looking for short-duration high data usage instead of pushing only large unlimited prepaid plans, operators now appear to be experimenting with utility-focused recharges that address temporary or seasonal demand.
The cricket season in particular has become an important engagement opportunity for telecom operators, especially as mobile streaming consumption continues to rise across India. Smaller OTT-focused prepaid packs may also help operators increase recharge frequency among prepaid users who may not necessarily opt for expensive monthly plans.
Airtel Continues Subscriber Momentum
The latest telecom subscriber data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India for March 2026 also showed continued subscriber additions for Airtel.
According to the latest numbers from TRAI, Bharti Airtel added 5,094,968 wireless mobile subscribers during March 2026. Reliance Jio added 3,227,542 subscribers during the same month, while Vodafone Idea added 102,899 subscribers.
Meanwhile, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited added 17,095 wireless subscribers, while Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited lost 9,065 subscribers during the month.
The latest subscriber additions indicate that Airtel continues to maintain strong momentum in India’s wireless market while simultaneously expanding its prepaid recharge portfolio with more targeted offerings around data usage and entertainment access.
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