Yes Sun direct is very costly. and specially their sports packs or ala-carte. Their 5 sports channels(ESPN, Star Sports, Star Cricket, Zee Sports and Tensports) costs Rs.143+ tax. Where You will get all these sports channels in Dishtv's South Silver basic pack which cost Rs.113+ tax and have all these sports channels + more 100+ plus channels along with the channels you have selected for your language Zone.