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  • Disney+ Hotstar to livestream warm-up matches for T20 World Cup 2021

    Disney+ Hotstar to livestream warm-up matches for T20 World Cup 2021

    Mumbai: Disney+ Hotstar will exclusively livestream the warm-up matches of the top eight teams at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 that is slated to begin on 17 October. The warm-up fixtures amongst the top eight teams will be played between 18 and 20 October.

    India’s first warm-up game against England and Australia will be played on 18 October starting at 7:30 p.m IST and will be followed by its warm-up game against Australia on 20 October starting at 3:30 p.m IST. The matches will be available for viewing on Disney+ Hotstar as well as the Star Sports Network, said the statement.

    “ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is the pinnacle of international T20 cricket and in an industry first we will exclusively stream all the warm-up matches of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on our platform,” said Disney+ Hotstar India president and head Sunil Rayan. “In line with our strategy, Disney+ Hotstar continues to strengthen itself as the preferred digital destination for all the sporting action, constantly offering newer engagement opportunities to fulfill the growing appetite of the sports fanatics in India.”

    Post the warm-up matches, India will begin their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 campaign against Pakistan in Dubai in a Super12 Group 2 stage clash on 24 October. 

  • Star Sports ropes in Anil Kapoor, Jaaved Jaaferi to campaign for #IndVsAus

    Star Sports ropes in Anil Kapoor, Jaaved Jaaferi to campaign for #IndVsAus

    MUMBAI: Star Sports has roped in the Bollywood actors Anil Kapoor and Jaaved Jaaferi for the upcoming Paytm India Vs Australia ODI Series campaign that begins on 14 January 2020.

    According to a press statement, the campaign has been conceptualised by the in-house creative team at Star Sports, depicts the two actors as friends, who live in India and Australia respectively.

    The actors would be seen taking a dig at each other for the upcoming clash between the two cricketing rivals and supporters of opposing teams, the release said.

    Ahead of the campaign to go on air, Jaaved Jaaferi nudged Anil Kapoor with a nostalgic Tweet that read “Pehle humne jung ki, phir total dhamaal – ab aa rahe hain phirse dikhaane apna kamaal! Anil Kapoor bhai, bach ke rehna, it’s going to be the #BattleofEquals this time.”

    Anil Kapoor was quick to respond with a comeback that read, “#BattleofEquals toh hoga Javed Jaaferi, par film mein ‘Hero’ ek hi hota hai, aur jeet ussi ki hoti hai! So watch out”

    The Paytm India vs Australia ODI series will consist of three ODI’s starting 14 January 2020 and will be broadcast exclusively on the Star Sports Network and Hotstar. The two rivals are keen on starting the new decade of their rivalry with another eventful series.

    The series will also see the clash of two in-form bowlers in Jasprit Bumrah and Pat Cummins as the world’s two best bowlers jostle for supremacy in what seems like #BattleOfEquals.