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  • Disney+ Hotstar launches Caught & Bold live cricket show for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

    Disney+ Hotstar launches Caught & Bold live cricket show for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

    Mumbai: For the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, Disney+ Hotstar has announced a first-of-its-kind LIVE cricket show, ‘Caught & Bold’ featuring T20 World champions Harbhajan Singh, S. Sreesanth, Piyush Chawla; former Indian cricketer Ambati Rayudu, seasoned broadcaster Sanjay Manjrekar and a host of other former cricketers from around the world. ‘Caught & Bold’ will be hosted by popular stand-up comic performers, Varun Thakur and Rohan Joshi, along with the content creators Ocean Sharma, Arjun Pandit and Navneeth Krishna as co-presenters. Starting June 2, ‘Caught & Bold’ will be aired live every match day on Disney+ Hotstar.

    Commenting on this unique show, Disney+ Hotst head ads at Dhruv Dhawan said, “With ‘Caught and Bold,’ we aim to enhance India’s cricket watching experience, both with our quality product and with content that resonates with the avid cricket fans in India, while giving our advertisers an opportunity to connect with this community beyond the live match. By blending cricket analysis with a dose of humour and interactivity, we’re creating an entertaining and engaging experience. We’re thrilled to bring this fresh perspective to our viewers and advertisers alike.”

    Hosted for the fans, this show will provide a fun take on cricket and will enable fans to share their opinions live and participate in quizzes. Presented with a bold, quirky and candid approach, it will showcase significant moments, stories, action & drama of your favorite heroes, teams, and the tournament, caught on & off the field during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Designed to strike a perfect balance between the intensity of cricket and the joy of entertainment, ‘Caught and Bold’ promises a refreshing blend of humourous segments and interactive discussions. ‘Caught and Bold’ stands out from the crowd of typical cricket shows. The show is not just about watching, it’s about participating. With interactive segments, you can join in the discussions and kickstart the excitement. And in ‘bindaas poll’, our hosts and comedians take on cricket with humour and wit, making you feel like a part of the action.

    It also offers a line-up of unique segments that are bound to catch your attention. From radical candour to relatable street cricket tales, this show is a breath of fresh air. Brace yourself for bold predictions and analyses, and the best cricket memes that will leave you in splits.

    This exclusive cricket show is also open for brand associations for the pre, mid and post match segments throughout the tournament as co-sponsor partnerships as well as segment ownership. To create a meaningful connection with the cricket community, brands can leverage individual segments of the show such as pitch report, playing 11, moments & highlights of the day, in a quirky way which resonates with the brand’s philosophy.

    With advertisers showing a high level of interest in associating with the show, Kent RO has come onboard as the title sponsor while Macho Hint has signed up as the co-sponsor for the Disney+ Hotstar’s ‘Caught & Bold’.

    Get ready to witness the cricketing fun starting June 2, 2024. The tournament will be available to watch live and free on mobile on Disney+ Hotstar.

  • IPL 2020 auction: Pat Cummins, Glen Maxwell top overseas buys; Piyush Chawla biggest Indian buy

    IPL 2020 auction: Pat Cummins, Glen Maxwell top overseas buys; Piyush Chawla biggest Indian buy

    MUMBAI: It was a day of records at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 auctions in Kolkata on 19 December. When the hammer went down on the acquisition of Australian pacer Pat Cummins at Rs 15.5 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), it announced a record for the highest price paid for a player in the league’s history. Compatriot Glen Maxwell was bought for Rs 10.75 crore by Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). The two were amongst the top foreign buys, while Indians player Piyush Chawla was picked by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for Rs 6.75 crore.

    In the thirteenth season of IPL, 332 cricketers went under the hammer. The eight franchisees bagged players with an aim to balance their sides.

    The spotlight was on the English players- Jason Roy, Chris Woakes and Sam Curran and Eoin Morgan, South Africans player Chris Morris, Indians players- Piyush Chawla, Robin Uthappa and Jaydev Unadkat, Australian players- Alex Carrey, Glen Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Chris Lynn, Nathan Coulter Nile and Aaron Finch and Windies player Sheldon Cottrell.

    Here is the list of the players bought by the teams.

    Delhi Capitals

    Players bought: Jason Roy (Rs 1.5 crore), Chris Woakes (Rs 1.5 crore), Alex Carrey (Rs2.4 crore)

    Players retained: Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, R Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Keemo Paul, Avesh Khan

    Total players in the squad: 17. No of open players slot:8 (6 domestic, 2 overseas). Purse left: Rs 22.45 crore.

     

    Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

    Players bought: Sam Curran (Rs 5.5 crore), Piyush Chawla (Rs 6.75 crore).

    Players retained: Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, N Jagadeesan, M Vijay, Rituraj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Monu Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, KM Asif.

    Total players in the squad: 21. No of open players slot: 3 (2 domestic, 1 overseas). Purse left: Rs 2.35 crore.

     

    Kings XI Punjab

    Players bought: Glen Maxwell (Rs 10.75 crore), Sheldon Cottrell (Rs 8.5 crore), Deepak Hooda (Rs 50 lakh), Ishan Porel (Rs 20 lakh), Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 2 crore)

    Players retained: KL Rahul (wk), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Murugan Ashwin, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, K. Gowtham, J. Suchith, Harpreet Brar, Mohammed Shami, Hardus Viljoen, Arshdeep Singh, Darshan Nalkande.

    Total players in the squad: 21. No of open players slot: 6 (3 domestic, 3 overseas). Purse left: Rs 22.95 crore.

     

    Kolkata Knight Riders

    Players bought: Eoin Morgan (Rs 5.25 crore), Pat Cummins (Rs 15.5 crore), Rahul Tripathi (Rs 60 lakh), Varun Chakravarthy (Rs 4 crore).

    Players retained: Shubman Gill, Siddesh Lad, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier.

    Total players in the squad: 18. No of open players slot: 7 (5 domestic, 2 overseas). Purse left: Rs 10.90 crore.

     

    Mumbai Indians

    Players bought: Chris Lynn (Rs 2 crore), Nathan Coulter Nile ( Rs 8 crore).

    Players retained: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Quinton de Kock (wk), Aditya Tare (wk), Anmolpreet Singh, Kieron Pollard, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav, Anukul Roy, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Trent Boult, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mitchell McClenaghan.

    Total players in the squad: 20. No of open players slot: 5 (5 domestic). Purse left: Rs 3.05 crore.

     

    Rajasthan Royals

    Players bought: Robin Uthappa (Rs 3 crore), Jaydev Unadkat (3 crore), Yasashvi Jaiswal (Rs 2.40 crore), Anuj Rawat (Rs 80 lakh), Kartik Tyagi (Rs 1.3 crore).

    Players retained: Jos Buttler (wk), Steve Smith, Sanju Samson (wk), Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag, Ben Stokes, Mahipal Lomror, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Mayank Markande, Jofra Archer, Ankit Rajpoot, Varun Aaron.

    Total players in the squad: 19. No of open players slot: 7 (3 domestic, 4 overseas). Purse left: Rs 18.40 crore.

     

    Royal Challengers Bangalore

    Players bought: Aaron Finch ( Rs 4.40 crore), Chris Morris (Rs 10 crore)

    Players retained: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Parthiv Patel (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj.

    Total players in the squad: 15. No of open players slot: 10 (6 domestic, 4 overseas). Purse left: Rs 13.50 crore.

     

    Sunrisers Hyderabad

    Player sold: Virat Singh (Rs 1.9 crore), Priyam Garg (Rs 1.9 crore).

    Players retained: David Warner, Kane Williamson, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Sreevats Goswami (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Basil Thampi, T. Natarajan, Billy Stanlake.

    Total players in the squad: 20. No of open players slot: 5 (3 domestic, 2 overseas). Purse left: Rs 13.2 crore.
  • Reebok to spend 60% of marketing budget during World Cup and IPL

    Reebok to spend 60% of marketing budget during World Cup and IPL

    NEW DELHI: Around 60 per cent of Reebok‘s entire advertising and marketing budget will be spent in the months of February, March and April on promoting the International Cricket Council Cricket World Cup and then the Indian Premier League (IPL).

    Revealing this, Reebok India Managing Director Subhinder Singh Prem told indiantelevision.com that 80 per cent of Reebok’s entire budget for advertising and marketing is spent on cricket alone.

    While declining to reveal the ad budget, Prem said the advertising for the World Cup will begin on television channels along with the start of the tournament. However, the print and online publicity would begin within a week.

    He said the attempt would be to advertise in all the countries where matches are being played, but the major share was bound to be in India.

    Speaking on the sidelines of a press meet to announce the launch of special sports equipment for the World Cup as well as merchandise linked to the Cup, he said he expected the sales of Reebok ReeZig shoes and ZigTech cricket bats to rise two-fold during the three months beginning this month. The Cricket World Cup was also unveiled at the event.

    Claiming that Reebok was the largest cricket equipment seller in India, Prem said ‘sport is in our heart.’

    Referring to the ReeZig shoes which had special rubber which made them comfortable and less tiring for those who had to walk or run a lot as cricketers had to do, he said this brand had been launching simultaneously globally. The bigger and better bats had been designed according to ICC specifications and had a soft rubber handle which made it easier to hold it and a wider wooden blade. He also presented the Zigtech Trainers.

    He said the shoes had been priced between Rs 8000 and Rs 10,000. The merchandise included T-shirts which had the flags of different participating countries, souvenirs like mini cricket sets, and mini bats. He said that the aim would be to engage the consumers through online and television advertising to make it interesting.

    The event, “Witness the Cricket Stalwarts compete on ground”, had captain M S Dhoni and players Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Piyush Chawla and Gautam Gambhir indulge in practice session at the press meet at a specially built area which comprised a basketball court, an area for dribbling the ball and push-ups, and a monkey bar, rechristened as the Zig Bar. In the short practice session enacted in the presence of the media, Dhoni emerged as the Zig Energy Star with Gambhir as the runner-up.

    The ZigTech technology reduces the weight of the bat, making it light weight and easy to handle. The new Zigtech bats also have thicker edges, extra rubber, and extra curved blade with a flattened back and a swelling at the sweet spot. Compared to a conventional bat, the all new Reebok Zigtech bat is sure to power up athletes on the field who will shower boundaries with panache.

    Reebok has also outfitted all the cricketers with the all new “Zig-Sonic” equipped with the ZigTech technology which reduces wear and tear in key leg muscles by up to 20 per cent allowing the athletes to train harder and longer. The New Zig Sonic which is high on style and technology has been introduced as the official trainer for ICC World Cup 2011. This official trainer will also be made available in Reebok stores and www.shop4reebok.com for fans to buy as they cheer for India.

    The all new range of cricket shoes for “on- field” use has been designed and engineered after in-depth research of the varied playing patterns and foot movements. For the first time, a global product has been developed and customized keeping in mind an Indian athlete’s requirements.

    During the development phase, players Like Dhoni, Yuvraj and Harbhajan consistently gave their feedback which was incorporated in the final product. Arguably the best cricket shoe available, Prem said this shoe is powered by the DMX technology in the bottom and Play Dry technology in the upper. These features combined with the futuristic materials used create the perfect fit for cricket athletes.

    “Our extensive R & D has ensured that we provide our athletes with the most futuristic arsenal of equipment and the best technologies to re-energize and re-charge them before the World Cup. This world cup will witness the launch of some of the most revolutionary products ever designed like the Zigtech bats and Zig trainers which will change the game for ever” Prem said.

    Reebok director sales and marketing Sajid Shamim said,” Reebok is rooted in the ideology of sport and we have supported the game of cricket since the inception of Reebok in India. Reebok continues to power up top athletes and emerging talent throughout the world and equip them with the best to help them outperform both on and off the field. Our line of products for the World Cup – Zigtech bats, Zigtech Training Footwear, Customized Cricket footwear is innovative and performance driven. We are also fuelling the passion in our fans through exclusive fan gear and merchandize. The coming days will see the launch of an all new Zigtech TVC featuring MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh as part of Reebok’s World Cup Marketing Campaign.“