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  • ESPNCricinfo & Twitter tie up to take #CricIQ social for #SLvInd

    ESPNCricinfo & Twitter tie up to take #CricIQ social for #SLvInd

    MUMBAI:   ESPNCricinfo and Twitter have walked out to the middle together to take #CricIQ social for the series deciding third test between Sri Lanka and India.

     

    Cricket fans around the world can now play CricIQ, which is ESPNCricinfo’s flagship cricket trivia game, by simply Tweeting their answers to @ESPNCricinfo.

     

    They will then get an auto-reply as an acknowledgment of their answer and fans who Tweet the right answers the fastest climb up a leaderboard which is announced on every day of the test match. Three daily winners and the Top 3 fans at the end of the test match win exciting prizes.

     

    Twitter India  head of sports partnerships Aneesh Madani said, “Twitter is the mobile microphone for sports fans around the world when they have something to say. We have consistently worked to bring more for the cricket fan and our partnership with ESPNCricinfo, who have built one of the largest audiences in the world for cricket on the platform, is another step in that direction . With this innovation to bring #CricIQ to Twitter, we’re delighted that ESPNCricinfo is giving cricket fans another fun reason to Tweet.”

    ESPNCricinfo director – business development Gaurav Thakur added, “ESPNcricinfo CricIQ has evolved to become one of the finest cricketing quiz destinations for ardent cricket fans and quizzers across the country. With the on-going India v SriLanka Test series, we decided to take the quiz social. This partnership with Twitter for #CricIQ gives fans a chance to play the quiz, and have fun with the uniquely real-time and interactive nature of the experience.”

  • Cricbuzz hops on as title sponsor for 2015 Sri Lanka Vs India Test series

    Cricbuzz hops on as title sponsor for 2015 Sri Lanka Vs India Test series

    MUMBAI: Times Internet’s mobile cricket news and information venture Cricbuzz has hopped on board as the title sponsor for the Sri Lanka vs India 2015 Test Series.

     

    This sponsorship marks a major investment by the cricket information platform as it looks to build its association with the sport through the test series, which will take place between 12 August – 1 September, 2015.

     

    The 20-day tour includes three Test matches. The English feed will be shown live on Sony Six and Sony Six HD, while Sony Kix will be relaying the Hindi feed.

     

    Cricbuzz CEO Pankaj Chhaparwal said, “We are thrilled with the association, which represents a great opportunity towards scaling up our user base and operations. Cricket is the defining sport in capturing consumer interest and through this engagement, we will look to exponentially increase our global visibility and footprint. Through the years, we have built a sizeable, strong and loyal user base, and with Cricbuzz being the top cricket app in the world, we will look to consolidate our position as the preferred destination for cricket.”