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  • Rajkot IPL team roars at season 9 auction; pockets Raina, Jadeja

    Rajkot IPL team roars at season 9 auction; pockets Raina, Jadeja

    MUMBAI: The newly formed Rajkot based Indian Premier League (IPL) team owned by Intex Mobiles has unveiled its first set of players for the upcoming IPL season 9.

     

    In the auction held for the two newly formed teams, Intex managed to win some of the brightest stars of the game. The bid for this season was held at NCA Grounds in Mumbai, Maharashtra today.

     

    At the auction, the team successfully bid for Suresh Raina (Rs 12.5 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (Rs 9.5 crore), James Faulkner (Rs 5.5 crore) and Brendon McCullum (Rs 7.5 crore). With this, the Rajkot IPL team has set the ball rolling for a star-studded line-up to represent the team in the ninth season of the cash rich tourney, starting 9 April, 2016.

     

    “Our intent is to put together a really strong team to ensure a thrilling tournament for the fans. I am very happy with the players that we have been able to fix today as they are amongst the best talents in the sports. Being a new team we will inject new ideas and hopefully add lots of excitement to the upcoming season,” stated Rajkot IPL team owner and Intex Technologies director Keshav Bansal.

     

    “Intex is the leading domestic mobile handset brand in Gujarat and have a huge connect with the people of the state. We are absolutely delighted and it is an honour for us to bring the IPL to the vibrant and cricket loving state of Gujarat. I am confident of getting the love and support of our fans in Rajkot and all across the state,” he added.

  • Sports management firm IOS signs up Suresh Raina for 3 years

    Sports management firm IOS signs up Suresh Raina for 3 years

    MUMBAI: Sports management group IOS Sports & Entertainment has signed Indian cricketer Suresh Raina for a period of three years.

     

    Raina is the first cricketer that IOS has signed. As a part of this long-term association, IOS will manage Raina’s endorsements and brand associations, corporate profile, patents and digital rights, images, visibility on social networking sites and merchandise.

     

    IOS Sports & Entertainment MD and CEO Neerav Tomar said, “I am really excited about signing the deal with country’s premier cricketer Suresh Raina. We were in touch with each other for a longtime and finally we have signed the deal. I am sure we will have a great partnership working together. Raina has been very consistent in all formats of the game and has the flexibility to adapt and play as the situation demands. Importantly from a sponsorship point of view Raina has all the credentials, is articulate, has the ability and is not over exposed.”

     

    “We at IOS believe that Raina has all-round credentials that make him a valuable asset, given his excellent fielding skills. We already have our plans in place for managing Suresh Raina. Initially we will be doing his brand imagery. Also, we will be looking at brands that suits his image and fits his profile,” he added.

     

    Raina said, “I was in touch with Neerav since the past few months and we had several rounds of dialogs. I have been observing his company doing very interesting work for Olympic sportspersons. I believe IOS had all the requisite credentials I needed. More importantly, they have a passionate and dedicated team who understand the space and offers the comfort that a sportsperson needs.”

  • Colors to air season 2 of ‘The Anupam Kher Show’ from 2 August

    Colors to air season 2 of ‘The Anupam Kher Show’ from 2 August

    MUMBAI: The second season of Colors’ talk show – The Anupam Kher Show – Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai is all set to go on air from 2 August. Slotted to air every Sunday at 8 pm, the show is developed by Kher’s production house Actor Prepares Production.

      

    The conversations, this year, will focus on the importance of hard-work and self-belief in overcoming challenges to taste success and achieve accolades.

     

    The chat show will feature celebrities like Anil Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Kajol, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Suresh Raina, Gulzar, Rishi Kapoor, Tabu, Manoj Bajpai, Irrfan Khan, Waheeda Rehman, Asha Parekh, Paresh Rawal, Boman Irani, Sania Mirza, and Sonu Nigam.

     

    Colors CEO Raj Nayak said, “Uninhibited chats are the best form of conversation; and Kher is a master at urging people to open up about their lives. Last season, the show created waves as celebrities from different walks of life surprised viewers with their candid revelations about the inner workings of their minds through adversity. With the launch of the second season of the show, we are looking forward to extending the conversations across a larger audience group and engaging them further about daring to dream and achieving success they have strived for.”

     

    Kher added, “Through my experiences in the industry, I have learnt that giving up is never an option; it is only an escape route from the challenges that could in fact, be monumental in shaping one’s lives. As we return with the second season of the show, the aim was to make The Anupam Kher Show – Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai an endearing proposition that strikes an emotional chord with viewers while narrating a tale of positivity and perseverance. I hope that the nuggets of inspiration that we have been able to extract from the guests this year will appeal to viewers and convince them that the silver lining will find them in even the most clouded situations.”

     

    The show will be promoted extensively across traditional and digital media platforms. Colors has roped in Henko Detergents as the powered by sponsor for the second year in a row.

  • Kareena, Sonam Kapoor, Smriti Irani, Suresh Raina win ‘India TV Yuva Awards’

    Kareena, Sonam Kapoor, Smriti Irani, Suresh Raina win ‘India TV Yuva Awards’

    MUMBAI: Union Ministers Smriti Irani and Kiren Rijiju, Bollywood actors Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor were among youth icons presented with India TV Yuva Awards on Saturday night.

     

    The awards were given away at a glittering event held at Taj Palace Hotel. Following the electric opening performance by Prince Dance troupe, Mr. Rajat Sharma, Chairman & Editor-in-chief, India TV, welcomed the Senior politicians, Bollywood, Television Sports Stars and captains of industry. During his address, he expressed his happiness  over the magnanimous growth in the stature of India TV Yuva Awards. He also outlined that this initiative is solely targeted at inspiring the entire generation of future leaders by way of honoring the Achievers who still have a long way to go in their respective fields.

     

    Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani and Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju were conferred the India TV Yuva awards for best young politician, female and male, respectively. 

     

    Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan presented the award to Smriti Irani, while Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat presented the award to Kiren Rijiju. 

     

    Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor as she won the Special Award presented to her by Shatrughan Sinha added a special mention of being really proud to be a happily married young woman & a young working woman while she thanked India TV & its Management for the recognition . Musicians Aman and Ayan Ali Khan were presented Special Award by singer Daler Mehndi. 

     

    Sonam Kapoor was presented the India TV Yuva award for best female actor by Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal. Arjun Kumar was given the award in best male actor category by Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma.

     

    Cricketer Suresh Raina’s brother collected the Sports Icon Award from Minister of State for External Affairs Gen (Retd) V K Singh on his behalf as he is busy playing IPL. Shuttler P V Sindhu got the best female sportsperson award from Congress leader Salman Khurshid. 

     

    TV actor Mohit Raina of ‘Devon Ke Dev, Mahadev’ serial fame got the best TV male actor award from Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, while TV actor Digangana Suryavanshi of “Veer Ki Ardaas Veera” serial fame,  got the best TV female actor award from Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. 

     

    In the Music category, Palak Muchhal got the best female singer award from Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, while Javed Ali was presented the best male singer award by Minister of State in PMO Dr Jitendra Singh. 

     

    In the Business category, Neha Kirpal, director of India Art Fair, got the the India TV Yuva Award for best female businessperson from Samajwadi Party leader Ramgopal Yadav, while Rahul Sharma, co-founder of Micromax was given the award for best male businessperson by senior Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi. 

     

    Manish Paul was at his witty best & proved that why he is rated amongst the best when it comes to hosting large format events. Artistes of Prince Dance Group presented electrifying performances. Famous Punjabi singer Jasbir Jassi belted out a number from his latest album, while award winner Palak Muchhal sang one of her superhit songs ‘Chahoon Main Aana’ from the film Aashiqui 2.

     

    Actor Arjun Kapoor did the signature step from the popular song ‘Tune Maari Entry’ from the movie Gunday, even as a funny onstage-offstage act took place between Arjun, Kareena Kapoor and Manish Paul, soon after the special award was presented to Kareena. 

     

    India TV Yuva awards are given away every year to youth icons who have demonstrated exemplary leadership in their respective fields, that include politics, sports, music, films, television and business. The awards were instituted in 2013 to honour the most promising young faces of the nation.

    The winners were selected by a jury led by Sarod maestro Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan, and included noted personalities like Prasoon Joshi, Vandana Luthra, Prof Pushpesh Pant and India TV Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma. 

     

    Speaking about the awards, Ritu Dhawan, Managing Director & CEO of India TV highlighted her faith in Gen Y, “It is these icons who most certainly are making our country proud now & will keep doing so in the future, while they take India to a new high in the times to come. It is indeed an honour for us to honour the spirit of excellence.”

    The gala event was executed by Wizcraft International.  Dainik Bhaskar, Pioneer Publicity corporation & C Voter were partners to the initiative which was sponsored by Vimal Pan Masala (Powered by) in association with Dr. Ortho & No Scars.

  • Twitter gets 800 million impressions during World Cup

    Twitter gets 800 million impressions during World Cup

    MUMBAI: In the group stages of the World Cup 2015, Twitter registered 800 million impressions for all the games. Indian captain MS Dhoni (@msdhoni) finished the group stage in style for India against Zimbabwe hitting a six and taking team India to the quarterfinals against Bangladesh. He also became the most mentioned Indian player on Twitter during the group stages of the #CWC15. He is followed by Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) and Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) in the list.

     

    Most mentioned Indian players in the group stages:

     

    Players ranked by number of mentions during #CWC15 Pool B matches

     

    1) MS Dhoni (@msdhoni)

     

    2) Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25)

     

    3) Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45)

     

    4) Virat Kohli (@imVkohli)

     

    5) Ravichandran Ashwin (@ashwinravi99)

     

    6) Suresh Raina (@ImRaina)

     

    While Dhoni rules as the most mentioned player among the Indian players, Kiwi skipper Brendon McCullum is the most mentioned among the international bunch. Pakistani captain Misbah ul-Haq and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara have more mentions than Dhoni.

     

    PM Modi ranks highest in the most retweeted list.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    On the other hand, the #INDvPAK match sweeps in the most impressions list among any other match played at the #CWC15.

     

    1. India (@BCCI) v Pakistan (@Official_PCB) on 15 February

     

    2. South Africa (@OfficialCSA)  v India (@BCCI) on 22 February

     

    3. West Indies (@westindies) v India (@BCCI) on 6 March

     

    4. England (@ECB_cricket) v Bangladesh (@BCBtigers) on 9 March

     

    5. South Africa (@OfficialCSA) v Pakistan (@Cricket_PCB) on 7 March

     

    Moreover, India’s opening win in the sequence of the six so far against Pakistan, also ranks top amongst the top Tweet moments per minute.

  • India – South Africa match garners 2 billion impressions: TO THE NEW report

    India – South Africa match garners 2 billion impressions: TO THE NEW report

    MUMBAI: India’s stellar performance against South Africa during the Sunday match did not enthral fans at just the stadium and homes but also set social media abuzz. Digital services provider – TO THE NEW has come up with a comprehensive report on the post match analysis of India versus South Africa that trended on social media platforms.

     

    According to the report, the match generated an estimated two billion impressions, which were garnered from 4,16,339 Twitter mentions by 3,18,041 users. Close to 77 per cent of these came from males while 23 per cent was by females.

     

    When the conversation is further broken up, 58 per cent (2,40,509 mentions) came from re-tweets, 39 per cent (1,62,852 mentions) came from regular tweets while the remaining three per cent (12,978 mentions) were from replies.

     

    In terms of tweet volume, the top five cities from where tweets came from are Mumbai (25 per cent), New Delhi (19 per cent), and Bangalore (10 per cent). Pune and Chennai complete the list with five per cent each volume.

     

    The report also provides the geographical breakup of the social media buzz. India stands at 73.80 per cent followed by Saudi Arabia at a distant 9.40 per cent. Neighbouring Pakistan is placed at 4.50 per cent, USA at two per cent while other countries put together made up for 7.40 per cent.

     

    When these tweets were analysed in terms of sentiments, a majority of 75 per cent of the tweets were positive in nature while 23 per cent were negative. A minor two per cent were neutral in nature.

     

    When it came to player mentions M.S Dhoni topped the Indian list as the Indian captain was the most mentioned on Twitter. The list is then followed by Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina and Mohammad Shami. From South Africa, Hashim Amla topped the charts followed by AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir and Quinton De Kock.

     

    The top trending hash tags were #INDvsSA, which received 145,356 mentions, #CWC15 received 38,636 mentions. The hash tag #SAvsIND came third with 7,777 mentions. The other prominent hash tags were #maukamauka, #wontgiveitback, #dhawan, and #poonampandeykobulao.

     

    The report also states that compared to the pre-match buzz, there is around 7,384 per cent increase in mentions around the hashtag #INDvsSA.

  • M S Dhoni to lead team for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

    M S Dhoni to lead team for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

    MUMBAI: The wait is finally over for cricket fans as the list of the Indian squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup has been finalised.

    The all-India senior selection committee, which met today, selected the Indian team for the tri-series between India, Australia and England to be played in Australia from 18 January 2015, as well as the final Indian team for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup 2015. It will be played in Australia and New Zealand from February 2015.

    The Indian squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will be led by MS Dhoni while Virat Kohli has been appointed as the vice captain. Others in the squad include Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Stuart Binny, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ambati Rayudu, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Md. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma.

     

    On the other hand, the squad for the tri series will see Dhoni taking charge as the captain. Kohli will again come into play as the vice captain. The others who made it to the list are Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Stuart Binny, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ambati Rayudu, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Md. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma, Dhawal Kulkarni.

     

  • Team Squads announced for 2014 Champions League Twenty20

    Team Squads announced for 2014 Champions League Twenty20

    MUMBAI: The squads for the world’s premier Twenty20 competition were announced today and will comprise international cricket’s biggest names along with domestic players.

     

    Eight players scheduled to take part in the competition were in high demand after being named in more than one squad, after their respective Twenty20 clubs from around the world qualified for the tournament.

     

    Explaining the process for deciding which teams these players would represent, CLT20 Governing Council member and director of legal and business affairs Dean Kino said, “Players who have been named by more than one team have been asked to nominate which side they are going to represent. Players are free to make any decision they wish.  Teams are then allowed to replace any player that has withdrawn from their squad and elected to play for another side.”

     

    He added by saying that “CLT20 regulations state that when a player elects to play for their ‘away’ team, that team must pay the ‘home’ team $150,000 compensation per player. A ‘home’ team is classified as a team from the country a player is eligible to represent in international cricket.”

     

    The players and their teams they have chosen to represent are marked in asterisk below:

     

    Corey Anderson –  Northern District Cricket Association /Mumbai Indians*

     

    George Bailey – Hobart Hurricanes / Kings XI Punjab*

     

    Patrick Cummins – Perth Scorchers / Kolkata Knight Riders*

    Jacques Kallis – Cape Cobras / Kolkata Knight Riders*

    Lasith Malinga – Southern Express /Mumbai Indians*

     

    David Miller – Dolphins / Kings XI Punjab*

     

    Kieron Pollard – Barbados Tridents / Mumbai Indians*

     

    Dwayne Smith · Barbados Tridents / Chennai Super Kings*

     

    The tournament will follow a format where a group stage will be preceded by a qualifier. A total of 29 matches will be played in the competition.

     

    The group stage will be played from 17 September to 4 October 2014 and will feature 10 teams. The qualifier will be played from 13 to 16 September 2014.

     

    At the group stage, each side will play the other four in its group once, with the top two sides from each group going through to the semi-finals. In the qualifier, all teams will play each other once, with the top two advancing to the group stage.

     

    The top team from Group A will play the second-ranked team from Group B, and vice versa, in the semi-finals, both of which will be played at Hyderabad on 2 October 2014. Bengaluru will host the final on 4 October 2014.

     

    Group Stage                                                                                

     

    Group A

     

    Kolkata Knight Riders

    Dolphins

    Perth Scorchers

    Chennai Super Kings

    A team from the Qualifier

     

    Group B

     

    Kings XI Punjab

    Cape Cobras

    Hobart Hurricanes

    Barbados Tridents

    A team from the Qualifier

     

    Qualifier

     

    Q1 – Lahore Lions

    Q2 – Mumbai Indians

    Q3 – Northern Knights

    Q4 – Southern Express

     

    The stars participating in this league comprise MS Dhoni, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina, Glen Maxwell, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Jacques Kallis, Daniel Vettori, JP Duminy, Hashim Amla, Tillekratne Dilshan, George Bailey and Lasith Malinga.

  • IPL Fantasy League user base crosses 10 lakh

    IPL Fantasy League user base crosses 10 lakh

    BENGALURU:  TenTenTen Digital Products (TTT) announced that its fantasy cricket game user base has nearly doubled to cross the 10 lakh mark. TTT says that this probably makes it the biggest cricket game in the world.

     

    The company informs that the biggest success of the IPL Fantasy League has been the high level of traffic it has witnessed. Since its launch in 2013, the Fantasy League website has had over 60 lakh unique visitors clocking in nearly 2.75 crore page views, with an average session spanning eight pages over 13 minutes. TTT says that the league also saw global participation with almost 18 per cent of visitors coming from 213 countries outside India. After India, the countries with most visits were the UK and the US, followed by the UAE and Pakistan.

     

     TTT managing director and CEO Ramesh Srivats says, “The challenge this year was to make the best game even better. We approached this at two levels. We enhanced the experience for serious players by adding features like Stealth Mode, Scheduled Changes, and even the ability to track league positions live. And for casual players, we made the game more enjoyable with All Stars, Facebook Leagues and fun features like Dishooms. The response has been overwhelming, and now we have already started thinking about what new stuff we can add next year.”

     

    Sharing additional data, the company claims that all three game modes saw increased participation. Over 4.5 lakh people played the Championship Mode, and 36 lakh Daily Challenge teams were created.  The new game mode – All Stars – where casual players could create a team by picking at least one player from each franchise saw nearly 3 lakh people participating in it.  TTT informs that the ability to create user leagues also drew heavy engagement, with users being able to face-off against friends and colleagues for bragging rights. Over 60,000 such leagues were created with a combined membership of nearly 4.5 lakh players this year.

     

     Users could also join fan leagues, to indicate the teams they were rooting for. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) was at the top with over 1.17 lakh users. When it comes to the ‘most wanted’ players of this season, based on users’ choice across all 60 matches, Glen Maxwell topped the list followed by Virat Kohli, Sunil Narine, Dwayne Smith and Suresh Raina.

     

     The winners of the IPL Fantasy League were awarded the official team jersey signed by KKR players along with a special cricket bat and a hamper of IPL memorabilia. In addition to this, The Daily Challenge winners were also given tickets for the playoff matches.

  • Selectors pick squads for Bangladesh and England tours

    Selectors pick squads for Bangladesh and England tours

    MUMBAI: The All-India Senior Selection Committee which met in Mumbai, earlier today has finally picked the two squads for the ODI series to be held in Bangladesh and the test series to be held in England.

     

    Suresh Raina will lead the Indian team during the ODI series to be held in Bangladesh on 15, 17 and 19 June. The matches will be held at the Shere Bangla stadium in Mirpur. The team members comprises:  Suresh Raina (Captain), Robin Uthappa,  Ajinkya Rahane,  Cheteshwar Pujara, Ambati Rayudu,    Manoj Tiwary, Kedar Jadhav, Wriddhiman Saha, Parvez Rasool, Akshar Patel, Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Stuart Binny, Mohit Sharma and Amit Mishra.

     

    Captain cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli may have been kept out to provide them much needed rest before the crucial England tour. Uthappa who is the leading run scorer in the ongoing IPL is now all set to make a comeback in Team Blue.

     

    Meanwhile the Indian squad for the England test series is as follows:  M.S. Dhoni (Captain), Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Gautam Gambhir,Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Ravinder Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishwar Pandey, Ishant Sharma, Stuart Binny, Varun Arora, Wriddhiman Saha and Pankaj Singh.

     

     

    The England tour will begin from 26 June with a three-day game to be held in Leicester. India will play one more warm-up, three against Derbyshire (1-3 July) before the five-match test series that starts on 9 July at Trent Bridge. The other tests are to be played at Lord’s (17-21 July), Ageas Bowl in Southampton (27-31 July), Old Trafford (7-11 August) and The Oval (15-19 August). The tests would be followed by the five-match ODI series commencing on 25 August at Bristol before India completes the visit by playing a one-off T20 international against the hosts on 7 September at Edgbaston.

     

    But both the series will be in direct conflict with the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil that will begin from 12 June and culminate on 13 July.