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ICC World Cup 2015 launched: India and Pakistan grouped together

MUMBAI: Co-hosts of the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Australia and New Zealand, have been drawn in the same group for the tournament, while title-holders India will face off against arch rival Pakistan, it was announced on Tuesday.

The first match of the prestigious one-day tournament will be held in Christchurch, the New Zealand city devastated by an earthquake in 2011, when the locals take on Sri Lanka on 14 February.

The day-night final match will be at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 29 March.

Australia and New Zealand are grouped with England, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and two qualifiers.

Title-holders India are pooled with Pakistan, South Africa, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland and one other qualifying team.

The top four sides from each group will move on to the knockout stage.

49 matches will be played in 14 venues across the two host nations, with Australia staging 26 games at grounds in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

New Zealand will host 23 games in seven cities, including Christchurch where international cricket is set to return for the first time since the 6.3-magnitude quake which killed 185 people in 2011.

Other New Zealand cities to host games are Auckland, Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson and Wellington.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who launched the tournament in Melbourne, said the contest would likely be watched by a global television audience of one billion.

Pool A

England, Australia (co-host), Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, New Zealand (co-host), Qualifier 2 (TBD), Qualifier 3 (TBD)

Pool B

South Africa, India, Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Qualifier 1 (Ireland), Qualifier 4 (TBD)

July 29, 2013

Celkon Mobile Cup trophy unveiled in West Indies

BENGALURU: Cricket, cricket and more cricket… Cricket lovers have never had it so good as this summer…. Starting with the scam tainted IPL Season 6, Indian cricket lovers saw team India winning the ICC world Cup Championship in the UK a few days ago on Star Cricket. Now Indian cricket fans are gearing up for another trophy: The Celkon Mobile Cup trophy – though of a smaller magnitude with just three teams – India, Sri Lanka and the West Indies face off starting tomorrow on Ten Cricket.

The Celkon Mobile Cup Trophy was unveiled in Jamaica by Celkon Mobiles ED Murali in presence of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) officials and all three team captains M S Dhoni, Angelo Mathews and Dwayne Bravo at a glittering ceremony.

Celkon Mobiles is the title sponsor for the tri-nation series which will be played in Jamaica and Trinidad from 28 June to 11 July 2013.

Speaking on the occasion Murali said, “Celkon Mobile Cup is something to watch out for and we are proud to be associated with tri-nation series as the title sponsor. In India Cricket is much more than just a sport that represents the passion and spirit that India truly stands for it’s a culture that connects youth beyond boundaries. We are proud to be associated with this game and are elated to continue our patronage and support for the game.”

He further added, “The sponsorship addresses our commitment towards building a brand that echoes the pulse of the younger generation. We sincerely hope that the event will be a truly memorable experience for all cricket fans.”

The television coverage of the entire series is being produced by Ten Sport and the broadcast TV partner in India will be Ten Cricket, The event will also be broadcast globally.

Celkon Mobile Cup Schedule	Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
Sabina Park, Jamaica	Friday, July 5 – West Indies v India
Friday, June 28 – West Indies v Sri Lanka	Sunday, July 7 – West Indies v Sri Lanka
Sunday, June 30 – West Indies v India	Tuesday, July 9 – Sri Lanka v India
Tuesday July 2 – India v Sri Lanka	Thursday, July 11 – Final (1st place v 2nd place)

June 28, 2013

India West Indies Test series average at 3.76 TVR

MUMBAI: Debunking the notion that viewer fatigue might happen with India cricket taking place almost every month, the recently concluded three match Test series at home between India and West Indies averaged a TVR of 3.76 on Neo Cricket according to Tam data for c&s 4+ market.

This was much better compared to the TVR of 2.49 that the away three match Test series between the two countries had managed on Ten Cricket earlier in the year. Of course timings also played a big role in the performance in addition to the fact that the big names were present.

Not surprisingly the highest rated match this time was the drawn match in Mumbai where both teams finished on the same score. That match got a TVR of 4.36. All the three Test matches crossed a TVR of 3. This shows that if the quality of the match is good and India is doing well then viewers will tune in.

MPG India senior director R Venkatasubramanian called the delivery amazing for Test cricket. “The series had exciting cricket being played. Each match was interesting and there were turning points.”He adds that the CPRP for both the India West Indies series away and at home was satisfactory.

December 10, 2011

SET Network to telecast all the Matches during ICC Cricket World Cup 2007

This World Cup, don’t miss any of the matches: catch the Group stage matches on MAX, SAB & PIX. All Super Eight matches, Semis & Finals to be simulcast on MAX and SAB, in English and Hindi respectively.

MUMBAI: This summer, viewers can get set for a grand cricketing feast from the 13th March to 28th April 07 as the SET Network announces the schedule for the telecast of the biggest event of the cricketing calendar in the last 4 years – The ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. Viewers will get to enjoy all 51 matches, as the SET Network will bring a world class feed of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Live across its 3 channels – MAX, SAB and PIX.

MAX will continue to blend the excitement of cricket with its inimitable dose of entertainment – “extraaa innings”. All the matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 will be telecast live. The coverage starts with “extraaa innings” from 5pm onwards on all match days on MAX and SAB.

Kunal Dasgupta, CEO, SET India Private Limited said, “MAX has always garnered an unprecedented television viewership during Cricket tournaments. For the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 we have made every effort to provide the viewers with unique access to live world class coverage and also ensuring that not a single match will be missed.”

Rohit Gupta, Executive Vice President, Ad Sales & Revenue Management, SET India Private Limited said, “ICC Cricket World Cup is the biggest Television Event which happens once every 4 years and reaches out to nearly 80% of the C&S audience. And to make it even bigger this time around we will show almost all the matches on SAB in Hindi as well. Thus the platform for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 matches will be far bigger as we cater to a much larger and varied audience. It’s a huge value add for the advertisers since previously we only had 12 matches on SAB and now we will be airing all the matches. We are sure of a far greater reach with a bigger platform for ratings and viewership.”

The upcoming cricket tournament in 2007 will feature 16 teams allocated into four groups of four. Within each group, the teams will play each other in a round-robin format and the top two teams will advance to the “Super Eight” round. The telecast schedule includes all group stage matches to air on MAX, SAB & PIX while the Super Eight Series matches and will be aired on MAX and simulcast in Hindi on SAB.

Reliance & Nokia are the co-presenters for the broadcast of ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. Hero Honda, Maruti, ITC Foods, Pepsi, Videocon, LG and Aditya Birla Group are the associate sponsors.

Schedule for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007

Date	Max	Sab	Pix
13th March	West Indies v Pakistan
14th March	Australia v Scotland	Kenya v Canada
15th March	Sri Lanka v Bermuda	Zimbabwe v Ireland
16th March	England v New Zealand	South Africa v The Netherlands
17th March	India v Bangladesh	India v Bangladesh	Pakistan v Ireland
18th March	Australia v The Netherlands	England v Canada
19th March	India v Bermuda	India v Bermuda	West Indies v Zimbabwe
20th March	New Zealand v Kenya	South Africa v Scotland
21st March	Sri Lanka v Bangladesh	Zimbabwe v Pakistan
22nd March	New Zealand v Canada	Scotland v The Netherlands
23rd March	India v Sri Lanka	India v Sri Lanka	West Indies v Ireland
24th March	Australia v South Africa	England v Kenya
25th March	Bermuda v Bangladesh

SECOND STAGE – SUPER EIGHT SERIES. Matches to be simulcast on Max and Sab.

Date	Match
27th March	D2 v A1 (West Indies v Australia)
28th March	A2 v B1 (South Africa v Sri Lanka)
29th March	D2 v C1 (West Indies v New Zealand)
30th March	D1 v C2 (Pakistan v England)
31st March	A1 v B2 (Australia v India)
1st April	D2 v B1 (West Indies v Sri Lanka)
2nd April	B2 v C1 (India v New Zealand)
3rd April	D1 v A2 (Pakistan v South Africa)
4th April	C2 v B1 (England v Sri Lanka)
7th April	B2 v A2 (India v South Africa)
8th April	A1 v C2 (Australia v England)
9th April	D1 v C1 (Pakistan v New Zealand)
10th April	D2 v A2 (West Indies v South Africa)
11th April	C2 v B2 (England v India)
12th April	B1 v C1 (Sri Lanka v New Zealand)
13th April	A1 v D1 (Australia v Pakistan)
14th April	A2 v C1 (South Africa v New Zealand)
15th April	B2 v D1 (India v Pakistan)
16th April	A1 v B1 (Australia v Sri Lanka)
17th April	A2 v C2 (South Africa v England)
18th April	D1 v B1 (Pakistan v Sri Lanka)
19th April	D2 v B2 (West Indies v India)
20th April	A1 v C1 (Australia v New Zealand)
21st April	D2 v C2 (West Indies v England)
24th April	Semi Final 1: 2 v 3
25th April	Semi Final 2: 1 v 4
28th April	Final

January 10, 2007

Zee Sports back on Hathway; Incable blackout stays

MUMBAI: Zee Sports is back on Hathway Cable & Datacom in Mumbai, but has reached no agreement yet with Incablenet.

The case with Incablenet comes up for hearing in the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) tomorrow. Incablenet had moved the TDSAT, seeking restoration of signals as “Zee Sports had not served a 21-day notice before blacking out the signals.”

Sources say signals, however, were restored to Hathway today as the multi-system operator (MSO) had agreed to enter into a commercial agreement.

Zee Sports was put back on cable networks in Pune after the Pune District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum directed Zee Sports to restore the signals till further hearings on 21 September. Zee had restored the signals in Pune following the order, but moved the Commission.

Zee Sports has the exclusive telecast rights for the DLF Cup between India, Australia and West Indies. The tri-series will last till 24 September.

August 18, 2006
Sharjah looking to host Twenty20 event next year

MUMBAI: The Cricketers Benefit Fund Series (CBFS) is looking to relaunch Sharjah as an international venue with a Twenty20 club championships early next year.

Media reports indicate that the Twenty20 competition, involving top teams like Australia and India will take place before the World Cup next year. CBFS had not been able to hold matches for the last three years due to a hectic international calendar and problems with dates while inviting teams to participate.

Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England and South Africa all hold annual domestic Twenty20 Cup tournaments. The West Indies recently completed its inaugural competition. As yet, India does not have a Twenty20 event but there are plans in this arena.

August 16, 2006
Pakistan v West Indies 1st ODI live on Ten Sports

MUMBAI: Pakistan will be looking to build on their success in the Test series as they take on the West Indies in the first ODI on Tuesday, live and exclusively on Ten Sports.

The home team have had a turbulent year but the last month has all been good with a two nil victory in the test series and Mohammad Yousuf breaking Sir Viv Richards long standing record for most runs in a calendar year.

The visitors will look to their recent good performances in the Champions Trophy to lift them after the Test defeats. In that tournament they gained victories over Australia, India and South Africa to get them to the final but then found the Aussies just too good for them.

As well as the disappointment of losing the Test series the tourists will also have to cope without the services of both Ramnaresh Sarwan and Dwayne Bravo who are out of the series due to a broken foot and personal reasons respectively.

On home soil Pakistan will be favourites to gain victory in the opening match but they know they will have to perform to their best to make sure they get the upper hand.

All the action will be live on Ten Sports starting at 11-15 IST.

About Ten Sports: Launched in April 2002, Taj TV’s Ten Sports is watched by more viewers than any other sports channel in the sub-continent and is available in nearly 50 million cable/ satellite households worldwide. In just a short span of four years, Ten Sports has also become the world’s biggest producers of cricket. The Channel broadcasts cricket from Sharjah, the West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Morocco throughout the Indian sub-continent and Asia, as well as in Europe and the Middle East. Ten Sports also owns the exclusive rights for the WWE, the UEFA Champions League, the U.S. Open tennis and hockey’s World Cup.

June 25, 2006