Story India's Journey to bring the World Cup back in India - Day five of World T20

[shantanu_rooney]

Last updated: 1st May, 2009

ESPN STAR win telecasting rights of Indian Cricket

N Srinivasan in a press conference​

THE Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday awarded global media rights to ESPN STAR SPORTS(ESS) for all international and domestic cricket owned or controlled by BCCI to be played in India over the next three years.

ESPN STAR emerged as the highest bidder with a bid amount of $700 million. The media rights will be from May 10, 2009, to May 31, 2012.

Nimbus Productions was the next highest bidder at $613 million for global package. With this award, BCCI's earnings from the sale of rights and sponsorship totals to Rs 3,678 crore - team sponsor: Rs 415 crore, kit sponsor: Rs 215 crore and media rights Rs 3,048 crore. The leading arm and main sponsor is Air Sahara and sponsor for team kit and apparel is Nike.

BCCI's Working Committee is expected to meet on September 22 following which the broadcaster for the Australia-India One Day series due in October-November 2009 will be announced. The media rights comprise television, Internet and radio rights, excluding mobile. The coverage obtained will require all Test matches and ODIs be telecast in India, the visiting team's nation and the world over.

At the news conference, N Srinivasan, Secretary, BCCI, and Chairman Marketing Sub-Committee, said that the board consciously worked towards increasing its revenues. "The global media rights are an integral part of the game of cricket as it brings the sport to the people,'' he said.

The tender had a minimum guarantee of $455 million and is a combination of the terrestrial, global satellite, global radio and global broadband tenders. ESPN STAR in its bid had quoted $602.01 million for Indian matches and $100.09 million for international matches.

Others in the fray included ZEE Telefims(Zee TV and Zee Sports), SET Satelite Singapore PTE(SET Max), Nimbus Productions(Neo Cricket), Reliance Infocomm (global broadband), Nimbus Sports(Neo Sports) and US media companies — Direct TV and Echo Star. Direct TV and Sony were disqualified. Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati did not participate in the bidding process.

Making a presentation to the media, Mr Srinivasan said BCCI has held back some rights for future exploitation. These include mobile telephone, archive rights after 72 hours, public exhibitions and films. Next on the anvil is pouring rights, ground sponsorship and title sponsorship. ESPN STAR is comfortable working with Doordarshan, ESS chief, said when queried.

* Note:- This story will be like my Liverpool Story which is currently running in the Other Stories Section.​

 

[Prithvi]

Good start.. Looking forward for more updates.
And Its shocking..!! ESPN STAR bagging Indian telecast

 

[Tarzan]

Good start.. Looking forward for more updates.
And Its shocking..!! ESPN STAR bagging Indian telecast

Not surprising. It happens often.

Waiting for superb story. I like this and India will win this WORLD CUP... :banana2

from my story : hope to get place in Indian Team to play WC

 

[shantanu_rooney]

Last updated: 10th May, 2009

ICC Release World T20 Championship 09 Schedule

World Twenty20 Championship England 09 Logo​

THE International Cricket Council(ICC) in a press meeting in Dubai today, have released the fixtures and the complete schedule of the upcoming World Twenty20 Championship to be hosted by England in June.

The excitement of DLF IPL Season 2 is over. However, the excitement of Twenty20 cricket has just begun. After the IPL extravaganza in South Africa, cricket fans have geared up for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in England, which will begin on June 5, 2009 and will end on June 21, 2009. Defending Champions India, looks strong on paper, with all its players just played in the IPL T20. However, several foreign players, who gained experience in the IPL T20, may help their respective teams to perform better.

In total, 12 teams are in the fray for the ICC World Twenty20 Championship and they have been divided into four groups. 27 matches will be played during the 2009 World Twenty20 Championship in England. Opening match of the tournament will be played between hosts England and the Netherlands at the Lord's.

The 12 teams that are participating in the World Twenty20 Championship are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Ireland and the Netherlands. Two teams from each group will qualify for the Super Eights. The ICC World Twenty20 Championship will be broadcast by ICC's official telecasting partners ESPN and STAR CRICKET.

Here are the Groups:

Group A - India, Bangladesh, Ireland
Group B - Pakistan, England, Netherlands
Group C - Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies
Group D - New Zealand, South Africa, Scotland

Super 8 Groups:

Group E - A1, B2, C1, D2
Group F - A2, B1, C2, D1

League Matches & Venues

June 5: Group B - England vs Netherlands (Lord's) - D/N
June 6: Group D - New Zealand v Scotland (Oval)
June 6: Group C - Australia v West Indies (Oval)
June 6: Group A - India v Bangladesh (Trent Bridge) - D/N
June 7: Group D - South Africa v Scotland (Oval)
June 7: Group B - England v Pakistan (Oval) - D/N
June 8: Group C - Australia v Sri Lanka (Trent Bridge)
June 9: Group B - Pakistan v Netherlands (Lord's)
June 9: Group D - New Zealand v South Africa (Lord's)
June 10: Group C - Sri Lanka v West Indies (Trent Bridge)
June 10: Group A - India v Ireland (Trent Bridge) - D/N

Super 8 Matches & Venues:

June 11: Group F - D1 v A2 (Trent Bridge)
June 11: Group E - B2 v D2 (Trent Bridge)
June 12: Group F - B1 v C2 (Lord's)
June 12: Group E – A1 v C1 (Lord's)
June 13: Group E - D2 v C1 (Oval)
June 13: Group F – D1 v B1 (Oval)
June 14: Group F - A2 v C2 (Lord's)
June 14: Group E – B2 v A1 (Lord's)
June 15: Group F – A2 v B1 (Oval)
June 15: Group E – B2 v C1 (Oval)
June 16: Group F - D1 v C2 (Trent Bridge)
June 16: Group E – A1 v D2 (Trent Bridge)

Semifinals:

June 18: E1 v F2 (Trent Bridge) - D/N
June 19: F1 v E2 (Oval) - D/N

FINAL:

June 21: SF1 v SF2 (Lord's)​

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

is it T20 or 50 over world cup..

anyways good start.. all the best

 

[Tarzan]

Yeap. I thought he will mention 2011 WC. But this is good one too.

India will win if they don't repeat again...

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Yes that is true..

 

[shantanu_rooney]

is it T20 or 50 over world cup..

anyways good start.. all the best

Yeap. I thought he will mention 2011 WC. But this is good one too.

India will win if they don't repeat again...

Its the T20 World Cup in England, note the date,its from May 1, 2009.

 

[Prithvi]

Well, cool stuff Shan.
And Good luck India..

 

[nakul]

Excellent Start waiting for more Updates

 

[surendar]

Now it's Shantanu's choice to decide whether this has to be merged with,

http://www.planetcricket.org/forums...up-2011-indians-set-windies-target-55101.html

Or

http://www.planetcricket.org/forums...rnational-diary-early-wicket-kiwis-56384.html

All the themes are same & even when you started your last story I did mention,

Just an alert message from Story Mod team,

" You have reached your limit of maximum stories. Actually,

India's Road to the World Cup 2011
India's International Diary
Current story thread

should have been merged and closed as per the rules. I am allowing it because, both the stories i.e. India stories were started before the new rules. But with this story, the count has reached beyond it's limit & hence anymore new story thread, if started, the writer has to face the consequences mentioned in the rules. The rules are common for all. :readit "

Like to remind the rules again,

http://www.planetcricket.org/forums...leagues/story-forums-rules-changes-55996.html

-Story Mod Team.

surendar added 0 Minutes and 52 Seconds later...

The rules are applicable for all & am sorry to say, we can't allow it.

 

[shalin_hitter]

This should be a good one if it continues...

 

[shantanu_rooney]

Last updated: 14th May, 2009

Indian Squad for Twenty20 World Cup announced

Skipper MS Dhoni along with head of selection committee Kris Srikkanth in Mumbai​

THE Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) on Thursday have announced the 14-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20 Championship in England starting from June 5.

India will play in the World Cup as the defending champions, having won the first T20 world cup in South Africa in 2007. The selectors announced the team just a day before the deadline for announcing the team was to expire, on May 15.

BCCI had shortlisted 30 probables, from which 14 players were chosen, based on their performance during the tournament as well as the experience fitness and skills.

Fast bowler RP Singh returned to the squad after winning the faith of selectors by bowling superbly throughout the current Indian Premier League held in South Africa. Pathan brothers are also there because of their match winning prowess, whereas Munaf Patel and Prgayan Ojha are there owing to their improved performances in the IPL matches.

The surprising omission is Mumbai Indian?s Abhishek Nayar, who was expected to make the cut, following his clean hitting and superb bowling ability.

Indian Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar, Rudra Pratap Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Pragyan Ojha and Irfan Pathan.​

 

[BKB1991]

Ravindra Jadeja
Good start!

 

[nakul]

Wow quite an nice R.jadeja superb waiting for more updates