Post from Cricket Current
Thursday, March 11, 2010, 12:53 pm
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IPL starts from 12 March, Friday with the first match between Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders at Mumbai. Along with this match, there will be a grand opening ceremony at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The 60-match tournament will officialy start in the opening ceremony featuring the 8 teams as well as a lot of other attractions from world of cricket as well as Entertainment.

Here are the major attractions of the IPL 2010 opening ceremony:

1)Honoring of all 8 teams in the IPL.
2)Performances from Ali Campbell, Bjorn Again, Bollywood star Deepika Padukone and pop star Lionel Ritchie with a wide variety of backup dancers.
3)IPL’s save environment will be shown solidarity by captains as they sign the globe made of eco-friendly material.


How to watch IPL 2010 opening ceremony live online for free ?:

As most of us know, IPL matches as well as opening ceremony will be available live on IPL’s Youtube channel – Youtube.com/IPL. Due to technical as well as broadcast related issues it may be delayed by few minutes. If available we will embed the live telecast in this page.

For details check IPL 2010 – LIVE

Post from Cricket Current
Friday, March 5, 2010, 4:03 am
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Finally IPL 2010 will start from 12 March, 2010 this time in India. The third season is expected to be more exciting as its being held in India, matches are increased and also the broadcasting has been made wider. Along with TV, web broadcasting will be free on Youtube. Apart from this, people will be able to enjoy IPL in theaters in India as well as UK, Middle east and many other parts. Here are the ways you can enjoy IPL 2010 LIVE:

ON INTERNET

1)Youtube for free live video  : IPL has partnered with Google to broadcast IPL 2010 Live from its IPL channel Youtube.com/ipl. Its free all over the world and people can even enjoy features like choosing camera angles as well as other different stuffs on Youtube. However, live broadcast will be delayed by about 5-minutes in some countries like USA. Highlights too will be available in Youtube.


2)Other Sites broadcasting live video of IPL : Willow.tv will broadcast the IPL in North America on Internet. Unlike Youtube, broadcast will not be delayed but is not free. ITV.com will broadcast on Internet in UK.


3)Free IPL 2010 live scorecard, commentary, desktop scores and more: Websites like cricinfo.com, espnstar.com and IPLt20.com will be showing live scorecard, commentary as well as desktop scorecard of IPL 2010 for free.

4)IPL updates via twitter, facebook and other media: You can get IPL updates on Twitter via. Lalit Modi’s profile twitter.com/lalitkmodi. Wickets alerts can be obtained from http://twitter.com/cricinfowickets.

IPL 2010 ON TV

IPL will be shown live in more than hundred countries all over the world on different TV channels. Set Max will broadcast in India, DirecTV in USA, ATN on Canada, ITV in UK and so on for other countries. Find TV channels details for different countries.

IPL 2010 on Theatres

In India: UFO movies will broacast IPL 2010 in more than 1700 theatres in India. The two semi-finals and finals will be shown in 3D. You can find details here.

IPL on theatres abroad : UK and West Asia will also broacast the IPL 2010 live on theatres. Find details here.

Post from Cricket Current
Thursday, March 4, 2010, 3:52 pm
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The long wait is over and it has been confirmed that ITV will be the broadcaster of IPL 2010 in UK. ITV will broadcast all the matches live on ITV4 as well as the website ITV.com and ITV mobile. After the collapse of previous broadcaster Setanta Sports, there was a long suspense for the IPL broadcaster in UK. Apart from ITV, youtube will also broadcast IPL in UK which will be delayed.

This makes the return of cricket in ITV after a gap of 30 years.

Post from Cricket Current
Sunday, February 21, 2010, 3:56 am
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Doordarshan is the public television broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati, a public service broadcaster nominated by the Government of India. Its hence free to air TV channel in India. Its has been the channel for watching Indian cricket matches especially in remote parts of India where other channels are not available. DD1 broadcasts the ODI matches played by India across the world live along with some other major cricket tournaments like World cup and World Twenty20. Here is the live cricket schedule of DD National for the year 2010:

1) Tri Series in Bangladesh (January) : DD will broadcast the Indian matches for the tri-seris between India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

2) South Africa in India 2010 (February) : 3 ODI matches will be shown live from this series on Doordarshan.

3) T20 World cup 2010 (April) : DD will broadcast the Indian matches as well as semi-final and final of T20 World cup 2010 in West Indies.

4) India in Zimbabwe (May) : DD will broadcast India vs Zimbabwe 3 ODI matches live.

5) Sri Lanka tri-seris (July): DD is likely to broadcast Indian matches as well as final of Tri-series in Sri Lanka which features India, Sri Lanka and New Zealand.

6) Australia in India (October) : DD will be showing 7 ODI matches from Australia vs India 2010.

7) New Zealand in India (November): DD will broadcast New Zealand vs India 5 ODI matches.

Disclaimer : This is not from the official cricket schedule of Doordarsan but solely based on the previous trends of matches broadcast by Doordarshan. This may change.

Post from Cricket Current
Friday, February 12, 2010, 8:44 am
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The second test 2010 between India and South Africa is now a battle for being test cricket champion for 2010. A win can only make India the ICC test champion of the year 2010 while even a draw is beneficial for the Proteas. After superb win in first test, South Africa is in top form in each and every department of cricket. India may be hopeful for second test as players like VVS Laxman, Sreesanth and Rohit Sharma may return for the second test.

2nd Test: India v South Africa at Kolkata
Date: Feb 14-18 Time: 09:15 local, 03:45 GMT

The pitch at Kolkata may be a turning one with full help for the spinners. Indian spin department looks better but the way Paul Harris bowled in 1st test proves that he can be a great threat. The current South African team can be considered to be one of strongest one with Dale Steyn and Morkel in great form along with great batting from Hasim Amla and Jacques Kallis.

For India Laxman is expected to be fully fit. Dinesh Karthik will be backing him in case of being unfit. Here is Indian squad for 2nd test:

MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Murali Vijay, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, S Badrinath, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Dinesh Kartik, Suresh Raina.

Watch Ind vs SA 2nd  test 2010 at Kolkata – LIVE:


On Internet : cricketnirvana.com will provide free live video streaming of the series. It is available in India and some neighboring parts. The official sites of TV channels may have live stream of the series. Click here for more details.

On TV: Neo Cricket will be showing the matches live in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and few other countries. As its a test match, Doordarshan will not be showing it. Similarly, Sky Sports in UK, Supersport in South Africa, Zee Sports in USA will broadcast the series. Check out more TV channels for Ind vs SA.

Post from Cricket Current
Thursday, February 11, 2010, 4:08 am
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TEN Sports is a channel owned by Taj Television and Zee Network broadcasting sporting events in India and different parts of Asia and Europe. Live cricket broadcast is one of the major events for this channel. Ten Sports has secured rights for broadcasting international matches played in Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies, Pakistan, Zimbabwe and UAE. Here is the live cricket schedule of Ten Sports for 2010:

England in South Africa 2010 (January): The series will feature 4 test and 5 ODI matches.

Pakistan vs England T20 matches in Dubai (Feb 19 and 20): It will feature 2 T20 matches.

Zimbabwe in West Indies 2010 (March): The series will feature a ODI series

South Africa in West Indies 2010 (May – June): The series will feature 4 tests and 5 ODI matches.

India and New Zealand in Sri Lanka (Tri-series)(July): The series features some ODI matches in the tri-series.

Zimbabwe in South Africa 2010 (September): The series features some ODI matches.

Bangladesh in Pakistan 2010 (October): It features 2 tests and 3 ODI matches.

South Africa in Pakistan 2010 (October to November): The series features 3 tests and 5 ODI matches.

West Indies in Sri Lanka (November to December): The series features 3 tests and 5 ODI matches.

Note 1: The ICC World Twenty20 2010 is to be held in West Indies but will not be shown in Ten Sports as its an ICC event. Instead it will be shown in Star Cricket.

Note 2: Cricket matches in Pakistan are not sure due to security reasons. They may be held in Pakistan or moved to other places or may be canceled.

Post from Cricket Current
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 5:18 am
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Pakistan and England will play 2 T20 matches in Dubai on 19 and 20th February, 2010. Tensports has the global broadcasting rights for the series and will show it live in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Middle East and some other countries. Sky Sports will be broadcasting the matches live in UK. Here are other TV channels broadcasting the Pakistan vs England series live:

Bangladesh : Ten Sports

Hong Kong : Ten Sports

India : Ten Sports

Indonessia : TelkomVision – Channel no. 113

Nepal : Ten Sports

New Zealand : Sky Sport

Singapore : Ten Sports

Sri Lanka : Dialog TV (Ten Sports)

South Africa : Supersport

UK : Sky Sport

Post from Cricket Current
Friday, February 5, 2010, 5:26 am
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The top two teams of test cricket will battle for a 2-match test series to decide who is the world champion of test cricket. India is currently no.1 at ICC rankings and at least series draw means it will remain in no.1. Neo Cricket has named the series as “World Championship of Cricket”. If India remains no.1 in the series, it will be World Champions of test cricket this year and will receive award from ICC.

1st Test: India v South Africa at Nagpur
Feb 6-10 Time: 09:30 local, 04:00 GMT

To win the first test at Nagpur, India needs to tackle the South African pace attack well. Steyn, Morkel and Parnell has made the attack one of the best in world. Batting is powered by solid foundations provided by Smith and Jacques Kallis both of whom have great record in India. On the other side, Indian batsmen are too in superb form. Though Dravid will miss, Gambhir, Sehwag and Tendulkar are in superb touch.

Indian pace attack is a bit weaker. Zaheer is of course in great touch whereas Ishant needs to show some improvements. South Africa relys mainly on pace attack and either of two spinners Botha and Harris will play. They are not the great threat compared to Indian spin attack which has Harbhajan Singh.

Watch Ind vs SA 1st test 2010 at Nagpur – LIVE:


On Internet : cricketnirvana.com will provide free live video streaming of the series. It is available in India and some neighboring parts. The official sites of TV channels may have live stream of the series. Click here for more details.

On TV: Neo Cricket will be showing the matches live in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and few other countries. As its a test match, Doordarshan will not be showing it. Similarly, Sky Sports in UK, Supersport in South Africa, Zee Sports in USA will broadcast the series. Check out more TV channels for Ind vs SA.