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MUMBAI:
Neo Sports, India's home of Indian cricket on TV" announced
the live & exclusive* telecast of the India vs. Bangladesh Test
Series starting Friday, May 18th 2007. The Neo Sports feed will
also be available on Raj TV & Vissa TV with Tamil & Telugu
commentary respectively as part of the regional syndication deals
struck by the channel.
Commenting on the same, Shashi Kalathil, CEO, Neo Sports Broadcast
said "Post the win against Bangladesh in the ODI series, there
is a heightened viewer interest in the Test Series. This coupled
with the fact that India is playing a test series after a long gap
will go a long way in upping the excitement quotient for this series."
The
live coverage on Neo Sports will include a pacy pre, mid & post
match show specifically targetting the youth viewer, called Extra
Cover. The same will be presented by Neo Sports Anchor Radhakrishnan
Srinivasan who will be accompanied by Rohan Gavaskar, currently
in the midst of his first commentary stint on International cricket
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Telecast
Schedule for the Grameenphone Bangladesh vs India Test Cricket Series
May
2007
| Date |
Venue |
Time |
| 18th
to 22nd |
1st
Test - Chittagong |
9
a.m. onwards |
| 25th
to 29th |
2nd
Test - Mirpur, Dhaka |
9
a.m. onwards |
Positioned
as the "Home of Indian cricket in India", Neo Sports holds
the rights to all the international & domestic cricket played
in India, and holds the rights to more than two-thirds of all confirmed
international cricket series featuring the Indian team outside India,
till March 2010.
Neo
Sports and Neo Sports Plus are distributed exclusively by Star India,
taking both channels across the length and breadth of this country.
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