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Ten Sports ties up with Maruti Suzuki for cricket ratings
MUMBAI: Ten Sports has announced that Maruti Suzuki will sponsor their cricket rating property. It will be called the Maruti Suzuki Cricket Ratings.
The two-year deal breaks on the channel from the first match of the Indian Oil Cup today with India taking on Sri Lanka in a day-night encounter at Dambulla.
Taj Television VP programming Peter Hutton said, “The concept behind the Maruti Suzuki Cricket Ratings is to come up with a cricket ranking system of the highest caliber. We wanted to create something that will allow viewers to identify with the methodology and at the same time create interesting television.
“We use an in house system which is capable of calculating and updating the players and teams rankings taking into consideration a number of aspects such as quality of competition, venue etc. We have also consciously made it visually exciting and have intentionally stayed away from excessive technicalities.”
Maruti Suzuki GM marketing Mayank Pareek says, “We are thrilled to be associated with the cricket rating property on Ten Sports. With their exciting line-up of India cricket over the next couple of years including the India tour of Pakistan and India tour of West Indies in 2006, I am confident that we will derive tremendous mileage from this property.”
Maruti Suzuki media manager Shaswati Saradar said “We believe that a property with such great saliency and frequency will keep us on top of the mind with our consumers. The top quality analysis of the performance of various teams and individual players will help us build a connect with the viewer as cricket is a passion in this country. We are sure that in months to come the words Cricket ratings” will be synonymous to Maruti Suzuki Cricket Ratings”.
Taj Television India ad sales VP Rukin Kizilbash said, ” We are delighted to have a partner like Maruti Suzuki for our premier property. We believe that the partnership will only get bigger and better in years to come. With our superlative live cricket content coming up I believe they will get tremendous value in associating with us on this property.”
Brands
FSS names Anand Krishnamurthi head of global digital delivery
Tech veteran to drive AI-first, cloud-led transformation in payments globally
CHENNAI: Financial Software and Systems (FSS), an AI-first payment infrastructure company, has appointed Anand Krishnamurthi as head of global digital delivery.
In his new role, Anand Krishnamurthi will lead FSS’s global digital delivery capabilities, focusing on AI-first and cloud-led transformation while ensuring predictable, high-quality outcomes for customers worldwide. He will be based in Chennai and report to V. Balasubramanian, CEO of FSS.
Bringing 28 years of experience in technology and digital transformation across banking, capital markets, financial services, and insurance, Anand has held senior leadership positions at Cognizant and NuSummit. He is recognised for scaling multi-geography delivery teams, leading mission-critical platforms, and embedding AI-driven automation in complex, regulated environments.
“What drew me to FSS is its deep payments expertise, strong product DNA, and the scale at which its platforms power real-world financial ecosystems,” said Anand Krishnamurthi. “I aim to strengthen delivery predictability, execution rigor, and engineering quality, building empowered teams that deliver measurable customer outcomes. FSS has a unique opportunity to create real-time, AI-infused payments infrastructure that is resilient, secure, and globally scalable.”
V. Balasubramanian added, “Anand’s track record in leading multi-geography delivery programs and AI-first operating models makes him the ideal leader for FSS as we accelerate our AI-driven digital payments business. His leadership will help us raise the bar for outcomes globally.”
This appointment is part of FSS’s broader push to build an AI-powered, cloud-native delivery organisation capable of meeting the evolving needs of banks, fintechs, and financial institutions worldwide.
