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ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), Asia’s leading Sports Broadcaster, has been appointed the preferred bidder as the long-term global television production partner for the Champions League 2020 tournament by Champions League 2020.

ESPN STAR Sports recently acquired exclusive global commercial rights of the league for a period of 10 years after a successful bid. ESS and Champions League 2020 are currently finalising the necessary long form agreement.

ESS has lined up a series of innovative and new features to create the most compelling presentation of the tournament that begins December 3, 2008 in India. One of the firsts includes a High Definition (HD) telecast of the championship, making it the first HD telecast for any sporting event in the Indian subcontinent. Another first will be the use of as many as 34 cameras at each venue to cover all the matches - the highest number of cameras used to cover any multi venue cricket tournament to date. It will include many interesting angles like aerial views with Fly cameras, a boundary side field camera to showcase fielding and a new mid-wicket camera position to highlight running between the wickets that will deliver another new viewing dimension to viewers.

To capture every moment of the fast paced action both on and off the field, ESS will use Super Slo Motion cameras at each match, player and umpire microphones as well as new dugout and crowd cameras to capture the reactions and emotions off the field, bringing fans closer to the action like never before.

In addition, ESS will be using a new suite of graphics for the broadcast, specially developed for the Champions League 2020 by a Hollywood based production house, and utilizing a range of new statistics specifically tailored for the Twenty20 format to further enhance the viewing experience of audience.

In addition, a special anthem for the tournament has been composed by the renowned music maestro A R Rahman who is known for his stellar work that transcends boundaries and has various hits under his belt including the popular international musical ‘Bombay Dreams’. Different versions of the anthem will feature in the presentation including title sequence, music video and other on-air elements.

Manu Sawhney, Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports, said, “Champions League 2020 is the marquee global tournament where only the top Twenty20 club teams from top cricketing nations qualify to compete for the greatest honour, to be adjudged as the Champion of Champions. This World Championship therefore positions itself as a one of its kind international tournament. We are committed to setting a new benchmark in the way cricket will be produced, presented and distributed across the globe.”

“Therefore, our global production plan will create the most memorable, unique and engaging experience for audiences across the globe through a series of innovative production features and enhancements. With the phenomenal success that we have had with the inaugural ICC Twenty20 World Cup last year, we are confident that we will be able to take this exciting Champions League 2020 to new heights as well. This world-class event will further reinforce ESS’ position as the number one choice for cricket fans for years to come.”

Lalit Modi, Chairman, Champions League 2020, said, “We are very pleased to award the global production rights to ESS. Over the years, ESS has produced and presented the game of cricket in a manner that is truly Gold Standard. We are confident that with many new innovative and unique features that ESS had planned for the inaugural Champions League 2020, fans across the globe can look forward to the most compelling and riveting action on television.”

James Sutherland, Chief Executive Officer, Cricket Australia, said, “With ESPN STAR Sports as our global production partner as well as the global commercial rights holder, we are confident that this fantastic new competition will be shown in a manner that will truly revolutionize the game of cricket. This will not only appeal to discerning cricket fans across the globe but will also captivate and bring in new audiences to the game of cricket thus further expanding the popularity of the game of cricket”.

Gerald Majola, Chief Executive of Cricket South Africa, said, “Having ESPN STAR Sports as our Champions League global production partner will significantly enhance the international stature of the Champions League 2020 and am confident the high quality production and global broadcast of the Champions League 2020 will ignite the passion of cricket lovers the world over.”

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said that after thrashing England by 158 runs in the first match in Rajkot, his team would have to guard against complacency when they take on the tourists in the second cricket one-dayer here tomorrow.

“We are always wary of becoming complacent because if we lose then we will be criticised that we were overconfident. We are always focused on what needs to be done,” Dhoni said while speaking to reporters here this afternoon.

Dhoni felt the wicket prepared for the tie at the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association’s Stadium would not be a shirt-front like the one on which the Indian batsmen feasted on the hapless England attack.

“The wicket will not be like the one at Rajkot. There would be wear and tear as the match progresses. It’s dry and it would become slow and it will be difficult to score, but all these are only predictions. The toss is important,” he said.

Dhoni reiterated that despite being taken to the cleaners in Rajkot by his batsmen, the visiting team’s bowling attack was a good one and far superior to the one that visited the country’s shores two years ago.

“They have a very good bowling attack and they are a good side. It’s a much better attack than what they had when they visited two years ago. We are not taking them lightly,” he said.

Meanwhile, batsman Yuvraj Singh, who dismantled the England bowling with his hurricane knock of 138 not out at Rajkot in the first ODI, has shown substantial progress.

“There’s considerable improvement in Yuvraj’s condition. But we will take a final call on him before the match,” said the Indian skipper.

At Rajkot, India were asked to take first strike after England captain Kevin Pietersen, and the hosts rocketed off to a great start through their in-form openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, who made 85 and 51 respectively and also put on a century stand at almost six an over.

Lahore Badshahs will have revenge on their mind when they take on defending champions Hyderabad Heroes in a repeat of last year`s finals of the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 Championship here tomorrow.

The first of the three finals of the event would be held at the Sardar Patel stadium here tomorrow.

The Heroes have beaten the Badshahs in the league stage besides defeating them in the finals of the Edelweiss 20s Challenge in April this year.

The Heroes have so far won six of their eight league matches to top the table, while the Badshahs have lost three and are placed second.

But the team from across the border still remains one of the most dreaded in the tournament, a prime reason being their explosive opening pair of Imran Nazir and Imran Farhat.

However, Heroes skipper Chris Harris is unfazed.

“They are an international team and have one of the most destructive opening pairs. We know that they can really get them off to a flier but on doing that they also provide a lot of opportunities and we would like to grab those chances with both hands,” Harris said. Despite the absence of stars, Heroes` have time and again proved that they have the balance for the fast-paced version of the game.

Batsmen like Ambati Rayudu and all-rounder Nicky Boje have been consistently scoring runs for them, while Stuart Binny and Ibrahim Khaleel have the power to hit huge shots.

Heroes, however, don`t have the experience of Saqlain Mushtaq or the pace of Mohammad Sami, which gives Lahore the edge.

In batting, Lahore have been bolstered by in-form openers Imran Nazir and Imran Farhat and with a strong middle order, featuring Naved-ul-Hasan, Inzamam-ul-Haq and newly-inducted Mohammad Yousuf, Badshah`s batting can tear apart any attack on a given day.

With three finals to be played, Inzamam feels tomorrow`s match will be the most important match as it will give the winning team an upper hand. However the former Pakistan skipper doesn`t have any specific plans for the Heroes.

“Tomorrow`s match will be a crunch match as it is the first game and winning it will give an advantage to the team,” Inzamam said.

“But we don`t have any specific strategy or plan for them. The game is the same, just name changes, so we would look to just stick to what we have done so far, just follow the basic plan,” he added.

With the eleven stitches on Anil Kumble’s little finger still fresh, it was expected to be a day when a depleted Indian bowling attack would fight tooth and nail, buoyed by a late burst of hope from unlikely spin hero Virender Sehwag’s bowling arm in the last hour of play on Friday.But, as Saturday wore on at the Kotla, it started to become clear that the Australian middle-order — written off over the last 10 days as world cricket’s forgotten force — still had some bite left in it.

Their names may not sound as impressive as they once did, and there may have been several opportunities lost by India to cut short the visitors’ gritty fight-back, but not doffing our hats to Michael Clarke and his support cast would be downright unfair. Despite the odds, they held on for a second straight day to ensure that all wasn’t lost for the visitors in Indian cricket’s favourite backyard.

India have tasted victory in the last seven Tests at the Kotla, and each time the story has revolved in some measure around the country’s leading wicket-taker in history. Even in this Test, now heading almost certainly for a tough, grinding draw, Kumble ensured his name will be remembered as one of its lead protagonists.

For those who had seen Kumble bowl with bandages around his face in Antigua in 2002, the sight of the tall leg-spinner measuring his run-up soon after the first drinks break wasn’t exactly a huge surprise. With his unusable left-hand standing out because of a bandage, and his changed run-up instantly noticeable because of his inability to twirl the ball between his fingers before charging in, it wasn’t easy to conclude what was on Kumble’s mind as he sent down his first over — six quick deliveries that neither gripped the surface nor extracted anything from it.Out of sorts

By then, India had already dropped Clarke, on 21, Ishant Sharma missing a simple catch that would prove to be the costliest mistake of his dream Test career thus far. Leg-spinner Amit Mishra was bowling a couple of bad deliveries in each over (what a great leveller Test Cricket is). And Zaheer Khan, despite being on the mark, wasn’t exactly troubling the batsmen on a track that was getting slower, and where runs were leaking constantly through the vacant third-man region. from any further damage. He instinctively put it out to stop the ball on a couple of occasions, and doubled up with pain. Fears of a greater injury, which could sideline him for the next match and perhaps even for the next few weeks, would’ve been on his mind. Kumble still toiled on, determined not just to make things happen for India but, equally importantly, to dig himself out of a personal crisis brought on by poor form and intense media pressure.Sehwag strikes

Sehwag struck the day’s first blow, bowling Shane Watson from behind his legs with a ball that pitched outside off-stump and hit his leg-stump — sounds like a mirror image of Shane Warne’s ball of the century, but the dismissal wasn’t nearly as dramatic. Sehwag went on to pick up the first five-wicket haul of his Test career, and he celebrated with raised arms.

Then, the moment of the morning, as Kumble had Brad Haddin stumped while charging down the track. The legend of Antigua had suddenly come alive, and, after more indefensible dropped catches — by VVS Laxman running backwards and Mishra lunging forward in the deep — had ensured Clarke got his dogged century, Kumble struck twice more to silence some of his detractors.

Top seeds Ana Ivanovic and Vera Zvonareva claimed straight-set victories on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the Linz Open.

Number one seed Ivanovic of Serbia overcame a strong but inconsistent challenge from Austrian left-hander Sybille Bammer to win 6-4 6-2, while Russia’s Zvonareva took just 53 minutes to defeat Nuria Llagostera Vives of Spain 6-2 6-0.

Ivanovic had struggled since winning the French Open but she returned to form last week in Zurich, reaching the semi-finals.

She maintained that form against Bammer, playing aggressively and looking for opportunities to come to the net, although it took her time to get into her stride.

Ivanovic broke to lead 1-0 but then allowed Bammer to level at 2-2. The next two games also went against serve, before Ivanovic faced another break point that would have left Bammer serving for the set at 5-3.

The Serb held off the threat with a high backhand volley, and went on to break Bammer to lead 5-4 before closing out the set with an ace.

Ivanovic looked more comfortable in the second set, moving better and showing more consistency. Although Bammer engaged her in several competitive rallies, it was usually the Austrian who made the error.

A double-fault gave Ivanovic a break for 2-1 and a further break for 5-2 left her serving for victory, and she once again claimed the set with an ace.

“I’m very happy with the way I played today,” Ivanovic told reporters. “She’s a tough opponent. She brings a lot of balls back and makes you work hard for your points, so to have a victory like this in two sets is definitely good.”

Zvonareva experienced little resistance from Llagostera Vives, with her aggressive baseline game often forcing errors.

The Russian broke twice to lead 5-1, and although she netted a backhand to lose the next game she broke once more for the set. The second set was entirely one-sided, and ended when the Spaniard hit her fifth double-fault.

Sixth seed Marion Bartoli also progressed after struggling to overcome Czech qualifier Petra Kvitova 7-6 1-6 6-3 and fifth seed Nadia Petrova beat Katarina Srebotnik 6-4 7-6.

Fourth seed Patty Schnyder was upset 6-2 2-6 6-1 by Alona Bondarenko, but seventh seed Flavia Pennetta beat Dominika Cibulkova 6-3 6-1.

A National Basketball Association survey of club general managers released Wednesday by the league shows top executives like the Los Angeles Lakers to win the 2009 NBA title.

The seventh annual secret vote ahead of Tuesday start of the 2008-2009 season showed general managers expect the Lakers to avenge their loss to the Boston Celtics in last June’s NBA Finals by beating them in next year’s final.

A total of 46 percent of the league’s 30 team decision makers liked the Lakers to take the crown with defending champion Boston next at 19 percent followed by New Orleans at 12 percent.

The San Antonio Spurs were not the top pick for the first time in five years in the poll, garnering only eight percent.

Cleveland playmaker LeBron James was predicted to become NBA Most Valuable Player by 56 percent of general managers and 2008 MVP Kobe Bryant of the Lakers was next at 37 percent. New Orleans’ Chris Paul was third with seven percent.

Miami’s Michael Beasley, the second selection in June’s NBA Draft, was predicted to take NBA Rookie of the Year honors at 48 percent.

Last year’s top overall pick, Portland center Greg Oden, was second on 30 percent. He missed last season with an injury.

Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki was named the top non-US player, the German taking 67 percent of votes among international talent.

Chinese star Yao Ming, who had been rated the NBA’s best center in the poll last year, was overtaken by Orlando star Dwight Howard, who took 56 percent of votes. Paul topped Canadian Steve Nash of Phoenix for top point guard as well.

Forward James and shooting guard Bryant were named the best at their positions along with power forward Tim Duncan of San Antonio. Bryant and Duncan have topped the vote at their positions in every year of the poll.

James was named top player execs would sign to build a team around while Bryant was named the one they most wanted to take a last-second shot with the outcome at stake.

Greg Popovich was named best coach in the NBA with 54 percent of votes while Boston’s Kevin Garnett was picked as top defensive player and Lakers’ big man Andrew Bynum tabbed as top pick to have a breakout season after being injured most of last season.

Former Australian coach John Buchanan believes that Andrew Symonds should be sent an sos to rescue the side from its Test crisis in India, but former Test wicketkeeper Ian Healy is opposed to the idea.

Australia had to bear the humiliation of a 320-run beating in Mohali Tuesday. It was their heaviest defeat since the world champions lost by 10 wickets to the West Indies in Jamaica in 1999, and their heaviest in terms of runs since a 343-run thrashing at the hands of the West Indies at Bridgetown, Barbados, in 1991.

The Queenslander all-rounder, who is cooling his heels at home after his fishing fiasco, is being sorely missed as he had become a bugbear for the Indians both on and off the field in the last one year.

Buchanan believes Symonds would ‘be on the first plane to India’ if he was summoned by selectors.

‘There is no question that the Australian side is missing his playing ability and his character,’ Buchanan was quoted as saying in Courier Mail.

‘With what has happened in recent times, Andrew is the best person to judge when he is ready to come back. But if somebody went and asked him if he would go over, I couldn’t see him saying no. I reckon he would be over there like a shot.’

‘I think the Australian team would welcome him back with open arms.’

Former Test wicketkeeper Ian Healy, however, feels Symonds should continue playing the Sheffield Shield cricket to push his case for Australia selection this summer.

‘There is nothing to be gained by sending him over to India now,’ Healy said.

‘I’d just let him be and score plenty of runs in Shield cricket so he is ripe for the picking for the first Test this summer.’

Former Queensland captain Jimmy Maher also said Australia should consider calling the allrounder back for the last two matches in India.

Maher insists he is the man to help save a troubled Test side.

‘I really think Australia need him in India. I’d be getting him in the Test side as soon as possible,’ Maher said.

‘Symo is a player for a crisis and I’d say, 1-0 down in a four-Test series, Australia is in crisis. He can turn a game in the space of an hour with his batting. And his spin bowling would also be very important on turning Indian pitches.’

After Symonds’ Darwin episode, Cricket Australia said he must complete a confidential rehab process, including seeing a sports psychologist, before being considered for national selection.

CA chief executive James Sutherland has already ruled out the possibility of Symonds replacing the injured Phil Jaques on tour insisting that the all-rounder firstly needed to complete a ’staged process.’

An India-Australia Test match should have crammed the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here with spectators, but it was played to near-empty galleries to leave administrators scratching their heads.

India won the Test by a record 320-run margin Tuesday, but the usual euphoric celebrations one associates with such an event was missing.

There were not many to greet even Sachin Tendulkar on becoming the leading scorer in Test cricket.

With the success of Indian Premier League (IPL), fears that Twenty20 cricket will erode the popularity of Test cricket made the cricket administrators sit up and think of measures to revive interest in the traditional form of the game.

The PCA stadium here, regarded as one of the best cricketing facilities in the world, has a capacity of 30,000.

On any given day, the genuine spectator strength at PCA was between 1,000 and 4,000. Everyday about 5,000 students from rural areas of Punjab, who were brought here courtesy the Punjab government and the PCA, made up the number.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is mulling over the dwindling popularity of Test cricket and chief executive office (CEO) Haroon Lorgat, who was here during the match, made his disappointment known.

‘I saw Tendulkar crossing the 12,000-mark. The empty stands are a matter of real concern. This is something we have to look into because we need to promote and protect this form of the game,’ Lorgat said.

‘In Bangalore, we had good crowd, but we are disappointed by what we saw here.’

Lorgat added that it was a challenge for the world body to generate interest among people for the five-day game.

‘It is a challenge for us, no doubt about that. Of course, there is great attraction for the shorter versions of the game. The administrators and member boards have a task at hand to convert that interest in Tests as well,’ he said.

He also said the sanctity of Test cricket cannot be compromised at any cost.

ICC’s principal adviser and PCA president Inderjit Singh Bindra was more forthright in his views on the dwindling crowd.

‘We have to be more spectator-friendly. The State Associations need to create more facilities,’ Bindra said.

‘It is not the question of money being made out of TV rights alone. At the end of the day, we are affected if people don’t turn out. It will impact everything, if crowds stay away from Test cricket,’ he pointed out.

Bindra said one reason for poor turnout could be that the ground had hosted 13 matches, mostly ODIs and IPL Twenty20 matches, in the last couple of years.

Bindra though denied that T20 is the reason for the dwindling interest in Test cricket.

‘The T20 has in fact attracted more people to Test cricket. Even the TRP ratings for the current Test is high which shows more people are watching the game on TV,’ he added.

Ricky Ponting is candid enough to admit that Zaheer Khan made life miserable for the batsmen in Bangalore with his grasp of reverse swing but the Australia captain asserts the pace battery at his disposal is not inferior to anyone when it comes to this esoteric craft with the old ball.

“The Indian fast bowlers in the first game used the reverse swing very well. Zaheer especially did well in the first innings when he took five wickets. I know both Zaheer and Ishant (Sharma) are quality bowlers and it is upto us as a batting group to be up to the challenge,” Ponting said in Mohali on Thursday.

Not alien to the importance of reverse swing in such conditions, Ponting said, “It does make scoring a bit more difficult. It means the ball is old and soft but as I said, we made over 400 in the first innings so we did most of the things right with the bat. Zaheer’s was a stand-out effort and we hope to have a plan to cope with that.”

Determined to pay India back in their own coin, Ponting said his bowlers are equally adept at this craft and would give a good account of themselves in the second Test.

“We are not too bad. In fact we used it quite well in the first innings in Bangalore. We had a bit of a disadvantage in the second innings because of the fact it was dark and we couldn’t use our fast bowlers as much as I wanted. “Brett (Lee) is probably as good a reverse swing bowler as anybody in the world. Stuart Clark has been very good at that and Peter Siddle is also experienced, playing in Melbourne. If we have conditions that will aid reverse swing here, I think you will see our guys do a good job,” Ponting promised.