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Kasliwal also mentions
another application - the Simulator. The visitor can view a graphical representation
of what is happening ball by ball. He says that from a technological point of
view it is a challenge. For each over two dozen parameters are taken into account.
The recording takes place on the fly.  There
will also be expert analysis of each match. Prominent names are in the process
of getting signed up. There will also be interviews with players and the captains.
For the captains there is a section Captainspeak. Kasliwal says that it
is in the process of tying up with speakers.
It
is also doing an interactive Voice Of the World Cup initiative. The
contest kicks off next month. Here a clip of India's match versus Pakistan in
the previous World Cup is featured. Sachin basically hammers Shoaib. One can visit
the section and provide a commentary recording. The winner who will be chosen
by the public and a team of experts gets to do commentary for the semi finals
and the final for the site. The
site will also have a picture gallery courtesy gettyimages. For fun one can participate
in games. One game that will shortly be launched is called Pick The Score.
This is a prediction game and one has to guess scores. There will also be a fantasy
game. Here one chooses a dream team for each match and one scores depending on
how well the individual players are faring. The
site will also have quizzes, an ICC contests suite. There will also be pages dedicated
to teams and players, merchandise that can be ordered. In some countries like
New Zealand, Hong Kong, Korea, Germany, France the site will offer for a fee live
streaming of matches. In India highlights and the other earlier mentioned features
will be given for free. GroupM
COO South Asia Vikram Sakuja says that at first the agency was not sure how the
product would turn out. However he is happy that for the Champions Trophy the
site got a quarter of a billion page views. "I am glad that GroupM saw this
potential and got some of our brands like Lufthansa to work with this exciting
media offering." | 
For
the Champions Trophy the site got 230 million page views. Kasliwal says that for
the World Cup the site is expecting a billion page views during the event. "Our
application Matchcast (which is a scorecard) has been expanded upon. It will be
interactive. The aim is to give the consumer a complete experience. One can get
match highlights, fall of wickets package, interactive contests. There will be
live chat during the game. Users can comment on the state of the game. Our video
content will include highlights from the previous World Cups. Other sites (as
per the ICC diktat) are not allowed to show cricket videos."
