| MUMBAI:
Neo Cricket's cricket season has got extended. The channel will air the BCCI Corporate
Trophy from 1-8 September, in which 12 corporates will take part involving several
Indian national players who are employed by these companies. Neo
Sports broadcast COO Prasana Krishnan says that this event was not in the original
contract. The BCCI recently came up with the concept and the channel which is
the BCCI's broadcast partner took the rights for the same. The
event will take place in four venues - Mohali, Vishakapatnam, Dharamsala and Bangalore.
The teams have been divided into four groups of three each for the league phase
to be played from 1-3 September. This
will be followed by the semi-finals on 5 and 6 September at Mohali and Bangalore,
followed by the final at Bangalore. The winners stand to receive Rs 10 million
while the runners-up will get to pocket Rs 5 million.
The
four groups are: Group
A: Indian Revenue, ITC, Air India (Blue) - Mohali
Group B: BPCL, MRF, ONGC
- Vishakhapatnam
Group C: All India Public Sector Sports Promotion Board, Tatas,
Indian Oil - Dharamsala
Group D: Air India (Red), India Cements, BPCL - Bangalore. | 
