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  • IPL Mania & Cricketainment

    Submitted by ITV Production on Apr 02

    New Delhi: The Indian Premier League is back in its fifth season with its electric mix of cricket and entertainment and CNN-IBN will be there to give its viewers the most comprehensive coverage of this sporting spectacle with its lineup of special programming called Cricketainment.

    The CNN-IBN team of some of India?s most experienced sports journalists will be joined by well-known experts of the game such as Harsha Bhogle, Sanjay Manjrekar, Aakash Chopra, Anil Kumble, Shishir Hattangdi, Maninder Singh to give the viewers the sharpest and most precise analysis of every game in the tournament.

    Cricketainment begins its innings on CNN IBN from April 2 and continues till the end of the IPL season on May 27. The coverage will be divided in two stages:

    1. PRE-IPL:
    The show will feature celebrities and guests and will discuss strengths and weaknesses of all IPL teams and try to predict who will come out on top in IPL 5.
    Timings: April 2 @ 7:00 PM & April 3 @ 7:00 PM

    2. DURING IPL:
    Daily pre & post-match analysis where the experts will discuss & analyze the teams? performance
    Timings: April 4 ? May 27, Everyday @ 3:30 PM, 7:30 PM & 11:30 PM Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, CNN-IBN, IBN7 & IBN Lokmat, said, ?The tournament that shook cricket and enthralled fans is back and so is our boundless IPL coverage on and off the field. Cricketainment aims to give viewers multiple perspectives of the tournament with the most pertinent experts and our team of reporters who add the extra spark into the game.?

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  • Steven Smith replaces Mitchell Marsh in Pune Warriors India IPL franchise

    Submitted by ITV Production on Mar 10

    MUMBAI: Australian leg-spinner Steven Smith has replaced his compatriot Mitchell Marsh in the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Pune Warriors India for the DLF IPL 2012.

    Sahara Adventure Sports MD Sushanto Roy said, "Steven Smith is one of the brightest talents to emerge onto the international scene in recent times. We have no doubt that he will excel for us with both bat and ball".

    Smith was part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad during the 2010 season. He was acquired by Kochi Tuskers Kerala for the 2011 season, but was forced to miss the tournament due to injury.

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