Indiantelevision.com Team

(4 March 2010 7:00 pm)

BANGALORE: Following a hugely successful first contest during the Champions League in September-October last year, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) second jaunt of the annual ‘Fantastic Fans Challenge’ contest has thrown up four scribes who will showcase their creative flair and enduring passion for the team during IPL 3.

Aneesh Surender from Hyderabad was adjudged the Chief RCB Blogger, Ashish Parmar from Bangalore was crowned the Chief RCB Photographer, Radio Sandeep from Bangalore was designated as the Chief RCB Podcaster and Sandeep M from Bangalore was chosen the Chief RCB Videographer for the Royal Challengers.

The ‘Fantastic Fans Challenge’ contest called for online entries through the Royal Challengers’ website, www.royalchallengers.com for Royal Challengers’ Fans with exceptional writing, photography, videography and commentating skills.

The applicants were then asked to collect public votes and references and the top 36, nine from each category, from over 1300 entries, were selected for the grand finale. The finalists were judged by the Royal Challengers Coach, Ray Jennings and the Captain, Anil Kumble.

The four winners will be given the opportunity to stay and travel along with the Royal Challengers team, and granted preferential access to all RCB matches. They will fulfill their duties as “content contributors” to the RCB Fan oriented sections of the Royal Challengers website during IPL 3.

Says RCB cricket team captain Anil Kumble, “It is fabulous to see the fans and their undying faith in the team. The chosen 4 now have an excellent but a huge responsibility to run the Royal Challengers Fan channel during IPL. They will bring alive the behind-the-scene stories and constantly update the site with insights and news.”

The Chief Blogger will communicate the passion of the team to its fan base during the upcoming IPL, share personal experiences and conduct live chats with the team members on the team’s official website, www.royalchallengers.com .

The Chief Videographer will record the magical sporting moments during the play and practice and on the spot interviews with the team players, celebrities and the crème de le crème at the stadium.

The Chief Photographer will capture unforgettable shots on and off the pitch, the hotel stay and during travel. The Chief Podcaster will interview the team members and be a commentator for the live cricket matches.