MUMBAI, June 1: Following the shocking 4-1 defeat in
the One-Day International series, there is immense interest in how India will
now tackle a resurgent West Indies in the four-Test series. The much-anticipated
Test series starts with the first Test in Antigua on Friday, 2nd June. Ten Sports,
the world’s number one sports channel for South Asia, will bring to all cricket
lovers ball-by-ball live coverage of the series and more. A live telecast
of the first three Test matches will start at 7:30 pm IST, while the final Test,
to be played in Jamaica from June 30 to July 4, will begin an hour later. The
second and third Test will be played at St. Lucia (June 10-14) and St. Kitts (June
22-26). In addition to the detailed coverage of the series, Ten Sports will also
telecast its critically-acclaimed studio show, ‘Straight Drive’. Hosted
by Sanjay Manjrekar, the other guests who will be invited to the studio during
the Test series are veteran cricketers Ian Chappel, Desmond Haynes, Javagal Srinath,
Ian Thomson and Arun Lal. Cricket fans will be able to feast their eyes
on The ‘Straight Drive’ show, considered the finest ever analysis show
which will be shown only during the pre-match build-up (for 90 minutes). This
will also be shown during the lunch break, and will feature an informative series
on the all-time greats of West Indian players as well as ‘Magical Moments’
from the India-West Indies cricket history. featured in this series are Sir Gary
Sobers Among the great West Indians who have been, the three Ws (Clyde Walcott,
Sir Everton Weekes, Frank Worrell), the Fearsome Foursome of Michael Holding,
Joel Garner, Andy Roberts and Malcolm Marshal, Sir Vivian Richards, and the pace
duo of Charlie Griffith and Wesley Hall. These will be anecdotal in nature, featuring
several interviews from the players themselves and their contemporaries, as well
as restored archival footage. Magical Moments of the Indo-West Indies
cricket history captures edge-of-seat matches like the 1983 World Cup final, the
Indian heartbreak at Bridgetown in 1997 (when they failed to chase 120), Sunil
Gavaskar’s exploits in 1971 and India’s 1971 Test series victory. This
is India’s ninth tour to West Indies, and they are hoping to repeat the magic
of the history 1-0 win in 1971. SCHEDULE OF TEST MATCHES June 2-6:
1st Test (Antigua); June 10-14: 2nd Test (St. Lucia); June 22-26: 3rd Test (St
Kitts); June 30-July 4: 4th Test (Jamaica) ABOUT TEN SPORTS: Only launched
in April 2002, Ten Sports is watched by more viewers than any other sports channel
in the Sub-continent. Ten Sports is available in over 48 million households via
cable and satellite networks across the world. In just a short span of three years,
Ten Sports has also become the world’s biggest producers of cricket. The
Channel broadcasts cricket from Sharjah, the West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
and Morocco throughout the Indian sub-continent and Asia, as well as in Europe
and the Middle East Also, Ten Sports has broadcast cricket from India, the World
Cup 2003 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 in certain territories. For further
information please contact: Lavanya Iyer
Ten Sports
Tel: 022 56623101/6289
Email:kevina@tajtv.com/lavanyai@tajtv.com
Neha
Parab / Canta Dadlaney
ZZEBRA, Mumbai
Tel: 022 26496712/6713
Email: neha@zzebra.net/
canta@zzebra.net | 
