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MUMBAI:
After a successful auction of various Indian Premier League teams,
the IPL Cricket Board will now auction its 85-player squad in what
will be the first of its kind in Cricket history! On Wednesday,
February 20 IBN 7 will cover all the action LIVE through the day
with virtual sets and high use of graphics showing player profiles
and bid amounts through a 'Boli Meter'. The extensive and vivid
coverage will then be followed by a one-hour special, 'Big Bazaar'
at 10 pm featuring highlights and in-depth analysis of the day's
proceedings.
Beginning
early in the day, the IPL auction is expected to commence at 10:30
am and last till the evening. IBN 7 will be present on location
to bring its viewers the most up-to-the-minute happenings LIVE all
through the day in the newswheel. The status of the bids made on
the players by team proprietors like Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta,
Mukesh Ambani, etc. will be shown in a 'Boli Meter'. This unique
indicator will continuously showcase the bid amount and the various
fluctuations that ensue before the highest bid is sealed. This in
turn will be supplemented with high-end graphics displaying detailed
player profiles. In other words, IBN 7 viewers would witness a vivid
visual display of the auction, including the bids made, with the
help of its state-of-the-art virtual sets and graphics!
At
the end of the day, once the auction is concluded, IBN 7 will present
'Big Bazaar' - a one-hour round-up special hosted by Darain Shahidi.
The special show will feature auction highlights, the amount bid
on each of the players by the teams, reactions of the bidders and
in-depth analysis.
"Our
IPL Auction coverage will make use of our new virtual sets and high-definition
graphics to give viewers the latest and most enhanced experience.
IBN 7 will thus be the ultimate destination for all the action as
the World's top Cricket players go under the hammer for the lucrative
IPL teams." Said, Ashutosh, Managing Editor, IBN 7
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