With the Indian team in Kiwiland, ESPN Star Sports, which has the exclusive telecast rights for the upcoming series, has announced a winner for its Super Selector, the interactive game show on ESPN-STAR Sports. It will also be telecasting new limited over game format that is bound to scandalise the purists but will add a bit of "masala" ahead of the serious business of the ensuing Test and One-Day series.

Nischal Jayaprakash, an 8-year old Bangalore based cricket prodigy has been declared the Super Selector winner and will travel to New Zealand to watch the first three one-day internationals.

Nischal of the Brijesh Patel Cricket Academy amassed the highest score of 4553 in the month of November. Jayaprakash would also get a chance to share the commentary box with Sunil Gavaskar, Navjot Singh Sidhu and Harsha Bhogle.

Meanwhile, Kolkata's Shamsul Hassan has been declared as the November winner of the Mini Super Selector, a new version wherein the participants can now opt to select only the top three players: best batsman, best bowler and best wicketkeeper for the month. Hassan won a motorbike for selecting Chris Gayle, Saqlain Mushtaq and Rahul Dravid.

While Jayaprakash travels to New Zealand, Indian cricket fans will have to be content with watching the live telecast of India's National Bank tour on Star Sports. The live telecast of the first match in the Super Max International series, a new limited over game format, between India and New Zealand will be shown on Star Sports at 11:15 am today. This tour opener will be played at the Jade Garden, Christchurch in New Zealand.

The name of this new format is derived from a clearly demarcated 'max-zone' on the field in front of the wickets on either side. A batsman gets his runs doubled in this zone. A boundary would mean eight runs and an over-boundary would mean 12 runs! No fielder is allowed in this 'max-zone' until the ball is bowled. A batsman is declared out if he is caught in the 'max-zone'. Many such thrilling rules make this Super Max International game unique and exciting.

The two teams will play two games of 10 overs each with only two fielders allowed outside the circle during the first five overs and only four fielders allowed for the last five overs. The batsman is obviously not out if a 'no-ball' is bowled, but he will also get a free-hit on the next ball instead of just an 'extra' run. Interestingly, the batsman cannot be declared out on this 'next ball'!