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| ESPN STAR Sports to broadcast 10 matches | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 16
ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's leading sports broadcaster, will telecast selected matches from the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup (U/19 CWC). The tournament scheduled from the 17th February 08 – 2nd March 08 is being held at Malaysia. In all, 16 teams will be battling for a place in the final on March 2 in Kuala Lumpur. Besides the ICC's 10 full members and hosts Malaysia, five qualifiers - Namibia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Ireland, and Bermuda - will take part in the two-week long tournament.
STAR Cricket will telecast LIVE 10 matches from Malaysia including the semi-finals and the finals. The commentary panel for the LIVE telecast of the tournament includes eminent personalities like Alan Wilkins, Alistair Campbell, Colin Miller, Ranjit Fernando and Danny Morrison.
ESPN STAR Sports has ensured that LIVE telecast of the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup will be seen in more than 100 countries worldwide. Nearly all participating nations will have live coverage of the tournament in their home countries including in such places as Malaysia, India and Namibia. In addition to cricket's traditional heartlands in South Asia, England and Australia, the coverage will also be seen across the continents of Africa, throughout the Middle East and in the nations of the West Indies. In addition, viewers in North America will see the action in what will be the most coverage enjoyed by any U/19 CWC to date.
The LIVE telecast of ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup is part of ICC global telecast and marketing rights until 2015. The rights package, starting in 2007, includes the two ICC Cricket World Cups in 2011 and 2015, ICC Champions Trophy and ICC Twenty20 World Cups in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014, Women's World Cup and Intercontinental Cup.
Speaking on the occasion, RC Venkateish, Managing Director, ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd, said, "This is the first time that ESPN STAR Sports will be telecasting the Under/19 ICC Cricket World Cup and we are very excited about it. Our World class production facility will ensure the best viewing experience for the audience during the tournament. All arrangements for the smooth telecast, which will spot the emerging talent not only in the country but across all playing nations of the world, have been completed."
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