'Asli Test Baaki Hai' - STAR Sports Brings in a Power-packed Presentation for India Australia Tests

'Asli Test Baaki Hai' - STAR Sports Brings in a Power-packed Presentation for India Australia Tests

NEW DELHI, February 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --




- Marketing Campaign Focuses on a New Look Team India as it Fights for the
Border-Gavaskar Trophy
- VVS Laxman Joins a Star-studded Expert Panel


Leading sports broadcaster STAR Sports has launched a full-fledged campaign, with the
core theme 'Asli Test Baaki Hai', to promote the forthcoming India Australia Test cricket
series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy which gets underway in Chennai on February 22, 2013.
The campaign has been developed to build up the new Team India as it faces its toughest
test against the most redoubtable of cricketing oppositions - Australia. The sports
broadcaster has also lined up an expert panel of cricketing stars who will do commentary
as well as studio analysis on every match day in English (STAR Cricket & STAR Cricket HD)
and Hindi (STAR Sports). The commentary line-up includes legends like Sunil Gavaskar and
Allan Border.



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Over the last 15 years or so, India vs. Australia has been the battleground in which
'Heroes' have been born or tested. The last generation of Indian heroes including Sachin,
Dravid, Laxman and Ganguly came into their own against Australian opposition at home or
abroad which led to this epic confrontation developing into a blue riband event - a true
test of a cricketer's mettle. A match up against Australia is the ultimate battleground on
which true cricketing heroes are born. Interestingly today, both teams are in a phase of
rebuilding after a spate of high profile retirements. The advent of new stars like Pujara,
Ashwin, Kohli, Maxwell, Starc and Pattinson ensure that the series still remains a stern
test of cricketing excellence. Hence the campaign line - 'Asli Test Baaki Hai'.



Sanjay Gupta, Chief Operating Officer, STAR India Pvt. Ltd, said, "Through the BCCI
season we have been focusing on a new Team India with its new set of heroes. While we
applaud the new talent we are also cognizant that in the future they will have to face a
lot of stern tests before they can truly become world beaters. The overarching creative
thought comes out from this - 'True heroes only emerge from the toughest battles'. Further
our approach to the presentation of Indian cricket has also been a game changer in many
ways. We have created a brand new Hindi presentation in addition to the existing English
one to take the game to newer audiences in a language and idiom that they comprehend. We
have brought in a world-class line-up of talent with stars like Navjot Sidhu, Kapil Dev
and Ramiz Raja joining their illustrious compatriots like Gavaskar, Shastri, Border,
Warne, Hayden, Akram, Harsha and others. We're delighted to welcome VVS Laxman on board
the STAR Sports commentary, presentation and analysis team. He is famous for his prolific
record against the Aussies. We are confident that cricket viewers will enjoy watching and
listening to him in this new role. The TV presentation will be augmented by a strong web
offering through starsports.com [http://starsports.com ] allowing consumers to get in the
game online. Our aim is to take the viewership of this game to a whole new level - be it
through our compelling campaigns, quality of talent, look and feel of the presentation,
multi-platform delivery or through promoting it across the STAR network."



The series will be broadcast in English on STAR Cricket & STAR Cricket HD while STAR
Sports will carry the series with Hindi commentary.



Broadcast schedule




Event -
Date Channel Match Live Time (Hrs) IST Venue
STAR Cricket/
STAR
Cricket HD 8:30 hrs
February (English) (pre-show)
22 - 1st India v
February STAR Sports Test New 9:30 hrs (live
26, 2013 (Hindi) match Australia match) Chennai
STAR Cricket/
STAR
Cricket HD 8:30 hrs
(English) (pre-show)
March 02 - 2nd India v
March 06, STAR Sports Test New 9:30 hrs (live
2013 (Hindi) match Australia match) Hyderabad
STAR Cricket/
STAR
Cricket HD 8:30 hrs
(English) (pre-show)
March 3rd India v
14-March STAR Sports Test New 9:30 hrs (live
18, 2013 (Hindi) match Australia match) Mohali
STAR Cricket/
STAR
Cricket HD 8:30 hrs
(English) (pre-show)
March 4th India v
22-March STAR Sports Test New 9:30 hrs (live
26, 2013 (Hindi) match Australia match) Delhi


*Schedule subject to change



Primary Media Contact: Sameer Bajaj, sameerb@espnstar.co.in, 91-9811222700



Secondary Media Contact: Supriya Gupta, supriyaG@espnstar.co.in, 91-9899552515






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