Network18 Brings All The Champions Of The World Together

Powered by Idea Cellular, the special series on Cricket kicks off tomorrow on CNN-IBN, IBN7 and IBN-Lokmat.

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | January 14, 2011

The cricket world cup is the most popular premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI) cricket. This time around Network 18 has moved away from the conventional amplification approach of the core idea across mediums. Its news channels CNN-IBN, IBN7 & IBN-Lokmat are all set to launch a special series on the World Cup winning champions since 1975.

The programme feature extensive interviews with all World Cup-winning captains – Kapil Dev, Allan Border, Imran Khan, Arjuna Ranatunga, Stephen Waugh and Ricky Ponting. The timing of its release is also a perfect lead in to the 2011 tournament. The Cricket World Cup 2011 will draw massive interest from around the globe as cricket's flagship event, and this compelling cricket programme is a must watch for all cricket buffs in the lead to the year's showpiece event.

This special series is starting from 15^th January on CNN-IBN at 8:00PM, on IBN7 at 6:30PM and from 16^th January on IBN-Lokmat at 1:30PM every weekend.

The 'Idea Champions of the World' series features some of the greatest cricketing icons:

Episode 1 - Sir Vivian Richards (Winning Player of 1975 & 1979)

Episode 2 - Kapil Dev (Winning Captain of 1983)

Episode 3 - Allan Border (Winning Captain of 1987)

Episode 4 - Imran Khan (Winning Captain of 1992)

Episode 5 - Arjuna Ranatunga (Winning Captain of 1996)

Episode 6 - Steve Waugh (Captain of 1999)

Episode 7 - Ricky Ponting (Winning Captain of 2003 & 2007)

Talking about the programming, Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-In-Chief, CNN-IBN, IBN7 & IBN-Lokmat said, "It is great to have the World Cup return to the sub continent after 15 years and we would like to make it an unforgettable experience for all our viewers.With this special series we take our viewers down memory lane with the greatest World Cup winning legends reliving their World Cup glory moments.”

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