Win the reality show, play with warne in IPL
Emerging Media (EM) has launched the second edition of its cricket-based reality show Cricket Star Twenty20. The hunt looks to find budding T20 Indian cricketers.
EM also owns the Indian Premier League (IPL) Jaipur franchise which was recently named Rajasthan Royals. Chappell will oversee the selection trials and the Cricket Star Academy, which will be based in Jaipur. The boys chosen will have an Academy stint and they will also interact, train and play with the Rajasthan Royals who will be captained by spin whiz Shane Warne. Reebok and Sony have tied up with EM for the endeavour and the finalists will get a contract for 2009 with the Rajasthan Royals.
In the past winners of Cricket Star have been sent to England to play county cricket with the Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Registrations for this event were opened in December and entries from 500 towns and cities have been received. A shortlist has been created and these have been invited by EM to attend trials, which kick off on 5 March in Mumbai and seven cities across India. The process will last for three weeks. The selected contestants will attend a boot camp in Jaipur where they will be trained in the Twenty20 format under Chappell’s watchful eye.Cricket Star was conceived by a company, Investors In Cricket, a couple of years back and was then acquired by EM.
EM CEO Fraser Castellino says, “The launch of the IPL tournament has introduced the Twenty20 format of cricket to the nation and we believe that Cricket Star Twenty20 will discover and nurture a new breed of specialist Twenty20 cricketers.”
EM also owns the Indian Premier League (IPL) Jaipur franchise which was recently named Rajasthan Royals. Chappell will oversee the selection trials and the Cricket Star Academy, which will be based in Jaipur. The boys chosen will have an Academy stint and they will also interact, train and play with the Rajasthan Royals who will be captained by spin whiz Shane Warne. Reebok and Sony have tied up with EM for the endeavour and the finalists will get a contract for 2009 with the Rajasthan Royals.
In the past winners of Cricket Star have been sent to England to play county cricket with the Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Registrations for this event were opened in December and entries from 500 towns and cities have been received. A shortlist has been created and these have been invited by EM to attend trials, which kick off on 5 March in Mumbai and seven cities across India. The process will last for three weeks. The selected contestants will attend a boot camp in Jaipur where they will be trained in the Twenty20 format under Chappell’s watchful eye.Cricket Star was conceived by a company, Investors In Cricket, a couple of years back and was then acquired by EM.
EM CEO Fraser Castellino says, “The launch of the IPL tournament has introduced the Twenty20 format of cricket to the nation and we believe that Cricket Star Twenty20 will discover and nurture a new breed of specialist Twenty20 cricketers.”