Zee Network is all the time on heels of success delivering the stuff, its viewer wants to be with. Now the mammoth group has launched a website for the passionate cricket lovers and it has been made available for the cricket buffs before the big event – World Cup 2007.
In an unprecedented event, legendary cricketers Maninder Singh, Nikhil Chopra and Vinod Kambli launched the cricket website, www.zeecric.com, at an international cricket ground. The website takes pride in tracking the passion of every cricket lover. Zaheer Abbas, Steve Waugh, Maninder Singh, Nikhil Chopra and Vinod Kambli are among some regular contributors to various columns on the web site.
With a cricket fan in mind, the website covers every aspect of the game. Along with the most comprehensive information on the game, its visitors enjoy easy navigation and real time updates about the happenings on the field. Its creative presentation pleases the eyes of the visitor. Without cluttering the screen, the home page highlights all the top cricket stories of the day.
Apart from the sections, which are dedicated to the specific area of interests like One Day International, Test Matches, Twenty20, First-Class Cricket and Women’s Cricket, every international team enjoys a separate space on the site.
Commencement of the biggest cricket event sees live coverage of multiple matches embellished with graphs, manhattans, wagon wheels, ball-by-ball commentary and a live scorecard on the site. Readers can relive the highlights through excerpts from the live commentary on the site. Moving a step further from recording the passing cricket parade, the panel of expert columnists discusses and dissects the nuances of the game for you. But they don’t have the last word on everything. Fan’s Diary gives the readers a chance to rub shoulders with the pundits of the game by refuting or rebuffing their opinions by recording their views online.
The website sieves all records and stacks them at a dedicated space called Number Game. Spotlight features issues that stay alive long after the news of the day has faded away. Did You Know? provides insight into ‘known but little understood’ facets of cricket. A daily poll and other contests pry the soul of the cricket crazy. Ingenious wallpapers and latest photo galleries are part of the site’s visual treat.
www.zeecric.com is the only website that has an exceptional space called the History of Indian Cricket which documents the past and the present of the game in India from its humble beginning during the ‘Raj’ and to its present ‘cult’ status.
So what are you waiting for…? Just log on to www.zeecric.com to know what’s happening in the world cup?
WRITTEN BY GOHER IQBAL PUNN (Bollywood Analyst)
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