MUMBAI: 10 teams, 45 days, 110+ players- The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 begins on the Star Sports Network with a dedicated line up of daily special programs beyond live cricket. Star Sports - the ‘Home of Cricket’ has alluring content every day, starting 30th May 2019, which includes the live game and exclusive shows around cricket, cricketers, fans, commentators, stadiums, and more. To enjoy the world’s biggest tournament - ‘ICC Cricket World Cup 2019’, fans can subscribe and tune into Star Sports Network, the ONLY network that provides uninterrupted, unlimited and exclusive content from 8 a.m. every day.
As hosts England gear up to take on Proteas in the tournament opener, Star Sports has begun telecasting proprietary shows such as Philips Hue Cricket Live, Season 3 of ‘Follow the Blues’, FAB15, Game Plan, Match Point, Cricket Countdown and many more across the network.
Women in the front on Philips Hue Cricket Live
For the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Star Sports took a bold step forward of having women front the coverage of the tournament on Philips Hue Cricket Live. Mayanti Langer, Isa Guha, Seema Jaswal, Sanjana Ganesan, Priyadarshini Chatterjee, Bhavana Balakrishnan and Vindhya Medapati, will anchor the pre, mid and post shows as well as Game Plan & Match point and drive reportage from England.
Team India has embarked on a journey to win #CricketKaCrown for the third time led by Captain Kohli and Coach Ravi Shastri. While India are favorites, all the other teams pose a challenge and that makes this the BEST WORLD CUP EVER!
Star Sports will bring the LIVE telecast of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla and Malayalam and Star Sports Select Dugout.
LIST OF SPECIAL PROGRAMMES ON THE STAR SPORTS NETWORK FOR ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2019:
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Show |
Description |
Channels |
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Philips Hue Cricket Live |
An amalgamation of world-renowned cricket experts along with presenters who will analyze the matches |
1:30 p.m. on Star Sports 1 SD/HD, Star Sports 2 SD/HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi SD/HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 1 Bangla |
Daily |
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Match Point and Game Plan |
A review of the games gone by and a preview of the game ahead |
8:30 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 Hindi |
Daily |
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Game Plan – ICC CWC 2019 |
On every India game with an exclusive panel of experts |
8 a.m. (India) and 10 a.m. (Non-India) on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 Hindi |
Daily |
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Follow the Blues |
A window into Team India’s preparations taking fans beyond net sessions and giving them exclusive access into the lives of the players on tour |
9 a.m. on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 Hindi |
Daily as a part of Philips Hue Cricket Live |
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Select Dugout |
A bespoke experience offering fans with the match analysis by some of the finest cricketing talent in the world |
3 p.m. on Star Sports Select 1 SD/HD |
Every India match and all Sundays as well as the opening match |
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Fab 15 |
Every episode will be an analysis of the 15 players who will represent India at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 |
8 a.m. on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 Hindi |
Every weekend |
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ICC World Cup Cricket Countdown |
A show that will cover the best of the cricketing action from the week |
9:30 a.m. on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 Hindi |
Every weekend |
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Indian Cricket Heroes |
A show dedicated to providing a platform to recognise and award cricketers and hosted by Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar |
1:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 Hindi |
29th May 2019 |
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Fanatic |
This show will feature a panel discussion with Boria Majumdar as the host and cricketing greats like Sunil Gavaskar, Sourav Ganguly, Wasim Akram, Micheal Clarke amongst others. |
Awaiting telecast details |
Awaiting telecast details |
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The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is scheduled to be held in England and Wales between May 30th and July 14th. In the tournament opener, the host nation England will face South Africa on May 30th. India will start their World cup campaign against South Africa on June 5th followed by Australia and New Zealand on 9th and 13th June respectively. The much-anticipated clash between India and Pakistan is scheduled to be played on 16th June 2019.
