ESPN STAR Sports salutes Indian sporting heroes on Independence Day

ESPN to showcase India victorious against England, STAR Sports to feature modern day icons...

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NEW DELHI, August 11

ESPN STAR Sports, India’s leading sports network, will showcase some of the most memorable moments in the history of Indian sports this Independence Day. Keeping up with the spirit of Independence Day, the leading broadcaster will relive glorious moments in Indian sports for viewers across the country in a specially produced programming initiative.

Explaining the initiative, R C Venkateish, managing director, ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd, said, “ESPN STAR Sports has always looked at initiatives to redefine its offerings to the audiences. This Independence Day, keeping up with the spirit of patriotism, we will be showcasing some of the most memorable sporting events in Indian history, the moments that have done India and Indians proud at the international level.”

ESPN will showcase India’s cricketing glory against England, symbolic to India overturning the British Empire to attain Independence. The 1986 series, where Kapil Dev led and Vengsarkar inspired India won two Test matches; the 1971 series, where India’s spin trio had England in a web; the historic 1983 World Cup semi final and the record chase by Indians against England in the NatWest series final, the day will feature some of the best talent in some of the keenly contested matches in the cricketing history of India.

STAR Sports will be showcasing some of modern India’s finest moments with modern day Indian sporting icons such as Narain Karthikeyan, Shiv Kapur, Sonjay Dutt, Sania Mirza, Mahesh Bhupathi doing India proud at the international level at individual and team sports.

For the latest schedules and programme information visit www.espnstar.com

For further information, contact:

ESPN Software India Pvt. Ltd.

Bhaskar Majumdar, Manager - Corporate Communications. Mobile: 9811194244, Email: bhaskarm@espnstar.co.in

Or, Tarundeep Singh, IPAN. Mobile: 9811017310, Tel: 011-42492100. Email: tarundeep.singh@ipan.com