The Hindu : Max to telecast 'India's Road to the Finals'

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Wednesday, Sep 17, 2003

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Max to telecast 'India's Road to the Finals'

MUMBAI Sept 16. Max attempts to refresh World Cup 2003 memories about the Indian cricket team's back from the brink performance en route to the final.

The vehicle is a weekend series titled `India's Road to the Finals', starting September 27, and will be telecast every Saturday and Sunday at 5.00 p.m., covering all 11 matches featuring Sourav Ganguly's men in blue.

India's Road to the Finals will have personal conversations with team's performers, like vice-captain Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammed Kaif, Ashish Nehra, Sanjay Bangar and Parthiv Patel, along with other famous names from the past like 1983 World Cup captain Kapil Dev, former India vice-captain Ajay Jadeja and former India opener Arun Lal.

Rajat Jain, Executive Vice-President and Business Head of Max, said: "Cricket lovers will keep pace with the emotional behind-the-scenes story of what has undoubtedly been the most sustained performance by India in a very long time.

Remember, this was a performance that not only created history, but also redeemed the nation's honour at the highest international level.''

The Max telecast schedule for the weekend series, to be hosted by Charu Sharma and Mandira Bedi, is:

Sept 27: India vs Holland; Sept 28: India vs Australia; Oct 4: India vs Zimbabwe; Oct 5: India vs Namibia; Oct 11: India vs England; Oct 12: India vs Pakistan; Oct 18: India vs Kenya; Oct 19: India vs Sri Lanka; Oct 25: India vs New Zealand; Oct 26: India vs Kenya; Nov 2: India vs Australia (final).

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