Chennai, March 20, 2007:The cricket fever is running high across the country with the World Cup underway in West Indies, the preferred destination in the web for cricket lovers to catch all the latest updates and scores of the World cup matches is right here at Sulekha.com.
Sulekha.com, the largest and fastest growing social networking site connecting Indians worldwide, announces the launch of a new cricket website, http://cricket.sulekha.com that brings you a ringside view of the exciting actions of World Cup 2007 being held in the West Indies. The website will offer in-depth coverage of all the matches in many ways - by contributions from Sulekha.com members who blog about the teams, players and matches, by experts offering insightful opinion and detailed analyses and by live scores and updates.
Former Indian Cricketers W V Raman and V B Chandrasekhar along with renowned cricket journalists Suresh Menon, Rahul Banerji, G Rajaraman, Gulu Ezekiel and Vedam Jaishakar would write and share the platform with Sulekha bloggers to contribute their views & reviews as the event progresses.
“Using the Sulekha.com social networking platform, millions of Indians the world over connect with each other daily in various ways. cricket.sulekha.com is a unique platform for all Indians to come together and share their love for the game. The passion and excitement of World Cup 2007 will capture everyone’s attention during the next couple of months and this is our way of delighting our members”, says Satya Prabhakar, CEO of Sulekha.com.
The users can log on to http://cricket.sulekha.com and write their views on who they think will win the World Cup this time or which player will win the Man of the Series award. Blog about your favorite player and include photos of your idol or of great match moments that turned the game.
Sulekha.com is also organizing an exclusive blogging contest for the World cup, where members can take a shot at winning top prizes for the best blogposts. Sulekha.com is providing a cash prize of Rs.50,000 to the winner for best blog entry on the Cricket World Cup.
All in all, an exciting build-up to an exhilarating season of cricket. So, log on to http://cricket.sulekha.com now and cheer your favorite team.
Sulekha.com is the leading online community and networking hub for Indians worldwide, uniquely integrating social media with local commerce. Sulekha.com connects Indians worldwide through a portfolio of industry-leading blogs, social networking, classifieds, events and yellow pages services in 25 cities. Sulekha.com has transformed itself from a blogging site into a popular web destination for Indians worldwide and is a bustling marketplace of thought, opinion, commerce, discussion and creative expression.
Jude Rajan
Sulekha.com
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Email: juderajan@sulekha.net
Sheetal Patel
Manager, Global Brand Mgt. & Marketing
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