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For all those who cant manage to watch the IPL action on television,cricket information is now available on the mobile phone,including IPL-specific live streaming,match scores,updates and analysis. The mobile world offers it all,from applications like CricketTwitts to Delhi Daredevils,that keep one updated regarding team news,auction updates and pictures of favourite players.
With cricket hysteria at an all-time high,after India won the ICC World Cup,2011,
developers seem to be quick to cash-in on the frenzy, says Rishav Singla. The engineer is happy with the varied cricket applications and their success story - ESPN Sports Widget App,for one,has been downloaded half a million times,in a 45-day period,he says. Among the other IPL applications gaining popularity,there is Yahoo Cricket Scores for IPL,DLF IPL Cricket,Game: T20 Cricket: Premier League 11 and match analysis.
ScoreMobile application,meanwhile,provides up-to-the-minute sports scores,box-scores,player-specific
statistics,betting odds,game previews,recaps,top stories and league standings.
Prem Ojha,business head,Connect wireline and broadband,talks about their IPL initiative. Currently,we have two different voice-based services,running exclusively for cricket. By dialing 56666,the subscriber can listen to live cricket commentary of the IPL, he says. One can also get updates on cricket trivia and quizzes.
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