New Delhi – ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has shared its broadcast and presentation plans for the upcoming the ICC World Twenty20 2012. In addition to live telecasts, ESS will feature a panel of experts from almost all major cricket playing countries to present the event. ESS also announced that it has sold the syndication rights of ICC World Twenty20 to 218 territories across the world, a new record in terms of the coverage for this blockbuster T20 cricket world championship.

In India, STAR Cricket and STAR Cricket HD will showcase all 27 matches from the event LIVE starting September 18 till October 07. ESS will additionally telecast the India-Pakistan warm-up match scheduled for September 17. The sports broadcaster has also planned a simulcast of all India matches, semi-finals and the final with Hindi commentary on its ESPN channel. All matches of the championship will also be streamed on www.espnstar.com with a 5 minute delay.

ESS will also feature, for the very first time for an ICC event, a new Touch Screen cricket presentation tool in its analysis shows around the LIVE coverage. This will bring in a new dimension to the way the game is analysed and presented. ESPN STAR Sports will do extensive programming in and around the LIVE telecast. All matches will have detailed pre and post-match shows.

The ICC World Twenty20 will be broadcast by ESPN STAR Sports as a part of its eight-year agreement with ICC. The broadcaster will also showcase LIVE semi-finals and finals of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2012.