Videocon d2h Along With Mumbai Indians Nurtures Young Talent

Videocon d2h Along With Mumbai Indians Nurtures Young Talent

MUMBAI, May 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --



Hosts a Coaching Clinic Session With Mumbai Indian Players for Budding Cricketers




Videocon d2h, India's fastest growing DTH service provider and the team sponsor of


Mumbai Indians, provided an unforgettable experience for a group of school students by


hosting a cricket coaching session with the Mumbai Indians head coaches and star


players


at 16th May 2016 in Mumbai.



A group of budding cricketers from a Mumbai school were thrilled to share nets with


their favourites from the Mumbai Indians team. Ricky Ponting, Jhonty Rhodes, Parthiv


Patel,


Shane Bond and Krunal Pandya spent their evening with the young talent giving


them valuable tips and sharing tricks of the game. The youngsters were then treated to


a


cricket master class, testing their new skills in bowling and batting against their


heroes at the Islam Gymkhana, Marine Drive.



The players also signed autographs and posed for pictures, while they were


presented


mementos.



"I was completely awestruck when I saw the MI players on the field rather than on a


television. Watching and playing cricket is my passion and sharing the nets with my


idols


is a dream come true." said 12-year-old Vijay.



Ricky Ponting, Head Coach, Mumbai Indians said, "The coaching staff and our boys


had


great time today teaching these enthusiastic kids some basic cricketing tips. We hope


they


had fun while learning as much as we did. It's a good initiative by Videocon d2h to


organise this engagement and to motivate the kids to take up the sport".



Videocon d2h has a long history of supporting cricket through its long term


association with the Mumbai Indians IPL team.



"It is immensely satisfying that, through our association with the Mumbai Indians


team,


Videocon d2h is able to undertake initiatives that make a positive impact on young


people,


" said Saurabh Dhoot, Executive Chairman, Videocon d2h. "It was incredible to see the


look


on the youngsters' faces when they saw their favourite players as coaches and playing


with


them today. It is an experience they will always remember and hopefully it will give


them


the belief that they too can do great things with their lives," added Saurabh Dhoot.



Mr Anil Khera, CEO-Videocon d2h added, "Cricket is a religion in India. Meeting the


idols who are watched on television by billion people can have an incredible impact on


youngsters. We are hopeful that this initiative will inspire the kids to become better


and


help raise the standard of cricket in the country in the long run."



About Videocon d2h:



Videocon d2h is India's fastest growing DTH service provider which offers over 550


channels and services. Videocon d2h is launching HD Smart Connect Set top Box


(Connected


Set top box) which converts your existing normal TV into a Smart TV. The Connected set


top


box allows one to browse content from Facebook, Twitter, Daily Motion, video on demand


sites, news sites, weather sites, etc. through applications residing on STB. Powered by


the MPEG-4 and DVB-S2 technology, Videocon d2h transforms your TV into a hub of


entertainment and knowledge. It offers a wide range of active services including Smart


English, Smart Games. The other active services include d2h Hollywood HD, d2h music,


d2h


spice, d2h cinema in both Standard Definition and HD, etc. It launched India's first 4K


Ultra HD DTH channel service. Videocon d2h offers India's first Radio Frequency Remote


Control. Videocon d2h also offers 45 "HD" channels and services. Videocon d2h has a pan


India sales and distribution channel, superior service orientation and a track record


of


introducing technologically innovative product and service offerings. Videocon d2h has


over 300 own service centres spread across 7500 top towns in India to attend and


resolve


the service issues within 4-6 hrs.


Videocon d2h was the first Indian media company to be listed on NASDAQ, USA. Videocon


d2h


has been awarded as India's Most Trusted Brand 2016, Pay TV Operator of the Year at


MIPCOM


Cannes 2015, Asia's most promising DTH brand 2013 and 2014, India's Best brand by


Economic


Times 2014, India's Most Promising Brand by Economic Times 2015 and recognised as top


50


dream companies to work for by World HRD Congress.




Videocon d2h


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