Twitter, Facebook among bidders for IPL media rights

NEW DELHI: Social networking giants Twitter and Facebook are among the 18 entities that have purchased the Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the lucrative Indian Premier

Updated on: Oct 19, 2016, 06:14:51 IST

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NEW DELHI: Social networking giants Twitter and Facebook are among the 18 entities that have purchased the Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the lucrative Indian Premier League’s media rights (broadcast, digital and mobile). “The Indian Premier League Media Right ITT has received a massive response from the leading media and technology companies. The ITT document was available for purchase from September 19 to October 18, 2016,” the BCCI said in a statement.

MISBAH, HOLDER HAIL COMPETITIVE DAY-NIGHT TEST

DUBAI: Rival captains Misbah-ul-Haq and Jason Holder praised the fight till last attitude in the first day-night Test played with Pakistan upstaging West Indies by 56 runs in the final hour on Monday. West Indies were led in their fight by Darren Bravo who smashed 116 during his 410-minute of defiance before Pakistan dismissed them for 289 with just 12 overs remaining in the match — the second ever in Test cricket’s history.

Brief scores: Pakistan 579/3 dec. & 123 (Sami Aslam 44; Devendra Bishoo 8-49) West Indies 357 & 289 (Darren Bravo 116, Leon Johnson 47; Mohammad Amir 3-63, Mohammad Nawaz 2-32). Pakistan won by 56 runs.

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