Game on at ESPN as network announces fresh content plan

Due to the absence of live sport, ESPN has invented and re-imagined the content creation process to ensure a steady stream of relevant and engaging content for the fans.

Among the few noteworthy shows are ESPNcricinfo Videocast with Sanjay Manjrekar, where Sanjay connects with a relevant guests from the cricketing world over video-chat. The style of the conversation is relaxed and entertaining while delving deep into the subject. The guests on the show include renowned names from the world of cricket such as Michael Hussey, Graeme Swann, Daren Ganga and more. The show goes on air from April 5.

At ESPNcricinfo One on One #WorkFromHome, the host catches up with cricketers over video-chat during this global time-out to discuss their career, life-goals, personal matters and ways of dealing with social distancing. The show premieres on April 10 and features Robin Uthappa from Rajasthan Royals as the first guest.
Another feature titled Helmet Story airs on April 27.

Evergreen Stories showcases ever-relevant stories that have struck a chord with the fans. Some such shows are World Cup Exxtras: where cricketers narrate interesting anecdotes from the World Cups that they have been a part of; My favorite WC performance, where cricketers narrate the top WC performance that they have witnessed, The Rookie ‘before & after’, an analysis of how the new talent that everyone was watching out for, fair at the 2019 World Cup.

Another binge worthy show that started on April 2 is On this Day, an animated series capturing the important moments from the world of cricket that took place on this day in the past and changed the course of the game.

Fans can also watch ESPNcricinfo 25 questions, a rapid fire style interview with the cricketers. Sophie Devine was featured on April 6 followed by Glenn McGrath on April 16 and Imran Tahir on April 28. The segment will explore unique stories that fans are usually curious about such as ‘future of MS Dhoni’ or the ‘impactful cricketing innovations in T20s’.
ESPNcricinfo brings RetroLive, live ball-by-ball commentary on classic matches as if the game is being played out in front of viewers right now. ‘I was there’, relives the iconic matches with the players who actually played in them. On April 3, it is West Indies v Pakistan, Antigua 2000.

In Alternative universe we turn a game-changing moment the other way and imagine how things would have gone down. Kane Williamson wins the World Cup - What would have happened that fateful 2019 World Cup final had the ball not deflected off Ben Stokes’ bat? What would a World Cup-winning New Zealand have looked like? Alagappan Muthu imagines a different timeline. Stats features is a weekly series that uses Smart Stats, ESPNcricinfo’s new set of metrics to tell more insightful and enriching numbers-based stories.