World Cup brings Google to Bhopal

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 matches will commence from Tuesday. The cricket tournament is bigger than ever, with a total of 16 teams contesting 51 matches, over a period of 47 days. Millions of cricket fans worldwide will be getting hooked to YouTube Videos, Cricket Blogs and Websites for live cricket scores, match video recordings, ball by ball commentary and more. As the Cricket fever is soaring, Google is also ready for all the Cricket World Cup action. A road show is scheduled at Bhopal. Google launched an official Cricket Blog authored by veteran cricket star Kris Srikkanth. [Sunil Gavaskar is already doing Cricket podcasts for Yahoo!]. Cricket bloggers can consider joining the Google Cricket Blog Contest, the winner will be on TV with Kris Srikkanth. Google has released cricket gadgets for Google Desktop users that allows them to get the latest news / cricket scores / match video recordings right in their desktop sidebars.

• Cricket Scores - This displays the live scores of current cricket matches on your desktop. You can also view the full detailed scorecards for a match and also check the world cup 2007 cricket schedule.
• Cricket Videos - The widget fetches the latest World Cup Cricket videos from YouTube.com and plays them on your desktop.
• Cricket Images and News - Displays the latest cricket news headlines and pictures related to cricket as a slideshow on your desktop.

Some extra Cricket World Cup 2007 resources:

• Download the time table for World Cup 2007 matches at MatchSchedulePrinter.pdf. [print version]
• The Official Website of Cricket World Cup 2007 is located at indya.com.
• Download the official song of Cricket World Cup 2007 ("The Game of Love and Unity") at indya.com
• The Cricket World Cup 2007 Logo displays a Caribbean setting with a palm tree, a red human figure, and a bat and ball forming the trunk and fruit. The logo of 2007 Cricket World Cup depicts the passion for the game of cricket in Caribbean.
• The Official Mascot of ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 is Mello, a teenager. Because Mello is conscious of the growing HIV problem around the world he wears a red ribbon to show his support for the ICC and United Nations AIDS initiative.
• The tickets of World Cup 2007 Cricket Matches can be purchased online here