Thursday, February 19, 2015

APP SPECIAL ................Best apps for ICC World Cup

Best apps for ICC World Cup


Here's how to stay up to date with all the latest action from the tournament on your mobile

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is taking place in Australia and New Zealand this year. Due to the time difference, matches start early morning for Indian audiences and so it may not be possible for everyone to watch them. Thankfully, you can stay updated about the lat est from the World Cup on your smartphone or tablet.

1 ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 (iOS & Android)

This is the official app for the World Cup. This free app has a match cen tre to get ball-by-ball up dates of any ongoing match.
There is a video highlight section, interviews, statistics and exclusive columns from various cricket legends. There is also a social hub to interact with other people on social media and give you opinions during the match.

2Cricbuzz (iOS, Android, Windows Phone)

Cricbuzz provides live scores for ongoing matches along with push notification for match a ler ts. You ca n view photos from matches, detailed player and team profiles, records as well as the entire match schedule within the app. They also have another version (Cricbuzz -in Indian languages) that shows you content in various Indian languages.

3 Windows ESPN CricInfo (Android, iOS, Phone)

If you like podcasts, this is the app for you -ESPN has both audio and video podcasts on their app. Some of the features include l ive m atch up d ate s, pl ayer a nd te a m de tails, detailed analyses of matches, records and rankings.It also lets you share content with friends. You should set your favourite teams to get specific updates from the app.

4 StarSports Cricket Scores (Android, iOS, Windows Phone)

This is the official app when you want to see a live stream of the World Cup matches on your smartp h o n e . Yo u can also watch f u l l r epl ays and various match highlight videos. Apa r t from t he live s t r e a m , t h e app a l s o pr ov ide s l ive .scores, match schedules and statistics. Watch the World Cup in 4K For the first time, select World Cup cricket matches will be telecast in 4K resolution across the globe. So if you've been sitting on the bench about getting that new 4K TV, now's the time to splurge. A total of seven matches (including four warm up matches, two semi-finals and the final) will be shown in 4k. To view the matches in 4K on your 4K TV (there's really no point otherwise), you need to get Tata Sky`s 4K set top box (it costs `6,400 for new subscribers and `5,900 as an upgrade for existing subscriber). Note that the 4K matches will only be available on Star Sports.

Watch the World Cup in 4K

For the first time, select World Cup cricket matches will be telecast in 4K resolution across the globe. So if you’ve been sitting on the bench about getting that new 4K TV, now’s the time to splurge. A total of seven matches (including four warm up matches, two semi-fi nals and the fi nal) will be shown in 4k. To view the matches in 4K on your 4K TV (there’s really no point otherwise), you need to get Tata Sky‘s 4K set top box (it costs `6,400 for new subscribers and `5,900 as an upgrade for existing subscriber). Note that the 4K matches will only be available on Star Sports.

karan bajaj

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