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A new season of MAX Extraaa Innings T20 hits the tube, extending cricket mania
If there's one thing Indians can never get enough of, it is cricket. Probably that's the reason even before the World Cup fever wears off, IPL is on its way to make a roaring entry. "And that's what we are preparing for," says model and actor Samir Kochhar, at a talk at Hotel Taj, Sector 17, on the new faces on MAX Extraaa
Innings T20, a cricket wrap-around show. VJ and actor Yudhistar Urs, actor, singer, model Shibani Dandekar and model and VJ Archana Vijaya will also be part of the show. "They will be hosting the show with Gaurav Kapoor and me," says Kochhar. The hosts, he adds, will take the audience through the hits and misses of the game without missing on any of the facts, analysis and trivia associated with the forthcoming DLF IPL extravaganza.
After hosting TV shows like Namaste America, V Desi and Asian Variety Show, Shibani Dandekar will now be seen anchoring live. "I am a little scared, but for a cricket enthusiast like me, this was a dream project," says Dandekar who has been following the game since she was eight. "I often watched the commentators closely. After Mandira Bedi's successful stint, the stage opened for other women to join in," she says.
With the fourth season of the cricket extravaganza on its way and two new teams to join in, the show will come to life with DLF IPL's theme song Dhum Dhadaka that is composed by music composer duo Sajid-Wajid.
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