THE READERS
An invaluable insight and experience for all involved
Dr Romit Purohit, Rajasthan Royals
Gulf News & Mr
Cricket UAE went
‘next level’ for IPL in UAE. Letting us fans to live every ball, wicket and boundary ‘live’ with them. The witty, quirky and nail-biting banter live on Twitter did not only did raise our adrenalin, but for the readers too. It was a unique and ubiquitous method of coverage that stormed social media. To be honest, we felt more like analysts than cricket enthusiasts.
Amarpreet and Arjan Singh, Chennai Super Kings
IPL is known as the ‘Festival of Cricket’ and the UAE has been hosting it for two consecutive years. Indians love to have an opinion on every aspect of the game. Gulf News and Mr Cricket UAE came up with this innovative mode of cricket reporting where fans like us are involved. The post-match discussions have been the highlight.
Sai Prasad, Mumbai Indians
If I were to compare my experience of being part of the reader’s panel in cricketing parlance, it would be like hitting a six in every match. As a Gulf News reader for over two decades, it was during this session I truly connected to the newspaper. The opportunity to air my views on such a credible platform with the experts made it empowering.
Abhijit Roy, Kolkata Knight Riders
This year’s IPL was a real roller-coaster for me as a KKR fan and also as part of the GN team. I got to see my team in the final but we came up short, which was both great and agonising. The one thing that made it even more special was the interaction. I loved joining in with Gulf News and all the other fans.
Hussain Yousuf, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Analysing each game indepth with the GN experts and Mr
Cricket was a great experience, and I got to learn about each team. Not to forget the healthy banter with everyone involved. The icing on the cake was the live video chat with the panel, it helped me develop my analytical skills. The IPL brought us so many friends which, in turn turned us into a small family.
Shah Inayath, Sunrisers Hyderabad
We played when we were young, we cheered from the stands as we grew up — this time we fans reported and analysed cricket games that we were passionate about. Thanks to Mr Cricket UAE Anis Sajan and the Gulf News team, we now have something to treasure for life. That banter on tweets when went live, we felt totally like star reporters.
Arif Vasaya, Punjab Kings
This was a wonderful experience and I have to express my gratitude to Gulf News and Mr Cricket UAE for granting me such a great and unique opportunity. Secondly, the concept of involving us fans in the live online and video coverage was totally top-notch. I really had an amazing chat and experience. It was my privilege to put forward my perspective.
Maaz Ahmad, Delhi Capitals
Cricket is my passion and I got the opportunity to live my passion with Gulf News. It was a great experience to share my predictions, knowledge and analysis with great cricket experts from Gulf News and Mr Cricket UAE Anis Sajan himself. Being part of the team at such a huge brand as GN was a great achievement and I am looking forward to working with all for upcoming events.