While fans are watching Dream11 IPL 2020 from the comfort of their homes, Star Sports, India’s leading sports broadcaster extended the game beyond the field with ‘Fan Week’. What is Fan week and what makes it special? Dedicated to die-hard fans – the ‘Fan Week’ captures the fandom across the nation and also gives fans a chance to interact with Star Sports experts.
FANS MEET THEIR HEROES
Lucky fans will get to interact with their favourite Dream 11 IPL 2020 players. The destructive and fiery David Warner interacted with his young Sunrisers Hyderabad super fans who were intrigued to know more about his dance moves.
Talking about his inspiration behind his dance videos David Warner said, “my daughters are my biggest inspiration”.
This week will witness more such fun conversations with players and their fans. Viewers can witness the IPL fandom along with the upcoming game analysis and predictions by Star Sports experts during the pre-show, Cricket Live from 6pm on match-days.
The show will feature super fans express their love for their favourite teams and players.
Fan Wall interaction – This year, the ‘Fan Wall’ on Star Sports has seen an amazing response. Star Sports gives fans a chance to interact with experts through the Fan Wall with gestures, on the pre-show – Cricket Live.
Celebrity Dream11 IPL 2020 fans– From Tinseltown to Sports personalities, everyone watches the IPL and they have their favorites too. Star Sports will feature Bollywood celebrity fans, who will share anecdotes and cheer for their favourite team and players.
#AskStar – Dream 11 IPL 2020 aficionados can interact with their favourite Star Sports experts by asking them questions on Twitter with the hashtag #AskStar. The Fan Week started with former cricketers Ajit Agarkar and Akash Chopra answering some interesting fan questions. Who will be next expert? Start Tweeting now and the experts will pick the most interesting ones to answer.
Star Sports experts on Social media – We saw Scott Styris engage with fans virtually and answer their questions on Instagram, this will continue through the week. Experts will also pick specific questions and answer them through video replies that will be posted on the Star Sports handles.
Phone a Fan – Fans can post a unique ‘Game Face Selfie’ tagging @starsportsindia with the hashtag #fanweek and they could get picked for a surprise call from a Star Sports expert.
Star Sports continues to offer an immersive and engaging Dream 11 IPL 2020 experience by celebrating fans through the week.
Star Sports expert Scott Styris talks about The Fan Week initiative by Star Sports, “It’s incredibly different for fans and players this year. For instance, players like Virat Kohli or the Chennai Super Kings team feed off the energy of fans who dedicatedly visit the stadium to cheer their favourite team and players.
“With fans not being able to visit the stadium, Star Sports has taken tremendous efforts in bringing fans closer to the game – Fan Week is part of that. This will continue to connect fans to the Dream11 IPL 2020 and its players through various activities, and I’m looking forward to it. I have always loved taking questions from fans and it gives me great pleasure in responding in the best possible way.”