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VVS Laxman joins CricketCountry.com as Chief Cricket Mentor

Mumbai, July 22, 2015: CricketCountry.com, India’s leading cricket news and online scorecard portal, today announced legendary Indian cricketer VVS Laxman has joined its team as its Chief Cricket Mentor.

VVS Laxman is India’s fourth-highest run-getter in Test cricket and has served the Indian cricket team for more than a decade-and-a-half. In his new avatar as CricketCountry.com’s Chief Cricket Mentor, he will contribute columns, video interviews and engage with fans over regular online chats. He will also provide his insights and comments for all matches of the Indian team across formats.

CricketCountry.com caters to the diverse taste of followers of the sport across the world. Its rich trove of features have attracted plaudits from cricketers, pundits, and fans alike. With VVS Laxman coming on board the portal will get deeper insights into on-field and other technical aspects of the sport.

Sharing his excitement on the association, VVS Laxman said, “The association with CricketCountry.com as the Chief Cricket Mentor will be an exciting innings for me. This will provide me with a direct platform to interact with my fans worldwide and also share my views and opinions on matters of interest to the fans of the sport.”

DebashishGhosh, CEO, IWPL said, “Having a legend like VVS Laxman on board is a testament to our commitment at CricketCountry.com to our fans of delivering the best experience. The fans across the globe today consume cricket news and views on digital platform and being able to offer the same through a player of his stature is an honour for us and will be a memorable experience for our readers. We hope to see a spike in the excitement level of our readers through this association.”

About CricketCountry.com

CricketCountry is one of the three largest cricket websites in the world in terms of page views (133 million in the last year). Renowned for extensive news and coverage of worldwide cricket news and matches, CricketCountry has broken through to the top echelons in the span of four years. It also caters to the diverse taste of followers of the sport across the world. The site’s features have attracted plaudits from cricketers, pundits, and fans alike. CricketCountry is a part of India.com Web Portal Limited, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

About India.com Web Portal Limited

India.com Web Portal Limited is the fastest growing digital publisher in India with 45 million unique visitors per month. With a portfolio of prime destinations for today’s Indians with diverse interests, India.com Webportal’s online properties top their categories: BGR.in is the number one technology news site in India; Bollywoodlife.com is number one for Bollywood news and gossip; TheHealthSite.com is number one in health content; and the India.com network is the number 3 and fastest growing publisher network in India. India.com Web Portal Limited is a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

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