Carlton to exclusively show SL vs Pakistan Cricket

The Carlton Sports Network (CSN), Sri Lanka’s premiere sports entertainment channel will be exclusively broadcasting all the action as the Lions take on Pakistan in 3 Tests , 5 ODI’s and 1 T20 match, commencing 18th October 2011. Enjoy exclusive access via CSN all throughout the series as it travels from Abu Dhabi to Dubai to Sharjah.

This encounter between the two rivals is a historic one because it is the first time a test match will be played in the UAE, and it is also the first time the two teams are meeting for an all out series since the 2009 tour of Pakistan where the Sri Lankan team were victim to a terrorist attack in Lahore.

Without the comfort of playing on either of their respective home surfaces, this clash of Asian cricketing giants promises much excitement and exhilaration with some of the best players in the game going head to head. From the first the ball of the opening Test match on 18 October in Abu Dhabi to the ultimate ball of the T20 on 25 November, CSN quenches your thirst for cricket. With the entry of CSN into the television broadcasting industry of Sri Lanka, sports fans are no longer limited to just replays or highlights of matches in the evening news. Before CSN the only way one could gain access to international leagues, games and tournaments that weren’t related to Sri Lankan cricket was through paying for cable or satellite channels. Carlton provides the Sri Lankan public island-wide, with the opportunity of free international sports entertainment. CSN is also the only channel in the country which provides a hotline (0718513317) for assistance to viewers

CSN recently concluded coverage of the complete India tour of England in September, the action packed excitement dripping ‘T20 Champions League 2011’ and before that, the Rugby Tri-Nations Tournament in South Africa, which was a first for the many rugby lovers in Sri Lanka relying on local channels. Sport by sport, tournament by tournament, game by game, CSN continues to expand and consolidate its position as the leader in sports entertainment in Sri Lanka.

Carlton Sports Network, Sri Lanka’s Premier sports TV channel was launched in order to take television another step forward along with a vision of developing and uplifting all sports equally regardless of gender, age, race or ethnicity through broad media coverage across the country and throughout the world keeping Sport & Lifestyle at the forefront at all times. CSN’s aim is to develop a diversified workforce to cover sports events around the country when it happens as it happens, and create a source for the sports fan constantly on the move enabling a serious sports fan to follow their favourite sport more closely than ever before on CSN through a combination of specially produced live sports coverage, video news clips, in depth news coverage and analysis topped up with a few lifestyle segments.