Cricket's Page 3 ESPN's subsidiary Cricinfo.com has launched Page2, a masala subsite dedicated to the DLF Indian Premier League. Yes, you guessed it right - it's like Page 3 but not quite. The site will feature coverage of the matches from South Africa by Cricinfo reporters, off-beat photos, user generated features, commentary by Andy Zaltman, widgets, polls and games. It also offers light reading in the form of player profiles spice with humour and a comic strip called Thwackman, the IPL Superhero. Lots of interesting, unique elements that will woo those not interested in cricket with their behind-the-scenes tidbits. It is a respite after the tiny-font filled, overcrowded IPL site from Cricinfo. Kolkata Knight Riders Splash With Flash DLF Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders has gone all out in building a bright, flash-intensive website, which is miles ahead of other teams. Take a look for yourself - the official sites for Delhi Daredevils, Rajasthan Royals, Kings 11 Punjab and Chennai Superkings - appear lifeless and passive in comparison. KKR's site starts with a short introduction that zooms to full screen automatically with beautiful graphics, followed by the website which plays the video of the theme song on small TV frame. It highlights the commercial aspect of IPL, hawking merchandise, gifts and downloads. You have to scroll down to get to details of the team, players and schedule. Very stylish, it gets a thumbs up for creativity. Nikhil adds: Call me old fashioned, but I don't really like flash based sites. I thought KKR had the best…
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