UTV Bindass in association with Indraprastha All India Sports Foundation has announced the launch of first of its kind cricket reality show –“Cricket Champs”. The show is slated to go on air by February 2012 end and will seek to identify the budding cricket talent from across the country, providing an opportunity for potential young cricketers. Cricket Champs will hold auditions covering 300 schools, colleges and coaching centers across India with renowned cricket representatives like Irfan & Yusuf Pathan, Keerti Aazad, Piyush Chawla and many more. The cricketers will be chosen in two categories: Under 16 & Under 22. The cities will be divided into three zones. The West and East Zone will include Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Bihar, Jharkhand and Bhubaneshwar. The North Zone will include Delhi, Chandigarh, Jaipur and Uttar Pradesh and the South Zone will include Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai. Once through with the auditions, the selected participants will be judged on their performances by the Cricket Gurus. UTV Bindass viewers can also participate through voting and the contestant who receives the maximum votes cumulatively will be declared as the 'Cricket Champ'. The winner of the show will win a cash prize of Rs 10 Lakh and the top 10 players will get an opportunity to be a part of the IPL coaching, where they will be coached by some of the most renowned names in Cricket. Commenting on this Keith Alphonso, Business Head- UTV Bindass said “The concept of the show has a purposive goal aimed at giving youth a platform to showcase their sporting talent. The show will bring alive the spirit of the youth and help promote the budding sports talent in India.” The Chairperson of Indraprastha All India Sports Foundation, Ms. Rohini Rajdev asserted that, “This show will help the aspiring cricketers in coming up and showing their talent. The entire country would horn their skill and abilities and give them opportunity to play higher league form”. The aspiring cricketers can apply through application forms available with the coaches in their respective cities across the country. The form can also be downloaded from the IAISF website www.indraprasthasportsfd.com.