VIVO IPL this time will witness a debate prior to the finals, moderated by Arnab Goswami, MD, Editor in Chief & Co-founder – Republic World. The debate themed as “Who will win the world’s toughest finals?” will see #SelectDugout experts – led by team Dean Jones, Kumar Sangakkara, Darren Sammy against team Scotty Styris, Brett Lee and Anil Kumble to determine the winner of VIVO IPL 2018. The collaboration will bring a host of interesting statistics, analytics, and a whole lot of fun from the #SelectDugout team ahead of the much-anticipated VIVO IPL Finale.



Dean Jones said “Kumar Sangakkara and Darren Sammy are both extremely professional individuals. We are going to debate and prove why my team is going to win in this season of VIVO IPL. We will spend time going through analytics and the Red Book in detail. Kumar Sangakara is a lawyer and Daren Sammy won two T20 world cup championships and is one of the best players of all time. So we are going to WIN THIS for sure!



Scott Styris responded, "The debate is going to be awesome! Dean Jones is going to lead one team and I am going to lead another with my team-mates Anil Kumble and Brett Lee, with the idea being that we debate all sections of the game – the powerplay, the middle overs and in the death. We will try and break it down into three experts in each time with the idea to prove why our team will win the VIVO IPL. We are going to bring a lot of analytics and trends to the table for the teams, and the patterns they have followed to try and pick holes in the opposition which frankly will be quite easy. I’ve got Anil Kumble and Brett Lee on my team who are the most knowledgeable cricketers I have met and I look forward to taking on Dean Jones’s Team – who know nothing!”



Star India’s feed #SelectDugout is a bespoke experience for VIVO IPL bringing the best of cricket from a diverse line up of experts. The two teams will battle it out in a true #SelectDugout style. It will be a one hour show that will be a simulcast on Star Sports 1/HD, Star Sports 2/HD, Star Sports Select 1 (HD), Hotstar as well as on Republic TV.