Mumbai, March 21, 2007
eBay India, India's leading online marketplace, announces a unique eBay Cricket Barometer, an online cricket rating chart which allows you to vote for the most stylish cricketer in the world.
The eBay Cricket Barometer offers all cricket fans and fashionistas an opportunity to cast their vote for the World's Most Stylish Cricketer and will run through the World Cup. 11 popular cricketers from India, Pakistan, West Indies, New Zealand, England and Australia make up the nominees for the World's Most Stylish Cricketer. The eBay Cricket Barometer is dynamically updated whenever a vote is cast so visitors and eBay Community Members can see the current standing. Log onto www.ebay.in/cricketbarometer to vote.
With hundreds of Indian fans having cast their vote, the 11 charismatic cricketers appearing in the eBay Cricket Barometer are currently ranked at:
| Ranking |
Cricketers |
% of Votes* |
| 1. |
Rahul Dravid – India |
46 % |
| 2. |
Brian Lara- West Indies |
20 % |
| 3. |
Shane Bond- New Zealand |
17 % |
| 4. |
Shahid Afridi- Pakistan |
6 % |
| 5. |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni – India |
5 % |
| 6. |
Stephen Fleming- New Zealand |
2 % |
| 7. |
Kevin Pieterson-England |
1 % |
| 8. |
Yuvraj Singh – India |
1 % |
| 9. |
Daniel Vettori- New Zealand |
1 % |
| 10. |
Ricky Ponting-Australia |
1 % |
| 11. |
Andrew Flintoff-England |
0 % |
Currently topping the eBay Cricket Barometer with a whopping 46% of all votes is our very own Rahul Dravid.
Next in line is the stylish Brian Lara with 20% of the votes followed by Shane Bond of New Zealand at 17% of the votes. Currently, yet to open his innings is Andrew Flintoff of England.
Mandira Bedi stated, "Style has become integral to the personality, confidence and attitude that an individual emanates. In cricket, I consider a player stylish if he is able to create a spark both on and out of the field. My choice is Dhoni all the way, he is the most stylish cricketer, I like the charm and the positive attitude he radiates and this has helped him to obtain a great fan following. I hope many cricket fan vote for Dhoni and help him top the eBay Cricket Barometer."
eBay Cricket Barometer is part of the popular eBay Cricket Mania campaign. The eBay Cricket Mania is a campaign for the 2 million strong eBay India community to express their support to Team India as they participate in the World Cup by wearing trendy "Go India Go!" bands in the Indian tricolours and win rare cricket collectibles.
The eBay India Cricket Mania rewards all buyers on eBay India with interesting cricket collectibles through the World Cup. Shop on eBay India and be a winner of exciting cricket gifts. Every buyer who hits a single (completes 1 transaction) wins a snazzy eBay India "Go India Go!" band. If the buyer scores 2 runs (completes 2 transactions), he gets a special 100 years of cricket VCD compiled by David Gower. If the buyer scores 4 runs (completes 4 transactions), he is rewarded with a cricket ball autographed by Mandira Bedi. For all buyers hitting a sixer or completing 6 transactions, they get an original Sachin Tendulkar autographed biography - The making of a cricketer.
So come together on eBay India, and vote for your stylish cricketer, and be a part of the "eBay Cricket Mania", that is sweeping the 2 million eBay community across 670 cities and towns in India. In a country where cricket evokes immense passion, showcase your support and log onto www.eBay.in to experience the eBay Cricket Mania.
About eBay India
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