MUMBAI: The biggest carnival of cricket, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, is inching closer and channels are bringing in new and detailed presentations to cater the need of cricket crazy India.

While India fights to defend the most prestigious trophy in cricket history, CNN-IBN special programming for World Cup begins with Kings of Cricket, which is a seven episode documentary featuring the diverse history of World Cup. The show will cover the historical achievements of legends like Sir Viv Richards, Steve Wagh, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar and others. The series will also analyse performances of Yuvraj Singh in World Cup 2011 where he not only fought opponents but also had to deal with a venomous disease like cancer.

On the other hand, IBN 7’s show is called Cup Katha. This show will analyse every edition of the World Cup since its inception in 1975 in England, which was won by West Indies.