The ICC has announced the commentary panel for the T20 World Cup. Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri and great cricketer Sunil Gavaskar are also included in this list. Apart from them, Dinesh Karthik has also been selected in the commentary panel.
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced a star-studded commentary panel for the T20 World Cup starting next month, including some of the big names in cricket and broadcasting such as former India coach Ravi Shastri and legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar.
The T20 World Cup will be played in the US and West Indies from June 2 to 29. Dinesh Karthik, who has retired from all forms of cricket, has also been selected in the commentary panel. The main commentators include Shastri, Nasir Hussain, Ian Smith, Mel Jones, Harsha Bhogle and Ian Bishop.
Providing insights on the modern game are former men’s and women’s T20 World Cup champions such as Karthik, Ebony Rainford Brent, Samuel Badree, Carlos Brathwaite, Steve Smith, Aaron Finch and Lisa Sthalekar. Former ODI World Cup winners Ricky Ponting, Gavaskar, Matthew Hayden, Rameez Raja, Eoin Morgan, Tom Moody and Wasim Akram will also give their assessments. Making their World Cup commentary debut is American commentator James O’Brien.
The big names in the commentary team include Dale Steyn, Graeme Smith, Michael Atherton, Waqar Younis, Simon Doull, Shaun Pollock and Katie Martin, with famous cricketers Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Natalie Germanos, Danny Morrison, Alison Mitchell, Alan Wilkins, Brian Murgatroyd, Mike Hesman, Ian Ward, Athar Ali Khan, Russel Arnold, Niall O’Brien, Kasa Naidu and former West Indies captain Darren Ganga also broadcasting. The ICC team will also provide an AI-assisted feed of the T20 World Cup.
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