With just few days to the start of eagerly-anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Star Sports, the official broadcaster, has announced a star-studded commentary panel for the upcoming season of the glitzy league.
World's most popular cricket league IPL is all set to kick off with the first match scheduled for March 22. Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore in a thrilling season opener held in Chennai. While the BCCI has yet to release the full schedule, the first 21 games, running from March 22 to April 7, have been confirmed.
Star Sports isn't waiting for the full schedule, and has announced the list of commentary panel who will double up the thrill of IPL 2024. Hindi viewers can expect insights from 19 commentators, including cricket legends like Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, and Ravi Shastri. The English commentary boasts an impressive 27 commentators, with the surprising return of Michael Clarke despite his previous controversy.
Star Sports has also revealed commentators for regional language broadcasts, ensuring a truly inclusive viewing experience for fans across India.
Let's have a look at the list of commentators for IPL 2024:
International commentators
Steve Smith, Stuart Broad, Dale Steyn, Jacques Kallis, Tom Moody, Paul Collingwood
Hindi commentators
Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Ambati Rayudu, Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar, Varun Aaron, Mithali Raj, Mohammad Kaif, Sanjay Manjrekar, Imran Tahir, Wasim Jaffer, Gurkeerat Mann, Unmukt Chand, Vivek Razdan, Rajat Bhatia, Deep Dasgupta, Raman Bhanot, Padamjeet Sehrawat, Jatin Sapru
English commentators
Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Brian Lara, Matthew Hayden, Kevin Pietersen, Michael Clarke, Sanjay Manjrekar, Aaron Finch, Ian Bishop, Nick Knight, Simon Katich, Danny Morrison, Chris Morris, Samuel Badree, Katey Martin, Graeme Swann, Deep Dasgupta, Harsha Bhogle, Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Anjum Chopra, Murali Kartik, WV Raman, Natalie Germanos, Daren Ganga, Mark Howard, Rohan Gavaskar
Tamil commentators
K. Srikkanth, S. Badrinath, Lakshmipathi Balaji, Murali Vijay, Murugan Ashwin, N. Jagadeesan, RJ Balaji, Yo Mahesh, Muthuraman R, K.V. Sathyanarayanan, Thirush Kamini, Bhavana Balakrishnan, Swastika Rajendran
Telugu commentators
Ambati Rayudu, Mithali Raj, MSK Prasad, Venugopal Rao, T Suman, Kalyan Krishna D, Gnaneshwara Rao, Rakesh Deva Reddy, Daniel Manohar, Sasikanth Avulapalli, Ravi Rakle, M Anand Sri Krishna, Vindhya Medapati, Geeta Bhagat
Kannada commentators
Vijay Bharadwaj, Vinay Kumar, Gundappa Viswanath, Jagadeesh Suchith, NC Aiyappa, Pavan Deshpande, Akhil Balachandra, GK Anil Kumar, Sumesh Goni, Shashank Suresh, Roopesh Shetty, Kiran Srinivas, Madhu Mailankody.
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