IPL 2024: Star Sports announces star-studded commentary panel for the upcoming season

As the Women’s Premier League (WPL) draws to a close, cricket enthusiasts eagerly anticipate the commencement of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) scheduled to kick off on March 22. With only the Final left in the WPL, attention swiftly shifts to the high-octane clashes of IPL 2024, beginning with a showdown between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).

Star Sports, the official broadcasters, have unveiled a star-studded commentary panel for IPL 2024. Renowned cricketing personalities including Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, Matthew Hayden, Kevin Pietersen, Danny Morrison, Harsha Bhogle, and Australia’s ODI World Cup hero Steve Smith headline the lineup in the English commentary. Their expertise promises to enrich the viewing experience for fans across the globe.

Domestic genius

Similarly, in the Hindi commentary box, familiar voices like Vivek Razdan and Wasim Jaffer will provide expert analysis and entertaining commentary in the language spoken by millions of Indian cricket enthusiasts. Their insights and commentary style are expected to resonate strongly with Hindi-speaking audiences.

Regional presence

Diversifying the commentary experience further, IPL 2024 will feature commentary panels in regional languages. Esteemed cricketers such as Murali Vijay, MSK Prasad, Mithali Raj, Ambati Rayudu, and Gundappa Vishwanath will engage fans in their native languages, adding a personal touch to the broadcast and enhancing the connection with regional audiences.

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• International: Steve Smith, Stuart Broad, Dale Steyn, Jacques Kallis, Tom Moody, Paul Collingwood, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Ambati Rayudu, Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar, Varun Aaron, Mithali Raj, Mohammad Kaif, Sanjay Manjrekar,
• English: 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.
• Hindi: Imran Tahir, Wasim Jaffer, Gurkeerat Mann, Unmukt Chand, Vivek Razdan, Rajat Bhatia, Deep Dasgupta, Raman Bhanot, Padamjeet Sehrawat, Jatin Sapru.
• Tamil: K Srikkanth, S Badrinath, Lakshmipathi Balaji, Murali Vijay, Murugan Ashwin, N Jagadeesan, RJ Balaji, Yo Mahesh, Muthuraman R, KV Sathyanarayanan, Thirush Kamini, Bhavana Balakrishnan, Sastika Rajendran
• Telugu: 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: 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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