Dubai. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced a star-studded commentary panel for the T20 World Cup starting next month, which includes some big names in cricket and broadcasting such as former Indian 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.
Former men’s and women’s T20 World Cup champions like Karthik, Ebony Rainford Brent, Samuel Badree, Carlos Brathwaite, Steve Smith, Aaron Finch and Lisa Sthalekar will provide insight on the modern game. Former ODI World Cup winners Ricky Ponting, Gavaskar, Matthew Hayden, Rameez Raja, Eoin Morgan, Tom Moody and Wasim Akram will also give their assessment. American commentator James O’Brien is among those making their World Cup commentary debut.
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, Russell 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.