DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday, unveiled a star-studded commentary panel for the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, scheduled to commence on June 1.
The World Cup commentary panel comprises renowned voices cricket voices including Ravi Shastri, Nasser Hussain, Ian Smith, Harsha Bhogle and Ian Bishop.
Pakistan’s former captains Ramiz Raja, Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram will also be lending their expert analysis during the upcoming tournament.
Former ODI World Cup winners Ricky Ponting, Sunil Gavaskar, Matthew Hayden, Eoin Morgan, and Tom Moody will also be part of the commentary panel for the mega-event.
Meanwhile, men’s and women’s T20 World Cup champions such as Dinesh Karthik, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Samuel Badree, Carlos Brathwaite, Steve Smith, Aaron Finch and Lisa Sthalekar will also lend their voices to the event which they have won in the past.
American commentator James O’Brien, better known as Jomboy, will make his World Cup debut during the T20 World Cup 2024.
“ICC will continue to deliver an unmatched viewing experience during the Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, bringing together some of the biggest names in cricket and broadcasting for the extravaganza from the nine locations across the USA and West Indies,” ICC stated in a press release.
“ICC will provide extensive coverage of the tournament across the 28 days of action with a pre-match show, an innings interval programme and a post-match wrap-up.
“Building on the success of the vertical feed at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, ICC TV will introduce an AI-supported vertical feed for the T20 World Cup.”
The other big names in the commentary panel include Dale Steyn, Graeme Smith, Michael Atherton, Simon Doull, Shaun Pollock and Katey Martin alongside renowned cricketing names in broadcasting including Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Natalie Germanos, Danny Morrison, Alison Mitchell, Alan Wilkins, Brian Murgatroyd, Mike Haysman, Ian Ward, Athar Ali Khan, Russel Arnold, Niall O’Brien, Kass Naidoo and former West Indies skipper Daren Ganga.
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