NEW DELHI: Indian legends Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, and Virender Sehwag, together with former bowling coach Bharat Arun, will likely be half of Sony Sports Network’s multi-lingual commentary panel for the Asia Cup T20, beginning Tuesday in the UAE. The seventeenth version of the event will see India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, UAE, Oman, and Hong Kong compete for continental glory in the lead-as much as subsequent yr’s ICC T20 World Cup. India start their marketing campaign on Wednesday in opposition to hosts UAE.For the world feed, the star-studded commentary line-up consists of former India head coach Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Robin Uthappa, Bazid Khan, Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Russel Arnold, and Simon Doull.The Hindi commentary staff will characteristic Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, Ajay Jadeja, former India batting coach Abhishek Nayar, and Saba Karim amongst different distinguished voices.“As the Asia Cup returns, Sony Sports Network reimagines cricket broadcasting,” Sony’s Chief Revenue Officer Rajesh Kaul stated.Bharat Arun will be part of the likes of WV Raman in the Tamil panel whereas the Telugu unit will characteristic Venkatapathy Raju, and Venugopal Rao amongst others.“As Team India steps onto the Asia Cup stage under the dynamic leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, we witness a blend of tenacity and experience steering the side. This squad symbolises the future of Indian cricket, diverse, versatile and combative,” stated Gavaskar in a launch issued by the community.The view was echoed by Shastri.“With Surya Kumar Yadav leading from the front and Shubman Gill mastering the art of youthful leadership as vice-captain, this Indian squad exemplifies the perfect mix of experience and potential.“Players like Jasprit Bumrah, Abhishek Sharma, and Hardik Pandya deliver worldwide class, whereas abilities like Tilak Varma and Harshit Rana add spark and depth,” he stated.“The Asia Cup 2025 will likely be the crucible the place their mettle is examined, and I imagine this staff, below Surya’s calm and aggressive captaincy, will rise to the event and set new benchmarks for Indian cricket,” he added.
