Ian Smith, Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri are among the veteran who will be on the commentary panel during the much-awaited India-Pakistan T20 World Cup fixture to be played on Sunday (October 23). Of all the games in the tournament, the India-Pakistan match is set to be the watched and followed fixture. And to share their insights, the official broadcaster has assembled the best commentators.
Apart from Smith, Gavaskar and Shastri, Isa Guha, Harsha Bhogle, Michael Clarke and Bazid Khan will share their insights. Smith and Guha were in Sydney for the Super12 game between Australia and England and will travel to Melbourne for the India-Pakistan tie.
Star Sports has named a star-studded panel for Hindi commentary as well. Two-time World Cup winners, Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan Singh, Aakash Chopra, Irfan Pathan, Deep Dasgupta, Sanjar Bangar, Jatin Sapru and Ajit Agarkar will share their insights in Hindi.
Related News |Since there are two matches tomorrow, Ian Bishop, Samuel Badree, Russel Arnold, Carlos Brathwaite, Dirk Nannes and Pommie Mbangwa will be on duty in the Super12 fixture between Ireland and Sri Lanka. The match will be played in Hobart from 9:30 AM IST.
The India-Pakistan game will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of more than 1 lakh fans. The two teams now only square off in ICC events and Asia Cups and the stakes are always high when they share the field.
It has been training in Melbourne for the past few days and rain could be a deciding factor in the contest. The match is scheduled to kick off at 1:30 PM IST.
Related News |Before the game, Pakistan have suffered a blow as their opener Fakhar Zaman has been ruled out of the fixture.
India captain Rohit Sharma has confirmed that all the players are fit and available for selection for the much-awaited contest.