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ICC announces World Cup 2023 commentary panel

Pakistan's Ramiz Raja and Waqar Younis are also part of the world cup commentary panel.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced the World Cup 2023 commentary panel that includes Pakistan’s Ramiz Raja and Waqar Younis.

ICC in a press release said, “ICC.tv’s coverage of the event will include a pre-match show, an innings interval programme, and a post-match wrap-up. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting and former England skipper Eoin Morgan will join the coverage.”

“They will be supported by other World Cup winners Shane Watson, Lisa Sthalekar, Ramiz Raja, Ravi Shastri, Aaron Finch, Sunil Gavaskar, and Matthew Hayden.

“The commentary box will mark the return of Nasser Hussain, Ian Smith, and Ian Bishop, who called the memorable 2019 World Cup final between England and New Zealand.

“More international icons and former captains including Waqar Younis, Shaun Pollock, Anjum Chopra, and Michael Atherton will also be calling the action live from the commentary box.

“They will be joined in on the fun by former international stars like Simon Doull, Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Sanjay Manjrekar, Katey Martin, Dinesh Karthik, Dirk Nannes, Samuel Badree, Athar Ali Khan and Russel Arnold.

“The panel will be rounded off some of the leading broadcasters in the world who have had their fair share of iconic calls, including Harsha Bhogle, Kass Naidoo, Mark Nicholas, Natalie Germanos, Mark Howard, and Ian Ward.”

The ICC World Cup 2023 will kick off on October 5 in India with 10 teams fighting for the elusive title across 10 venues, till November 19.

 

Saman Siddiqui

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