Mumbai: Disney Star on Wednesday announced that it will telecast Tata IPL 2022 across nine languages, including Gujarati. The cricket extravaganza is set to commence from 26 March.
The inclusion of Gujarat Titans this season has seen the introduction of a new Gujarati feed for the fans as part of the overall offering. Gujarati actor and singer Dhavnit Thaker, who is a popular voice on radio, will team up with Nayan Mongia and Manprit Juneja among others in the Gujarati commentary team, said the statement.
“Disney Star is proud to present the megacast for Tata IPL 2022 which entails nine live feeds,” said Disney Star head – sports Sanjog Gupta. “Our endeavour is to serve fans a feature-rich broadcast focussed on enhanced storytelling, regional customisation, expanded programming and innovations. A rich pool of talent is integral to this endeavour and for Tata IPL 2022, we have a really exciting line-up, comprising seasoned commentators as well as first-time experts, who will add real-time insights, fresh perspectives and renewed excitement to the tournament across the Star network & Disney+ Hotstar."
The broadcaster has announced a panel of 85 commentators for the season. The panel will feature commentators across languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali, and the newly added Gujarati feed.
Former India coach Ravi Shastri makes a comeback to the Star Sports commentary panel
while Suresh Raina, Piyush Chawla, Dhawal Kulkarni, and Harbhajan Singh are all set to make their debut. Popular personality in the IPL broadcast team, Mayanti Langer Binny too makes a comeback after a gap of two years.
“I am excited to be back in the commentary box after five years and associate with Star Sports for one of the world’s most popular sporting leagues, Tata IPL,” said former India coach and cricketer Ravi Shastri. “Star Sports has always leveraged technological innovations to provide an immersive experience and I look forward to interacting with IPL players as well as the fans remotely during the game.”
“After being part of the IPL since its inception in 2008, I am excited to associate with the league in a new avatar, as part of the IPL Hindi commentary panel for Star Sports,” said former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina. “Over the years, the Hindi commentary has done an incredible job which has resulted in its popularity and I am looking forward to being a part of this new journey."
