ICC announces star-studded commentary panel for T20 World Cup 2024

The tournament will commence on 1 June with co-hosts USA taking on neighbors Canada

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled a star-studded commentary panel for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 scheduled to take place in the USA and West Indies next month.

Leading the commentary team are cricket stalwarts Ravi Shastri, Nasser Hussain, Ian Smith, Mel Jones, Harsha Bhogle, and Ian Bishop.

These seasoned commentators will be joined by former T20 World Cup champions such as Dinesh Karthik, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Samuel Badree, Carlos Brathwaite, Steve Smith, Aaron Finch, and Lisa Sthalekar, bringing rich insights into the modern game.

Additionally, former 50-over World Cup winners Ricky Ponting, Sunil Gavaskar, Matthew Hayden, Ramiz Raja, Eoin Morgan, Tom Moody, and Wasim Akram will lend their expert analysis to the tournament.

Making his World Cup debut, American commentator James O’Brien, better known as Jomboy, will add a unique perspective to American audiences.

The star-studded lineup also includes Dale Steyn, Graeme Smith, Michael Atherton, Waqar Younis, Simon Doull, Shaun Pollock, and Katey Martin. Renowned voices in cricket broadcasting, such as 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, round out the team.

The tournament will commence on 1 June with co-hosts USA taking on neighbors Canada, while fellow hosts the West Indies will play Papua New Guinea in Guyana on the second day of group play.

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