Former players with more than 40 IPL titles among them, 12 IPL Team Coaches, and more are also part of the illustrious panel on the Star Sports Network
18 World Cup Winners, 12 International Captains and more to feature as experts on the broadcast
Mumbai, 16th March, 2024: As the eagerly awaited TATA IPL 2024 draws near, Star Sports, the official television broadcaster of the marquee tournament, has announced a stellar cast of cricket’s finest storytellers as part of its broadcast coverage plan. Bringing together the wealth of experience from different generations, distinct roles and a wide array of achievements, the Star Sports “Star cast” will strive to elevate the experience of Tata IPL 2024 by driving key narratives, hyping rivalries, building heroes (current and new) and most of all, amplifying incredible moments. In line with its campaign which celebrates fandom associated with Tata IPL, Star Sports will continue to focus on “serving fans” and ramping up the shared passion for the Incredible League.
This year fans across India will witness the blockbuster cricketing event across 20 fully customised feeds on the Star Sports Network with almost 150 broadcasters, which includes IPL champions who have more than 40 IPL Titles among them, 12 IPL Team Coaches, 18 World Cup winners, 12 International Captains. With representation from 15 Indian States and 6 countries beyond India, the broadcaster will bring together diverse views from across India and around the world.
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The Indian contingent of experts features legendary World Cup champions Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri (former head coach of Team India) and Kris Srikkanth. The broadcast ranks will also include four-time IPL and two-time World Champion Harbhajan Singh and winner of the first-ever IPL title Mohammad Kaif. The strong line-up includes former India all-rounder and winner of ICC T20 World Cup 2007 - Irfan Pathan, former IPL winner Imran Tahir along with analysts extraordinaire and former India Cricketers Sanjay Manjrekar and Deep Dasgupta. Star Sports has also onboarded Mithali Raj, one of the greatest women cricketers of all time, as a key expert.
Ravi Shastri on being part of Star Sports Panel for IPL 2024 said: