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iPL 2021

Players, captains, commentators

& coaches are all ready for the show

Our Bureau will grace the Select Dugout

Chennai with detailed analytical com-
mentary to create deeper fan
oyal Challengers Ban- engagement. With the IPL 2021
galore (RCB) captain right around the corner, Star
RVirat Kohli is “focused and Disney India, the official
and ready to go” in the upcom- media rights holder and host
ing edition of the Indian Premier broadcaster, announced an il-
League (IPL) 2021. “Focused lustrious panel of 100 commen-
and ready to go.#playbold @ tators for the marquee tourna-
RCBTweets,” Kohli tweeted. ment.
“The popularity of commen-

earlier in the day, Kohli tary in Hindi has grown over the
years and I’m glad to be back for
pointed at the need to another exciting season of IPL

have breaks between that brings the country together.
Each year, as part of the Hindi
tours as it is “difficult to Virat Kohli commentary panel, we try to in-

keep players motivated for troduce new elements to keep
fans engaged and add to their
a longer period of time” in viewing experience and we will
bio-bubble amid the coro- keep the momentum going in
this edition too,” said Gambhir.
navirus pandemic. The Select Dugout panel for
the IPL 2021 includes a decorat-
“Bio bubble isn’t easy, to ed set of experts -- Scott Styris,
be honest, or to be a part of as Lara, Lee, Graeme Swann, and
I have said in the recent past as Dominic Cork.
well. Somethings that need to Fans are in for a star-studded
be considered going forward is season with cricketing legends
how many cricket matches you such as Shane Watson, Dale
actually play,” said Kohli in a Steyn, Ross Taylor, Graeme
video posted on RCB’s Twitter. Smith, Kevin Pietersen among
The RCB skipper feels play- a host of other experts who will
ers are more match-ready this join the feed.
year for the IPL as they have got Rohit Sharma “It feels good to be back in
used to the life of bio-bubble the Dugout once again with the
plus the cricketers have a con- Kohli. sunny to comment in Hindi best in the business. The brand-
siderable amount of game time “They have played a lot of Former India skipper Sunil new season involves tonnes of
which they were devoid of prior cricket coming into this IPL. Gavaskar, Gautam Gambhir the latest innovations in tech-
to IPL 2020. And they have gotten used to and Irfan Pathan are among nology and broadcast to provide
“Last time we got togeth- playing in this environment but the nine panellists named in the our viewers with an immersive
er way before the tournament as I said having had enough Hindi commentary team for the experience and deliver on the
started. So things probably were game time in the recent past, 14th edition of the Indian Pre- proposition of ‘more game per
not as smooth as they are now. certainly gonna help players be mier League (IPL). Legendary game’,” said Lara.
There is not much worry about more match ready this year than batsman Brian Lara and former “I am excited about the new
whether people are gonna be probably would have been the Australia pacer Brett Lee are format where different IPL leg-
bowling or batting well,” said case last time,” he added. among the five panellists who Continued on next page... >>

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