The T20 World Cup 2021 began with the first round in Oman, featuring Papua New Guinea and Oman in the opening fixture – here’s the full list of commentators for the ICC tournament.
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The commentary team for the ICC World T20 2021 was announced recently by ICC. Well-known names in the commentary space, such as Ian Bishop, Sunil Gavaskar, Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton, among others, will feature alongside the likes of recent cricketers such as Shane Watson, Dale Steyn, Niall O’Brien, and Preston Mommsen.
The seventh edition of the T20 World Cup will involve 16 teams, divided into two stages. The first stage will see teams in Groups A and B fight it out to qualify for the main stage of the tournament. Then, 12 teams will be divided into two groups of six each.
T20 World Cup 2021 squads: Here’s the full list of teams
T20 World Cup 2021 commentators: Full list of commentators in the T20 World Cup
Ian Bishop, Shane Watson, Dale Steyn, Sunil Gavaskar, Daren Sammy, Nasser Hussain, Anjum Chopra, Danny Morrison, Russel Arnold, Mark Nicholas, Niall O’Brien, Harsha Bhogle, Michael Atherton, Natalie Germanos, Simon Doull, Murali Kartik, Bazid Khan, Alan Wilkins, Athar Ali Khan, Preston Mommsen, Pommie Mbangwa.
Alongside the global feed, Star Sports in India will also feature a separate set of commentators for regional commentary and Dugout. Here’s the extended list:
VVS Laxman, Brian Lara, Jatin Sapru, Aakash Chopra, Deep Dasgupta, Nikhil Chopra, Scott Styris, Parthiv Patel, Irfan Pathan, Sanjay Bangar, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh and Ajit Agarkar.
The full schedule for the T20 World Cup 2021 can be found here.