LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the prestigious 23-member bilingual commentary team for the upcoming 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to be held from March 26 to May 3.
Former West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite makes his debut in the commentary box and former Australian women’s cricketer Lisa Sthalekar returns for another game.
Shoaib Malik, who has featured as a player in all the previous ten editions of the PSL, will take over as the Urdu commentator in the eleventh season. He will be joined by former Pakistan captains Salman Butt and Sana Mir.
The seven-member exclusive Urdu panel includes veteran commentator Tariq Saeed, former Pakistan Women’s International player Marina Iqbal, Shah Faisal and winner of Pepsi Voice of Pakistan 2022, Ayaz Chaudhary.
On the England side, Brathwaite is joined by a host of international talent including South Africa’s Jean-Paul Duminy, Michael Heisman legend, England’s Dominic Cork, Nick Knight and Mark Butcher, New Zealand’s Martin Guptill, Australia’s Greg Blewett and Lisa Staliger and Bangladesh’s Ather Aligarh.
The English commentary roster also features a strong panel of Pakistani voices, with former captains Wasim Akram, Ramiz Raja, Amir Sohail and Uruj Mumtaz Khan to provide analysis alongside former Pakistan international Basit Khan.
Sikandar Bhakt will also feature in the English commentary team and as part of the four-member presenting line-up. Renowned sports broadcasters Neroli Meadows and Jess Grove will make their PSL debuts as anchors and presenters, along with Zainab Abbas.
Pakistan Super League CEO Salman Naseer expressed his excitement about the announcement:
“We are delighted to announce a star-studded and insightful team of commentators, who come with years of valuable experience in calling the game behind the mic. As the milestone 11th edition of HBL PSL nears its start, I am sure our fans will enjoy the commentary line-up and their exciting calls from home.”
Full list of commentators:
English team: Amir Sohail, Athar Ali Khan, Basit Khan, Carlos Brathwaite, Dominic Cork, Greg Blewett, Jean-Paul Duminy, Lisa Sthalegar, Mark Butcher, Martin Guptill, Michael Haseman, Nick Knight, Ramis Raja, Sikandar Bagda, Uroj Khan and Uroj Khan.
Exclusive Urdu Team: Ayaz Chaudhary, Marina Iqbal, Salman Butt, Sana Mir, Shah Faisal, Shoaib Malik and Tariq Saeed.
Presenters: Jess Crowe, Neroli Meadows, Sikandar Bakht and Zainab Abbas.
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