India icons Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, and Virender Sehwag, along with former bowling coach Bharat Arun, will headline the commentary panel in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 tournament. These former India players will be part of Sony Sports Network's multi-lingual commentary panel for the Continental Cup. The 17th edition will feature eight teams - India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Oman, UAE, Afghanistan, & Hong Kong battling for Asia Cup supremacy. The multi-team event will kick off on Tuesday, September 09.
India will begin their campaign against the hosts UAE, on Wednesday, September 10. Alongside Gavaskar & Shastri, former cricketers Robin Uthappa, Sanjay Manjrekar, Bazid Khan, Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Russel Arnold, and Simon Doull are also part of the English commentary panel for the Continental Cup.
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Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, Ajay Jadeja, Abhishek Nayar, and Saba Karim are among the prominent names in the panel of Hindi commentators.
"As the Asia Cup returns, Sony Sports Network re-imagines cricket broadcasting," Sony's Chief Revenue Officer Rajesh Kaul said.
Bharat Arun will team up with former India Women's team coach WV Raman in the panel of Tamil commentary. In the Telugu language, Venugopal Rao and Venkatpathy Raju will feature.
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"As Team India steps onto the Asia Cup stage under the dynamic leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, we witness a blend of tenacity and experience steering the side. This squad symbolises the future of Indian cricket, diverse, versatile and combative," said Gavaskar in a release issued by the network.
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"With Surya Kumar Yadav leading from the front and Shubman Gill mastering the art of youthful leadership as vice-captain, this Indian squad exemplifies the perfect mix of experience and potential.
"Players like Jasprit Bumrah, Abhishek Sharma, and Hardik Pandya bring international class, while talents like Tilak Varma and Harshit Rana add spark and depth," he said.
"The Asia Cup 2025 will be the crucible where their mettle is tested, and I believe this team, under Surya's calm and aggressive captaincy, will rise to the occasion and set new benchmarks for Indian cricket," he added.
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India are overwhelming favorites to defend their Asia Cup title. In the last year, the Men in Blue have won a whopping 17 T20Is out of 20 games. Under Suryakumar Yadav's leadership, India's young brigade is playing a fearless brand of cricket. Players like Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, & Arshdeep Singh have formed a formidable young core.
