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There was a lot of talk about Harsha Bhogle making a comeback to the TV Studios for this year’s IPL, but unfortunately for the veteran commentator, he has not been named in the team of 20 commentators declared by the BCCI on Tuesday.
Prasana Krishnan, EVP and business head, sports cluster of Sony Pictures Networks India, had hinted in March that Harsha will make a comeback in all likelihood:
But, for some reason, Bhogle, who was ousted from the commentary team last year, has been left out of the team this year as well.
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke will be joining an elite panel of commentators comprising Kevin Pietersen and Sunil Gavaskar for the upcoming 10th edition of IPL.
Commentators will be traveling across the country to lend their perspective on the game over the course of 47 days across 10 different venues.
Sanjay Manjrekar, who has been quite the IPL veteran is excited about the grand 10th edition.
Clarke, who was a part of the commentary panel in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar series is looking forward to an enjoyable IPL journey.
"It was a great initiative by the BCCI in 2015 to include women cricketers into the commentary panel," Lisa Sthalekar, former Australia captain said.
Kevin Pietersen, on once again joining the IPL bandwagon, said:
(With inputs from PTI)
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