With the IPL 2023 set to kick start on March 31, Star Sports announced their star-studded list of commentators on Sunday and here is the full list, below
Star Sports presented its amazing lineup of commentators on Sunday for the upcoming IPL 2023, which is set to start on March 31.
IPL 2023 list of commentators in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and salary per match
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Former Indian and Rajasthan Royals pacer S Sreesanth has finally made a comeback to the IPL, although as a commentator.
In a special presentation broadcast by Star networks to reveal the identities of the commentators, host Jatin Sapru revealed nine former cricket players.
Millions of spectators who will stick to their TV screens will hear these athletes explain the game.
Sapru, who travelled all the way to the UAE, first presented Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan. Irfan claimed that the audience would be in for a pleasant surprise because his older brother Yusuf has a sense of humour that not many people are aware of.
Irfan, Yusuf, and Jatin then introduced Murali Vijay as the third panellist. It’s interesting to note that Vijay didn’t take part in an IPL match till Chennai Super Kings (CSK)/in IPL 2022.
The next two commentators on the IPL 2023 commentary team are Aaron Finch and Paul Collingwood, who compete for the Ashes.
Finch has played for as many as nine IPL clubs, in contrast to Paul Collingwood, who represented the Delhi Daredevils (Delhi Capitals) in the 2010 IPL.
Jacques Kallis, a former star for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and a South African icon, will join Finch and Collingwood on the panel as the third international participant.
Former Indian cricketers Mohammad Kaif, Harbhajan Singh, and Sreesanth round out the list.
The first match of the 10-team IPL will feature Gujarat Titans (GT) vs. CSK. There will be a total of 70 group-stage games played till May 21.
IPL 2023: Full list of commentators:
- Yusuf Pathan
- Irfan Pathan
- Murali Vijay
- Aaron Finch
- Paul Collingwood
- Jacques Kallis
- Mohammad Kaif
- Harbhajan Singh
- S Sreesanth
Below is the list of commentators who will be there for English commentary for the Indian Premier League matches this year:
| Panel | Salary Range |
| Dugout Panel | $500,000 to $700,000 |
| English Panel | $250,000 to $500,000 |
| Hindi Panel | $80,000 to $350,000 |
Salary of Hindi Commentators in IPL 2022:
- Akash Chopra ($350,000)
- Ashish Nehra ($200,000)
- Gautam Gambhir ($200,000)
- Irfan Pathan ($200,000)
- Ajit Agarkar ($200,000)
- Kiran More ($200,000)
- Sanjay Bangar ($80,000)
- Nikhil Chopra ($80,000)
Salary of English Commentators:
- Harsha Bhogle (India) ($500,000)
- Ian Bishop (West Indies) ($500,000)
- Michael Slater (Australia) ($500,000)
- Sunil Gavaskar (India) ($500,000)
- Mark Nicholas (England) ($500,000)
- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) ($500,000)
- Simon Doull (New Zealand) ($350,000)
- Danny Morrison (New Zealand) ($350,000)
Salary of Dugout Commentators:($5,00,000-7,00,000)
- Graeme Swann (England)
- Scott Styris (New Zealand)
- Brian Lara (West indies)
- Brett Lee (Australia)
Star Sports English commentators for IPL 2023:
Sunil Gavaskar, Jacques Kallis, Matthew Hayden, Kevin Pietersen, Aaron Finch, Tom Moody, Paul Collingwood, Daniel Vettori, Danny Morrison and David Hussey.
– World Feed will have Ian Bishop and co.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 19, 2023