Star Sports Network on Saturday, June 14, announced a star-packed commentary and analysis team for the eagerly awaited five‑match Test series between India and England, starting June 20 in Leeds. Several top names have been included.
This series will kick off the new cycle of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025–27 and mark the beginning of Indian cricket under Shubman Gill’s captaincy. India will play without two of its biggest stars, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who has retired from Test cricket.
Star Sports Network has put together a strong lineup of former players and leading broadcasters to give fans expert commentary and an exciting viewing experience during the WTC Test series between Ben Stokes’s side and Shubman Gill’s team.
India Tour of England – English Commentary Panel
| Name | Role/Description |
|---|
| Ravi Shastri | Former Team India Coach |
| Dinesh Karthik | Former Indian Cricketer |
| Nasser Hussain | Former England Captain |
| Michael Atherton | Former England Captain |
| Stuart Broad | 2nd most wickets for England in Tests – 604 |
| Navjot Singh Sidhu | Former Indian Test Cricketer |
| Anil Kumble | Former Indian Test Captain & Coach |
| Sanjay Manjrekar | Former Indian Test Cricketer |
| Abhinav Mukund | Former Indian Test Cricketer |
India Tour of England – Hindi Commentary Panel
| Name | Role/Description |
|---|
| Navjot Singh Sidhu | Former Indian Test Cricketer |
| Anil Kumble | Former Indian Test Captain & Coach |
| Sanjay Manjrekar | Former Indian Test Cricketer |
| Parthiv Patel | Former Indian Test Cricketer |
| Sanjay Bangar | Former Indian Test Cricketer & Assistant Coach |
| Varun Aaron | Former Indian Test Cricketer |
| Deep Dasgupta | Former Indian Test Cricketer |
| Anant Tyagi | Commentator |
| Padamjeet Sehrawat | Commentator |
India Tour of England – Tamil Commentary Panel
| Name | Role/Description |
|---|
| Abhinav Mukund | Former Indian Cricketer |
| S Badrinath | Former Indian Cricketer |
| Ramesh | Former Indian Cricketer |
| Aniruda Srikkanth | Commentator |
| Yo Mahesh | Former Indian U-19 Cricketer |
| R Sridhar | Former Indian Fielding Coach |
| Nanee | Commentator |
| Muthu | Presenter |
India Tour of England – Telugu Commentary Panel
| Name | Role/Description |
|---|
| MSK Prasad | Former BCCI Selector |
| Hanuma Vihari | Indian Cricketer |
| R Sridhar | Former Indian Fielding Coach |
| T Suman | Commentator |
| Ashish Reddy | Commentator |
| Kalyan Krishna | Commentator |
| NC Kaushik | Presenter |
India Tour of England – Kannada Commentary Panel
| Name | Role/Description |
|---|
| Vijay Bharadwaj | Former Indian Cricketer |
| Sunil Joshi | Former Indian Cricketer |
| Vinay Kumar | Former Indian Cricketer |
| Srinivas Murthy | Commentator |
| Pavan Deshpande | Commentator |
| Akhil Balachandra | Commentator |
| Bharat Chipli | Commentator |
| Kiran Srinivas | Presenter |
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