Star Sports and Jio Cinema, the broadcasters of the IPL 2023, have come up with an extraordinary panel of commentators for the upcoming event. To reach out further to viewers from all corners of the world, the broadcasters have decided to include commentary in multiple languages. This decision has caused a huge demand for commentators from all over India and different parts of the world. To hype up fans even more, here is a list of five celebrity cricketers who will be part of the commentating teams for IPL 2023.
1) Dhawal Kulkarni
For IPL 2022, Dhawal Kulkarni acted as a Hindi commentator for Star Sports. However, he switched to the Jio Cinema Marathi commentary team for IPL 2023. Despite signing up for the player auction in both years, none of the franchises showed interest in his services.
2) Steve Smith
Steve Smith, Australian Test and ODI vice-captain has decided to join the English commentary team for IPL 2023 instead of registering himself for the auction. He was also unsold at last year’s mega auction, and his last appearance in the IPL was in 2021 for Delhi Capitals.
3) Kedar Jadhav
Kedar Jadhav was a part of the Indian squad that competed in the 2019 ODI World Cup. Although he provided some impressive performances, Jadhav was released in 2020, and he even failed to acquire an IPL contract in 2021. In spite of all this, Jadhav will be lending his voice to the Marathi commentary panel for Jio Cinema in IPL 2023.
4) Hanuma Vihari
Hanuma Vihari was a reliable part of the Indian Test team up until last year. He has been one of the leading performers in domestic cricket for Andhra, yet IPL teams have opted not to take up his services for the past two years. This year, Vihari has chosen to become a Telugu commentator for Jio Cinema.
5) KB Arun Karthik
Arun Karthik has had a history of being a part of two of the biggest teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). He is currently playing for the Puducherry team in domestic cricket. His performance in the Ranji Trophy season of 2022/23 was remarkable, where he scored 684 runs at an average score of 68.4. As of now, Karthik will be working as a Tamil commentator for Jio Cinema.
