Asia Cup | Legends behind the mic! Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Virender Sehwag in commentary panel

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Sep 10, 2025, 19:58 IST

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Cricket legends like Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri will headline Sony Sports Network's commentary team for the Asia Cup T20. The tournament, featuring India, Pakistan, and others, precedes next year's T20 World Cup. Gavaskar praised Suryakumar Yadav's leadership, while Shastri highlighted the team's blend of experience and youthful talent, anticipating a strong performance in the 2025 Asia Cup.

Asia Cup | Legends behind the mic! Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Virender Sehwag in commentary panel

Ravi Shastri (Image credit: X)

NEW DELHI: Indian legends Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, and Virender Sehwag, along with former bowling coach Bharat Arun, will be part of Sony Sports Network’s multi-lingual commentary panel for the Asia Cup T20, starting Tuesday in the UAE. The 17th edition of the tournament will see India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, UAE, Oman, and Hong Kong compete for continental glory in the lead-up to next year’s ICC T20 World Cup. India begin their campaign on Wednesday against hosts UAE.For the world feed, the star-studded commentary line-up includes former India head coach Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Robin Uthappa, Bazid Khan, Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Russel Arnold, and Simon Doull.

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The Hindi commentary team will feature Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, Ajay Jadeja, former India batting coach Abhishek Nayar, and Saba Karim among other prominent voices."As the Asia Cup returns, Sony Sports Network reimagines cricket broadcasting," Sony's Chief Revenue Officer Rajesh Kaul said.Bharat Arun will join the likes of WV Raman in the Tamil panel while the Telugu unit will feature Venkatapathy Raju, and Venugopal Rao among others."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.The view was echoed by Shastri."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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