The commentary surely makes the cricket match more and more interesting. Before the start of the competition, we have the Asia Cup 2025 Commentators Revealed. Basically, the tournament starts on the 9th of September, whereas the final of the tournament is on the 28th of September. There are a total of nineteen matches in the Asia Cup 2025. The United Arab Emirates is the venue for all the matches of the Asia Cup 2025.
Basically, the commentators have a different style, and that makes the match more engaging for the fans to watch. There are specialists for each language, but surely some of them can speak multiple languages. For example, Ravi Shastri, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Aakash Chopra, and Harsha Bhogle. Out of the four names mentioned, you won’t see three of them in the Asia Cup 2025. Navjot Singh Sidhu, Aakash Chopra, and Harsha Bhogle are the ones missing.
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As we know, there are different channels that will broadcast the matches of the Asia Cup in India, with every channel having a different language. The fans will be able to watch the Asia Cup 2025 matches with English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu commentaries in India. This will help the viewers to watch the games in their regional languages. From Ravi Shastri’s commentary in English to Bharat Arun’s commentary in Tamil, each one has a different way of entertaining the viewers.
The salaries of the commentators per match differ from format to format. It is more for test matches as it goes on for five days. When we look at the salaries of the following commentators for the India-England series, Ravi Shastri was around ₹12 lakh for one day, whereas it was ₹6 lakh for one day for Irfan Pathan. When we talk about the T20 format, the elite commentators can get between ₹ three lakhs and ₹ four lakhs. At the same time, for the Tamil and Telugu commentators, it can be somewhere between ₹ 30,000 and ₹ 80,000 per match.
Let us have a look at the list of commentators and their languages:
English commentators list:
Sunil Gavaskar (India), Bazid Khan (Pakistan), Ravi Shastri (India), Russel Arnold (Sri Lanka), Robin Uthappa (India), Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Sanjay Manjrekar (India), Simon Doull (New Zealand), and Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
| Name | Country | Matches Played | Role | Career Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Doull | New Zealand | 74 | Bowler | 134 wickets (98 in Tests & 36 in ODIs) |
| Sunil Gavaskar | India | 233 | Batter | 13,214 runs (10,122 in Tests & 3,092 in ODIs) |
| Robin Uthappa | India | 59 | Batter | 1,183 runs (934 in ODIs & 249 in T20Is) |
| Ravi Shastri | India | 230 | All-Rounder | 6,938 runs & 280 wickets (Tests & ODIs) |
| Bazid Khan | Pakistan | 6 | Batter | 163 runs (32 in Tests & 131 in ODIs) |
| Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 349 | Bowler | 789 wickets (373 in Tests & 416 in ODIs) |
| Russel Arnold | Sri Lanka | 225 | All-Rounder | 5,771 runs & 51 wickets (Tests & ODIs) |
| Sanjay Manjrekar | India | 111 | Batter | 4,037 runs (2,043 in Tests & 1,994 in ODIs) |
| Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 460 | Bowler | 916 wickets (414 in Tests & 502 in ODIs) |
Hindi commentators list:
Irfan Pathan (India), Abhishek Nayar (India), Saba Karim (India), Virender Sehwag (India), and Ajay Jadeja (India)
| Name | Country | Matches Played | Role | Career Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwag | India | 374 | Batter | 17,253 runs (8,586 in Tests, 8,273 in ODIs & 394 in T20Is) |
| Ajay Jadeja | India | 211 | Batter | 5,935 runs (576 in Tests & 5,359 in ODIs) |
| Irfan Pathan | India | 173 | All-Rounder | 2,821 runs & 301 wickets (Tests, ODIs & T20Is) |
| Saba Karim | India | 35 | Wicketkeeper-Batter | 362 runs (15 in Tests & 347 in ODIs) |
| Abhishek Nayar | India | 3 | All-Rounder | No runs or wickets in ODIs |
Tamil commentators list:
WV Raman (India) and Bharat Arun (India)
| Name | Country | Matches Played | Role | Career Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV Raman | India | 38 | Batter | 1,093 runs (448 in Tests & 645 in ODIs) |
| Bharat Arun | India | 6 | Bowler | 7 wickets (4 in Tests & 3 in ODIs) |
Telugu commentators list:
Venkatapathy Raju (India), Venugopal Rao (India), Ravi Teja (India), and Sandeep B (India)
| Name | Country | Matches Played | Role | Career Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatapathy Raju | India | 81 | Bowler | 156 wickets (93 in Tests, 63 in ODIs) |
| Ravi Teja | India | 0 | Broadcaster | No international matches |
| Rakesh Deva | India | 0 | Broadcaster | No international matches |
| Sandeep B | India | 0 | Broadcaster | No international matches |
Also Check: Asia Cup 2025 Commentators and Presenters:English, Hindi, Tamil etc
