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ICC announce star-studded commentary panel for Men’s T20 World Cup 2024

Some of the biggest names in cricket will provide their expertise during the broadcast of the upcoming tournament.

ICC will continue to deliver an unmatched viewing experience during the Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, bringing together some of the biggest names in cricket and broadcasting for the extravaganza from the nine locations across the USA and West Indies.

Leading the commentary team are stalwarts like Ravi Shastri, Nasser Hussain, Ian Smith, Mel Jones, Harsha Bhogle and Ian Bishop.

Adding to the insights on the modern game, the team will be joined by former Men’s and Women’s T20 World Cup champions such as Dinesh Karthik, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Samuel Badree, Carlos Brathwaite, Steve Smith, Aaron Finch and Lisa Sthalekar.

Former 50-over World Cup winners Ricky Ponting, Sunil Gavaskar, Matthew Hayden, Ramiz Raja, Eoin Morgan, Tom Moody and Wasim Akram will also be lending their expert analysis to the upcoming tournament.

Making his World Cup debut, American commentator James O’Brien – better known as Jomboy – will aim to add context to the games for our American audiences.

The other big names in the team include Dale Steyn, Graeme Smith, Michael Atherton, Waqar Younis, Simon Doull, Shaun Pollock and Katey Martin alongside renowned cricketing names in broadcasting including Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Natalie Germanos, Danny Morrison, Alison Mitchell, Alan Wilkins, Brian Murgatroyd, Mike Haysman, Ian Ward, Athar Ali Khan, Russel Arnold, Niall O’Brien, Kass Naidoo and former West Indies skipper Daren Ganga.

ICC will provide extensive coverage of the tournament across the 28 days of action with a pre-match show, an innings interval programme and a post-match wrap-up.

Building on the success of the vertical feed at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, ICC TV will introduce an AI-supported vertical feed for the T20 World Cup. This innovative feature, produced in collaboration with Disney Star, Quidich Innovation Labs, and NEP, will be a world first for cricket.

What the commentators said:

Aaron Finch:
“This is a special event and one that promises a lot of excitement with 20 teams competing and many thrilling contests lined up.

“I am proud to have led Australia to victory in the 2021 edition and understand the immense effort required to win in this unforgiving format. I look forward to bringing all my experience as a player to my commentary during the tournament”

Carlos Brathwaite: “The T20 World Cup is a tournament very close to my heart, and I’m thrilled this edition is being played in the West Indies and for the first time in the USA. I can’t wait for my stint as a commentator at this event, and I hope this is a truly memorable one.”

Katey Martin: "This tournament always promises a few surprises. With 20 teams participating, it will be exciting to see some of the Associate teams have a crack at the bigger sides.

“I am fortunate to be part of such a fantastic team of broadcasters, and I'm looking forward to an incredible event."

Dinesh Karthik: "This tournament will be different in many ways, which makes it even more exciting. With 20 teams, 55 matches, and some new venues, it's a thrilling combination, and I can't wait to dive in.

“Being part of such a high-class commentary team is a fantastic feeling, and commentating on players I have recently played with makes it even more interesting."

Ebony Rainford-Brent: "This is the year of ICC T20 World Cups, with an exciting 20-team men’s tournament coming up and the women’s tournament following in Bangladesh later.

“I've had the pleasure of working at several ICC events in the past, and they just keep getting better. Sharing my views alongside the best from around the world is an incredible opportunity. I can't wait to get started!"

Dale Steyn: "The Men’s T20 World Cup, with its new format and more teams competing, is a fantastic opportunity to spread the game. I’m sure both old and new cricket fans will be eager for the action to begin.

“I will be watching every team closely, and it will be fascinating to see the different tactics that come into play."

 
List of commentators from Pakistan for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024:

Ramiz Raja

Wasim Akram

Waqar Younis
 
The International Cricket Council has announced the details of its broadcast arrangements for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, the biggest ICC World Cup ever with 20 teams playing across nine host locations, that will bring fans closer to the game than ever before.

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup fever kicks off on the 1 June with the co-hosts, the USA taking on their neighbours Canada in Dallas with the final taking place in Barbados on 29 June.

The ICC, through its direct broadcast partnerships with world class broadcasters around the globe, aims to bring an out of this world coverage of all 55 matches for fans in what will be the biggest cricket carnival spectacle.

In India, Star Sports Network and Disney + Hotstar will be the place to watch for fans as India attempt to lift the Men’s T20 World Cup trophy for the first time since the inception of the event in 2007. In addition to the English world feed, Star Sports will also broadcast the tournament in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada and digital platform Disney+ Hotstar will host each match live.

The Star Network has pioneered another innovation, increasing the accessibility of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup by announcing the Indian Sign Language Feed, which provides the first-of-its kind audio descriptive commentary for an ICC event.

We see the continuation of the hugely successfully vertical feed, which debuted for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup last year, produced by ICC TV and supported by Disney Star, to provide fans with an easier and more intuitive mobile phone viewing experience of all 55 matches allowing users worldwide to consume content on-the-go. The vertical feed will now provide an enhanced user experience through AI-powered innovations designed to engage casual fans with an intuitive viewing experience optimized for mobile devices.

WillowTV will be the home of the first ever T20 World Cup in the USA for fans in the US and Canada whilst coverage will also be available via the Willow by Cricbuzz app. Fans and co-hosts in the Caribbean can watch all the action live via ESPN Caribbean on TV and stream through the ESPN Play Caribbean app.

Defending champions England are looking to retain their crown and cricket lovers in the UK can catch the action live on Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action and digitally via the SkyGO, NOW and Sky Sports App.

Amazon will be the new home of ICC Cricket in Australia, with coverage of all 55 matches on Prime Video. For fans in New Zealand, Sky Sport NZ continues to the go to broadcaster ICC Men's T20 World Cup matches.

Fans supporting South Africa, Uganda and Namibia can watch all the action live via SuperSport and its app which will be available across South Africa and to the 52 Sub-Saharan Africa territories.

In the UAE and the entire MENA region, all matches will be streamed Live on STARZPLAY, with broadcast coverage made available on CricLife MAX and CricLife MAX2 in the UAE.
Fans in Pakistan can watch all matches via our linear partners PTV and Ten Sports, and digitally through the Myco and Tamasha apps. Nagorik TV will be the linear TV broadcasters in Bangladesh, with Toffee making the entire tournament available on their app and website.
Maharaja TV in Sri Lanka continue their coverage of ICC's events through TV1, Sirasa, Shakti TV on linear and their website on digital. Fans will be able to enjoy coverage in Sinahlese commentary for the first time for Sri Lanka matches, via Maharaja TV. Fans can also watch coverage of the event in Sri Lanka through the ICC TV app.

In a strategic move to support the growth of the game, the ICC will be broadcasting the Men's T20 World Cup free via the ICC.tv app live and free to over 80 territories including Continental Europe and South East Asia. This move will enable more fans in these markets to enjoy the sport whilst building icc.tv as a cricket destination. In addition to live matches there will also be ICC produced programming and highlights available to viewers.

Fans across multiple territories will now be able to enjoy the coverage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Hindi. Apart from India, the Hindi feed will be available in the UK via Sky Sports (India matches + semis and finals), Willow TV in the US and Canada (47 matches) and Prime Video in Australia (4 matches).

The event also marks the first time all official ICC Licensees will exploit clip rights through their owned and operated platforms and their social channels.
 
How to watch the T20 World Cup in Australia

The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be available to stream online only in Australia, exclusively to Prime Video. There is no free-to-air broadcast, or coverage by satellite TV services.

Australians will need a subscription to Prime Video, a high-speed internet connection, and a suitable device on which to stream it.

A Prime Video app is available for most Smart TVs, streaming media players such as Apple TV and Google TV, laptops or Windows PCs, games consoles or tablets.

A new subscription comes with a 30-day free trial, then costs $9.99/month, or $79/year if you pay annually.

Prime Video is included in an Amazon Prime membership – most commonly known for providing free shipping on items bought from Amazon's retail store, but also includes access to Amazon Music and Prime Reading for e-books.

Prime Video then works similar to Kayo or Netflix and other online streaming services – navigate to the sports section and select the match you want.

What is Prime Video covering?

Prime Video
will show all 55 matches from the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup live and on demand.

Prime Video will take the 'world feed' produced centrally by the ICC from the tournament in the Caribbean.

Are warm-up matches included?

Only the India v Bangladesh warm-up match from New York on June 1 (June 2, 12.30am AEST) is expected to be broadcast live.

At present this is not listed as part of Prime Video's coverage for Australian viewers.

Can I watch full match replays?

Yes.

Prime Video will produce two on-demand highlights packages after every match.

A 10-minute version will be nicknamed 'Short Stuff' and a 25-minute version will be called 'Great Length'.

There will also be full match replays titled 'Full Delivery'.

Through the app, subscribers will be able to download matches to their mobile devices and tablets and watch anywhere offline at no additional cost.

Other features

Prime Video
will allow fans to seamlessly switch between English and Hindi commentary options.

A feature Prime Video calls "rapid recap" will help bring viewers joining a live broadcast in progress up to speed quickly. It has been touted to use machine learning to compile a two-minute highlights package of action so far.

Who will be commentating matches?

Australians Steve Smith, Ricky Ponting, Aaron Finch, Matthew Hayden, Tom Moody, Mel Jones and Lisa Sthalekar are all part of the ICC's commentary panel for the world feed.

Other renowned broadcasters such as India's Ravi Shastri and England's Nasser Hussain as well as Ian Smith, Harsha Bhogle and Ian Bishop lead a more than 40-strong team of commentators for the 29-day tournament.

ICC Men's T20 World Cup commentary panel: Ravi Shastri, Nasser Hussain, Ian Smith, Mel Jones, Harsha Bhogle, Ian Bishop, Aaron Finch, Dinesh Karthik, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Samuel Badree, Carlos Brathwaite, Steve Smith, Lisa Sthalekar, Ricky Ponting, Sunil Gavaskar, Matthew Hayden, Ramiz Raja, Eoin Morgan, Tom Moody, Wasim Akram, James O'Brien, Dale Steyn, Graeme Smith, Michael Atherton, Waqar Younis, Simon Doull, Shaun Pollock, Katey Martin, Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Natalie Germanos, Danny Morrison, Alison Mitchell, Alan Wilkins, Brian Murgatroyd, Mike Haysman, Ian Ward, Athar Ali Khan, Russel Arnold, Niall O'Brien, Kass Naidoo, Daren Ganga

Will Prime Video be showing cricket from the Aussie summer?

No. Prime Video's rights cover only ICC events and are separate from the rights controlled by Cricket Australia.

What's the difference?

The International Cricket Council owns the broadcast rights to all events it runs, wherever they are hosted. This includes the ODI, T20 and under-19 World Cup events for both men and women, as well as the men's 50-over Champions Trophy tournament, and the World Test Championship final.

Cricket Australia owns the broadcast rights to all events run by CA within Australia. This includes men's and women's Test, ODI and T20 international cricket played in Australia as well as the BBL and WBBL tournaments plus the top tier of domestic cricket – the Sheffield Shield and Marsh One-Day Cup for men and the 50-over Women's National Cricket League and recently announced supplementary T20 competition for women.

What cricket is broadcast where in Australia?

Australia home men's and women's Test cricket:
Seven, Foxtel, Kayo Sports and 7Plus

Australia home men's ODI and T20 internationals: Foxtel and Kayo Sports

Australia home women's ODI and T20 internationals:
Seven, Foxtel, Kayo Sports and 7Plus

KFC BBL: 33 of 43 matches (including all finals) on Seven and 7Plus. All 43 matches on Foxtel and Kayo Sports.

Weber WBBL: 23 of 43 matches (including all finals) on Seven and 7Plus and simulcast on Foxtel. Other 20 matches on Foxtel and Kayo Sports with select matches streamed on cricket.com.au and the CA Live app.

Other domestic Australian cricket: Details are still TBC for the Marsh Sheffield Shield, Marsh One-Day Cup, Women's National Cricket League and new women's T20 competition.

ICC events (World Test Championship final, men's and women's ODI, T20 and under-19 World Cups, Champions Trophy): Prime Video

Men's and women's Ashes tours of the UK:
Nine Entertainment

Cricket from India, England (except the Ashes), New Zealand and South Africa: Foxtel and Kayo Sports. The Foxtel Group's agreement with these boards includes all Australia men's and women's internationals played in these countries, as well as their other home bilateral international series, plus select domestic and franchise cricket such as the IPL, WPL, men's and women's Hundred and SA20.

Other Australia men's and women's internationals played overseas: Typically Foxtel and Kayo Sports, but these are sold by the hosting board on a case-by-case basis. You'll always find the latest info about upcoming tours on cricket.com.au.

Other T20 franchise tournaments: Foxtel and Kayo Sports telecast events such as the Pakistan Super League, Caribbean Premier League, Major League Cricket, ILT20, Abu Dhabi T10 and Lanka Premier League

What ICC events does Prime Video have rights to?

Prime Video's deal for the Australia market with the ICC runs until the end of 2027 and includes the following tournaments:

  • 2024 Men's T20 World Cup: USA & West Indies (June)
  • 2024 Women's T20 World Cup: Bangladesh (September-October)
  • 2025 Men's ODI Champions Trophy: Pakistan (February-March)
  • 2025 World Test Championship final (June)
  • 2025 Women's ODI World Cup: India (September-October)
  • 2025 Women's U19 T20 World Cup: Malaysia & Thailand (dates TBC)
  • 2026 Men's U19 World Cup: Zimbabwe & Namibia (January-February)
  • 2026 Men's T20 World Cup: India & Sri Lanka (February-March)
  • 2026 Women's T20 World Cup: England (June)
  • 2027 Women's T20 Champions Trophy: Sri Lanka (February)
  • 2027 World Test Championship final (June)
  • 2027 Men's ODI World Cup: South Africa, Zimbabwe & Namibia (October-November)
  • 2027 Women's U19 T20 World Cup: Bangladesh & Nepal (dates TBC)
  • The deal also includes all ICC Qualifier events
But what about anti-siphoning?

The anti-siphoning legislation is currently up for review, with amendments set to return before the senate for further debate in June.

Prime Video's deal with the ICC fell outside the scope of the existing legislation because it did not cover streaming services at the time the ICC and Prime Video struck their agreement.

The amended legislation will not have powers to alter existing deals – so Prime Video's deal with the ICC until the end of 2027, and the Foxtel deal with Cricket Australia that grants it exclusive rights to home men's limited-overs internationals until 2031, will be unaffected.

There is still fierce lobbying from free-to-air broadcasters (who all now have their own streaming offerings, some of which require a subscription) about the proposed legislation. In its current proposed form, the new legislation would stop streaming services buying exclusive terrestrial broadcast rights, but they could still acquire exclusive streaming rights. Interestingly, the ICC's deal with Amazon makes Australia the only major cricket-loving nation that has no linear TV broadcast and is entirely streaming based.

The proposed anti-siphoning list for cricket under the amended legislation is much the same as previously but has been updated to cover men's and women's cricket. It includes:

  • Men's and women's Test, ODI and T20 international cricket played in Australia
  • Men's and women's Ashes cricket played in Australia or the UK
  • Australia men's and women's ODI and T20 World Cup matches only if played in Australia or New Zealand, and
  • The final of men's and women's ODI and T20 World Cup matches only if played in Australia or New Zealand (regardless of if Australia is involved)
Australia and New Zealand are scheduled to co-host the 2028 Men's T20 World Cup, which will fall under the anti-siphoning legislation, and will need to be considered by the ICC when it comes to renewing its media rights for 2028 and beyond.

But men's limited-overs games are behind a paywall now!

And they have been since 2018 when Cricket Australia sold the rights to Foxtel and Seven in a landmark deal that ended a 40-year association with the Nine Network.

The deal between CA, Foxtel and Seven saw cricket follow the path set by the AFL and NRL football codes, which have every match of their season on the anti-siphoning list but which have long had matches every week exclusive for subscription broadcasters.

When cricket's 2018 broadcast deal was announced, the then federal Communications Minister Mitch Fifield explained the anti-siphoning list "does not guarantee or mandate that those sporting events (on the list) are on free-to-air TV".

"The anti-siphoning list gives the free-to-air broadcasters the first right to negotiate," Senator Fifield said at the time. "It does not mandate that free-to-air broadcasters have to purchase events. It does not mandate that if they do purchase, that they have to show them. And it does not mandate that if they do purchase events that they can't then on-sell them to other platforms.

"It's not possible for any government to mandate that free-to-air broadcasters have to purchase certain events. What it does is give them the first opportunity and makes it more likely that these events will be on free-to-air TV."

Whether the amended legislation will tighten these restrictions will be tested when the next major media rights deal rolls around after the legislation is enacted.

SOURCE: CRICKET.COM.AU
 
In previous editions they’d at the very least have the games Australia play + the final on FTA TV. This coupled with the horror crowds the last T20 WC just go to show irrelevant this Mickey Mouse WC is…
 
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is thrilled to announce the BBC as its audio rights partner for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland for all ICC events from 2024 to 2027

The strategic partnership will also see the BBC producing the Audio World Feed ensuring cricket fans around the globe have access to high-quality, live commentary and coverage of every major ICC event.

The collaboration with the BBC means that fans worldwide can tune in to the action through the ICC’s digital platforms starting with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup opening match USA against Canada on 1 June. This partnership underscores the ICC's commitment to enhancing the accessibility and reach of cricket to its diverse and passionate fan base.

In the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, the BBC will leverage its extensive broadcasting platforms, including BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC 5 Sports Extra, to bring comprehensive coverage of ICC events. Additionally, the commentary and live audio feed will be accessible digitally via bbc.co.uk and BBC Sounds App allowing fans to follow the game wherever they are.

BBC Cricket coverage has been unparalleled with ICC men’s and women’s events covered since the first Women’s World Cup in 1973 through to the Men’s Cricket World Cup in India last year.

The partnership will cover all ICC senior men’s and women’s events and the semi-finals and finals of the men’s and women’s U19 World Cups from 2024 until 2027.

In addition to the live feed the BBC will also be producing Audio Podcasts that reviews every senior men’s event since 1975, including all ICC Cricket World Cups, ICC Champions Trophies, ICC T20 World Cups and the ICC World Test Championship Finals and for each senior women’s events since 2012, including all ICC Cricket World Cups, and ICC T20 World Cups, they will be available in the UK on BBC and globally on the ICC audio player.

ICC Chief Executive, Geoff Allardice said: "We are delighted to partner with the BBC, an organisation renowned for its rich history in sports broadcasting. This collaboration will significantly elevate the audio experience for cricket fans, providing unparalleled access to ICC events over the next four years through the ICC’s digital platforms."

Adam Mountford, BBC Head of Cricket said: "It's great news that we've extended our audio rights partnership with the ICC for another four years. We know from our 50+ years of broadcasting Men's and Women's world tournaments that these are events that really resonate with audiences and it’s brilliant that our new deal begins with England’s defence of their Men’s T20 World Cup title. Along with our partnerships with the England and Wales Cricket Board, Cricket Australia and other organisations around the world we have an amazing portfolio of live cricket for listeners to enjoy"
 
The baseball guy on comms - interesting perspectives.

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I hope we see this baseball guy commentate during the Pak-India game. He'll butcher the name of our #4
 
In Australia, Amazon prime must be the worst telecaster of cricket and even worse than DD in India.They are playing the ads as soon as the 6th ball is bowled eve if it's a no ball.Wants to recover entire cost in its first tournament itself.
 
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Ramiz Raja on commentary: At least Pakistan managed to do some damage!
 
<Haris bowls a slower ball that gets hit for 4>
Sunny: Why is Haris bowling slower balls? He should bowl pace
<Bowls a pace deliver which goes for 4>
Sunny: Pant is using Haris' pace
 
Yes, fans can watch add-free live streaming of every t20 match in Pakistan via tapmad, but it is paid. Cost 400 PKR per month but its free for premium Subscriber.

With ads you can watch via Tensports, Myco, tamasha Apps and free of cost but with ads.

Other options are Live Screening, over any Chai who is screening them. Like in my area GT Cafe is screening.
 
Yes, fans can watch add-free live streaming of every t20 match in Pakistan via tapmad, but it is paid. Cost 400 PKR per month but its free for premium Subscriber.

With ads you can watch via Tensports, Myco, tamasha Apps and free of cost but with ads.

Other options are Live Screening, over any Chai who is screening them. Like in my area GT Cafe is screening.
Unless they stream on YouTube, you can't otherwise, unless it's an illegal stream. Which is what I do but I don't disclose said methods.
 
Unless they stream on YouTube, you can't otherwise, unless it's an illegal stream. Which is what I do but I don't disclose said methods.
as far i know they are streaming with official rights. Yeah, illegal streams are also common ;)
 
The World Cup also saw an introduction of Jimmy O'Brien, a youtuber from New York City who normally covers baseball and later cricket has been a commentary box in some games here in Long Island.
 
Michael Atherton: Quite the turnaround for England

"This is quite a contrast from when these two teams last met during the 50-over World Cup in Mumbai last year.

"Buttler put South Africa in to bat in sweltering conditions and that marked the low point for England's campaign.

"But he's been absolutely brilliant today, first behind the stump, with that spring heel catch and then that wonderful run out.

"This is quite the turnaround for England today."
 
Who do you think is the best commentator from Pakistan? Ramiz seems like the best one.
Rameez is okay. I don’t mind him. Who do you like?

From Pakistan? Nobody. Waqar and Wasim regularly make basic grammatical mistakes. And have very little insight on anything besides fast-bowling. Urooj Mumtaz, Sana Mir and Bazid Khan are better but lack the delivery that you expect from a good commentator. Ramiz is the worst of them all. He has nothing but the most obvious things to say and only talks in cliches.
 
From Pakistan? Nobody. Waqar and Wasim regularly make basic grammatical mistakes. And have very little insight on anything besides fast-bowling. Urooj Mumtaz, Sana Mir and Bazid Khan are better but lack the delivery that you expect from a good commentator. Ramiz is the worst of them all. He has nothing but the most obvious things to say and only talks in cliches.
I believe people whose first language isn’t English would say a lot of cliches but Rameez is good at creating excitement. Bazid is good also. Waqar and Wasim are awful. Wasim more than Waqar.
 
I believe people whose first language isn’t English would say a lot of cliches but Rameez is good at creating excitement. Bazid is good also. Waqar and Wasim are awful. Wasim more than Waqar.
I would say that Bazid's biggest shortcoming is not being able to create excitement. He can be boring to listen to with that droning delivery of his. Eventhough he is a knowledgeable who has some insights to offer
 
I would say that Bazid's biggest shortcoming is not being able to create excitement. He can be boring to listen to with that droning delivery of his. Eventhough he is a knowledgeable who has some insights to offer
You are right. He has delivery issues. Otherwise tolerable compared to scorecard reader who literally read the entire bowling spell of USA today
 
You are right. He has delivery issues. Otherwise tolerable compared to scorecard reader who literally read the entire bowling spell of USA today
You give him a Tapal tea cup and you see how good of an actor he is lol Wasim Akram is so cringeworthy as a person that it’s unbelievable. I have never seen a 60 year old non-showbiz celebrity doing such cringeworthy commercials/video shots. Sometimes I feel mentally he is at Umar Akmal’s level.
 
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