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Former West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite will make his HBL PSL commentary debut and former Australia women’s player Lisa Sthalekar is set to return as the Pakistan Cricket Board announced a star-studded 23-member bilingual commentary panel for the upcoming marquee event.

Shoaib Malik, who has featured in all the previous 10 editions of the HBL PSL as player, will be appearing as Urdu commentator in the 11th edition and he will be joined by former Pakistan captains Salman Butt and Sana Mir.

Seasoned commentator Tariq Saaed, former Pakistan women’s international Marina Iqbal, Shah Faisal and Pepsi Voice of Pakistan 2022 winner Ayaz Chaudhary will form the seven-member exclusive Urdu commentary panel for the HBL PSL 11.

Apart from Barbadian Brathwaite, the English commentary panel will comprise South Africa’s Jean-Paul Duminy and the melodic Michael Haysman, England’s Dominic Cork, Nick Knight and Mark Butcher, Martin Guptill from New Zealand, Greg Blewett and Lisa Sthalekar from Australia and Athar Ali Khan from Bangladesh.

Among Pakistan voices in the English commentary panel, former captains Wasim Akram, Ramiz Raja, Aamir Sohail and Urooj Mumtaz Khan will be calling out the action along with former Pakistan international Bazid Khan.

Sikandar Bakht will be part of the English commentary panel as well as the four-member presenters’ lineup. Renowned sports broadcasters Neroli Meadows and Jess Crowe are set to feature in the HBL PSL for the first time and they will join Zainab Abbas as the official presenters and hosts during the tournament.

Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Super League, SalmanNaseer:

“We are excited to announce a star-studded and insightful commentators’ panel, which comes with years of valuable experience of calling the game behind the mic. I’m sure our fans will enjoy the commentary lineup and their calls over exciting action from home as we inch closer to the beginning of the landmark 11th edition of the HBL PSL.”

Commentators:

Aamir Sohail, Athar Ali Khan, Bazid Khan, Carlos Brathwaite, Dominic Cork, Greg Blewett, Jean-Paul Duminy, Lisa Sthalekar, Mark Butcher, Martin Guptill, Michael Haysman, Nick Knight, Ramiz Raja, Sikandar Bakht, Urooj Mumtaz Khan and Wasim Akram.

Exclusively Urdu

Ayaz Chaudhary, Marina Iqbal, Salman Butt, Sana Mir, Shah Faisal, Shoaib Malik and Tariq Saeed.

Presenters

Jess Crowe, Neroli Meadows, Sikandar Bakht and Zainab Abbas
 
Former West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite will make his HBL PSL commentary debut and former Australia women’s player Lisa Sthalekar is set to return as the Pakistan Cricket Board announced a star-studded 23-member bilingual commentary panel for the upcoming marquee event.

Shoaib Malik, who has featured in all the previous 10 editions of the HBL PSL as player, will be appearing as Urdu commentator in the 11th edition and he will be joined by former Pakistan captains Salman Butt and Sana Mir.

Seasoned commentator Tariq Saaed, former Pakistan women’s international Marina Iqbal, Shah Faisal and Pepsi Voice of Pakistan 2022 winner Ayaz Chaudhary will form the seven-member exclusive Urdu commentary panel for the HBL PSL 11.

Apart from Barbadian Brathwaite, the English commentary panel will comprise South Africa’s Jean-Paul Duminy and the melodic Michael Haysman, England’s Dominic Cork, Nick Knight and Mark Butcher, Martin Guptill from New Zealand, Greg Blewett and Lisa Sthalekar from Australia and Athar Ali Khan from Bangladesh.

Among Pakistan voices in the English commentary panel, former captains Wasim Akram, Ramiz Raja, Aamir Sohail and Urooj Mumtaz Khan will be calling out the action along with former Pakistan international Bazid Khan.

Sikandar Bakht will be part of the English commentary panel as well as the four-member presenters’ lineup. Renowned sports broadcasters Neroli Meadows and Jess Crowe are set to feature in the HBL PSL for the first time and they will join Zainab Abbas as the official presenters and hosts during the tournament.

Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Super League, SalmanNaseer:

“We are excited to announce a star-studded and insightful commentators’ panel, which comes with years of valuable experience of calling the game behind the mic. I’m sure our fans will enjoy the commentary lineup and their calls over exciting action from home as we inch closer to the beginning of the landmark 11th edition of the HBL PSL.”

Commentators:

Aamir Sohail, Athar Ali Khan, Bazid Khan, Carlos Brathwaite, Dominic Cork, Greg Blewett, Jean-Paul Duminy, Lisa Sthalekar, Mark Butcher, Martin Guptill, Michael Haysman, Nick Knight, Ramiz Raja, Sikandar Bakht, Urooj Mumtaz Khan and Wasim Akram.

Exclusively Urdu

Ayaz Chaudhary, Marina Iqbal, Salman Butt, Sana Mir, Shah Faisal, Shoaib Malik and Tariq Saeed.

Presenters

Jess Crowe, Neroli Meadows, Sikandar Bakht and Zainab Abbas

Missing Waqar Younis, Alaister Cook, Michael Clarke, Mark Nicolas in this panel.

Thank goodness the PSL has moved on from Erin Holland this season. At some point they need will need to move on from Zainab Abbas as well.
 
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Broadcast details announced for HBL PSL 11

The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed the local and international broadcasters for the 11th edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League as the tournament begins on Thursday, 26 March in Lahore.

A total of 44 matches will be spread across Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium and Karachi’s National Bank Stadium during the HBL PSL 11.

The HBL PSL 11 action will be broadcast live for the first time on ESPN in Australia and New Zealand, on T Sports and Tapmad in Bangladesh and on Cricbuzz, Switch TV, Cricbuzz TV on ELIFE and STARZPLAY in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Fans in Sri Lanka will be able to catch the live action on Tapmad and Dialog TV. Tapmad and VIU Hub will also be streaming the HBL PSL action live in Sri Lanka. Fans in Nepal will be able to watch HBL PSL matches live on Tapmad.

ARY Digital (Sky 748 and Glass 724) and ARY Plus will broadcast and live-stream the HBL PSL 11 in the United Kingdom, while fans from United States of America and Canada can tune in to Willow TV, Willow Sports and Willow by Cricbuzz to watch the HBL PSL matches. Tapmad will also live-stream the action in Rest of the World.

Millions of fans in Pakistan will be able to catch the thrilling HBL PSL 11 action on Pakistan Television (PTV), A Sports, Geo Super and Ten Sports on their televisions. Live-streaming of the highly anticipated edition of HBL PSL will be available on Tapmad, Tamasha and Myco for the fans.

The Broadcast will be produced with 30+ cameras, featuring various editorial and technical enhancements to achieve an engaging top-tier coverage in English and Urdu.

The Urdu broadcast promises to be the most comprehensive till date comprising dedicated cameras, replay angles, studio shows, features and highlights. The coverage will include Hawkeye with all Decision Review System (DRS) enhancements, including Off-bat visualisation and Biomechanics.

The broadcast will include live player tracker, augmented reality, and virtual reality graphics. The Spidercam will be back with its PARVAZ feature to further enhance the coverage.

PCB
 
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Broadcast details announced for HBL PSL 11

The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed the local and international broadcasters for the 11th edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League as the tournament begins on Thursday, 26 March in Lahore.

A total of 44 matches will be spread across Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium and Karachi’s National Bank Stadium during the HBL PSL 11.

The HBL PSL 11 action will be broadcast live for the first time on ESPN in Australia and New Zealand, on T Sports and Tapmad in Bangladesh and on Cricbuzz, Switch TV, Cricbuzz TV on ELIFE and STARZPLAY in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Fans in Sri Lanka will be able to catch the live action on Tapmad and Dialog TV. Tapmad and VIU Hub will also be streaming the HBL PSL action live in Sri Lanka. Fans in Nepal will be able to watch HBL PSL matches live on Tapmad.

ARY Digital (Sky 748 and Glass 724) and ARY Plus will broadcast and live-stream the HBL PSL 11 in the United Kingdom, while fans from United States of America and Canada can tune in to Willow TV, Willow Sports and Willow by Cricbuzz to watch the HBL PSL matches. Tapmad will also live-stream the action in Rest of the World.

Millions of fans in Pakistan will be able to catch the thrilling HBL PSL 11 action on Pakistan Television (PTV), A Sports, Geo Super and Ten Sports on their televisions. Live-streaming of the highly anticipated edition of HBL PSL will be available on Tapmad, Tamasha and Myco for the fans.

The Broadcast will be produced with 30+ cameras, featuring various editorial and technical enhancements to achieve an engaging top-tier coverage in English and Urdu.

The Urdu broadcast promises to be the most comprehensive till date comprising dedicated cameras, replay angles, studio shows, features and highlights. The coverage will include Hawkeye with all Decision Review System (DRS) enhancements, including Off-bat visualisation and Biomechanics.

The broadcast will include live player tracker, augmented reality, and virtual reality graphics. The Spidercam will be back with its PARVAZ feature to further enhance the coverage.

PCB
Couldn't secure sky sports and supersport
Such a shame
 
Former West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite will make his HBL PSL commentary debut and former Australia women’s player Lisa Sthalekar is set to return as the Pakistan Cricket Board announced a star-studded 23-member bilingual commentary panel for the upcoming marquee event.

Shoaib Malik, who has featured in all the previous 10 editions of the HBL PSL as player, will be appearing as Urdu commentator in the 11th edition and he will be joined by former Pakistan captains Salman Butt and Sana Mir.

Seasoned commentator Tariq Saaed, former Pakistan women’s international Marina Iqbal, Shah Faisal and Pepsi Voice of Pakistan 2022 winner Ayaz Chaudhary will form the seven-member exclusive Urdu commentary panel for the HBL PSL 11.

Apart from Barbadian Brathwaite, the English commentary panel will comprise South Africa’s Jean-Paul Duminy and the melodic Michael Haysman, England’s Dominic Cork, Nick Knight and Mark Butcher, Martin Guptill from New Zealand, Greg Blewett and Lisa Sthalekar from Australia and Athar Ali Khan from Bangladesh.

Among Pakistan voices in the English commentary panel, former captains Wasim Akram, Ramiz Raja, Aamir Sohail and Urooj Mumtaz Khan will be calling out the action along with former Pakistan international Bazid Khan.

Sikandar Bakht will be part of the English commentary panel as well as the four-member presenters’ lineup. Renowned sports broadcasters Neroli Meadows and Jess Crowe are set to feature in the HBL PSL for the first time and they will join Zainab Abbas as the official presenters and hosts during the tournament.

Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Super League, SalmanNaseer:

“We are excited to announce a star-studded and insightful commentators’ panel, which comes with years of valuable experience of calling the game behind the mic. I’m sure our fans will enjoy the commentary lineup and their calls over exciting action from home as we inch closer to the beginning of the landmark 11th edition of the HBL PSL.”

Commentators:

Aamir Sohail, Athar Ali Khan, Bazid Khan, Carlos Brathwaite, Dominic Cork, Greg Blewett, Jean-Paul Duminy, Lisa Sthalekar, Mark Butcher, Martin Guptill, Michael Haysman, Nick Knight, Ramiz Raja, Sikandar Bakht, Urooj Mumtaz Khan and Wasim Akram.

Exclusively Urdu

Ayaz Chaudhary, Marina Iqbal, Salman Butt, Sana Mir, Shah Faisal, Shoaib Malik and Tariq Saeed.

Presenters

Jess Crowe, Neroli Meadows, Sikandar Bakht and Zainab Abbas
This is the other issue of running opposite of IPL - all the good commentators are commentating over there. Also, how does Athar Ali Khan keep getting this gig? Do the organizers have no regard for standards? You have to hire Ramiz Raja but why this clown?
 
This is the other issue of running opposite of IPL - all the good commentators are commentating over there. Also, how does Athar Ali Khan keep getting this gig? Do the organizers have no regard for standards? You have to hire Ramiz Raja but why this clown?
Looking forward to Athar Ali Khan
 
This is the other issue of running opposite of IPL - all the good commentators are commentating over there. Also, how does Athar Ali Khan keep getting this gig? Do the organizers have no regard for standards? You have to hire Ramiz Raja but why this clown?

Who are the IPL Commentators especially foreign commentators?

If memory serves me right all the people who have commentated in the IPL i.e. Michael Slater, Mathew Hayden, Michael Clarke, Allen Wilkins, Pomie Mbangwa, Simon Doul, Darren Ganga, Danny Morrison e.t.c. have all commentated in the PSL at different points in time. Some people got bored of Danny Morrison as well. Who is the steller commentator the PSL is missing out on?
 
Who are the IPL Commentators especially foreign commentators?

If memory serves me right all the people who have commentated in the IPL i.e. Michael Slater, Mathew Hayden, Michael Clarke, Allen Wilkins, Pomie Mbangwa, Simon Doul, Darren Ganga, Danny Morrison e.t.c. have all commentated in the PSL at different points in time. Some people got bored of Danny Morrison as well. Who is the steller commentator the PSL is missing out on?
I'm not talking about the past, I'm talking about right now. Right now all these commentators will be commentating in the IPL. If PSL wasn't running opposite to it, some of them like Ian Bishop might be commentating in the PSL.
 
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HBL PSL 11 to deliver stellar experience to fans with multiple broadcast production enhancements

The HBL Pakistan Super League 11 is set to upgrade the view-from-home experience for the fans in Pakistan and Worldwide as it brings several broadcast production enhancements for the season starting on Thursday, 26 March.

Apart from having an exclusive Urdu commentary panel, the Urdu feed will also have dedicated cameras, studio shows, highlights and features. It will be the first time that the HBL PSL will deliver an exclusive, first-ever, Urdu Studio in order to engage maximum fans.

In the upcoming edition, Hawk-Eye’s services include all Decision Review System (DRS) enhancements. The data on six distance and ball apex height will be displayed on the screen as part of the Off-bat visualisations.

Through capturing the bio-mechanical movements including limbs and bat movement of the players at the crease, the fans will be told stories quicker and in a more scientific way, while they enjoy cricketing action from home.

The player tracking technology was introduced in the previous edition, but it will return with more cutting-edge features like real time field plot and 3D stadium animation during the live broadcast.

In sync with top-drawer sports productions, augmented reality and virtual reality graphics will feature frequently during the coverage. The HBL PSL 11 will also have bespoke designed on-air graphics that reflect the freshness of the #NewEra.

Enhanced data analytics will provide in-depth statistics and information about the teams and players in action.

PCB
 
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Broadcast details announced for HBL PSL 11

The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed the local and international broadcasters for the 11th edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League as the tournament begins on Thursday, 26 March in Lahore.

A total of 44 matches will be spread across Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium and Karachi’s National Bank Stadium during the HBL PSL 11.

The HBL PSL 11 action will be broadcast live for the first time on ESPN in Australia and New Zealand, on T Sports and Tapmad in Bangladesh and on Cricbuzz, Switch TV, Cricbuzz TV on ELIFE and STARZPLAY in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Fans in Sri Lanka will be able to catch the live action on Tapmad and Dialog TV. Tapmad and VIU Hub will also be streaming the HBL PSL action live in Sri Lanka. Fans in Nepal will be able to watch HBL PSL matches live on Tapmad.

ARY Digital (Sky 748 and Glass 724) and ARY Plus will broadcast and live-stream the HBL PSL 11 in the United Kingdom, while fans from United States of America and Canada can tune in to Willow TV, Willow Sports and Willow by Cricbuzz to watch the HBL PSL matches. Tapmad will also live-stream the action in Rest of the World.

Millions of fans in Pakistan will be able to catch the thrilling HBL PSL 11 action on Pakistan Television (PTV), A Sports, Geo Super and Ten Sports on their televisions. Live-streaming of the highly anticipated edition of HBL PSL will be available on Tapmad, Tamasha and Myco for the fans.

The Broadcast will be produced with 30+ cameras, featuring various editorial and technical enhancements to achieve an engaging top-tier coverage in English and Urdu.

The Urdu broadcast promises to be the most comprehensive till date comprising dedicated cameras, replay angles, studio shows, features and highlights. The coverage will include Hawkeye with all Decision Review System (DRS) enhancements, including Off-bat visualisation and Biomechanics.

The broadcast will include live player tracker, augmented reality, and virtual reality graphics. The Spidercam will be back with its PARVAZ feature to further enhance the coverage.

PCB
I'm glad it's on ARY Digital and not Sky Sports, don't have to pay extra to add it to my Sky package. I don't really watch anything else on Sky Sports anyway. I'm sure the quality will be better than the YouTube broadcasts they do for the National T20 at least.
 
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