Ganguly becomes commentator on ESPN Star Sports

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is all set for a new innings — that of a television commentator. Ganguly has been been signed by ESPN STAR Sports as an expert analyst for the World Twenty20 that begins Friday in England. Ganguly will be part of a commentary panel comprising Wasim Akram, Sanjay Manjrekar, Alan Wilkins, Harsha Bhogle, Nasser Hussain, David Lloyd, Ian Chappell, Simon Doull, Kepler Wessels, Ian Bishop, Ranil Abeynaike and Athar Ali Khan. Speaking on the occasion, Sourav Ganguly said, "I am delighted to join ESPN STAR Sports, a channel which is famous for its unmatched quality of sports broadcasting in Asia. I have always been a big fan of this channel since the beginning of my playing career and I distinctly remember my two centuries in England in 1996 which coincidentally were both shown on ESPN STAR Sports.

ESPN STAR Sports has signed Sourav Ganguly as an expert analyst for the ICC World T20. This is the first time that Ganguly will be seen in the role of a TV analyst and heralds the start of a new innings behind the microphone post his retirement from all forms of international cricket. The ICC World Twenty20 will be broadcast by ESPN STAR Sports as a part of its eight-year agreement with ICC. The tournament has stirred up tremendous interest for cricket fans all over the globe. The live telecast of the tournament will be seen in more than 218 countries across the globe. The International Cricket Council (ICC) expects that second edition will achieve record breaking viewer ship across the globe.