A commentator earns up to 10 lakhs from a day of commentary: Akash Chopra
Commentators report on the events that happen during the game, which is one of the main reasons they are held in such high esteem. Aakash Chopra (Twitter) Every day in India, crores of children dream of becoming cricketers, every emerging youth dreams of playing for India one day. But not everyone’s dream comes true. In such a situation, the young players who are not able to play cricket for Team India want to remain connected with this game in some way or the other and want to make their career in this field and becoming a cricket commentator is a good option for them. Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra was recently invited to Raj Shamani’s Figuring Out podcast. Chopra talked on various topics related to cricket during this time. During this, he told how any player can make a career in cricket. However, the most interesting topic he discussed on the show was how much a commentator earns by commentating in a match. Aakash Chopra told the earnings of the commentator Responding to this, Aakash Chopra said that commentators are paid on a per match basis or on a separate basis. He said that commentators are generally paid on a per match basis. Cricketer-turned-commentator Chopra also said that the annual contracts that broadcast agencies agree with commentators are mostly allocated on a proportionate basis. He was then asked how much a new junior commentator gets paid compared to someone with a lot of experience. Answering this, Chopra clearly revealed that he has never asked any commentator about their income. According to Chopra’s estimation based on his experience, he revealed that while junior commentators can earn anywhere between ₹35,000 to ₹40,000 per day, a senior commentator can earn ₹6-10 crores a year. They get 10 lakhs for a day of commentary.
“Where is Avesh Khan after all….”- Cricket commentator Aakash Chopra raised questions on Indian management
The team recently went for the T20 World Cup and Avesh Khan was in the reserves. Where is Avesh Khan after that?- Aakash Chopra Avesh Khan and Aakash Chopra (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Indian young fast bowler Avesh Khan got a place in the team in the Zimbabwe tour, he also took 6 wickets in three T20 matches. But then he did not get a place in the squad for both the white-ball series of the Sri Lanka tour. Meanwhile, former Indian player Aakash Chopra is venting his anger on the Indian management. Chopra says that if BCCI wants to invest in Avesh Khan, then they will have to give him opportunities. Avesh should have been on the Sri Lanka tour- Aakash Chopra Cricket commentator Aakash Chopra, while talking on his YouTube channel, said, This is a good question because the team recently went for the T20 World Cup and Avesh Khan was in the reserves. Where is Avesh Khan after that? If we want to invest in him then Avesh Khan should have been there. He should have been there on the Sri Lanka tour and should have played matches in Zimbabwe as well, where was he – nowhere to be seen. Prasidh Krishna has the potential to become a good bowler- Aakash Chopra Aakash Chopra has expressed his desire to see fast bowler Prasidh Krishna in the T20 format. He also stressed that even though Prasidh Krishna is an expensive bowler, he has the potential to become a great bowler in the T20 format. Let us tell you that Prasidh Krishna was part of the Indian squad in the ODI World Cup 2023. After the tournament, he played a few more matches for India. But he got injured while playing for Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy. No information has been revealed about when Prasidh Krishna will be able to return. I personally rate Prasidh Krishna very highly, although his stats in T20s are not very good. He has taken a beating whenever he has played, but I would like to invest. He has the potential to become a very good bowler even at the highest level. So they should start investing in him right now and have a clear roadmap for Avesh Khan as well.
Veteran Dinesh Karthik will have an incredible career as a commentator: Robin Uthappa
Karthik had an average performance for RCB in IPL 2024. Dinesh Karthik (Image Credit- Twitter X) As soon as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) faced defeat by 4 wickets against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the eliminator match of IPL 2024, fans started wishing 38-year-old cricketer Dinesh Karthik through social media. Had given. However, before the start of the ongoing IPL season, some media reports had claimed that IPL 2024 is going to be Karthik’s last IPL season. But till now Dinesh Karthik and RCB franchise have not given any official statement regarding this. But in the Rajasthan and Bangalore match, RCB players were seen giving guard of honour to Karthik. After this, speculations started again. However, now former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa has made a big statement about Dinesh Karthik. Uthappa says that his commentator career will be great. Robin Uthappa gave a big statement about Dinesh Karthik Let us tell you that while discussing on Geo Cinema after RCB’s defeat against Rajasthan Royals, Robin Uthappa said about this legendary wicketkeeper of Tamil Nadu – There is no doubt that his career behind the mic will be brilliant and incredible. He is a veteran of cricket game and IPL. Uthappa further said- He must have been very emotional today. It is not easy for any player to end his career. The way RCB made a comeback and doing so in front of its cricket fans is not easy. Uthappa further congratulated Karthik and said – Congratulations DK, incredible career, on the other side Mike is waiting for you. So, if we give you information about Karthik’s performance in IPL 2024, then he scored a total of 326 runs in 15 matches played for RCB at an average of 36.22 and a strike rate of 187.35.
“Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir are not enemies” – this veteran commentator gave a surprising statement
Virat Kohli & Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir, till some time ago, whenever these two players were face to face, the fans used to expect some controversy from these two players. During IPL 2023, a heated argument was seen between the two players. There had been an altercation between the two players even before that. But during IPL 2024, both of them hugged each other and forgot all the old grudges. The two hugged during the Bengaluru vs Kolkata match on March 29 and were then seen talking to each other for a long time in the practice session before the KKR vs RCB match played in Kolkata. His videos and photos are becoming quite viral on social media. Meanwhile, former cricketer and famous commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu has given a big statement regarding the relationship between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir. Navjot Singh Sidhu gave a big statement regarding Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir Sidhu said some important things while describing the biggest reality of the sports world. He said that there is no enemy here but all are rivals. During the show on Star Sports, he said, “We are rivals. I am remembering this line of Sushma Swaraj ji (late former External Affairs Minister), which she had said in the Parliament. He said that we are rivals but we are not enemies. here also (Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir) are rivals. No enemy. Many times we get too carried away with emotions. We generally do not pay attention to logic. We are pulled by emotions. Pulled too much by the strings of emotions. But you also see how strong the scenes are.” Talking about the performance of both the teams this season, Royal Challengers Bangalore have played a total of 7 matches so far, out of which they have won only one and are at the last position in the points table with two points. Talking about Kolkata, they are at third position in the points table with four wins and two losses in six matches.
IPL 2024: ‘Never seen a commentator bat so well’ – Kevin Pietersen on Dinesh Karthik’s stormy innings against SRH
Karthik had played an inning of 83 runs in 35 balls against Hyderabad. Dinesh Karthik (Image Credit- Twitter X) The 30th match of the ongoing IPL season was played yesterday on 15 April between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad (RCB vs SRH). Let us tell you that in this match played on Chinnaswamy’s ground, cricket fans got to see many records. In which records like highest score in a match, highest score in an innings, highest score while chasing, fourth fastest century of IPL were seen. So when RCB came out to chase the mountain-like target of 288 runs given by SRH, on behalf of the team, experienced wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik played a brilliant inning of 83 runs in 35 balls. During this innings, DK was seen batting at a stormy strike rate of 237.14. He also hit five fours and 7 sixes. On the other hand, former England cricket team captain Kevin Pietersen has become a fan of Karthik’s innings. Pietersen says that he has never seen any commentator bat so well. Kevin Pietersen admires Dinesh Karthik’s batting Let us tell you that when Dinesh Karthik was batting so brilliantly against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Pietersen said during the commentary – Never seen any commentator batting so well. It is noteworthy that Karthik is also seen doing commentary along with playing in IPL. Recently, he was seen commentating in the five-match Test series between India and England. However, now it will be worth watching that if Karthik continues this type of batting, will he be selected in the Indian team for T20 World Cup 2024? Let us tell you that before this, Karthik was successful in making a place in the T20 World Cup 2022 by performing brilliantly in the 2022 IPL.
Commentator made racial remarks against Nepalese cricketer, Cricket Canada apologized to all through social media
During this match, a cricket commentator said something about the Nepali player during his commentary which left everyone shocked. Cricket Canada (Pic Source-X) On October 8, a spectacular match was played between Nepal and Canada’s high-performance team in Kathmandu. During this match, a cricket commentator said something about the Nepali player during his commentary which left everyone shocked. Regarding this matter, Cricket Canada has today, on October 12, apologized to the people of Nepal as well as the national cricket team through its social media account. Let us tell you that during the match being played between these two teams, a commentator tried to speak Hindi with a Nepali accent and said ‘Oh Saheb ji’ to the cricketer, referring to the security guard. Its video is also going viral on social media and many people have criticized the commentator. However, Cricket Canada apologized and wrote on its official social media account, ‘We have taken strict action against those commentators. We want to apologize to everyone in front of everyone. This is not what Cricket Canada wants and whatever they said about the Nepalese player was very wrong. Such comments are made neither in sports nor in our state. This has caused problems to many people and we apologize for that. Here’s the video: What the hell is this? @canadiancricket Blatant racist remarks being aired live!Who are the commentators?This is wrong at so many levels.@CricketNep @ICC @paras77 @SubasTheOne_ @MaharjanSamraat pic.twitter.com/p2SKk5wAyU — Samaya (@Samaya290) October 9, 2024 Dear @CricketNep, @NepalsRhinoArmyand all the die hard fans from the beautiful country of Nepal: Forgive from the bottom of my heart!Please be kind and don’t hate me for this!We are humans and we make mistakes in life, I would take this as a learning to do better!🙏 pic.twitter.com/uFgw4tDAKf — Commentator_VenuRaj (@CommentatorVr) October 9, 2024 Nepal team had performed very well in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and won the hearts of all the fans. They gave tough competition to South Africa and many big teams in this important tournament. Nepal team will now play a three-match T20 series against USA in Dallas and would definitely like to win it. The first T20 match between these two teams is starting from October 19. Talking about the players of Nepal, they have performed brilliantly in franchise cricket and have contributed significantly to the victory of their team. Not only this, many people have also praised these players a lot. Now all the players’ eyes will be on the three-match T20 series against USA. List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players IPL…