Everyone is eagerly waiting for the upcoming Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup. Let us tell you that this time this multi-nation tournament is going to start from June 2 under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. The first match will be played between USA and Canada.

All the teams are seen finalizing their preparations for this big tournament. So now the International Cricket Council has announced the star-studded commentary panel for this tournament today on 24 May.

Let us tell you that four former players from India have got a place in this commentary panel list. At the same time, the name of Dinesh Karthik in this list is very surprising. It is worth noting that recently Karthik has announced his retirement from cricket.

ICC announces commentary panel

Let us tell you that ICC has announced the commentary panel today. Some experienced and famous former cricketers have been included in this list for commentary. Ravi Shastri, Harsha Bhogle, Sunil Gavaskar and Dinesh Karthik have got a place in this list from India. Apart from this, famous cricket commentators like Nasir Hussain, Ian Smith, Mel Jones and Ian Bishop have also been included in it.

Others on the commentary panel include 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 and former West Indies captain Daren Ganga.

20 teams are participating in T20 World Cup 2024

On the other hand, if we give you information about the tournament, this time a total of 20 teams are participating in the multi-nation tournament. All 20 teams have been divided into four groups of 5 each. After the league stage, the top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the next round of the tournament.

Teams in Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and USA.

Teams included in Group B: Scotland, Oman, England, Australia, Namibia.

Teams in Group C: New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea.

Teams included in Group D: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal, South Africa.