Champions Trophy 2025: ICC Releases List Of Commentators; Check Names Here

The ICC Champion Trophy 2025 is set to begin on Wednesday with the opening game between hosts Pakistan and New Zealand. The match will be played at the National Stadium in Karachi, starting at 2:30 p.m. (IST).

A total of eight teams will be participating in the key ICC tournament, which is making a comeback after nearly 8 years. Teams have been divided into two groups– Group A (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, New Zealand) and Group B (Australia, Afghanistan, England, South Africa).

While Pakistan is the host nation, India will be playing all its matches in Dubai due to security concerns in the neighbouring country. The Men In Blue are set to begin their Champions Trophy campaign with a clash against Bangladesh on Feb. 20.

The apex cricket body said that ICC TV is gearing up to provide an unparalleled viewing experience for cricket fans across the globe during the Champions Trophy 2025.

Some of the top names in cricket broadcasting will be leading ICC TV’s coverage with Nasser Hussain, Ian Smith and Ian Bishop, all in attendance.

World Cup winners Ravi Shastri, Aaron Finch, Matthew Hayden, Ramiz Raja, Mel Jones, Wasim Akram and Sunil Gavaskar will share their insights on what it takes to succeed on the biggest stage.

Harsha Bhogle, Michael Atherton, Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Kass Naidoo, and Simon Doull, are some of the other names that will be seen in the commentary box.

Former internationals Dale Steyn, Bazid Khan, Dinesh Karthik, Katey Martin, Shaun Pollock, Athar Ali Khan and Ian Ward, will also provide expert analysis and insights throughout the tournament.

• Nasser Hussain

• Ian Smith

• Ian Bishop

• Ravi Shastri

• Aaron Finch

• Matthew Hayden

• Ramiz Raja

• Mel Jones

• Wasim Akram

• Sunil Gavaskar

• Harsha Bhogle

• Michael Atherton

• Mpumelelo Mbangwa

• Kass Naidoo

• Simon Doull

• Dale Steyn

• Bazid Khan

• Dinesh Karthik

• Katey Martin

• Shaun Pollock

• Athar Ali Khan

• Ian Ward

Live action in the tournament will be broadcast in India on JioStar Network. Matches will be live-streamed on JioHotstar. The broadcast will be available in 9 languages.

On Feb. 18, Star Sports announced the list of commentators for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. It features some of the biggest names in cricket broadcasting. 

• English: Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Ramiz Raja, Dale Steyn, Matthew Hayden, Aaron Finch, Nasser Hussain, Ian Bishop, Simon Doull, Ian Smith, Michael Atherton, Dinesh Karthik, Pommie Mbangwa, Shaun Pollock, Wasim Akram, Ian Ward, Athar Ali Khan, Kass Naidoo, Mel Jones, Katey Martin and Bazid Khan. 

• Hindi: Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Waqar Younis, Robin Uthappa, Mohammad Kaif, Ambati Rayudu, Wahab Riaz, Piyush Chawla, Varun Aaron, Jatin Sapru, Aakash Chopra, Sanjay Manjrekar, Sanjay Bangar and Deep Dasgupta. 

• Marathi: Chaitanya Sant, Nilesh Natu, Aditya Tare and Kedar Jadhav.

• Bangla: Debi Saha, Sanjeeb Mukherjea, Shathira Jakir Jessy, Shiladitya Chatterjee, Gautam Bhattacharya, Shreevats Goswami, RJ Varun and Subhomoy Das. 

• Bhojpuri: Shalinee Yadav, Saurabh Kumar, Gulam Husain, Sumit Mishra, Satyaprakash K, Ashutosh Aman, Shivam Singh and Mani Meraj. 

• Haryanvi: Ravin Kundu, RJ Kisna, Sonu Sharma, Anil Chaudhary, Vishwaas, Manvinder Bisla and Sumit Narwal. 

• Tamil: Sadagopan Ramesh, Sriram S, S Badrinath, Murali Vijay, R Sridhar, Abhinav Mukund, Yo Mahesh, Anirudha Srikkanth, Nanee, Bhavna, Muthu, Sameena and Ashwath Mukunthan. 

• Telugu: MSK Prasad, Hanuma Vihari, R Sridhar, T Suman, Kalyan Krishna, Ashish Reddy, Akshath Reddy, NC Kaushik, Vindhya, Nandu and Prathyusha. 

• Kannada: Vijay Bharadwaj, Sunil Joshi, Venkatesh Prasad, Srinivas Murthy, Akhil Balachandra, Pavan Deshpande, Bharat Chipli, GK Anil Kumar, J Suchith, Kiran Srinivasa, Roopesh Shetty and Madhu Mailankody.