Known as the God of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar is all set to make his on-air expert debut with the World Cup beginning on Thursday in England and Wales. Tendulkar will grace the commentary box during the tournament opener between hosts England and South Africa to be played at The Oval in London.
Sachin’s On-Air expert Debut
With the commencement of the largest cricketing tournament, the Master Blaster will be in the commentary box during the tournament opener to be played at The Oval, London. He will be joined by an already illustrious panel of experts, some of whom have played alongside and with him. The Littel Master will join the Philips Hue Cricket Live pre-show in Hindi and English at 1.30 p.m. with his very own segment ‘Sachin Opens Again’ at the Star Sports network.
SACHIN-SACHIN! ???
Sachin Opens Again today, this time in the commentary box!
Raise your hands if you can't stop chanting @sachin_rt's name, and watch him LIVE, 1:30 PM onwards on Star Sports. #CricketKaCrown #ENGvSA pic.twitter.com/UFmExiKGYJ
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) May 30, 2019
Commenting on Tendulkar’s new innings, Rahul Dravid said, “Even if my grandchildren don’t remember the fact that I scored 10,000 runs in one-day and Test cricket, they will talk about the fact that I was his teammate.”
? – our faces remembering his innings at the top of the order!
Are you ready to listen to him open the commentary tomorrow in #ENGvSA in the ICC #CWC19? #CricketKaCrown pic.twitter.com/FvqZ5cQBRP
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) May 29, 2019
Brian Lara said, “He is to cricket what Michael Jordan is to Basketball and what Muhammad Ali is to boxing.”
The one who left legends awestruck! ?
Have you guessed who's opening his commentary stint in the ICC #CWC19 tomorrow? #CricketKaCrown pic.twitter.com/0mnk2hLZZW
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) May 29, 2019
Flintoff said, “When you bowl at him, you’re not just trying to get him out, you are trying to impress him”
A grand event needs a grand opening… ?
His opponents couldn't stop singing his praises – can you guess who'll open in the commentary box when the battle for the #CricketKaCrown begins tomorrow? pic.twitter.com/8aO8BwBbYD
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) May 29, 2019
It looks like these three best cricketers in the world may also join the panel of Select Dugout experts alongside Sachin Tendulkar. However, we will soon find out today in Star Sports network for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 where England will play South Africa.
Tendulkar holds a number of ICC Cricket World Cup records. He scored 2,278 runs in the six editions of the World Cup he played. Tendulkar holds the record for the highest number of centuries in both Tests (51) and ODIs (49) and he is the only man to score 100 centuries in international cricket. Tendulkar holds the record for the highest number of centuries in both Tests (51) and ODIs (49) and he is the only man to score 100 centuries in international cricket.
