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IPL Commentators List – English, Hindi & Regional Teams

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the biggest T20 tournaments in the world, with the participation of over 200 players. The cash-rich league will start on the 22nd of March and will end on the 25th of May 2025. The opening game will be between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The finals of the 18th season will be played in Eden Gardens, Kolkata. This time, a total of 75 games will be played between ten teams that will fight for that one ultimate trophy.

Well, if the question ever arises regarding what makes a tournament interesting, the first answer would be batters hitting boundaries and maximums. However, a true cricket fan who has watched matches on television would know that the commentary during the game makes the match even more interesting. The IPL commentators, like Danny Morrison, Ravi Shastri, and many more, entertain the audience who don’t have the option to watch the game from the stadium.

There are many former cricketers-turned-commentators who will be present in the upcoming season of the league to share their intricate knowledge of the sport and the players. There are people who love listening to commentaries and aspire to become commentators like them. This article has detailed information about the commentators who will be present in the IPL 2025, along with the languages they speak.

IPL 2025 Commentators List

The English and Hindi commentary are so far the most heard in the league. People from all over the country like to listen to commentators like Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri in English and Jatin Sapru and Aakash Chopra in Hindi. Many other commentators will also travel all around the country to host the games and give key insights into the game to the viewers.

While the IPL committee hasn’t released an official list yet, the list given below consists of all the commentators who are likely to take part in the upcoming tournament. In this article, we will also cover the Commentators salary in IPL.

Anil Chaudhary, an IPL umpire for 17 seasons, has now moved into commentary.

Kane Williamson will do commentary for the IPL 2025.

English Commentators

Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Brian Lara, Matthew Hayden, Kevin Pietersen, Michael Clarke, Sanjay Manjrekar, Aaron Finch, Ian Bishop, Nick Knight, Simon Katich, Danny Morrison, Chris Morris, Samuel Badree, Katey Martin, Graeme Swann, Deep Dasgupta, Harsha Bhogle, Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Anjum Chopra, Murali Kartik, WV Raman, Natalie Germanos, Daren Ganga, Mark Howard, Rohan Gavaskar, Kane Willamson

Hindi Commentators

Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar, Varun Aaron, Mithali Raj, Mohammad Kaif, Sanjay Manjrekar, Imran Tahir, Wasim Jaffer, Gurkeerat Mann, Unmukt Chand, Vivek Razdan, Rajat Bhatia, Deep Dasgupta, Raman Bhanot, Padmjeet Sehrawar, Jatin Sapru, Zaheer Khan, Suresh Raina, Parthiv Patel, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Aakash Chopra, Nikhil Chopra, Saba Karim, Anant Tyagi, Ridhima Pathak.

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan isn’t a part of the commentary panel for IPL 2025 after being excluded due to dissatisfaction amongst broadcasters over bringing personal grudges into his commentary

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IPL 2025 Commentators List: Regional Language Commentators

Tamil

Tamil commentators for IPL 2025 are K Srikkanth, S Badrinath, Lakshmipathi Balaji, Murali Vijay, Murugan Ashwin, N Jagadeesan, RJ Balaji, Yo Mahesh, Muthuraman R, KV Sathyanarayanan, Thirush Kamini, Bhavana Balakrishnan, Sastika Rajendran, Abhinav Mukund, R Sridhar, Sudhir Srinivasan, Bagawati Prasad, Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan, Baba Aparajith, Baba Indrajith, Anirudha Srikkanth, KB Arun Karthik, Sameena Anwar, Ashwath Bobo. Some of the IPL Tamil commentators 2025 are also part of the Hindi Commentators team.

Telugu

Ambati Rayudu, Mithali Raj, MSK Prasad, Venugopal Rao, T Suman, Kalyan Krishna D, Gnaneshwara Rao, Rakesh Deva Reddy, Daniel Manohar, Sasikanth Avulapalli, Ravi Rakle, M Anand Sri Krishna, Vindhya Medapati, Geeta Bhagat, Hanuma Vihari, Venkatapathy Raju, Akshath Reddy, Ashish Reddy, Sandeep Bavanaka, Kalyan Kollarapu, RJ Hemanth, Pratyusha, RJ Koushik, Sunitha Anand.

Kannada

Vijay Bharadwaj, Vinay Kumar, Gundappa Viswanath, Jagadeesh Suchith, NC Aiyappa, Pavan Deshpande, Akhil Balachandra, GK Anil Kumar, Sumesh Goni, Shashank Suresh, Roopesh Shetty, Kiran Srinivas, Madhu Mailankody, Sreenath Aravind, Amit Verma, Veda Krishnamurthy, HS Sharath, Bharath Chipli, Sujay Shastry, Raghavendra Raj, Sumanth Bhat, Reena D’Souza, K Srinivas Murthy, Vasuki Koushik, Ankita Amar.

Marathi

Paul Valthaty, Aditya Tare, Nilesh Natu, Prasad Kshirsagar, Sunil Vaidya, Kedar Jadhav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Kiran More, Siddhesh Lad, Prasanna Sant, Chaitanya Sant, Kunal Date.

Malayalam

S Sreesanth, Tinu Yohannan, Shiyas Mohammad, Vishnu Hariharan, CM Deepak, Sachin Baby, Rohan Prem, Raiphi Gomez, Sony Cheruvathur, Manu Krishnan, VA Jagadeesh, MD Nidish, Aju John Thomas, Renu Joseph, Binoy.

Gujarati

Nayan Mongia, Manan Desai, Akash Trivedi, Kirat Damani, Shailendrasinh Jadeja, Ajay Jadeja, Manpreet Juneja, Rakesh Patel, Bhargav Bhatt, Sheldon Jackson, Atul Bedade, RJ Aseem.

Bangla

Ashok Dinda, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Gautam Bhattacharya, Sanjay Banerjee, Argha Bhattacharya, Jhulan Goswami, Subhomoy Das, Shreevats Goswami, Anustup Majumdar, Sanjeeb Mukherjee, Saradindu Mukherjee, Anindya Sengupta, Debi Saha.

Haryanvi

Anil Chaudhary, Virender Sehwag, Manvinder Bisla, Sonu Sharma, RJ Kisna, Ravin Kundu, Preeti Dahiya.

Bhojpuri

Ravi Kishan, Mohd Saif, Shivam Singh, Satya Prakash, Gulam Hussain, Saurabh Kumar, Vishal Aditya Singh, Shalinee Singh, Sumit Kumar, Ashutosh Aman.

Punjabi

Sarandeep Singh, Rahul Sharma, VRV Singh, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Chetan Sharma, Sunil Taneja, Gurjit Singh, Balraj Syal.

IPL Commentator Salary

As we all know cricket is very rich in terms of money and everyone who is part of this sport is making lots of money, whether they are players, umpires or commentators, The salary of cricket commentators in IPL is proof of that. The salary of cricket commeThe salary of commentators in IPL is something that is not known to many cricket fans, however, most of the commentators’s salary depends upon their reputation in the cricketing world.

IPL commentators salary in rupees 2025 for Hindi, English and Tamil languages for top-tier commentators is around ₹6 to 10 lakhs per day and for Junior Commentators is around ₹35,000 per day. However, a commentator salary in IPL depends on the demand of the commentator.

Here is the list IPL commentators Salary:

language Salary of top-tier commentatorsSalary of Junior commentators 
IPL English commentators’ SalaryAround ₹6 to 10 lakhs per dayAround ₹35,000 per day
IPL Hindi Commentators’ SalaryAround ₹6 to 10 lakhs per dayAround ₹35,000 per day
IPL Tamil Commentators salaryAround ₹6 to 10 lakhs per dayAround ₹35,000 per day
IPL commentators salary in rupees 2025

IPL Schedule 2025

MatchDateFixtureTimeVenue
1March 22, SatKKR vs RCB7:30 PMKolkata
2March 23, SunSRH vs RR3:30 PMHyderabad
3March 23, SunCSK vs MI7:30 PMChennai
4March 24, MonDC vs LSG7:30 PMVisakhapatnam
5March 25, TueGT vs PBKS7:30 PMAhmedabad
6March 26, WedRR vs KKR7:30 PMGuwahati
7March 27, ThuSRH vs LSG7:30 PMHyderabad
8March 28, FriCSK vs RCB7:30 PMChennai
9March 29, SatGT vs MI7:30 PMAhmedabad
10March 30, SunDC vs SRH3:30 PMVisakhapatnam
11March 30, SunRR vs CSK7:30 PMGuwahati
12March 31, MonMI vs KKR7:30 PMMumbai
13April 1, TueLSG vs PBKS7:30 PMLucknow
14April 2, WedRCB vs GT7:30 PMBengaluru
15April 3, ThuKKR vs SRH7:30 PMKolkata
16April 4, FriLSG vs MI7:30 PMLucknow
17April 5, SatCSK vs DC3:30 PMChennai
18April 5, SatPBKS vs RR7:30 PMNew Chandigarh
19April 6, SunKKR vs LSG3:30 PMKolkata
20April 6, SunSRH vs GT7:30 PMHyderabad
21April 7, MonMI vs RCB7:30 PMMumbai
22April 8, TuePBKS vs CSK7:30 PMNew Chandigarh
23April 9, WedGT vs RR7:30 PMAhmedabad
24April 10, ThuRCB vs DC7:30 PMBengaluru
25April 11, FriCSK vs KKR7:30 PMChennai
26April 12, SatLSG vs GT3:30 PMLucknow
27April 12, SatSRH vs PBKS7:30 PMHyderabad
28April 13, SunRR vs RCB3:30 PMJaipur
29April 13, SunDC vs MI7:30 PMDelhi
30April 14, MonLSG vs CSK7:30 PMLucknow
31April 15, TuePBKS vs KKR7:30 PMNew Chandigarh
32April 16, WedDC vs RR7:30 PMDelhi
33April 17, ThuMI vs SRH7:30 PMMumbai
34April 18, FriRCB vs PBKS7:30 PMBengaluru
35April 19, SatGT vs DC3:30 PMAhmedabad
36April 19, SatRR vs LSG7:30 PMJaipur
37April 20, SunPBKS vs RCB3:30 PMNew Chandigarh
38April 20, SunMI vs CSK7:30 PMMumbai
39April 21, MonKKR vs GT7:30 PMKolkata
40April 22, TueLSG vs DC7:30 PMLucknow
41April 23, WedSRH vs MI7:30 PMHyderabad
42April 24, ThuRCB vs RR7:30 PMBengaluru
43April 25, FriCSK vs SRH7:30 PMChennai
44April 26, SatKKR vs PBKS7:30 PMKolkata
45April 27, SunMI vs LSG3:30 PMMumbai
46April 27, SunDC vs RCB7:30 PMDelhi
47April 28, MonRR vs GT7:30 PMJaipur
48April 29, TueDC vs KKR7:30 PMDelhi
49April 30, WedCSK vs PBKS7:30 PMChennai
50May 1, ThuRR vs MI7:30 PMJaipur
51May 2, FriGT vs SRH7:30 PMAhmedabad
52May 3, SatRCB vs CSK7:30 PMBengaluru
53May 4, SunKKR vs RR3:30 PMKolkata
54May 4, SunPBKS vs LSG7:30 PMDharamsala
55May 5, MonSRH vs DC7:30 PMHyderabad
56May 6, TueMI vs GT7:30 PMMumbai
57May 7, WedKKR vs CSK7:30 PMKolkata
58May 8, ThuPBKS vs DC7:30 PMDharamsala
59May 9, FriLSG vs RCB7:30 PMLucknow
60May 10, SatSRH vs KKR7:30 PMHyderabad
61May 11, SunPBKS vs MI3:30 PMDharamsala
62May 11, SunDC vs GT7:30 PMDelhi
63May 12, MonCSK vs RR7:30 PMChennai
64May 13, TueRCB vs SRH7:30 PMBengaluru
65May 14, WedGT vs LSG7:30 PMAhmedabad
66May 15, ThuMI vs DC7:30 PMMumbai
67May 16, FriRR vs PBKS7:30 PMJaipur
68May 17, SatRCB vs KKR7:30 PMBengaluru
69May 18, SunGT vs CSK3:30 PMAhmedabad
70May 18, SunLSG vs SRH7:30 PMLucknow
71May 20, TueQualifier 17:30 PMHyderabad
72May 21, WedEliminator7:30 PMHyderabad
73May 23, FriQualifier 27:30 PMKolkata
74May 25, SunFinal7:30 PMKolkata
IPL 2025 Fixture

List of commentators for IPL 2025:

LanguageCommentators
EnglishSunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Brian Lara, Matthew Hayden, Kevin Pietersen, Kane Williamson
HindiHarbhajan Singh, Jatin Sapru, Aakash Chopra, Sanjay Manjrekar
TamilK Srikkanth, S Badrinath, Murali Vijay, RJ Balaji, Yo Mahesh
TeluguAmbati Rayudu, Mithali Raj, MSK Prasad, Venugopal Rao, T Suman
KannadaVijay Bharadwaj, Vinay Kumar, Gundappa Viswanath, Jagadeesh Suchith, NC Aiyappa
MarathiPaul Valthaty, Aditya Tare, Nilesh Natu, Prasad Kshirsagar, Sunil Vaidya
MalayalamS Sreesanth, Tinu Yohannan, Shiyas Mohammad, Vishnu Hariharan, CM Deepak
GujaratiNayan Mongia, Manan Desai, Akash Trivedi, Kirat Damani, Shailendrasinh Jadeja
BanglaAshoke Dinda, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Gautam Bhattacharya, Sanjay Banerjee, Argha Bhattacharya
HaryanviAnil Chaudhary, Virender Sehwag, Manvinder Bisla, Sonu Sharma, RJ Kisna, Ravin Kundu
BhojpuriRavi Kishan, Mohd Saif, Shivam Singh, Satya Prakash, Gulam Hussain
PunjabiSarandeep Singh, Rahul Sharma, VRV Singh, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Chetan Sharma

Q. Why was Irfan Pathan removed from the IPL commentary panel?

A. Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan isn’t a part of the commentary panel for IPL 2025 after being excluded due to dissatisfaction amongst broadcasters over bringing personal grudges into his commentary.

Q. Will Sunil Gavaskar be available as an IPL commentator in the upcoming season?

A. Yes, former cricketer-turned-commentator Sunil Gavaskar will be available for the upcoming season.

Q. Why was Irfan Pathan dropped?

A. The broadcasters raised concerns about the need for impartial commentary, especially in an event as widely followed as the IPL, where tensions can run high, and every word counts.

Q. Who is the woman commentator in IPL?

A. For the IPL 2025 season, you can expect to see Anjum Chopra, Katie Martin, and Natalie Germanus will be involved in commentary.

Q. Is Aakash Chopra commentary in IPL 2025?

A. Harsha Bhogle: English, Hindi. Aakash Chopra: Hindi, English. Sunil Gavaskar: English, Hindi. Dinesh Karthik: English, Tamil.

Q. Is RJ Balaji in ipl 2025?

A. Yes, RJ Balaji is in IPL 2025.

Ankit Kunwar

Ankit Kunwar works as a Content Lead cum Social Media Lead for Cricket and Football Vertical.