Harsha Bhogle off air for IPL 2016

MUMBAI: This year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) telecast will not have the familiar voice of commentator Harsha Bhogle. The 54-year-old, whose association with Indian cricket goes back to the mid-80s and who has been describing IPL action since the 2008 opening season, was informed about the termination of his IPL contract just a week back, according to agencies.
The decision has come as a surprise for the voice of Indian cricket since he had conducted the Season 9 draft auction, featured in the league’s promotional videos, was in the commentators’ 51-day-long duty roster, and even had his flight booked by the production house.
Though, Sony Network holds IPL’s telecast rights, it is the BCCI that controls the tournament’s production. BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur and IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla refused to comment on Bhogle’s sudden ouster.
However, a senior BCCI official, on condition of anonymity, told The Sunday Express: “When deciding the commentators, we take feedback from everyone. We monitor social media reactions on commentators, and also take inputs from players.”

Harsha Bhogle off air for IPL 2016

MUMBAI: This years Indian Premier League (IPL) telecast will not have the familiar voice of commentator Harsha Bhogle. The 54-year-old, whose association with Indian cricket goes back to the mid-80s and who has been describing IPL action since the 2008 opening season, was informed about the termination of his IPL contract just a week back, according to agencies. The decision has come as a surprise for the voice of Indian cricket since he had conducted the Season 9 draft auction, featured in the leagues promotional videos, was in the commentators 51-day-long duty roster, and even had his flight booked by the production house. Though, Sony Network holds IPLs telecast rights, it is the BCCI that controls the tournaments production. BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur and IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla refused to comment on Bhogles sudden ouster. However, a senior BCCI official, on condition of anonymity, told The Sunday Express: When deciding the commentators, we take feedback from everyone. We monitor social media reactions on commentators, and also take inputs from players.