The much-anticipated India vs South Africa Test series kicks off at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Friday, November 14
This is India's third Test series in the ongoing World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle and the second one at home. Shubman Gill and Co. Began their journey with a brilliant shown in England as they held the hosts to a 2-2 draw.
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The England tour was followed by a whitewash of West Indies on home soil last month as India won both matches of the series.
A star-studded panel of former cricketers and renowned broadcasters has been assembled to provide expert insights, analysis, and electrifying commentary for one of cricket's biggest rivalries.
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Who are the commentators for India vs South Africa 1st Test?
The commentary team features some of the biggest names in world cricket across English, Hindi and seven other regional language broadcasts, ensuring fans enjoy an immersive viewing experience.
| Language | Commentators |
|---|---|
| English | Ravi Shastri, Shaun Pollock, Pommie Mbangwa, Sunil Gavaskar, Harsha Bhogle, Robin Uthappa, Abhinav Mukund. |
| Hindi | Aakash Chopra, Irfan Pathan, Abhishek Nayar, Parthiv Patel, Varun Aaron, Jatin Sapru, Tanay Tiwari & Anant Tyagi. |
| Tamil | Abhinav Mukund, Anirudha Srikkanth, K Srikkanth, KV Sathyanarayanan, S Badrinath, Sriram S, Sadagopan Ramesh |
| Telugu | Hanuma Vihari, R Sridhar, MSK Prasad, Ashish Reddy, T Suman, NC Kaushik, Kalyan Krishna |
| Kannada | Venkatesh Prasad, Sunil Joshi, J Suchith, Bharath Chipli, Srinivasa Murthy, Vijay Bharadwaj, Akhil Balachandra |
| Bhojpuri | Saurabh Kumar, Gulam Husain, K, Ashutosh Aman, Sumit Mishra, Satyaprakash, Shivam Singh, Mani Meraj |
| Haryanvi | Manvinder Bisla, Anil Chaudhary, Vishwaas, Sumit Narwal, Sonu Sharma |
| Bengali | Shreevats Goswami, Sanjeeb Mukherjea, Gautam Bhattacharya, Shiladitya Chatterjee, RR Kaushik Varun |
| Marathi | Kedar Jadhav, Aditya Tare, Chaitanya Sant |
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