Cricket is a popular sport all over the world, and its commentary is just as important as the game itself. The best cricket commentators are able to keep viewers entertained and informed, while also adding their own unique insights and analysis. In this article, we will take a look at some of the top international cricket commentators, and explore what makes them so good.
List of Top International Cricket Commentators & their Short Biographies are:
Harsha Bhogle
Harsha Bhogle is an Indian cricket commentator and journalist. Bhogle has cemented his reputation as being a personality in the global cricket broadcasting industry. He was born on July 19, 1961 in Hyderabad, India.
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Michael Holding
Michael Anthony Holding is a Jamaican former cricketer and commentator who played for the West Indies cricket team. He was born on February 16, 1954 in Kingston, Jamaica.
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Mark Nicholas
Mark Charles Jefford Nicholas is an English cricket commentator and former cricketer and broadcaster. He was born on September 29, 1957 in Westminster, London, United Kingdom.
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Geoffrey Boycott
Sir Geoffrey Boycott OBE is a former Test cricketer, who played cricket for Yorkshire and England. He was born on October 21, 1940 in Fitzwilliam, United Kingdom.
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Tony Greig
Anthony William Greig was a South African-born cricketer and commentator. He was born on October 6, 1946 in Queenstown, South Africa.
Died: December 29, 2012 in St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Darlinghurst, Australia
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Ian Bishop
Ian Raphael Bishop is a Trinidadian cricket commentator and former cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 1988 and 1998 in Tests and One Day Internationals. He played as a right arm fast bowler. He was born on October 24, 1967 in Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Ian Smith
Ian David Stockley Smith MBE is a New Zealand cricket commentator and former cricketer. He was born on February 28, 1957 in Nelson, New Zealand.
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John Arlott
Leslie Thomas John Arlott, OBE was an English journalist, author and cricket commentator for the BBC’s Test Match Special. He was born on February 25, 1914 in Basingstoke, United Kingdom.
Died: December 14, 1991 in Alderney, Guernsey
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Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Manohar Gavaskar is an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer who represented India and Bombay from 1971 to 1987. He was born on July 10, 1949 in Mumbai, India.
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Ramiz Raja
Ramiz Hasan Raja is a Pakistani cricket administrator, commentator, YouTuber, and former cricketer. He was born on August 14, 1962 in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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Michael Atherton
Michael Andrew Atherton OBE is a broadcaster, journalist and a former England international cricketer. He was born on March 23, 1968 in Failsworth, United Kingdom.
Isa Guha
Isa Tara Guha is a British cricket commentator, television and radio cricket broadcaster, and a former England cricketer who played in the 2005 World Cup and the 2009 World Cup. He was born on May 21, 1985 in High Wycombe, United Kingdom.
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Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram HI is a Pakistani cricket commentator, coach, and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. He was born on June 3, 1966 in Lahore, Pakistan.
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David Gower
David Ivon Gower OBE is an English cricket commentator and former cricketer who was captain of the England cricket team during the 1980s. He was born on April 1, 1957 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom.
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Waqar Younis
Waqar Younis Maitla HI is a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer who captained Pakistan national cricket team. He was born on November 16, 1971 in Vehari, Pakistan.
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Ian Healy
Ian Andrew Healy AO is an Australian former international cricketer who played for Queensland domestically. He was born on April 30, 1964 in Spring Hill, Australia.
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Mike Haysman
Michael Donald Haysman is an Australian born international cricket commentator. He was born on April 22, 1961 in Adelaide, Australia.
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David Lloyd
David Lloyd is an English former cricket player, umpire, coach and commentator, who played county cricket for Lancashire County Cricket Club and Test and One Day International cricket for the English cricket team. He was born on March 18, 1947 in Accrington, United Kingdom.
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Jonathan Agnew
Jonathan Philip Agnew, MBE, DL is an English cricket broadcaster and a former professional cricketer. He was born on April 4, 1960 in Macclesfield, United Kingdom.
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Simon Doull
Simon Blair Doull is a New Zealand radio personality, commentator and former international cricketer. He was born on August 6, 1969 in Pukekohe, New Zealand.
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Sanjay Manjrekar
Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar is an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer. He was born on July 12, 1965 in Mangaluru, India.
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Ravi Shastri
Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri is the former head coach of the India national cricket team, a cricket commentator and former captain of Indian Cricket Team. He was born on May 27, 1962 in Mumbai, India.
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Danny Morrison
Daniel Kyle Morrison is a New Zealand cricket commentator and former cricketer. He was born on February 3, 1966 in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Nick Knight
Nicholas Verity Knight is an English cricket commentator and former England cricketer. He was born on November 28, 1969 in Watford, United Kingdom.
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Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Christopher Dennis Alexander Martin-Jenkins, MBE, also known as CMJ, was a British cricket journalist and a President of MCC. He was born on January 20, 1945 in Peterborough, United Kingdom.
E. W. Swanton
Ernest William Swanton CBE was an English journalist and author, chiefly known for being a cricket writer and commentator under his initials, E. W. Swanton. He was born on 11 February 1907 in Forest Hill, London, United Kingdom.
Ray Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth CBE was an English cricketer, cricket commentator and administrator. He was born on June 8, 1932 in Pudsey, United Kingdom.
Peter Roebuck
Peter Michael Roebuck was an English cricketer who later became an Australian newspaper columnist and radio commentator. He was born on March 6, 1956 in Oddington, United Kingdom.
Died: November 12, 2011 in Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
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Chandra Nayudu
Chandra Nayudu was an Indian cricket commentator, cricketer, professor, and author. She was born on 1933 in Indore, India.
Brett Lee
Brett Lee is an Australian former international cricketer, who played all three formats of the game. He was born on November 8, 1976 in Wollongong, Australia
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Mark Taylor
Mark Anthony Taylor AO is a former Australian cricketer and current Nine Network commentator. He was born on October 27, 1964 in Leeton, Australia.
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Phil Tufnell
Philip Clive Roderick Tufnell is a former English international cricketer and current television and radio personality. He was born on April 29, 1966 in Barnet, United Kingdom.
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Arun Lal
Arun Lal is a retired Indian cricketer, and a cricket commentator. He was born on August 1, 1955 in Moradabad, India.
Jeremy Coney
Jeremy Vernon Coney MBE is a former New Zealand cricketer and current cricket commentator. He was born on June 21, 1952 in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Jeff Dujon
Peter Jeffrey Leroy Dujon is a retired West Indian cricketer and current commentator. He was born on May 28, 1956 in Kingston, Jamaica.
James Brayshaw
James Antony Brayshaw is an Australian media personality and retired cricketer. He was born on May 11, 1967 in Subiaco, Australia
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Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, popularly known as “Siva” and LS, is a former Indian cricketer and current cricket commentator. He was born on December 31, 1965 in Chennai, India.
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Venkatesh Prasad
Venkatesh Prasad, is a former Indian cricketer, Cricket Coach, Commentator who played Tests and ODIs. He was born on August 5, 1969 in Bengaluru, India.
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Alan Wilkins
Alan Haydn Wilkins is a Welsh cricket commentator and former English county cricketer, who played for Glamorgan and Gloucestershire County Cricket Clubs. He was born on August 22, 1953 in Cardiff, United Kingdom.
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Alan McGilvray
Alan David McGilvray AM MBE was an Australian cricketer who played several first-class seasons for New South Wales in the mid-1930s before becoming the doyen of Australian cricket commentators. He was born on December 6, 1909 in Birchgrove, Australia.
Died: July 17, 1996 in Darlinghurst, Australia
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Kerry O’Keeffe
Kerry James O’Keeffe is a former Australian cricketer and a current cricket commentator for Fox Sports. He was born on November 25, 1949 in Hurstville, Australia.
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Rex Alston
Arthur Rex Alston was a leading sports commentator for BBC radio on cricket, rugby union, athletics and tennis from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s. He was born on July 2, 1901.
Died: September 8, 1994
Henry Blofeld
Henry Calthorpe Blofeld, OBE nicknamed Blowers by Brian Johnston, is an English retired sports journalist, broadcaster and amateur ornithologist. He was born on September 23, 1939 in Hoveton, United Kingdom.
Bryan Waddle
Bryan Alexander Waddle MNZM is a veteran New Zealand-born sports broadcaster, sometimes called “The voice of New Zealand cricket”. He was born on 1948 in New Zealand.
Dean Jones
Dean Mervyn Jones AM was an Australian cricket player, coach and commentator who played Tests and One Day Internationals for Australia. He was born on March 24, 1961 in Coburg, Australia.
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Jack Fingleton
John Henry Webb Fingleton, OBE was an Australian cricketer, journalist and commentator. He was born on April 28, 1908 in Waverley, Australia.
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Michael Slater
Michael Jonathon Slater is an Australian former professional cricketer and former television presenter. He was born on February 21, 1970 in Wagga Wagga, Australia
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Martin Crowe
Martin David Crowe MBE was a New Zealand cricketer, Test and ODI captain as well as a commentator. He was born on September 22, 1962 in Henderson, New Zealand.
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Robert Key
Robert William Trevor Key is an English former cricketer and cricket commentator who played international cricket in all formats for England and domestic cricket for Kent County Cricket Club. He is the current managing director of the England Cricket team. He was born on May 12, 1979 in East Dulwich, London, United Kingdom.
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Iain Gallaway
Iain Watson Gallaway QSO MBE was a New Zealand broadcaster, lawyer and cricketer. He was born on December 26, 1922 in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Died: April 18, 2021 in Dunedin, New Zealand
Ed Smith
Edward Thomas Smith is an English author and journalist, former professional cricketer, and cricket commentator. He was born on July 19, 1977 in Pembury, United Kingdom.
