Star Sports adds Mitchell Johnson to KPL commentary team

BENGALURU: Showcasing a blockbuster line-up of 12 renowned cricket experts, Star Sports announced the commentary panel for Karnataka Premier League (KPL) 2018, which kicked off on August 15.  

Since its inception, KPL, one of the oldest running domestic cricket leagues in the country, has been a perfect platform for the emerging cricketers to showcase their talent.

The panel consists of celebrated Indian and international experts such as Dean Jones, Brett Lee, Scott Styris, Mitchell Johnson, Vijay Bharadwaj, Sunil J, Fazal, Charu Sharma, A Balachandra, Sujith Somasundar and anchors Suhail Chandhok and Mayanti Langer.

In addition, for the first time ever, just retired Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson donned the commentator's cap. 

Speaking on his commentary debut for KPL 2018, Johnson said: “It is a pleasure to be a part of such a world class panel of expert commentators for KPL 2018. It will be fun to continue sharing the commentary box with legends of the game like Brett, Scott and Dean. Our aim is to bring a continuous comprehensive coverage of the best cricketing action to fans as the tournament progresses.”

Fans can watch all the KPL matches on Star Sports 2/ Star Sports 2 HD in English and Kannada commentary is available on the audio button on select operators in Karnataka.