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Sony Sports Network has announced an extensive multilingual broadcast plan for India’s upcoming white-ball tour of England, offering live coverage of all eight matches across five languages and introducing dedicated Kannada commentary for the first time during an India tour of England.
The series, scheduled from July 1 – 19, comprises five T20 Internationals and three One-Day Internationals. Fans will be able to follow the action in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada as Sony Sports strengthens its regional sports programming strategy.
Adding to the viewing experience, Sony Sports is reviving its popular cricket analysis show Extraaa Innings, bringing together renowned former cricketers and presenters for match previews, expert analysis, and in-depth discussions throughout the tour.
The English commentary panel for the T20I series will feature Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Graeme Swann and Sanjana Ganesan. For the ODI leg, Ambati Rayudu will join Shastri, Swann and Ganesan.
The Hindi feed will feature experts including Shardul Thakur, Ajay Jadeja, Ambati Rayudu, Vivek Razdan, Gaurav Kapur and Atish Thukral. Regional language coverage will also include prominent names such as WV Raman, KS Bharat, Arun Karthik, Baba Aparajith, Venkatapathy Raju and several other former internationals and domestic cricket stars.
On the field, India’s T20I squad will be led by Shreyas Iyer, with Tilak Varma serving as vice-captain. The squad features a blend of youth and experience, including Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh and teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
For the ODI series, senior stars Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah return to the squad. The team also includes KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana.
The first T20I will be played on July 1 at 10 pm IST, while the ODI series begins on July 14 at 3:30 PM IST. Matches will be broadcast across Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 3, Sony Sports Ten 4, Sony Sports Ten 5 and Sony Max, with the T20I series also available on Sony Max.
With multilingual coverage, a distinguished panel of commentators and the return of Extraaa Innings, Sony Sports Network is aiming to enhance fan engagement as India and England renew their white-ball rivalry in one of the marquee cricket series of the year.
