VVS Laxman to be part of Star Sports commentary team
V V S Laxman is all set to make his debut as a commentator as leading Sports broadcaster Star Sports has roped in the former Indian batsman in its line-up of commentators and analysts for the Test series between India and Australia beginning in Chennai tomorrow.
Apart from Laxman, the line up includes a host of former cricket stars like Alan Border, Shane Warne, Matthew Hayden, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri.
STAR Sports has also launched a full-fledged campaign, with the core theme 'Asli Test BaakiHai', to promote the forthcoming Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The campaign has been developed to build up the new Team India as it faces its toughest test against the most redoubtable of cricketing oppositions - Australia.
The sports broadcaster has also lined up an expert panel of cricketing stars who will do commentary as well as studio analysis on every match day in English (STAR Cricket & STAR Cricket HD) and Hindi (STAR Sports).
Sanjay Gupta, Chief Operating Officer, STAR India Pvt. Ltd, said, "Through the BCCI season we have been focusing on a New Team India with its new set of heroes. While we applaud the new talent we are also cognizant that in the future they will have to face a lot of stern tests before they can truly become world beaters. The overarching creative thought comes out from this - 'True heroes only emerge from the toughest battles'.
“Further our approach to the presentation of Indian cricket has also been a game changer in
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