‘Yahan bhi KL Rahul pe ladd lenge’ – Fans react as Venkatesh Prasad and Aakash Chopra named among the commentators for Women’s T20 League

The inaugural edition of the Women’s T20 League begins on March 4, Saturday. As such, the list of commentators for the premier T20 League to be broadcasted on Jio Cinema was announced on Friday. Key names like Venkatesh Prasad and Aakash Chopra were named in the list. It also included women’s cricket’s biggest names like Anjum Chopra, Punam Raut, Kate Cross and Veda Krishnamurthy.

Here is the full commentary panel for the upcoming Women’s T20 League: Aakash Chopra, Venkatesh Prasad, Anjum Chopra, Punam Raut, Reema Malhotra, Veda Krishnamurthy, Natalie Germanos, Kate Cross, Mel Jones, Zaheer Khan, Parthiv Patel.

As such, fans quickly noted that both Aakash Chopra and Venkatesh Prasad had been named in the panel. The duo recently disagreed over KL Rahul’s place in India’s Playing XI after two back-to-back poor games in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. While the rivalry is fresh, having both together in the commentary box could spice things up. Fans were quick to note this and react accordingly on social media.

Women’s T20 League Opening Ceremony will take place ahead of the opener on Saturday

The Cricket Board of India is doing everything possible for the successful conduct of the Women’s T20 League beginning on March 4. Bollywood actresses Kriti Sanon and Kiara Advani are ready to awe spectators worldwide during the opening ceremony of the much-anticipated women’s franchise league. AP Dhillon, a well-known singer, will perform the Women’s T20 League anthem at the same event.

The Women’s T20 League 2023 opening ceremony is anticipated to take place before the season opener. On March 4 at 7:30 PM IST, Gujarat and Mumbai will play in the opening game of the Women’s T20 League. So, it is anticipated that the opening ceremony will begin in the evening, a few hours before the scheduled time of the match. The premier T20 league games will be played at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium and Brabourne Stadium.

Here’s how fans reacted to both Prasad and Chopra named in the commentary panel together: