Indian cricket commentator, Harsha Bhogle, is known to be a frequent user of his Twitter account to convey his opinions. Recently, he took to his Twitter account to slam a user who criticised Team India skipper Virat Kohli’s inability to win a toss. Kohli’s luck has not favoured him during the toss, as has been prevalent with his win percentage during India’s as well as his IPL-side. Harsha Bhogle is the son of A. Bhogle, a professor of French, and Shalini Bhogle, a professor of Psychology. He attended Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet, and subsequently earned a B.Tech. Degree in Chemical Engineering from Osmania University's College of Technology in Hyderabad. From Harsha Bhogle To Wasim Jaffer, Twitter Hails Axar Patel For His 6-Wicket Haul. The Indian cricket team is currently locking its horns with the England cricket team on Day1 of the much-awaited Pink-ball test at the Motera Stadium (now Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium). The talented Indian bowling line-up gave a hard-time to England’s batsmen. Veteran commentator-cum-cricket pundit Harsha Bhogle has come forward and compared the neutral venues of champion teams Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings with tennis courts. No team will have a home advantage in the ongoing IPL 2021 as they will be trying to bring out the best in them while playing on different grounds. Reply on Twitter 643698195 Retweet on Twitter 643698195 39 Like on Twitter 643698195 27 Twitter 643698195 Retweet on Twitter Harsha Bhogle Retweeted Blood Donors India @BloodDonorsIn.
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| Born | 19 July 1961 (age 59) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana) |
|---|---|
| Education | Osmania University, Hyderabad IIM Ahmedabad |
| Occupation | TV commentator and presenter |
| Spouse(s) | Anita Bhogle |
| Website | www.harshabhogle.com |
Harsha Bhogle (born 19 July 1961) is an Indian cricketcommentator and journalist.[1] Born into a Marathi-speaking family in Hyderabad. He serves on the board of governors of IIM Udaipur. Over the years Harsha has cemented his reputation as being one of the most prolific personalities in the global cricket broadcasting industry.
Early life[edit]
Harsha Bhogle is the son of A. D. Bhogle, a professor of French, and Shalini Bhogle, a professor of Psychology. He attended Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet, and subsequently earned a B.Tech. degree in Chemical Engineering from Osmania University's College of Technology in Hyderabad. He received PGDM (largely equivalent to an MBA) from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. He then joined an advertising agency and worked there for two years, following which he completed another two years at a sports management company.[citation needed]
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Career[edit]
Early on, Bhogle played A Div cricket in Hyderabad and represented Osmania University at the Rohinton Baria Tournament. He started commentating at the age of 19 with All India Radio, while living in Hyderabad. In 1991–92, he became the first Indian commentator to be invited by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation during India's cricket series before the 1992 Cricket World Cup. He has since worked for ABC Radio Grandstand during India's Australian tours, and for eight years worked for the BBC as part of their commentary team in the 1996 and the 1999 Cricket World Cups.
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Since 1995, he has been presenting live cricket from all around the world for ESPN STAR Sports and was part of the 'Few Good Men'[by whom?] commentary team that included Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar, and Alan Wilkins along with Geoff Boycott and Navjot Singh Sidhu, for a few seasons, and later, Ian Chappell and Sanjay Manjrekar.
He covered the 2011–12 series in Australia solely for ABC Radio.[citation needed]
Bhogle has been covering all Indian Premier League seasons since 2009. He was dropped from the commentary team by BCCI in April 2016 due to alleged criticism from Indian players.[citation needed]
He has hosted television programs such as Harsha Online, Harsha Unplugged and School Quiz Olympiad for ESPN and Star Sports.
Bhogle had a Television programme named after him, 'Harsha ki khoj'('Harsha's Quest'), that strove to find broadcasting talent in India.
Bhogle expanded his online presence by hosting Out of the Box with Harsha Bhogle on YouTube.[2]
Bhogle was voted the favourite TV cricket commentator by Cricinfo users based on a worldwide poll.[3] Bhogle has also anchored BBC's travel serial Travel India and Business Today Acumen Business Quiz and Debate competitions.
Bhogle was the advisor to the Mumbai Indians for the 2008 IPL.[4]
Bhogle has published and authored a number of books, including a biography of Mohammad Azharuddin and a collection of columns in The Indian Express, Out of the Box – Watching the Game We Love and is also a columnist for the Chennai-based 'The Sportstar' a subsidiary of The Hindu group of Publications under the title 'Hitting Hard' by Bhogle. (2009). Bhogle has presented the program TRAVEL INDIA WITH HARSHA BHOGLE on the Discovery channel and TLC.
In the 2011 World Cup held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, he anchored the pre and post match shows that featured Simon Hughes, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Sunil Gavaskar, Tony Greig and Sourav Ganguly.
In 2013, he was given the seat in commentary by Ian Bishop to conduct the final interviews when Sachin Tendulkar played his final test.[5]
Bhogle currently hosts a weekly show called 'This Week's Special' aired on Star Sports. The show takes the viewers back in time to make them relive cricketing memories from the past. The first episode was aired from 1 October 2015. On 10 April 2016 His IPL contract as a commentator was terminated. The decision came as a surprise for the voice of Indian cricket since he had conducted the Season 9 draft auction, featured in the league's promotional videos, was in the commentators’ 51-day-long duty roster, and even had his flight booked by the production house. Board (BCCI) officials said Bhogle had an angry exchange with a cricket official at the venue as he wanted him to open the door, and this reached the Nagpur-based BCCI president Shashank Manohar. Those in the know said this incident was the trigger that resulted in Bhogle losing out.[6]
He has been a part of Times Group subsidiary Cricbuzz since 2016 and writes articles as well as doing video analyses with them.[citation needed]
Harsha Bhogle's Child Chinmay Bhogle
Bhogle is currently one of the Board of Governors of IIM Udaipur.[7]
On 16 May 2019, he was named among the 24 commentators for the 2019 ICC World Cup held in England and Wales.[8]
During the 2nd test of Bangladesh's tour of India, the 1st D/N test of both Indian and Bangladeshi cricket teams, a few Bangladeshi batsmen were struck by the pink ball. Bhogle raised concerns about the visibility of the ball, with Sanjay Manjrekar, his fellow commentator, replying that only people like Bhogle would need to ask such questions as they have not played at that level. This on-air spat raised many eyebrows.
Books[edit]
He and his wife Anita Bhogle have written a book titled The Winning Way based on business knowledge drawn from the sporting world.He has also authored a biography of Mohammad Azharuddin.His collection of articles is published in a book called Out of the Box.
Personal life[edit]
Bhogle is married to Anita,[9] his classmate from IIM-A, and the couple live in Mumbai with their children, Chinmay and Satchit.[10]
The couple run a sport-based communication consultancy called Prosearch.[11]
References[edit]
- ^'Harsha Bhogle: About Harsha Bhogle, News and Photos on Harsha Bhogle - The Indian Express'. The Indian Express. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^'Indian Cricket Commentators | Cricket Tweets, Blogs – Official Website Harsha Bhogle'. Harsha Bhogle. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^'Bhogle, Shastri, Benaud voted favourite commentators'. Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^Harsha Bhogle appointed as Mumbai IPL team advisor
- ^Cricbuzz (26 November 2016), Episode 1: The Little Master Bids Goodbye (English version), retrieved 17 January 2018
- ^'Harsha Bhogle off air for IPL 2016, says 'no one told me anything''. The Indian Express. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^'Vision, Knowledge, Leadership'. IIMU. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^'ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 announces most advanced Cricket World Cup coverage to date'. www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^Jadhav, Prashant (24 May 2011). 'Launch of Harsha Bhogle and wife Anita's book on cricket'. DNA India. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^Rajamani, Radhika (31 March 2004). 'Shots of life: Catch Harsha Bhogle unplugged over soup and salad'. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 September 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^'About Us | Prosearch'. www.prosearch.in. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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- 'Harsha Bhogle'. ESPN Star Sports. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012.
External links[edit]
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- Harsha Bhogle at IMDb
- Harsha Bhogle's columns at The Indian Express
- Out of the Box with Harsha Bhogle on YouTube ( Page will play audio when loaded)
- Harsha Bhogle at TED