Harsha Bhogle, the famend Indian cricket commentator, took to his social media deal with to disclose that he won’t be part of the broadcasting panel of the highly-anticipated India vs Pakistan ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup 2023 conflict as he’s affected by dengue. Nonetheless, he hoped to be again for India’s subsequent group-stage match in opposition to Bangladesh. Whereas the IND vs PAK fixture is scheduled to happen on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 14 (Saturday), the IND vs BAN encounter can be staged on the MCA Stadium in Pune on October 19 (Thursday).
“I’m disillusioned at having to overlook out on #IndiavsPak on the 14th. However I’ve dengue and the resultant weak spot, and lowered immunity, will make it not possible. I hope to be again in time for the sport on the nineteenth. My colleagues, and the published crew, have been very useful (and took on the additional workload in the course of the second half of #IndiaVsAus ) and I sit up for saying thanks to them in particular person,” he wrote in a put up on X (previously Twitter).
I’m disillusioned at having to overlook out on #IndiavsPak on the 14th. However I’ve dengue and the resultant weak spot, and lowered immunity, will make it not possible. I hope to be again in time for the sport on the nineteenth. My colleagues, and the published crew, have been very useful…
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 12, 2023
Bhogle, in his tweet, additionally expressed his gratitude to his fellow colleagues and the published crew for stepping as much as deal with further obligations when he needed to withdraw because of well being points in the course of the latter a part of the India vs Australia match at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Throughout a rapid-fire session with Cricbuzz simply earlier than the event commenced, Harsha Bhogle made his predictions for the 4 semi-finalists, naming India, Australia, England, and Pakistan as his doubtless contenders, with South Africa rising as his high darkish horse. He additionally predicted Babar Azam to be the main run-scorer within the event and Kuldeep Yadav to be the very best wicket-taker. When it comes to one of the best tempo assault, Bhogle gave a slight edge to Australia’s Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood over that of India.
Bhogle has been a part of broadcasting setups since 1983 and is sometimes called the Voice of Indian Cricket