Athar gets a chance in T20 World Cup (Photo-Instagram)
Bangladesh team may have been wiped out from the T20 World Cup, but its former player has got entry in this ICC tournament. We are talking about Athar Ali Khan who has been chosen as the commentator for the T20 World Cup 2026. Athar Ali Khan has been doing commentary for a long time and is seen holding the mike in big tournaments of ICC and Asian Cricket Council. The way the Bangladesh government did not send its team to India and after that the ICC excluded it from the T20 World Cup, after that it seemed that Athar Ali Khan would also hardly be seen in the T20 World Cup but it did not happen.
Who is Athar Ali Khan?
Athar Ali Khan is a former Bangladesh cricketer who was born on 10 February 1962 in Dhaka. Athar was a middle order batsman and his international career lasted for about 10 years. However, he could play only 19 ODI matches in his career, scoring 532 runs at an average of 29.5. He scored 3 half-centuries and his top score was 82 runs.
T20 World Cup commentators:
Shastri, Bavuma, Nasser, Smith, Bishop, Morisson, Doull, Pollock, Howard, Raunak, Finch, DK, Sangakkara, Badree, Uthappa, Carlos, Morgan, Akram, Gavaskar, Hayden, Raja, Steyn, Atherton, Mathews, Younis, Katey, Bhogle, Mbangwa, Germanos, Wilkins, Ward, pic.twitter.com/E4aEuz4wQg
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 6, 2026
Temba Bavuma will also do commentary
South Africa’s Test captain Temba Bavuma will also be seen commentating in the T20 World Cup. This right-handed batsman will get a chance to comment for the first time in an ICC tournament. He has previously appeared as a commentator in the South African league. Bavuma has also done commentary in the ICC Under-19 World Cup. Apart from Temba Bavuma, legends like Ravi Shastri, Nasir Hussain, Ian Bishop, Danny Morrison, Simon Doull, Shaun Pollock, Kumar Sangakkara, Wasim Akram, Sunil Gavaskar, Matthew Hayden, Harsha Bhogle will also be seen commenting.