Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan has not been included in the commentary panel for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season. Pathan, who was active in the field of commentary after his retirement, was constantly seen commenting in IPL and India’s international matches. However, this time he has been removed from the commentary panel by the broadcaster.
Why was Irfan Pathan removed?
According to ‘Times of India’ report, the broadcaster has dropped him out of the panel for Irfan Pathan’s social media activities, commenting on some players and expressing his personal complaints on some players. The report also told that Irfan had a dispute with some players a few years ago. Since then, he did not hesitate to react sharply to them.
According to sources, Pathan’s comments were also affecting some junior players. On social media too, he was accused of targeting some players without naming them. Meanwhile, Pathan has recently announced the launch of its YouTube channel.
Such cases have happened before
Irfan Pathan is not the first commentator who has been excluded from the panel after the players’ complaint. Earlier in the year 2020, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar also had to face a similar situation. During the 2019 World Cup, he was removed from the commentary panel for the ODI series against South Africa due to the controversial ‘Bits and Peace’ comment on Ravindra Jadeja.
Even before the start of the IPL in 2016, Harsha Bhogle was dropped from the commentary roster without any clear reason. On this, Harsha Bhogle wrote on Facebook that he did not expect that the cricketers would have complained on his words.
IPL 2025: As a result, Irfan Pathan is excluded from the commentary panel; serious allegations surface
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Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan has not been included in the commentary panel for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season. Pathan, who was active in the field of commentary after his retirement, was constantly seen commenting in IPL and India’s international matches. However, this time he has been removed from the commentary panel by the broadcaster.
Why was Irfan Pathan removed?
According to ‘Times of India’ report, the broadcaster has dropped him out of the panel for Irfan Pathan’s social media activities, commenting on some players and expressing his personal complaints on some players. The report also told that Irfan had a dispute with some players a few years ago. Since then, he did not hesitate to react sharply to them.
According to sources, Pathan’s comments were also affecting some junior players. On social media too, he was accused of targeting some players without naming them. Meanwhile, Pathan has recently announced the launch of its YouTube channel.
Such cases have happened before
Irfan Pathan is not the first commentator who has been excluded from the panel after the players’ complaint. Earlier in the year 2020, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar also had to face a similar situation. During the 2019 World Cup, he was removed from the commentary panel for the ODI series against South Africa due to the controversial ‘Bits and Peace’ comment on Ravindra Jadeja.
Even before the start of the IPL in 2016, Harsha Bhogle was dropped from the commentary roster without any clear reason. On this, Harsha Bhogle wrote on Facebook that he did not expect that the cricketers would have complained on his words.
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