The names of the commentary panel for IPL 2025 were already announced which did not include the name of Irfan Pathan (Irfan Pathan Commentary IPL) who regularly appeared in commentary after his retirement. A report claimed that Pathan has been ignored this time due to complaints from several Indian cricketers.
Sports Desk, New Delhi. Irfan Pathan IPL commentary: Former Indian cricket team all-rounder Irfan Pathan was not included in the commentary panel of IPL 2025. After retiring from cricket in 2020, Irfan Pathan started the second innings of his career as a commentator. Pathan not only shines with his voice in IPL but also in ODI and T20 World Cup tournaments.
Actually, IPL 2025 has started from March 22. The names of the commentary panel for this tournament were already announced, which did not include the name of Irfan Pathan (Irfan Pathan Commentary IPL), who used to appear regularly in commentary after his retirement.
A report claimed that Pathan has been ignored this time due to complaints from several Indian cricketers. It was said that Irfan runs a personal agenda against some players in live commentary and targets them.
Recently, a BCCI source on the matter said that Pathan had a dispute with some players a few years ago. Since then, he has not shied away from referring to them aggressively. The matter was raised that other junior players were caught in the crossfire. He has been accused of targeting them on social media platforms even though he did not name them.
At the same time, Irfan has recently launched his new YouTube channel "Sidhi Baat with Irfan Pathan" and is analyzing the matches in detail.
Earlier, Sanjay Manjrekar was also banned in 2020 when he was removed from the commentary panel by the BCCI for India's ODI series against South Africa. The decision was taken after several controversial incidents in 2019, including a dispute with fellow commentator Bhogle, a dig at Sourav Ganguly and calling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja a "bits and pieces player".
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