Harsha Bhogle's Contract Terminated By BCCI Without Clear Reasons, Won't Do Commentary During IPL 2016
Harsha Bhogle will not be doing commentary in the 2016 edition of the Indian Premier League The BCCI terminated his commentary contract ahead of the commencement of the tournament. According to media reports it is believed that the BCCI arrived at the decision after taking feedback from players.
In a stunning development, Harsha Bhogle will not be doing commentary in the 2016 edition of the Indian Premier League.
AFP
The BCCI terminated his commentary contract ahead of the commencement of the tournament. The veteran confirmed that he would not be participating on his official Twitter handle.
Would have been nice to be part of @IPL again. Was in fact looking forward to it. Favourite tournament. Hope #IPL9 is a blockbuster.
¡ª Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 9, 2016
According to media reports, it is believed that the BCCI arrived at the decision after taking feedback from players.
The move comes at a time when there has been criticism from some quarters regarding the quality of commentary during the recently concluded World T20 in India.
PTI
Earlier during the World T20, Amitabh Bachchan had spoken on the standard of commentary, and many believed he was talking of Bhogle.
However, while no official reason has been given, and Bhogle too has been told it is a 'BCCI management decision', it is possible that a clean-up job may be taking place.
Earlier, it was reported that Sunil Gavaskar too was set to be axed as he was too was costly to hire.
Bhogle has been a regular cricket commentator since the 1990s. It is one of those rare occasions that he will not be around during a major event.
