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JioStar unveils star-studded TATA IPL 2026 presentation
50 plus experts, 20 plus feeds and first digital watch-along with champions.
MUMBAI: JioStar has just assembled a commentary lineup so stacked it could bowl over even the best batsmen because when legends like Ashwin and Sehwag pick up the mic, every over feels like a blockbuster. JioStar, the official broadcast and digital partner of the TATA IPL, has revealed its presentation plan for the 2026 season, promising fans an elevated experience across television and digital platforms.
For the first time, viewers can watch alongside TATA IPL champions through a dedicated digital feed on JioHotstar as the action unfolds. Overall, JioStar will deliver more than 20 feeds, powered by over 150 presenters and experts across Star Sports Network and JioHotstar.
Star Sports will broadcast in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, while JioHotstar offers 12 language options, including Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Haryanvi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati and Malayalam. Two audience-inclusive feeds Indian Sign Language and Audio Descriptive further enhance accessibility.
New innovations include MaxView in Hindi and English, plus a multi-cam experience with five angles: Hero Cam, Stump Cam, Batter Cam, Field View and multi-view. Fans can also enjoy a unique Hindi digital watch-along featuring former TATA IPL champions and analytical minds such as Ravichandran Ashwin (commentating for the first time), Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, Umesh Yadav, Cheteshwar Pujara and Aakash Chopra.
The star-studded panel includes India and TATA IPL legends like AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar, Michael Clarke, Eoin Morgan, Aaron Finch, Dale Steyn and Kevin Pietersen, alongside regional favourites such as RJ Balaji (Tamil) and others.
JioStar, head of content, sports Siddharth Sharma said, “As the TATA IPL continues to scale up in unprecedented ways, our push is to assemble legends and heavyweights of the league together in our studios in a way that will offer a unique insider’s perspective to fans.”
The 19th edition of the TATA IPL will bring together three generations of talent from fearless prodigies like Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Priyansh Arya and Ayush Mhatre to heavyweights such as Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, and legends Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma creating an unmissable spectacle.
In a league where every six counts, JioStar isn’t just broadcasting cricket, it’s turning the entire season into a blockbuster where fans feel like they’re in the dressing room, proving that the greatest thrill isn’t only on the field, but in the stories told around it.
