The regional commentary team for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 has been revealed by Viacom18 Sports, India’s newest and most popular sports network. JioCinema, which is now accessible to Jio, Vi, Airtel and BSNL subscribers, will broadcast the most prestigious football competition in the world in India for viewers in five languages: English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Bengali. All viewers will be able to watch the competition on pay TV channels Sports18 – 1 SD & HD from November 20 through December 18, inclusive.
Viacom18 Sports Names a Star-Studded Panel of Regional Experts for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
English experts Jose Ramirez Barreto and Pradhyum Reddy, the CEO and former coach of Dempo SC, will serve on the panel. The Hindi language panel will include Indian footballer Robin Singh, goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan of the Indian women’s national team, Ishfaq Ahmed, an assistant coach at Kerala Blasters FC, and former player Karan Sawhney.
“The panel contributes to our dedication to show the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 like never before with cultural personalization and different points of view from experienced including first experts all over five languages on JioCinema,” said Viacom18 Sports Head of Content Siddharth Sharma. JioCinema is now available to download across Jio, Vi, Airtel, and BSNL subscribers. “We are making every effort to provide the greatest experience to viewers across geographies so they can enjoy the FIFA World Cup as it should be,” the statement reads.
The audience will be served in Bengali by former players Mehtab Hossain, Alvito D’Cunha, Shilton Paul, and Manas Bhattacharya, as well as goalie Subrata Paul, who played for the Indian men’s national team in the past. The voices of Raman Vijayan, a former India player and well-known pundit, as well as Nallapan Mohanraj, Dharmaraj Ravanan, and Vijayakarthikeyan, will be heard by Tamil spectators. Jo Paul Ancheri, CK Vineeth, Mohammed Rafi, Rino Anto, Sushanth Mathew, and Feroz Sherif, who are both active members of the national squad and previous members, will serve as the face of the in-depth Malayalam coverage.