Harsha Bhogle | |
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 Bhogle in October 2014 | |
| Born | (1961-07-19)19 July 1961 (age 64) |
| Education | (B.Tech)Osmania UniversityHyderabad (MBA)IIM Ahmedabad |
| Occupation(s) | TV commentator and presenter |
| Spouse | Anita Bhogle |
| Website | www |
Harsha Bhogle (born 19 July 1961) is anIndiancricketcommentator and journalist.[2] Bhogle has cemented his reputation for being a notable personality in the global cricket broadcasting industry.
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Bhogle was born into aMarathi-speaking family inHyderabad.[3] He is the son of Achyut D. Bhogle, a professor of French language, and Shalini Bhogle, a professor ofpsychology. During an interview withThe Grade Cricketer podcast, Bhogle revealed that his mother's family was originally fromLahore and she migrated to India as a child during thepartition, in the middle of 1947. He attendedHyderabad Public School, Begumpet, and subsequently earned aB.Tech degree inChemical Engineering fromOsmania University's College of Technology in Hyderabad. He received anMBA fromIIM Ahmedabad. He then joined an advertising agency for which he worked for two and a half years, following which he served at a sports management company for an equal period.
Early on, Bhogle played A Div cricket in Hyderabad and represented Osmania University at the Rohinton Baria Tournament. He started commentating at the age of 19 withAll India Radio, while living in Hyderabad. In 1991–92, he became the first Indian commentator to be invited by theAustralian Broadcasting Corporation during India's cricket series before the1992 Cricket World Cup. He has since worked forABC Radio Grandstand during India's Australian tours, and for eight years worked for theBBC as part of their commentary team in the1996 and the1999 Cricket World Cups.
Since 1995, he has been presenting live cricket from all around the world for ESPN STAR Sports and was part of the commentary team that includedRavi Shastri,Sunil Gavaskar, andAlan Wilkins along withGeoff Boycott andNavjot Singh Sidhu, for a few seasons, and later,Ian Chappell andSanjay Manjrekar.
He covered the 2011–12 series in Australia solely for ABC Radio.[citation needed]
Bhogle has been covering allIndian Premier League seasons since 2009. He was dropped from the commentary team by BCCI in April 2016. No official reason was given, but according to media reports, it was due to a combination of factors including criticism from Indian players and an incident during the opening game of the T20 World Cup where Bhogle's access between Hindi and English commentary boxes was restricted.
He has hosted television programs such asHarsha Online,Harsha Unplugged andSchool Quiz Olympiad forESPN andStar Sports.
Bhogle had a television programme named after him,Harsha ki khoj(lit. 'Harsha's search'), that strove to find broadcasting talent in India.
Bhogle expanded his online presence by hostingOut of the Box with Harsha Bhogle onYouTube.[4]
Bhogle was voted the favourite TV cricket commentator by ESPNcricinfo users based on a worldwide poll.[5] Bhogle has also anchored BBC's travel serialTravel India and Business Today Acumen Business Quiz and Debate competitions.
Bhogle was the advisor to theMumbai Indians for the 2008IPL.[6]
Bhogle has published and authored a number of books, including a biography ofMohammad Azharuddin and a collection of columns inThe Indian Express,Out of the Box – Watching the Game We Love and is also a columnist for the Chennai-based "The Sportstar" a subsidiary of The Hindu group of Publications under the title "Hitting Hard" by Bhogle. (2009). Bhogle has presented the programTravel India: With Harsha Bhogle on theDiscovery channel andTLC.
In the2011 World Cup held inIndia,Sri Lanka andBangladesh, he anchored the pre and post match shows that featuredSimon Hughes,Navjot Singh Sidhu,Sunil Gavaskar,Tony Greig andSourav Ganguly.
In 2013, he was given the seat in commentary byIan Bishop to conduct the final interviews whenSachin Tendulkar played his final test.[7]
Bhogle currently hosts a weekly show called "This Week's Special" aired on Star Sports. The show takes the viewers back in time to make them relive cricketing memories from the past. The first episode was aired from 1 October 2015. On 10 April 2016 His IPL contract as a commentator was terminated. The decision came as a surprise for the voice of Indian cricket since he had conducted the Season 9 draft auction, featured in the league's promotional videos, was in the commentators’ 51-day-long duty roster, and even had his flight booked by the production house. Board (BCCI) officials said Bhogle had an angry exchange with a cricket official at the venue as he wanted him to open the door, and this reached the Nagpur-based BCCI president Shashank Manohar. Those in the know said this incident was the trigger that resulted in Bhogle losing out.[8]
He has been a part of Times Group subsidiaryCricbuzz since 2016 and writes articles as well as doing video analyses with them.[9]
Bhogle is currently one of the Board of Governors of IIM Udaipur.[10]
On 16 May 2019, he was named among the 24 commentators for the2019 ICC World Cup held inEngland andWales.[11]
During the 2nd test of Bangladesh's tour of India, the 1st D/N test of both Indian and Bangladeshi cricket teams, a few Bangladeshi batsmen were struck by the pink ball. Bhogle raised concerns about the visibility of the ball, with Sanjay Manjrekar, his fellow commentator, replying that only people like Bhogle would need to ask such questions as they have not played at that level. This on-air spat raised many eyebrows.
Bhogle and his wife Anita have written books titledThe Winning Way andThe Winning Way 2.0 based on their business knowledge drawn from the sporting world.[12] He has also authored a biography ofMohammad Azharuddin, and published a collection of articles in a book calledOut of the Box.
| Author | Harsha Bhogle, Anita Bhogle |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Cricket |
| Genre | Sports Management |
| Publisher | Westland And Tranquebar Press |
Published in English | 1 May 2011 |
| Pages | 226 |
| ISBN | 978-9380658322 |
The Winning Way is a 2011debut book by Harsha Bhogle and Anita Bhogle, published by Westland And Tranquebar Press.[13] It is Harsha's first book published as an author.[14] The pair stated that the book took them two years to write, withThe Hindu calling it "lively".[15]
The Winning Way is a management advice book that focuses on what comprises a successful athlete and shows how management teams could apply that to their work force.The Hindu reviewed the book, calling it a "right pick as a playbook for managers."[16]Business Today praised the book, saying it "captures the essence of values in sport, values that make champion players and champion teams".[17]
Bhogle is married to Anita,[18] his classmate fromIIM Ahmedabad, and they live in Mumbai with their two adult sons.[19] Bhogle has been avegetarian since age 17.[20]
The couple run a sport-based communication consultancy calledProsearch.[21]
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