Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is all set for a new innings - that of a television commentator.
Ganguly has been been signed by ESPN STAR Sports as an expert analyst for the T20 World Cup that begins on Friday in England.
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Ganguly will be part of a commentary panel comprising Wasim Akram, Sanjay Manjrekar, Alan Wilkins, Harsha Bhogle, Nasser Hussain, David Lloyd, Ian Chappell, Simon Doull, Kepler Wessels, Ian Bishop, Ranil Abeynaike and Athar Ali Khan.
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"I am delighted to join ESPN STAR Sports. I have been interviewed many a time by some of the eminent experts on ESPN STAR Sports and now I look forward to interviewing my erstwhile team mates along with them for a change.
"I am very excited about my new role as the World Twenty20 is the biggest event for an analyst like me and I look forward to the semi-finals and the final where I will commence my stint," he said.
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Ganguly retired in October after the home Test series against Australia.
