Seven boosts commentary team with star-studded cricket lineup – Finch, Ponting, Gavaskar, Starc and Rachel Khawaja, live and free on Seven and 7plus.
The Seven Network has today announced an unbeatable lineup of new signings to its 7Cricket commentary team for the upcoming Summer of Cricket, live and free on Seven and – for the first time – streaming on 7plus.
Bringing together a group of the most respected and experienced voices in the game, Aaron Finch leads the impressive roster of new recruits, which includes:
- 7Cricket’s captain and legend of the game, Ricky Ponting, who continues his expert commentary role with Seven, signing a long-term deal with the network
- Former Indian captain and master opening batsman Sunil Gavaskar signs on for Seven’s coverage of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
- Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc joins Seven’s coverage of the Women’s Ashes
- Rachel Khawaja makes her 7Cricket debut, reporting all the colour and excitement direct from Test match venues for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
With his deep understanding of the game, charismatic personality and vast experience, Finch is set to provide fans with unique insights and analysis, beginning with the first two Test matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, in Perth and Adelaide and the 2024-25 Big Bash League (BBL) season.
Arguably Australia’s best T20 player, Finch will be right at home on Seven’s unbeatable BBL coverage, alongside cricket’s #1 commentary team, headlined by the incomparable Ricky Ponting.
In a coup for Australian cricket fans, former Australian cricket captain and the most authoritative voice in world cricket, Ponting continues his expert commentary role with Seven, signing a long-term deal with the network ahead of the 2024-25 summer.
Ahead of a fiery Summer of Cricket on Seven, Ponting said:
“I’m so thrilled to have locked in with my 7Cricket family long term.
“I love the team we work with on and off air and can’t wait for an epic Test Series against India and another massive season of Big Bash.”
Seven Network Director of Sport, Chris Jones, said:
“Ahead of the first Australian Summer where everyone can stream the cricket for free, we are excited to welcome so many new faces to our 7Cricket family, including the BBL’s most popular player, Aaron Finch.
“Having worked with Finchy across our coverage in recent seasons, we know he’s a natural commentator who can take us behind the play like nobody else. As a captain, he saw ahead of the game and will bring that to his commentary across our Test and BBL coverage this season.
“Ricky Ponting is in our opinion, the world’s best expert commentator, and we are so thrilled to continue to share his unrivalled insights with Australian viewers. He is the captain of our commentary team and has led from the front both on and off air since his arrival at Seven,”
– he said.
“The only place you can hear Ricky across the summer is on Seven and for the very first time, on 7plus and it’s an honour for our 7Cricket team to have Ricky commit to us long term.”
Seven’s Head of Cricket, Joel Starcevic, said:
“We are delighted to welcome back Sunil Gavaskar to Seven’s cricket coverage, where he will provide expert commentary during the Series named in his honour.”
“Never afraid to speak his mind, not only is Sunil a highly respected voice in world cricket, but he is also cricket royalty.
“In a summer where we could see Steve Smith become just the 15th cricketer to score 10,000 Test runs, we will have Sunil – the first player to ever achieve that milestone – behind the mic’ for Seven. It doesn’t get any better than that,”
– he said.
“This summer also has the potential to be the biggest ever for Women’s International cricket, and it’s only fitting for us to have a modern-day superstar like Mitch Starc as part of our 7cricket commentary team to add to the excitement of the Women’s Ashes.
“Adding Rachel Khawaja to the mix further allows us to connect viewers at home to the families and friends of our adored Australian players. We cannot wait to see her deliver all the colour and excitement from the stadium during the Border-Gavaskar trophy,”
– Mr Starcevic said.
“With world-class cricket from Thursday, 19 September all the way through to the BBL final on Monday, 27 January, there is absolutely nowhere else you’d rather be this summer than right here on Seven and, for the first time, 7plus.”
Seven’s Summer of Cricket – Starts Thursday, 19 September. See it all live and free on Seven and for the first time, 7plus
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Seven boosts commentary team with star-studded cricket lineup
