The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is poised to commence on March 22, featuring an exciting clash between defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Chennai. Star Sports revealed a roster of 150 broadcasters, who would be delivering IPL 2024 Live accros
The IPL 2024 matches will start at the normal hour of 7:30 PM IST. However, on days featuring double-headers, the first match will start at 3:30 PM IST. As for the inaugural CSK vs RCB match, it will begin at 8:00 PM IST. CSK gears up to defend their title after securing their fifth IPL trophy in 2023, triumphing over Gujarat Titans in a thrilling match that culminated with a last-ball finish.
IPL 2024 Live Broadcast Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Kannada
- Telugu
- Tamil
- Marathi
- Malayalam
- Bengali
- Gujarati
Where to watch IPL 2024 Live Broadcast in India?
Star Sports Network holds the broadcasting rights for IPL 2024 in India, ensuring comprehensive coverage of all matches across its channels. The network offers up to nine channels in SD and HD quality, including English, Hindi, Tamil, and others, through DTH providers like Tata Play, Dish TV, and Airtel Dish TV. The live broadcast of all matches in different languages.
They’ve collaborated with Dolby to incorporate Dolby ATMOS (5.1.4) audio into their HD streams, resulting in an immersive audio experience. They’ve also collaborated with Dolby to optimise the placement of around 40 microphones across the stadium to record high-quality sound.
Viewers may also switch to ‘Ambience Only’ mode, which removes commentary and creates a stadium-like environment for fans to enjoy.The Quad Replay function allows viewers to catch key events from many viewpoints at once, resulting in a more immersive viewing experience. This will also provide real-time analysis with additional information.
This system employs many high-definition cameras to catch all of the action from various perspectives. The material is then processed and shown on a huge screen, allowing spectators to evaluate and analyse it in real time.
IPL 2024 Live Broadcast Channels in India:
- Star Sports 1 (English)
- Star Sports 1 (English) HD
- Star Sports 1 Hindi
- Star Sports 1 Hindi HD
- Star Sports 1 Kannada
- Star Sports 1 Kannada HD
- Star Sports 1 Telugu
- Star Sports 1 Telugu HD
- Star Sports 1 Tamil
- Star Sports 1 Tamil HD
- Star Sports Select 1 (Bengali and Gujarati)
- Parvah Picture (Marathi)
- Asianet Plus (Malayalam)
Where to watch IPL 2024 Live Broadcast Internationally?
Internationally, the tournament will be televised on Times Internet and Viacom 18 platforms. In India, viewers can tune in to Star Sports Network channels, including Star Sports 1 (English), Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Parvah Picture (Marathi), and Asianet Plus (Malayalam).
Additionally, IPL 2024 matches will be broadcast on Sky Sports Network in the UK, FOXTEL in Australia, and SuperSport in South Africa. CricBuzz will cater to audiences in the US, Canada, and the MENA region.
IPL 2024 Live Broadcast Channels:
| Region | TV Channel | Live Streaming Platform |
| India | Star Sports Network | JioCinema (Free) |
| United Kingdom (UK) | Sky Sports Cricket or Sky Sports Main Event | Sky Go |
| Australia | 501 Fox Cricket | Kayo |
| South Africa | SuperSport Cricket | DsTV or SportsMax |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport 2 | Yupp TV |
| Sri Lanka | Supreme TV | Info Not Available |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV | Info Not Available |
| Canada | – | CricBuzz |
| USA | – | CricBuzz |
| MENA Region | – | CricBuzz |
Stars Sports commentary panel-
Star Sports, the official TV broadcaster of IPL 2024, unveiled a star-studded commentary panel featuring legendary cricketers. The lineup includes recently retired England seamer Stuart Broad, along with active players like Steve Smith, N Jagadeesan, M Ashwin, and J Suchith. Navjot Singh Sidhu, known for his witty commentary, makes a return.
The English commentary team boasts Indian cricket icons Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, and Kris Srikkanth, alongside overseas stars like Brian Lara, Jacques Kallis, and Dale Steyn. The Hindi lineup features Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, and former Indian captain Mithali Raj. Additionally, there are multiple feeds in languages including Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, and Bengali to cater to diverse audiences.
Stars Sports Commentators list:
| English Commentary Panel | Steve Smith, Stuart Broad, Dale Steyn, Jacques Kallis, Tom Moody, Paul Collingwood, Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Brian Lara, Mathew Hayden, Kevin Pietersen, Michael Clarke, Sanjay Manjrekar, Aaron Finch, Ian Bishop, Nick Knight, Simon Katich, Danny Morrison, Chris Morris, Samuel Badree, Katey Martin, Graeme Swann, Deep Dasgupta, Harsha Bhogle, Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Anjum Chopra, Murali Kartik, WV Raman, Natalie Germanos, Daren Ganga, Mark Howard, Rohan Gavaskar |
| Hindi Commentators | Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Ambati Rayudu, Ravi Shastri, Varun Aaron, Mithali Raj, Mohammad Kaif, Sanjay Manjrekar, Imran Tahir, Wasim Jaffer, Gurkeerat Mann, Unmukt Chand, Vivek Razdan, Rajat Bhatia, Deep Dasgupta, Raman Bhanot, Padmjeet Sehrawar, Jatin Sapru |
| Tamil | K Srikkanth, S Badrinath, Lakshmipathi Balaji, Murali Vijay, Murugan Ashwin, N Jagadeesan, RJ Balaji, Yo Mahesh, Muthuraman R, KV Sathyanarayanan, Thirush Kamini, Bhavana Balakrishnan, Sastika Rajendran |
| Telugu | Ambati Rayudu, Mithali Raj, MSK Prasad, Venugopal Rao, T Suman, Kalyan Krishna, D Gnaneshwara Rao, Rakesh Deva Reddy, Daniel Manohar, Sasikanth Avulapalli, Ravi Rakle, M Anand, Sri Krishna, Vindhya Medapati, Geeta Bhagat |
| Kannada | Vijay Bharadwaj, Vinay Kumar, Gundappa Viswanath, Jagadeesh Suchith, NC Aiyappa, Pavan Deshpande, Akhil Balachandra, GK Anil Kumar, Sumesh Goni, Shashank Suresh, Roopesh Shetty, Kiran Srinivas, Madhu Mailankody |
| Marathi | Paul Valthaty, Aditya Tare, Nilesh Natu, Prasad Kshirsagar, Sunil Vaidya |
| Malayalam | S Sreesanth, Tinu Yohannan, Shiyas Mohammad, Vishnu Hariharan, CM Deepak |
| Gujarati | Nayan Mongia, Manan Desai, Akash Trivedi, Kirat Damani, Shailendrasinh Jadeja |
| Bangla | Ashoke Dinda, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Gautam Bhattacharya, Sanjay Banerjee, Argha Bhattacharya |
| National Presenters | Mayanti Langer Binny, Jatin Sapru, Tanay Tiwari, Suren Sundaram, Erin Holland, Nashpreet Kaur, Swdha Singh, Sahiba Bali, Ocean Sharma, Puranheer Dasgupta, Vrajesh Hirjee, Simran Kaur, Raunak Kapoor, Grace Hayden, Somansh Dangwal, Dheeraj Juneja |
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