Dinesh Karthik all set to be a part of star-studded presenters for the Hundred

India wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik will be part of the star-studded presenters for the inaugural season of the Hundred which will be organized by the England and Wales Cricket Board(ECB).

Sky Sports who is the official broadcaster of the tournament revealed a star-studded lineup of presenters and the reason why Karthik has been given preference due to his analysis at the recently concluded India-England series in UK at Sky Sports.

Karthik is currently playing in the ongoing IPL for KKR as wicketkeeper-batsman where recently he scored 22 runs against SRH. His knock turned out crucial for KKR who defeated SRH in a close encounter by 10 runs.

Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, Kass Naidoo, Zainab Abbas, and Jacqueline Shepherd will lead the coverage for The Hundred.

They will be joined by other cricketers which include big names like Stuart Broad, Tammy Beaumont, Wasim Akram, Kumar Sangakkara, Mel Jones, Darren Sammy and Kevin Pietersen.

“We are so excited to help launch this fantastic new tournament this summer. It’s going to be an incredible standard of cricket played at some of the best grounds in the world and everyone’s invited. Hopefully, the competition will inspire many girls and boys to pick up a bat and ball. We’ve put together an amazing lineup of presenters and commentators; there are a completely fresh graphics look and some exciting new broadcast technology. We very much hope you enjoy the coverage,” Director of Sky Sports Cricket Bryan Henderson was quoted as saying by The Hundred’s website.

The Hundred is the latest format launched by ECB where each team will be playing a maximum of 100 balls in an innings where the ends will change after 10 balls while the bowlers will deliver either five or 10 consecutive balls.