Sachin Tendulkar to make his commentary debut in World Cup 2019 opener

Sachin Tendulkar to make his commentary debut in World Cup 2019 opener

Legendary Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will make his on-air expert debut at the ICC World Cup, starting on Thursday in the United Kingdom.

Master Blaster will be present in the commentary box during the tournament opener between hosts England and South Africa to be played at The Oval today.

‘Sachin Opens Again today, this time in the commentary box!,” the tournament’s official broadcaster, Star Sports’ twitter handle reads.

Sachin will be joined by an illustrious panel of experts, some of whom have played alongside him.

The 46-year-old, who has represented India in six World Cups, holds a number of ICC Cricket World Cup records.

Tendulkar has scored 2,278 runs in the six editions of World Cup. He also holds the record for scoring the highest number of runs in a single edition of World Cup i e 673 runs in 11 matches in 2003.

India will begin their World Cup campaign against South Africa on June 5.