On Tuesday, June 10, the full list of commentators for the ICC World Test Championship Final 2025 (WTC Final 2025) was officially announced by the broadcasters.
The final of the third edition of the ICC World Test Championship will be played between the Pat Cummins-led Australia National Cricket Team and Temba Bavuma-led South Africa National Cricket Team from June 11 at the Lord's Cricket Ground in London.
Australia - The Defending Champions In WTC Final 2025
Australia will enter the marquee clash as the defending champions, having beaten two-time finalists India in the WTC Final 2023 at The Oval by 209 runs, with Travis Head emerging as the Player of the Match.
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South Africa will be making their first appearance in the WTC Final after performing brilliantly in the 2023-25 edition. They finished as the table toppers in the ICC World Test Championship Points Table and are on a seven-match winning streak.
Meanwhile, to cover the high-voltage summit clash, Star Sports and JioHotstar have roped in some of the legends of the game. The likes of Ravi Shastri, Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad, and Graeme Smith, among others, have been named in the star-studded commentary panel for the WTC Final.
Ravi Shastri, Ian Bishop, Ian Smith, Nasser Hussain, Kevin Pietersen, Dinesh Karthik, Matthew Hayden, Stuart Broad, Graeme Smith, Shaun Pollock, Mel Jones
Meanwhile, the winners of the ICC World Test Championship Final will bag $3.6 million, and the runners-up will get $2.1 million this time around.
In order to win, you can't start slow - Aiden Markram
Speaking after South Africa's first training session at Lord's, Proteas star Aiden Markram said that his team will get an advantage in the summit clash because playing many two-match series in the ongoing cycle of WTC will help them to hit the ground running quickly.
"A lot of our series have been two-game series, so in order to win, you can't start slow. That's helped us along the way. We know the importance of starting well, trying to get ahead of the game early and how important each session is going to be. There's no second dip at it. We have to make sure we hit the ground running and are nice and sharp come day one," Aiden Markram said, as quoted by ESPNCricinfo.
Aiden Markram also said that he is in a great headspace before the biggest Test match of his career and has prepared himself very well. He said:
"When you're opening the batting, obviously your responsibility is to calm the changing room down, get the team off to a good start and get us ahead of the game. That's the challenge, that's what excites us. When you're preparing against your bowlers who are world-class, it can only help you as a batter, as uncomfortable as it can be at times. But that's the gauge - that you judge where your game is at.
"I'm feeling good. I feel like I'm moving well. The IPL is obviously a completely different format but it was nice to come into a game feeling good. I'm pleased to be in that headspace at the moment and when you're feeling like this, it's really about cashing in and trying to make a difference for the team."
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WTC Final 2025: Full list of commentators for SA vs AUS clash announced; Shastri, Pietersen feature
Published - 10 Jun 2025, 02:26 PM | Updated - 10 Jun 2025, 04:49 PM
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On Tuesday, June 10, the full list of commentators for the ICC World Test Championship Final 2025 (WTC Final 2025) was officially announced by the broadcasters.
The final of the third edition of the ICC World Test Championship will be played between the Pat Cummins-led Australia National Cricket Team and Temba Bavuma-led South Africa National Cricket Team from June 11 at the Lord's Cricket Ground in London.
Australia - The Defending Champions In WTC Final 2025
Australia will enter the marquee clash as the defending champions, having beaten two-time finalists India in the WTC Final 2023 at The Oval by 209 runs, with Travis Head emerging as the Player of the Match.
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South Africa will be making their first appearance in the WTC Final after performing brilliantly in the 2023-25 edition. They finished as the table toppers in the ICC World Test Championship Points Table and are on a seven-match winning streak.
Meanwhile, to cover the high-voltage summit clash, Star Sports and JioHotstar have roped in some of the legends of the game. The likes of Ravi Shastri, Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad, and Graeme Smith, among others, have been named in the star-studded commentary panel for the WTC Final.
List of commentators for the WTC Final
Ravi Shastri, Ian Bishop, Ian Smith, Nasser Hussain, Kevin Pietersen, Dinesh Karthik, Matthew Hayden, Stuart Broad, Graeme Smith, Shaun Pollock, Mel Jones
Meanwhile, the winners of the ICC World Test Championship Final will bag $3.6 million, and the runners-up will get $2.1 million this time around.
In order to win, you can't start slow - Aiden Markram
Speaking after South Africa's first training session at Lord's, Proteas star Aiden Markram said that his team will get an advantage in the summit clash because playing many two-match series in the ongoing cycle of WTC will help them to hit the ground running quickly.
"A lot of our series have been two-game series, so in order to win, you can't start slow. That's helped us along the way. We know the importance of starting well, trying to get ahead of the game early and how important each session is going to be. There's no second dip at it. We have to make sure we hit the ground running and are nice and sharp come day one," Aiden Markram said, as quoted by ESPNCricinfo.
Aiden Markram also said that he is in a great headspace before the biggest Test match of his career and has prepared himself very well. He said:
"When you're opening the batting, obviously your responsibility is to calm the changing room down, get the team off to a good start and get us ahead of the game. That's the challenge, that's what excites us. When you're preparing against your bowlers who are world-class, it can only help you as a batter, as uncomfortable as it can be at times. But that's the gauge - that you judge where your game is at.
"I'm feeling good. I feel like I'm moving well. The IPL is obviously a completely different format but it was nice to come into a game feeling good. I'm pleased to be in that headspace at the moment and when you're feeling like this, it's really about cashing in and trying to make a difference for the team."
Also Read: PSL On Course To Collide With IPL Once Again In 2026
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