HARSHA BHOGLE

Full Biography

Harsha Bhogle has a long association with ESPN STAR Sports. Since 1994, Harsha has been the face of cricket on ESPN and STAR Sports, and, of course, STAR Cricket.

A presenter and internationally renowned commentator for cricket, Harsha currently fronts & commentates on all STAR Cricket & ESPN's Live Cricket output and hosts the widely acclaimed Harsha UnPlugged. In the past, Harsha has hosted numerous ESPN magazine shows such as Inside Edge, Cricket Up-Close, Dream Job in addition to the original cricket quiz show, Stumped.

PRE ESPN STAR Sports:

Having graduated with a distinction in chemical engineering from Osmania University in 1983, the Hyderabad born Harsha followed that with two years at IIM Ahmedabad. He also obtained an advanced diploma in French (with distinction) in 1979. He joined Rediffusion Advertising in 1985 as an advertising executive and worked there for two and a half years before working with Professional Management Group for an equal period.

HARSHA'S PLAYING DAYS:

Harsha played cricket for his school in the senior division in Hyderabad for three years and represented Osmania University in the All-India Inter University Cricket Tournament. He was later captain of the IIM-A cricket team. His cricketing talents are not restricted to on-field skills; Harsha is widely respected as the voice and the face of Indian cricket and Wisden said his "views on Indian cricket demand attention".

HARSHA THE JOURNALIST:

As a journalist and presenter, Harsha has been invited to work with all the major global broadcast networks. Indeed, leading Australian newspaper, The Melbourne Age said his presence helped boost the ratings of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's cricket coverage.

HARSHA - MULTI-MEDIA:

In today's multi-media environment, Harsha is the only Indian sports personality to be accepted internationally across all media; whether it be TV, newspaper or magazine journalism, radio reporting and commentary, or broadcasting for the Internet and mobile platforms. In addition, he hosts live shows, has written two books and works, in a consultative capacity, with leading Indian companies

Harsha Bhogle was voted by Gentleman Magazine as one of "50 men you want to know better", and by Outlook as one of "eight people who have changed the way their profession is perceived". He has also been the subject of special profiles in India Today, The Week, Cosmopolitan and a large number of other publications.