S02 Ep03 | The Man Behind IPL Commentary | Idea Waala Ft. Nitin Ambulkar | - a podcast by Shashwat & Arjun

We got the opportunity to interview Mr. Nitin Ambulkar, Associate Executive Producer at Star TV, who is in charge of the stuff that happens in the broadcasting part of every Star Sports Cricket broadcast. Mr. Ambulkar works along with the greatest cricketing experts including Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Ashish Nehra, Aakash Chopra on a daily basis as he travels across cricket stadiums across the world to cover every Star Sports broadcast. Podcasters Shashwat Chaturvedi and Arjun Singla discussed Mr. Ambulkar's role at Star and got to listen to some very insightful thoughts on how the broadcasting world, that will leave you surprised for sure! He also talks about some of the funny/scary incidents that he has faced in his 17-year long career. We also discussed Mr. Ambulkar's role in developing the pre-match shows of the 2003 World Cup along with the evergreen Cricket Mascot, Apple Singh played by Sanjay Mishra. If you are planning of starting a career in sports broadcasting, this episode is the one you should not miss out! Time Stamp 0:00 Working with Cricket Legends 0:46 Arjun's Professionalism 1:21 Introducing the guest 3:11 Interview Begins 4:08 Role at Star Sports 5:47 Journey in Broadcasting 6:30 Working for 2003 World Cup 6:56 Apple Singh with Sanjay Mishra 10:17 Time IPL 2020 Bio Bubble 11:42 SA vs ENG abandoned due to COVID 13:11 Planning of Live Broadcast 17:09 Best Stadium in India for Broadcasting 17:43 Stadiums that need Improvement 18:39 Access areas for Broadcasters 20:57 Scary Incident with Kapil Dev 22:40 Harsha Bhogle controversy with Big B 25:24 Ad Sponsors on Cricket Field 26:38 Coordination with Commentators 29:58 Hindi Commentary at Star Sports 32:24 Changes in Broadcasting post-2000 35:00 Ind vs Pak Clashes 36:15 Conclusion --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/overthrow-cricket-podcast/message

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