Hyderabad, April 11 -- The ongoing 2025 season of the IPL has thrown up quite a few surprises, not only in the field but also in the commentators' box. For the first time, we are seeing experienced cricket commentators becoming involved in controversies. One such incident was the fiasco involving former cricketer Irfan Pathan, who was dropped from the commentary team for allegedly airing personal grudges on the air.

Reportedly, Pathan had a fallout with some senior players a few years ago. The players complained to the BCCI that Irfan was showing his prejudice against them while doing his commentary. Several powerful people in the BCCI then decided that Irfan must go and prevailed upon JioStar to exclude Irfan from the commentary team. ...