1 Archana Vijaya
Another veteran anchor of the IPL, Archana Vijay, started to host the extremely popular tournament in its fourth edition.A model and television presenter by profession, Archana, is one of the most popular anchors in the history of the tournament.
Archana has previously anchored a host of cricket shows for various channels like ‘Tour Diary for extra cover’, ‘Cricket Masala mar ke’ and many more.
2 Shibani Dandekar
The Bollywood beauty started her career as a television anchor in American television and has not looked back since.The model, actress and VJ has appeared on numerous TV shows including AXN’s Men 2.0, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 5, I Can Do That and many more.
The Pune-born actress hosted five editions of the IPL from 2011 to 2015 and startled the fans with her beauty and rich knowledge of the sport.
3 Karishma Kotak
The London-born British Indian is a TV presenter, model and actress by profession. The sultry diva graced the fans with her strong persona and attractive features when she anchored the sixth edition of the IPL.The 34-year-old holds a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and Marketing and initially wanted to become a teacher, but fate had other plans.
Karishma started her modelling career at the age of 16 and even featured in the Kingfisher Calendar of 2006.
4 Isa Guha
Isa is an England cricketer of Indian descent, and has made many appearances in Extraaa Innings of the IPL.The 30-year-old won the women’s World Cup with England in 2009, having made her Test debut at the age of 17 in 2002, when she was crowned BBC Asian Network Sports Personality of the Year.
The dazzling beauty was a co-presenter of ITV’s coverage of the IPL, and has graced the Indian audience with many appearances over the years.
5 Lekha Washington
Lekha is a famous South Indian actress and product designer who was one of the hosts of IPL in the maiden season.The dusky beauty has featured in numerous Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, while also playing a cameo in Anushka Sharma starrer ‘Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola’.Lekha made a name for herself as a theatre actress in Chennai and also appeared as a video jockey with SS Music.
6 Mayanti Langer
Mayanti Langer is an Indian TV sports journalist with STAR. She has hosted many tournaments like Football Cafe on Zee Sports, 2010 FIFA World Cup broadcast on ESPN, 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2011 CricketHer interest in football grew when she was in USA, as her father worked in UN. She was in her college football team in the beginning and then became a guest anchor for a broadcast of FIFA beach football.
She married cricketer Stuart Binny in the year 2012. He is the son of former Indian cricketer Roger Binny.
7 Pallavi Sharda
The other female anchor in this season’s IPL, Pallavi Sharda, is an actress by profession, while also being well versed in traditional Indian dance Bharatha Natyam.She not only holds a bachelor’s degrees in Media and Communications, but also Law. Adding to her academic credentials is a Diploma in Modern Languages.
Pallavi is Australian-Indian, born to Indian doctors settled in Australia and made her Bollywood debut with a cameo in Shah Rukh Khan’s blockbuster ‘My Name Is Khan’.
8 Rochelle Maria Rao
One of the two female anchors of this season’s IPL, Rochelle Rao, has previously hosted the tournament during its sixth edition.Rochelle was crowned the Femina Miss India International in 2012, and was previously a model, while also holding a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Media.
The 27-year-old has also graced the Kingfisher calendar in 2014, and was a wild card entrant in the sixth season of reality dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, having also appeared on numerous other TV shows.
Rochelle was also the third runner-up in the famous reality show Bigg Boss season 9.
9 Shonali Nagrani
The Delhi-born model, actress and TV presenter was crowned the Femina Miss India International in 2003, and finished the 1st runner up in the Miss International 2003.Shonali has also played cameo roles in hit Bollywood movies ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ and ‘Dil Bole Hadippa!’.
The 32-year-old forayed into cricket anchoring when she hosted the Champions Trophy of 2006. She also hosted the 2007 World Cup and followed it with ‘Stumped’, where she appeared alongside legendary Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram.
10 Mandira Bedi
Former Indian television queen and India’s first female cricket anchor, Mandira Bedi, anchored the Indian Premier League in its second iterations.Mandira shot to fame with her lead role in hit television serial, Shanti, in 1994 and has featured in many serials and movies ever since.
She is the mother of a four and a half year old son, Vir, and is married to Indian producer and stunt director, Raj Kaushal.
The 43-year-old hosted the ICC Cricket World Cups in 2003 and 2007, while also being one of the anchors for the Champions Trophy in 2004 and 2006.
Mandira also hosted the third edition of IPL for ITV, which broadcasts the tournament to the United Kingdom.
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