Bhavana Balakrishnan

Bhavna Balakrishnan
Born
Bhavna Balakrishnan

(1985-05-22) 22 May 1985 (age 39)
NationalityIndian
Alma materGreat Lakes Institute of Management
Occupation(s)anchor, commentator, play back singer, classical dancer, video jockey, radio jockey
Known for2019 Cricket World Cup commentator
SpouseNikhil Ramesh

Bhavana Balakrishnan (born 25 May 1985) is an Indian television anchor, cricket commentator, video jockey, playback singer and dancer.[1] She is one of the most popular sports journalists in India after Mayanti Langer.[2] She currently works as a broadcaster for Star Sports and has hosted several programmes for the channel.[citation needed] Balakrishnan was one of the women to commentate during the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[3][4][5] Bhavana mostly does her hosting and presenting work in Tamil, while also being fluent in Hindi.[6]

  1. ^ says, Devi J. (24 March 2016). "Bhavana Balakrishnan (Anchor) – Wiki, Biodata, Age, Profile, Biography". Scooptimes. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Sports presenter Bhavna Balakrishnan comes up with a heartwarming post for Ravi Shastri". Cricket Times. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. ^ "#WomenInFront will present the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 on Star Sports Network!". Indian Television Dot Com. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. ^ "World Cup 2019: Women get an equal say in the commentary box". Forbes India. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. ^ Das, Ria (4 June 2019). "Sexism In World Cup No More, Women Commentators Standout". SheThePeople TV. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil 7: Popular TV host Bhavana Balakrishnan and folk singer Rajalakshmi Senthil to take part in the upcoming season?". The Times of India. 30 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257.