Voices of the World: Prakash Wakankar

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, Sports News, News, Sports

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Commentator Prakash Wakankar joins Jonathan Agnew to talk about his remarkable journey from cricket field to commentary box to boardroom.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts
0:04.7	Hello, welcome to another episode of our trip around the globe, chatting to Test
0:17.6	Match Special commentators and finding out about their journey to being part of the Test
0:22.1	Match Special family.
0:23.4	Today, we're travelling to India.
0:25.7	Our guest is someone who played for his states under 22 side in Maharashtra before moving
0:30.5	off the field and into the commentary box broadcasting with his childhood idol, Sonil Gavascar.
0:36.2	Over the years, he's been a key figure for all India radio's coverage of cricket and has
0:40.6	described the experience of following cricket on the radio as superior to watching on television.
0:45.6	When he's not on the radio, he's a highly successful businessman working at the very
0:49.6	highest level of a number of global brands.
0:52.6	He is, of course, Prakash Wakanka and he joins you from his home in Pune, Prakash.
0:57.8	It's lovely to hear from you and catch up with you across the miles and so on.
1:02.6	How are you getting on?
1:03.6	It's wonderful, I guess.
1:05.4	I thought this would never happen in 2020.
1:07.4	It's a pleasant surprise.
1:08.8	One of the best things of this year, frankly, for me, just good to see you and catch up.
1:13.9	It's been an interesting time this year and I'm glad that you're well and everyone's
1:19.8	safe.
1:20.8	I think that's all we can ask for.
1:21.8	Certainly, it's now then radio being superior.
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