Anant Tyagi Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Anchor, Commentator, and Emcee at Star Sports
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet & inches- 5’ 9”
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	23 November 1986 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2020)	34 Years
Birthplace	New Delhi, India
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School	The Doon School, Dehradun
College/University	• Hindu College, Delhi University, Delhi • Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi • The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor of Arts and Economics Honours • Masters in Mass Communication • Digital Communication and Multimedia [1]LinkedIn
Hobbies	Travelling, Watching Movies
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Sagarika Chettri (sports anchor)
Marriage Date	20 December 2015 (Sunday)
Family
Wife/Spouse	Sagarika Chettri
Parents	Father- Name Not Known (Former Banker) Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- Manjula Tyagi (Younger)
Favourite Things
Holiday Destination	Austria
Sports Venue(s)	Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Mumbai Football Arena
Football Club	Chelsea
Sports Personality	Roger Federer

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anant Tyagi

• Anant Tyagi is an Indian anchor and commentator who has hosted many sports events like Indian Super League (Football), IPL (Cricket), ICC Cricket World Cup (Cricket), ICC Champions Trophy (Cricket), and Rio Olympics.

• Anant was born in a middle-class family from Bhopal. ^[2]Sportskeeda

• He did his initial schooling from Delhi and was later enrolled in The Doon School, Dehradun (Boarding School), as his parents wanted him to do good in both sports and academics.

• He was a Junior Head Boy in his school in Delhi and a Head Boy in The Doon School, Dehradoon.

• During his years in The Doon School, Anant actively took part in sports like Field Hockey, Tennis, and Athletics.

• While in school, he wanted to become a Tennis player.

• In the seventy-five years history of The Doon School, Anant was one of the two students to have won all the 3 Blazer Awards, the ‘Scholar’s Blazer’ for being good in academics and extracurricular activities, the ‘Games Blazer’ for being good in sports, and the ‘Duke’s Blazer,’ the International award for young people. ^[3]LinkedIn

• After completing his Digital Communication course, Tyagi worked as a Business Analyst at Centrica, a gas company in London.

• Once, one of Anant’s friends called him for lunch and asked him to audition for a Hindi commentator at ESPN-Star. On his friend’s advice, Tyagi gave the audition and was selected for a commentary stint for the English Premier League.
  

  Anant Tyagi hosting a sports event

• The following year, Tyagi joined Star Sports and hosted the Indian Super League in Hindi.
  

  Anant Tyagi as a Sports Commentator

• Thereafter, he did a number of non-live sports shows in English, and subsequently, got a chance to present the live feed in English.

• In 2017, he hosted the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Hotstar.
  

  Anant Tyagi hosting IPL

• Tyagi has interviewed many popular sports personalities like Nadia Comaneci (Gymnast) and Vishwanathan Anand.
  

  Anant Tyagi interviewing Vishwanathan Anand

• He is fond of cats and dogs, and owns two pet cats.
  

  Anant Tyagi with his pet cat

• As of 2019, Anant has presented five seasons of the Indian Super League and has hosted around 300 matches.

• His paternal grandfather, Dushyant Kumar, was a famous poet. Anant’s maternal grandfather, Kamleshwar, was an author. Kamleshwar wrote films like Aandhi (1975) and was a Padma Bhushan awardee.