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Harsha Bhogle Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Biography & More

Harsha Bhogle

Bio
Real NameHarsha Bhogle
NicknameNot Known
ProfessionTV Commentator/Presenter
Physical Stats & More
Height (Approx.)in centimeters- 172 cm
in meters- 1.72 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (Approx.)in Kilograms- 66 kg
in Pounds- 145 lbs
Eye ColourDark Brown
Hair ColourBlack
Personal Life
Date of Birth19 July 1961 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)63 Years
Birth PlaceHyderabad, Telangana, India
Zodiac sign/Sun signCancer
NationalityIndian
HometownHyderabad, India
SchoolHyderabad Public School
CollegeOsmania University's College of Technology, Hyderabad
Indian Institute of Management, Ahemdabad
Educational QualificationsB.Tech in Chemical Engineering,
Post-graduate Diploma in Management
FamilyFather- A.D.Bhogle
Mother- Shalini Bhogle
Shalini Bhogle
Brother- Srinivas Bhogle
Srinivas Bhogle
Sister- Svati Bhogle
Swati Bhogle
ReligionHinduism
HobbiesWriting Blogs and Columns and Playing Cricket
ControversiesHarsha was sacked from his commentary team in April 2016 by the BCCI for not praising Indian players during his commentary in the matches.
Amitabh Bachchan in his tweet said:
Amitabh Bachahan tweets to commentators
To this, M.S. Dhoni agreed and posted his tweet:
Dhoni agrees to what Big B said
Upon being critised for what he thought he never did, Harsha in his defence wrote:
Harsha Bhogle cclears the misconception
Favourite Things
Favourite CricketerRahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid
Girls, Family & More
Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsNot Known
WifeAnita Bhogle
Harsha with his wife Anita
ChildrenSons- Chinmay and Satchit
Daughter- N/A

Harsha Bhogle

Some Lesser Known Facts About Harsha Bhogle

  • Does Harsha Bhogle smoke?: Not Known
  • Does Harsha Bhogle drink alcohol?: Not Known
  • Bhogle has been the student of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
  • Bhogle started his career as a cricket player for the APCA and had played small level cricket.
  • He did not go well in Cricket and later he started commentating at the age of 19 with All India Radio in Hyderabad.
  • Before the 1992 Cricket World Cup in 1991–92, he became the first Indian commentator to be invited by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation during India’s cricket series.
  • Since then Bhogle has worked for ABC Radio Grandstand during India’s Australian tours, and for eight years Bhogle worked for the BBC as part of their commentary team in the 1996 and the 1999 Cricket World Cups.
  • Bhogle has been commentating for ESPN STAR Sports since 1995.
  • Since 2009, Harsha has been covering all Indian Premier League but dropped in 2016 by BCCI due to alleged criticism from Indian players.
  • Bhogle has hosted many TV programs such as Harsha Online, Harsha Unplugged and School Quiz Olympiad for ESPN and Star Sports.
  • Bhogle has authored numerous books incorporating a biography of Mohammad Azharuddin and a collection of columns in The Indian Express, Out of the Box – Watching the Game We Love and is also a columnist for the Chennai-based “The Sportstar”.
  • Bhogle and his wife Anita Bhogle have written a book titled The Winning Way; it is based on business knowledge drawn from the sporting world.The Winning Way Book Cover
  • Anita, Bhogle’s Wife was the Classmate of Bhogle in IIM. Bhogle, along with his wife, Anita, runs a sport-based communication consultancy called Pro search.
  • Earlier Harsha Bhogle was bald on above forehead but later he transplanted hair.Harsha bhogle transplanted hair