Vishwa Hindi Diwas 2025: January 10 is a very special day for India and Hindi speaking people because this day is celebrated as World Hindi Day. Hindi is not just a language, but a link connecting emotions, culture and thoughts. Hindi is an identity. Hindi is self-pride and self-respect. Hindi is not just a language, but an emotion that binds the whole country together. Hindi is one of the few languages ​​that is spoken the most in the whole world. This is the reason why Hindi is also popular in the world of sports. 

Cricket is a foreign game but when it comes to Indian cricket, no match is possible without Hindi commentary. There was a time when only English commentary was dominant in cricket but times changed and then Hindi commentary made a different identity for itself. Now even English commentators like Ravi Shastri and Sanjay Manjrekar are earning a lot of name by doing commentary in Hindi. However, it was not at all easy for Hindi commentary to make its mark in cricket. There was a time when cricket was called the game of the British and Englishness was deeply ingrained in cricket. Cricket commentary also used to be in English but then time took a turn and All India Radio in India did small experiments which soon made Hindi commentary popular in every household.

Hindi commentary brought cricket to every home

When there was no TV in every house in India, people used to listen to the commentary of cricket matches on radio. Then a radio set was the only way for many people to know the status of live matches. In such a situation, the voice of commentators doing commentary in Hindi used to reach the hearts of cricket lovers directly. When Hindi commentary started in cricket, Sushil Doshi was called the voice of cricket in the country, because it was through his voice that every cricket fan got to hear the live commentary of the match. For many years, cricket lovers saw Indian cricket climbing the ladder of success through his voice and then when TV sets reached every house, then many former cricketers, after saying goodbye to the game, started a new innings as commentators.

Getting a lot of love from fans 

Seeing the increasing demand for Hindi language in cricket, now separate channels have been opened for Hindi commentary. While doing commentary on these channels, Vivek Rajdan and Akash Chopra have worked to give a new identity to Hindi commentary. Seeing the success of Hindi in cricket, commentary in local languages ​​has also started in IPL and sports lovers are also liking it a lot.