[7] Ever since, there has been an increase in the number of female commentators and hosts in India's franchise-based sporting events like the football and kabaddi.

[11] Other anchors who have had short stints include Shiv Panditt in 2008,[12] Meiyang Chang in 2009,[1] Ayushmann Khurrana and Angad Bedi in 2010.

Navjot Singh Sidhu is amongst the most celebrated in the expert panel, managing to blend in his poetic commentary with light-hearted jokes and occasionally mentioning his peculiar thoko band to direct the drummer to beat the drums.

[14] Other prominent figures from the cricketing world who are part of the panel include Sunil Gavaskar, Danny Morrison, Ramiz Raja, Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis, Aakash Chopra, Ajay Jadeja, Matthew Hayden, Atul Wassan, Arun Lal, Kapil Dev and Kris Srikkanth.

[16] The high amount of viewership generated by the IPL provides the bollywood and television personalities a chance to promote their movies and shows.

Over the years, many well known actors have appeared on the show, often coming up with performances and songs to give the viewers a sneak peek into their upcoming projects.

Shah Rukh Khan, who usually remains present in the gallery rooting for his team, has appeared in the show to promote his movie Chennai Express.