Jatin Sapru

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Jatin Sapru
Born
Jatin Sapru

8 April 1986 (1986-04-08) (age 38)
Occupation Sports Presenter
Years active9
Known for Cricket Commentary
SpouseLara Sinha [1]
Children1

Jatin Sapru is an Indian sport's television host, broadcaster and cricket commentator who works for Star Sports network. [2] [3] [4]

He also has a YouTube channel, 'Jatin Sapru', where he uploads vlogs etc.

Early life

Sapru was born in a Kashmiri Pandit family. [5] [6] His grandfather was a Vice Principal in Kashmir University and father was an engineer. [6] In 1990, his family along with other Hindu families in the region had to flee from Kashmir valley to Delhi as a result of being targeted by JKLF and Islamist insurgents during late 1989 and early 1990, the event which is infamously known as the Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus. [6]

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References

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