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Kasturi "Kass" Naidoo (born 1975 or 1976) is a South African cricket commentator. She was one of the first female cricket commentators in South Africa.

Biography

Born in Durban, Natal, South Africa, to a family with origins in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in India, Naidoo was inspired to pursue cricket commentary at the age of 14 after hearing Donna Symmonds, a West Indian commentator, commentating in South Africa. [1] [2] [3] She attended Durban University of Technology and earned a degree in journalism. [4]

Naidoo began her career as a journalist, working as a reporter for the Mercury newspaper in 1996. [4] [5] She transitioned to television, making her debut as a host for the ICC World Cup coverage on South African national television in 2003. [4] Her international commentary debut occurred in 2006 at the Hong Kong Sixes. [6]

From 2008 to 2012, Naidoo worked for Cricket South Africa. [4] In 2021, she was part of Sky's coverage of The Hundred. [3] In 2023, she was included in the commentary panel of the 2023 Cricket World Cup. [7] [8]

Over her career, Naidoo has commentated on both men's and women's cricket, including ICC global tournaments and T20 franchise tournaments. [6] She has hosted four World Cups for SABC Sport since 2003 and has been involved in the coverage of the India-South Africa tour. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA's first woman commentator, Kass Naidoo, continues to inspire with gsport4girls". ECR.
  2. ↑ "Meet South Africa's first female cricket commentator Kasturi Naidoo". Mid-Day . 11 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 Ammon, Elizabeth (25 November 2023). "Kass Naidoo: If social media had been around then I would have been torn to pieces" – via The Times.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "PressReader". Sunday Tribune.
  5. ↑ "About Kass".
  6. 1 2 3 "My dream is to commentate in India: Kass Naidoo". Deccan Chronicle .
  7. ↑ "South African broadcaster Kass Naidoo joins Cricket World Cup commentary panel". 4 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Kass Naidoo cricket commentator, 20 not out". Independent Online .
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