The ‘Voice of Cricket’, Harsha Bhogle, revealed on
Thursday that he is suffering from a case of dengue fever. Bhogle announced
that he won’t be participating in the World Cup 2023 match between India and
Pakistan on Saturday in Ahmedabad. Bhogle announced the news on social
networking platform X (formerly known as Twitter) using his official profile.
After withdrawing from the second innings of the India vs. Australia game in
Chennai due to health concerns, the 62-year-old also expressed gratitude to his
co-commentators and the broadcast staff for assuming the additional strain.
On his return to the commentators’ box, Bhogle added
that he hopes to return to commentary duty for India’s match against Bangladesh
on October 19 in Pune.
“I am disappointed at having to miss out on
#IndiavsPak on the 14th. But I have dengue and the resultant weakness, and
lowered immunity, will make it impossible. I am hoping to be back in time for
the game on the 19th. My colleagues, and the broadcast crew, have been very
helpful (and took on the extra workload during the second half of #IndiaVsAus)
and I look forward to saying thank you to them in person,” Bhogle posted
on X.
India, on Wednesday, made mincemeat of the Afganistan
bowlers on course to a dominant 8-wicket win.
The win, coupled with its victory over 5-time
champions Australia in their campaign opener, would put the hosts in a good
space ahead of the weekend clash with Pakistan.