Gautam Bhimani

Gautam Bhimani is a leading sports commentator and anchor cum quizzer currently associated with ESPN STAR SPORTS. Born on 25th June to parents Kishore Bhimani and Rita Bhimani, cricket has been a part of him right from his birth date. Gautam completed his ICSE from ST. Xavier’s School Kolkata in 1987. He achieved his O, and A levels from Calcutta International school in 1989 achieved his BSC in mass communication from Southeast Missouri State University in 1993. Gautam calls himself a quiz freak and that’s what earned him a trip to Singapore where he came in contact with ESPN dignitaries after winning the third place in ALL INDIA BRAND EQUITY QUIZ. Bhimani initially enrolled as a quizmaster and conducted quizzes in various B-schools and corporate.

He simultaneously worked as a radio jockey at radio network FM. Later, he also worked as a copywriter for JWT. It was during his backroom research job for the show Harsha Online that he got noticed and made his debut in front of the camera in January 2001 during the Zimbabwe tour of India. Since then, there was no looking back for him. He has served as an anchor/presenter for cricket in almost all Test cricketing nations save Pakistan. His youthful passion for his work field earned him the Ramanath Goenka Award for journalism in 2007. In his personal life, Gautam in a fun loving person who describes his 15 years in the sports field as a paid job which comes with added benefits of travelling and seafood. It is this dash of humour in him that brings his commentary alive and fills the commentary box with a new vibe.

His light heartedness can be viewed as he indulges himself in beach fiestas, challenges players to take up a game against him or grills his sports-writer dad about his latest work.