MUMBAI: In a special episode this week, Cricket Connected will celebrate the Greatest of All Time (GOATs) players and coaches of the Indian Premier League to mark the thirteenth birthday of the tournament. Hosted by Jatin Sapru, the episode will air on 18 April at 7 pm on Star Sports.

The third episode will feature an ensemble of experts – Danny Morrison, Kevin Pietersen, Gautam Gambhir, Ashish Nehra and Irfan Pathan – who will be picking their GOATs from the most decorated among batsmen, bowlers, all-rounders, coaches and captains along with a host of other prominent sports journalists of the country.

The broadcaster has also urged fans to pick their favourite IPL moment using #CricketConnected on Twitter and may even stand a chance to have their selections up for discussion on the show.

The experts on the show will be dishing out their thoughts on Brendon McCullum’s blockbuster of an innings of 158 not out against Royal Challengers Bangalore in what was a perfect curtain-raiser that kick-started one of the biggest sporting extravaganzas of all time. McCullum's blistering knock in the very first match of the IPL in 2008 propelled Kolkata Knight Riders to a crushing 140-run victory.

The cricket legends will also revisit the incredible story of Team India’s first-ever Test series win over arch-rivals Pakistan in 2004 that came under the astute leadership of Sourav Ganguly.

#CricketConnected is a non-live chat show to fill in the void left by the absence of live events. In times when the sporting world has been forced to press the pause button due to COVID-19, Cricket Connected has proved to be that medium where fans can connect with their favourite experts.

Each episode has segments that encourage fans to engage and interact with the cricketing legends. Segments such as “#AskStar” gives fans an opportunity to share their favourite cricket moments by sending their questions using #AskStar for the legends to answer.