Mayanti Langer
| Mayanti Langer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 February 1985 Delhi, India |
| Other names | Mayanti |
| Occupation | Indian TV sports journalist |
| Years active | 2006– present |
| Spouse(s) | Stuart Binny (2013–present) |
| Parent(s) |
Lt. General Sanjiv Langer Mrs. Preminda Langer |
Mayanti Langer is an Indian TV sports journalist with ESPN (now Star Sports). She has hosted many tournaments like Football Cafe on Zee Sports, 2010 FIFA World Cup broadcast on ESPN, 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2011 Cricket World Cup, First Indian Super League in 2014, 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
Early life
She is the daughter of Lt. General Sanjiv Langer who worked in the UN and Mrs. Preminda Langer, an award winning teacher. She is the granddaughter of Lt.General Rajinder Nath Batra and Mrs. Priyo Batra. She is a BA(Hons) graduate from Hindu College, University of Delhi.
Media career
Her interest in football grew when she was in USA, as her father worked in UN. She was in her college football team in the beginning and then became a guest anchor for a broadcast of FIFA beach football.[1]
With the success of the broadcast, she was offered a spot as host and associate producer for Football Cafe on Zee Sports.[2] Langer then went on to work for various football shows on the Zee network providing commentary and interviews during pre-match, half-time and post-match shows.[3] She was also the anchor on Zee Sports for the Nehru Cup held in New Delhi at the Ambedkar Stadium.
She was a host in the 2010 FIFA World Cup broadcast on ESPN which includes a pre-match, half-match and post-match analysis. She headed a team of expert panelists alongside John Dykes for that show, which attracted millions of viewers.
Mayanti Langer also hosted 2010 Commonwealth Games – Delhi along with Charu Sharma and 2011 Cricket World Cup.[4] She also hosted India vs South Africa test series in 2013 December in Ten Sports. She also hosted a sports news show Star Power on Star Sports One. She now hosts the Champions League 2014 and Indian Super League 2014. She is also an anchor for Cricket World Cup 2015 for Star Sports.
Personal
She married the cricketer Stuart Binny in the year 2012. He is the son of former Indian cricketer Roger Binny. He has been around in Indian cricket team for sometime now and was a part of Indian team for Cricket World Cup 2015. He represents Rajasthan Royals in IPL. [5]
References
- ↑ . televisionpoint.com.
- ↑ Nitin Pant (February 2007) "IndianFootball.Com Interview: MAYANTI LANGER".
- ↑ "Miss in the midfield ". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 5 April 2006
- ↑ Sharmistha Mukherjee (20 February 2011). "ESPN-Star lines up pantheon of cricket to offer World Cup insights". Business Standard.
- ↑ "In Pics: Know more about India’s emerging star Stuart Binny’s pretty & talented wife Mayanti Langer!". abplive.in. 18 June 2014.