Danny Morrison Commentator, Wife, Age, IPL, Controversy, Bowling Stats
Published on: Apr 9, 2021 2:00 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 9, 2021 2:00 pm IST
Danny Morrison Commentator : The former cricketer and now a cricket commentator, Daniel Kyle Morrison, is New Zealand based and has the quirkiest nickname for himself. Commonly known as the ‘Duckman’ this cricketer made his debut in the world of cricket at the age of 21 against Australia. Not just as a cricketer and a cricket commentator, Danny is also an avid writer and has taken his fans into the depths of his life as a cricketer and the struggles one has to undergo to maintain his status as international cricket. The autobiography ‘Mad as I Wanna Be’ certainly has international fan falling. In his ease to inspire young cricketers, he also published another book named Danny Morrison Junior Cricket Diary. Currently serving as a commentator cum bowler, Morrison has always been an inspiring cricketer for the upcoming generations.
Not just a great writer and author of 2 books, he also has been a super entertaining host for a show at Sky Sports named ‘Cricket Company’ for almost 7 years. Danny is super entertaining and is known for his acts during cricket matches. While one of the matches in South Africa, Daniel ran to the DJ and played the trumpet sound while receiving loud cheers and applause from the audience. As a commentator, He performed the Haka dance with fellow commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu before a show and was known widely known for it.
Danny Morrison IPL Commentator – Complete List
IPL English Commentators: Harsha Bhogle, Simon Doull, Ian Bishop, Michael Slater, Danny Morrison, Deep Dasgupta, Rohan Gavaskar, Pommie Mbangwa, Darren Ganga, L Sivaramakrishnan, Murali Kartik, Sunil Gavaskar, Kevin Pietersen, Anjum Chopra, Lisa Sthalekar, Mark Nicholas, Kumar Sangakkara and JP Duminy.
IPL Hindi commentators: Aakash Chopra, Irfan Pathan, Gautam Gambhir, Ashish Nehra, Nikhil Chopra, Sandeep Patil, Sanjay Bangar, Ajit Agarkar and Kiran More.
IPL Presenters: Suren Sundaram, Kira Narayanan, Suhail Chandok, Nashpreet Kaur, Sanjana Ganesan, Jatin Sapru, Tanya Purohit, Anant Tyagi, Dheeraj Juneja and Neroli Meadows
Name: Daniel Kyle Morrison
Nickname: Danny, The duck man
Role/Profession: Bowler, commentator
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 6’1”
Weight (approx.): 85 kg
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Brown
Personal Life
Date of Birth: 3 February 1966
Danny Morrison Age (as of Feb 2021): 52 years
Birth Place: Auckland, New Zealand
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Nationality: New Zealand
School: Takapuna Grammar School
College: Unknown
Educational Qualifications: Not Known
Family
Father: Daniel Morrison
Mother: Susan Morrison
Sister: Unknown
Brother: Unknown
Coach/Mentor:
Religion: Christianity
Address: Australia
Preferences
Hobbies: Acting, Watching Movies, writing
Favourite Cricketers: Nathan Astle
Favourite Sportspersons: Nathan Astle
Favourite Food: authentic Australian
Favourite Actors: Jim Carry
Favourite Films: The Mask (1994), Ace Ventura (1994)
- His mother was a theatre artist and he too belonged to the same background. He is a good theatre artist and has played many roles in theatre at his early age.
- During his years as commentators, Danny performed a Haka dance with his companion commentator pre-show.
- He earned the title of Duckman as he was not very good at batting and has experienced frequent ducks while batting, which gave him the nickname the Duckman.
- Morrison during a match in South Africa ran to the DJ in the middle of the match to play the trumpet sound and got a lot of applause and cheers from the crowd.
- Not only a cricketer and commentator but Danny has also written 2 books giving insights about his life in the cricket world inspiring young cricketers for their future endeavours.
Danny Morrison Wife and Children
Marital Status: Married
Danny Morrison Wife: Kim Morrison
Marriage Date: Unknown
Children: Son- Jacob
Daughter- Tayla
Awards and recognitions
- He was an international cricketer who represented his country thrice in the world cup – 1987, 1992 and 1996.
- He took retirement and joined cricket commentary and is a worldwide known commentator at present.
- Published his autobiography – Mad as I Wanna Be- in 1997
- He has a record of most ducks and hence is called the Duckman.
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