Jatin Sapru BYJU’s Cricket Live TV Host: Wife, Age, Profession, Cricket Commentator
Published on: Dec 26, 2019 5:54 pm IST|Updated on: Feb 16, 2021 12:03 pm IST
Jatin Sapru BYJU’s Cricket Live TV Host A college dropout from engineering, Jatin Sapru realized his passion for cricket commentary sooner rather than later. After dropping out of his college, Sapru pursued journalism and felt like this is where he belonged.
Full Name: Jatin Sapru
Nickname: N/A
Profession: Sports Broadcaster, Commentator
Debut: Sports Broadcasting: Interview with Sanath Jayasurya (2008)
Jatin Sapru Personal Life
Date of Birth: 8th April 1986
Jatin Sapru Age: 34 Years
Birth Place: Kashmir, India
Nationality: Indian
Address: New Delhi, India
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Religion: Hinduism
Jatin hails from Jammu & Kashmir and was born into a family Kashmiri Pandits. His family used to live on a farm in Kashmir, where his father was a reputed professor. But later because of constant communal disturbance in the state of Kashmir, his family had to leave their home the agitation forced them to shift to a one-bedroom apartment in Delhi.
He went for engineering after his father’s wishes but eventually lost the interest and dropped out of the college. In an interview, he said, “Dropping out of Engineering was a difficult decision. But I had always enjoyed literature and theatre, and English had always been a strong point, so when I made it into a journalism course, I immediately felt like I belonged.”
Jatin started working for ‘Tangerine’ while he was in his third year of graduation. He used to write sports scripts for network providers, airlines magazines and commentated for mobile ESPN. But you will be surprised to know that he used to earn just Rs. 6500, and he was quite unsure of his future in the media profession.
Jatin Sapru TV Host
Jatin Sapru Family
Father: N/A
Father’s Occupation: Engineer
Mother: N/A
Siblings: One brother
Girlfriend: N/A
Marital Status: Married
Jatin Sapru Wife: Lara Sinha
Wife’s Occupation: Former TV Journalist
Children: N/A
Physical attributes
Height: 5 feet 7.5 inches
Weight: 69 kg
Chest: 40 inches
Waist: 32 inches
Biceps: 14.5 inches
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Hair Color: Black
Educational Qualification: Degree in Journalism (Dropped out of engineering)
Favourites
Favourite Sports: Cricket, Javelin Throw, Shotput
Holiday Destination: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hobbies: Travelling
Lesser Known Facts
Jatin finally was recognized when he won a Talent Hunt competition organized by Star/ESPN. His association with the vast media group brought him a lot of success. And since then he remained a loyal employee of the channel.