Monday, June 05, 2006

Nuances of commentators ...

Its funny how each commentator has his own special way for commenting. Sometimes it makes u go ga-ga, while some other time you simply like to blast the commentator. Here are a few excerpts :-

Javagal Srinath
He somehow tries to gain on the lost ground during his cricketing days. But fails miserably at it. I have caught him speaking something opposite to what he has said earlier on atleast three occassions. His commentary can be irritatingly funny ...

"Thats an excellent cover drive through the covers .... " (Where else should a cover drive go to ?..... Deep midwicket ?)
"India need to fire from both the cylinders ..." (What a draaaaaaggggg. How many cylinders is India carrying anyway ? He wanted to say 2 sentences at one go ... 1). India need to fire on all cylinders.2). India need to fire from both ends. )
"India have done it in the previous past ...." (I never knew there was a coming past too .... i thot past was always previous)

Dean Jones
This guy mixes cricketing knowledge with typical Aussie slangs. One of the few commentators who talks sense. Seems to be an Indian fan. Worth listening to.

"He has got all the toys ...." (For a bowler this means .... he has got variety. For a batsman it means .... he has got all the shots)
"Mark Waugh used to run me out for a living ..." (Typical Aussie dark humour ....)

Laxman SivaRamaKrishnan
Would have abused him by now if he hadnt been blessed with the name of 4 gods in his name. Very irritating person. He starts off a sentence in the right way but takes an eternity to complete the last 4 or 5 words ....

example .... "Couldnt have played that shot (till here it is fine) AAAAAAANNNNNNYYYYYYY (this takes 2 seconds ) BEEEETTTTEEEEERRRRR (this takes 3 seconds).

He has a bad habit of commentating on his personal cricketing experiences though he himself played for just about 3 seasons.

Sanjay Manjrekar
The biggest problem with him is that is forever bickering about India. He supports Pakistan a wee bit too much. Plus he talks about the strike rates being better for batsmen when he himself took a millenium to score a fifty.

Tony Cozier
Mr West Indies cricket. He knows every match ... the venue.... the result .... the man of the match .... how a batsman was dismissed .... who was the bowler ... where the fielder was ...etc etc. An encyclopedia. Perhaps thats wat distinguishes an Indian commentator from the others.

Ian Bishop.
Trying to be Tony Cozier .....

Arun Lal
Another from the Sivaramakrishnan clan. Very irritating. Mentions Saurav Ganguly atleast once when he is commentating.
His favourite line ... "He's got his man ... " OR "They have got his man" OR "Have they got his man". Hilarious .....

Ranjeet Fernando
A man with great cricketing knowledge ..... but about Sri Lankan cricket only :). Every statement of his begins with "One"
"One should not let the fall of wickets affect the tempo a great deal"
"One is forced to think how one will face up to the challenge put forward by another one" :)

Ian Chappell
Seems he carried forward with his aggressive captaincy in the commentary box as well ... Somehow its like just Chappell speaking and the other commentator is just listening. Has a habit of picking up an instance in the history of cricket and bragging about it.

"Viv Richards was a new comer to the West Indian side in 1974-75. He batted down the order in the first 2 Tests. Then they had the tour match in Tasmania. He opened the innings there and got a hundred. Then he opened in the next Test at Adelaide and hit Lillee and Thomson all over the park. I said to Greg standing with me in the slips that this guy would be the best number 3 ever."
I doubt if even Sir Viv knew this much.

Jeff Dujon
You can never make out whether he is commentating or talking in his sleep.

Maninder Singh
UUUfffff ! This guy is a headache specially in Hindi.
"Raat ke andhere mein stadium cham chamaata hua" (Aur kab hota hai andhera fir)
"Aankhon hi aakhon mein ishaara karke batsmen ne ek run pura kar liya"(Waaaahhhh ... how poetic)
"Chakma de diya balle baaz ko bowler ne" (Bechaara balle baaz)

Geoffrey Boycott
Always carries his grandmom's ghost with him. He is the English equivalent of Bishan Singh Bedi. Always bickering about the state of affairs of his own country.

Some of the very many .....
Colud take ages writing about each
Cheers !!!







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