Worst Cricket Commentator of the Year

prince_pervez · 20th February 2009, 11:26

Worst: Ramiz Raja for his comment on live TV during the Independence Cup which was hosted by India in India and lost to Pak.
"I wouldn't like it if it was my birthday and someone else took the cake".

Best: Tony Greg. Boy, does he need a seatbelt or what. Often seems to be keen on jumping out of the comm box out on the ground amidst all the action.

Good: Ian Chappel but boring sometimes. Too much into detail.

vasudeva · 20th February 2009, 11:31

Can I say Mark Nicholas. The fellow was a flop English cricketer, but he knows which side of the bread is buttered. As a result, he is a more patriotic Australian than even the most patriotic Aussie.

thiyags22 · 20th February 2009, 14:30

Tough competition between Arun lal and Ranjit Fernando. Have a feeling Maninder is equally competitive but havent recently heard him comment.

esteem_lover · 20th February 2009, 15:04

I do not like

Sunny
Bhogle
Shastri
Arun Lal
Siva
Charu
Sanjay
Maninder
Tony Greig
Athar Ali Khan
All Pakis
All Lankans

I Love
Mark Nicholas
Mike Haysman
Bill Lawry
Greg & Ian Chappell
Mark Taylor
Mike Atherton
Gower
Hussain
Barry Richards
Dean Jones' wise cracks
Narotam Puri (Does anyone remember ?)

salvation · 20th February 2009, 15:06

i voted for kapil dev

Mission_Safari · 20th February 2009, 15:08

I hate Arun Lal .

John, Didn't you miss Richie Benaud from your 'I love' list ?

RX135 · 20th February 2009, 15:47

Is there any option to vote for Best?

If yes, my vote goes to Geoffrey Boycott. He is the most hilarious, outrageous and in-the-face commentator. I just love it. His commentary is probably better than his cricketing skills.

Fountainheader · 20th February 2009, 15:56

Don't know about the "Year", but if it's "forever" there are 2 eternal masterpieces in the world of Cricket - Lakshman and Ranjit

esteem_lover · 20th February 2009, 15:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steeroid

2. He didnt do much of note during his brief and rather colourless career, yet talks like a bloody know-all.

I have nothing but admiration for Manjrekar's batting. He was better than most among his peers. He had one BIG flaw which most of our Indian batsmen had those days. He cannot play the short ball & he was exposed in Australia.

One unforgettable innings - World Cup 1992, Ind vs Aus.
here

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Originally Posted by Mission_Safari

John, Didn't you miss Richie Benaud from your 'I love' list ?

He sounded a bit dead , IMO.

five46 · 20th February 2009, 16:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by esteem_lover

I do not like

All Pakis
All Lankans

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

I Love
Mark Nicholas
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Narotam Puri (Does anyone remember ?)

Narottam Puri gets my vote for one of the best as well..

grvanand · 20th February 2009, 16:58

Arun Lal is the worst I have heard, not too far off is Siva Rama Krishnan. Dont know whats with all these Indian commentators such as these 2, there are far better talents out here. What ever Arun Lal predicts in the match, it always happens the other way. How much of a success was he as a cricketer too to go on and on about criticising the greats such as Dravid all the time?

Big O.T.: Its become a big pain to watch matches India play due to 2 major factors. 1) These Stupid commentators. 2) Greedy channels who are more interested in showing us all and sundry advertisements interrupting match like its nobodys business than telecasting them in a way Australian and England matches are done.

If getting inspired to everything Australian is the order of the day in cricket, then why not Telecasting? We are seriously under-priviledged in this aspect.

esteem_lover · 20th February 2009, 17:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by grvanand

Big O.T.: Its become a big pain to watch matches India play due to 2 major factors. 1) These Stupid commentators. 2) Greedy channels who are more interested in showing us all and sundry advertisements interrupting match like its nobodys business than telecasting them in a way Australian and England matches are done.

If getting inspired to everything Australian is the order of the day in cricket, then why not Telecasting? We are seriously under-priviledged in this aspect.

Absolutely agree on that one. What a waste !!!

harry10 · 20th February 2009, 18:50

Worst is Rameez raja.
Best commentary i heard was when Boycott and Sidhu use to take digs at each other.
Otherwise Harsha Bhogle does a good job, also Gavaskar is fine.
As for being Indian commentators biased isn't the Oz and English ones biased for their players?

gendarmee · 20th February 2009, 20:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by harry10

Best commentary i heard was when Boycott and Sidhu use to take digs at each other.

Thats exactly what I referred to in my earlier post, their commentary at the annual Sahara Cup held in Toronto, Canada.

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Originally Posted by harry10

Otherwise Harsha Bhogle does a good job

This quick candid comment was hillarious. I vaguely remember the exactly words of the commentators, one was British and the other was Harsha Bhogle. The English chap prudently went like,"The rules of the game are decided/changed by the M.C.C...." Bhogle went like," I know only one MCC...Marredpally Cricket Club" (His home ground)

csentil · 20th February 2009, 22:58

If anyone saw the Aussies Vs South Africa series you could sense the desperation in Bill Lawry's voice. He was so pathetically Pro Australian, even when Australia were on the verge of losing he kept on talking about the Aussie fightback. It was way too much.

Sunny who is a good commentator has started taking digs at the Aussies way too often these days. Well the Aussies had it coming..

The most stupid one was Henry Blofeld (remember Sharjah and earrings !!) He blustered his way through most of the matches.

Boycott was a very good commentator. Called a spade a spade. And Boycott - Sidhu, Boycott - Sunny were really informative and entertaining.

View Poll Results: Who do you think is the worst commentator
Arul Lal	30	18.40%
Navjot Singh Sidhu	16	9.82%
Rameez Raja	12	7.36%
Ranjit Fernando	18	11.04%
Laxman SivaRamaKrishnan	11	6.75%
Sanjay Manjreker	42	25.77%
Maninder Singh	16	9.82%
Ravi Shastri	8	4.91%
Any other (please specify)	10	6.13%
Voters: 163. You may not vote on this poll

20th February 2009, 11:26	#46
prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,210 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	Worst: Ramiz Raja for his comment on live TV during the Independence Cup which was hosted by India in India and lost to Pak. "I wouldn't like it if it was my birthday and someone else took the cake". Best: Tony Greg. Boy, does he need a seatbelt or what. Often seems to be keen on jumping out of the comm box out on the ground amidst all the action. Good: Ian Chappel but boring sometimes. Too much into detail.
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20th February 2009, 11:31	#47
vasudeva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 2,221 Thanked: 212 Times	Can I say Mark Nicholas. The fellow was a flop English cricketer, but he knows which side of the bread is buttered. As a result, he is a more patriotic Australian than even the most patriotic Aussie.
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20th February 2009, 14:30	#48
thiyags22 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Madras / Bangalore Posts: 148 Thanked: 19 Times	Tough competition between Arun lal and Ranjit Fernando. Have a feeling Maninder is equally competitive but havent recently heard him comment.
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20th February 2009, 15:04	#49
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	I do not like Sunny Bhogle Shastri Arun Lal Siva Charu Sanjay Maninder Tony Greig Athar Ali Khan All Pakis All Lankans I Love Mark Nicholas Mike Haysman Bill Lawry Greg & Ian Chappell Mark Taylor Mike Atherton Gower Hussain Barry Richards Dean Jones' wise cracks Narotam Puri (Does anyone remember ?)
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20th February 2009, 15:06	#50
salvation BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: chandigarh Posts: 117 Thanked: 11 Times	i voted for kapil dev
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20th February 2009, 15:08	#51
Mission_Safari BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 449 Thanked: 6 Times	I hate Arun Lal . John, Didn't you miss Richie Benaud from your 'I love' list ?
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20th February 2009, 15:47	#52
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 75 Times	Is there any option to vote for Best? If yes, my vote goes to Geoffrey Boycott. He is the most hilarious, outrageous and in-the-face commentator. I just love it. His commentary is probably better than his cricketing skills.
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20th February 2009, 15:56	#53
Fountainheader Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 1,501 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Don't know about the "Year", but if it's "forever" there are 2 eternal masterpieces in the world of Cricket - Lakshman and Ranjit
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20th February 2009, 16:58	#56
grvanand BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 211 Thanked: 0 Times	Arun Lal is the worst I have heard, not too far off is Siva Rama Krishnan. Dont know whats with all these Indian commentators such as these 2, there are far better talents out here. What ever Arun Lal predicts in the match, it always happens the other way. How much of a success was he as a cricketer too to go on and on about criticising the greats such as Dravid all the time? Big O.T.: Its become a big pain to watch matches India play due to 2 major factors. 1) These Stupid commentators. 2) Greedy channels who are more interested in showing us all and sundry advertisements interrupting match like its nobodys business than telecasting them in a way Australian and England matches are done. If getting inspired to everything Australian is the order of the day in cricket, then why not Telecasting? We are seriously under-priviledged in this aspect.
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20th February 2009, 18:50	#58
harry10 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Faridabad/Delhi Posts: 2,713 Thanked: 3,628 Times View My Garage	Worst is Rameez raja. Best commentary i heard was when Boycott and Sidhu use to take digs at each other. Otherwise Harsha Bhogle does a good job, also Gavaskar is fine. As for being Indian commentators biased isn't the Oz and English ones biased for their players?
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20th February 2009, 22:58	#60
csentil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,349 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	If anyone saw the Aussies Vs South Africa series you could sense the desperation in Bill Lawry's voice. He was so pathetically Pro Australian, even when Australia were on the verge of losing he kept on talking about the Aussie fightback. It was way too much. Sunny who is a good commentator has started taking digs at the Aussies way too often these days. Well the Aussies had it coming.. The most stupid one was Henry Blofeld (remember Sharjah and earrings !!) He blustered his way through most of the matches. Boycott was a very good commentator. Called a spade a spade. And Boycott - Sidhu, Boycott - Sunny were really informative and entertaining.
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