Worst Cricket Commentator of the Year

Vashanis · 4th December 2023, 12:31

Completely agree about Sanjay Manjrekar, but in the last few tournaments Deep Dasgupta is on the other side of excitement spectrum. Too much excitement with no modulation!

The best has been Richie Benaud, Geoff Boycott, Tony Grieg and Ravi Shastri

Cheers!

Shreyans_Jain · 4th December 2023, 12:44

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Originally Posted by Vashanis

The best has been Richie Benaud, Geoff Boycott, Tony Grieg and Ravi Shastri

Cheers!

Add Ian Smith to the list. The guy’s enthusiasm as well as spontaneity are infectious. He calls the action as it is, and doesn’t annoy by giving too much gyaan.

Vashanis · 4th December 2023, 16:12

Forgot to add

Bill Lawry…. Best voice behind the mic especially during matches in Australia. It was a treat to hear him in the 1985 Benson Hedges World Championship of Cricket which India won and Shastri got the Audi!

Cheers!

searacer932 · 5th December 2023, 00:19

There should not even be a poll on this.

Sanjay Manjrekhar will win this award hands down every year! There is no completion for him.

Pythonic · 29th March 2024, 23:17

We’re only 10 matches into IPL but Rohan Gavaskar is kind of topping the list already for me. Not a fan of the elder Gavaskar either.
Even Bhogle and his thesaurus gets dwarfed by commentary from actual players nowadays. Gets in my nerves.

They should honestly just patch the DJ in the stadium through. The commentary on jio cinema is killing the experience.

Oxy · 30th March 2024, 12:37

I have always liked Ian Bishop's commentary. Never goes over the top, balanced views and great insights.

The worst by far is Wasim Akram. He doesn't do anything other than reading the score.

Sanju Manju is just plain annoying. The kind of person who forces you to use the mute button on your remote the moment he opens his mouth.

pandey.jai · 30th March 2024, 21:29

In the RCB vs KKR game, Sunny G was going on a rant about Venky Iyer and while he was ranting, Iyer smashed a huge six and at that moment, the commentary was docile to say the least. Almost as though he was actively trying to ignore that monstrous hit.
So I think Sunny G is slowly but surely taking the lead over the others in the “worst commentator” category.

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%
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4th December 2023, 12:31	#91
Vashanis BHPian Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Mumbai Posts: 92 Thanked: 216 Times	Re: Worst Cricket Commentator of the Year Completely agree about Sanjay Manjrekar, but in the last few tournaments Deep Dasgupta is on the other side of excitement spectrum. Too much excitement with no modulation! The best has been Richie Benaud, Geoff Boycott, Tony Grieg and Ravi Shastri Cheers!
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4th December 2023, 16:12	#93
Vashanis BHPian Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Mumbai Posts: 92 Thanked: 216 Times	Re: Worst Cricket Commentator of the Year Forgot to add Bill Lawry…. Best voice behind the mic especially during matches in Australia. It was a treat to hear him in the 1985 Benson Hedges World Championship of Cricket which India won and Shastri got the Audi! Cheers!
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5th December 2023, 00:19	#94
searacer932 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Chennai Posts: 449 Thanked: 936 Times	Re: Worst Cricket Commentator of the Year There should not even be a poll on this. Sanjay Manjrekhar will win this award hands down every year! There is no completion for him.
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29th March 2024, 23:17	#95
Pythonic Newbie Join Date: Dec 2023 Location: Chennai Posts: 21 Thanked: 121 Times	Re: Worst Cricket Commentator of the Year We’re only 10 matches into IPL but Rohan Gavaskar is kind of topping the list already for me. Not a fan of the elder Gavaskar either. Even Bhogle and his thesaurus gets dwarfed by commentary from actual players nowadays. Gets in my nerves. They should honestly just patch the DJ in the stadium through. The commentary on jio cinema is killing the experience.
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30th March 2024, 12:37	#96
Oxy BHPian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 224 Thanked: 501 Times	Re: Worst Cricket Commentator of the Year I have always liked Ian Bishop's commentary. Never goes over the top, balanced views and great insights. The worst by far is Wasim Akram. He doesn't do anything other than reading the score. Sanju Manju is just plain annoying. The kind of person who forces you to use the mute button on your remote the moment he opens his mouth.
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30th March 2024, 21:29	#97
pandey.jai BHPian Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Various Posts: 107 Thanked: 369 Times	Re: Worst Cricket Commentator of the Year In the RCB vs KKR game, Sunny G was going on a rant about Venky Iyer and while he was ranting, Iyer smashed a huge six and at that moment, the commentary was docile to say the least. Almost as though he was actively trying to ignore that monstrous hit. So I think Sunny G is slowly but surely taking the lead over the others in the “worst commentator” category.
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