Worst Cricket Commentator of the Year

DCEite · 22nd December 2005, 18:59

Do let us know who do you think is the WORST cricket commentator. In my view, it is Arun Lal.

The Wolf · 22nd December 2005, 19:05

I couldnt vote coz for me its a tie between Manindar Singh and Arun Lal, both of them are equally boring. Just to add, my all time favourites are Navjot, Sunny, Henry Blofeld and Geoffrey Boycott.

MalluDude · 22nd December 2005, 19:12

I'd have preferred a multiple choice poll.

I can't decide between Arun Lal, Maninder, Sidhu and Ranjit Fernando

gkrishn · 22nd December 2005, 19:37

Sidhu and shastri are good to be in this list....
And i am missing krishnamachari srikanth here

Sid Schumacher · 22nd December 2005, 19:51

I voted for Maninder Singh, infact I would have chosen both him and Arun Lal. dceite, you have forgotten Kris Srikkanth...hes aweful, with all his "Tukda" Hindi, he makes commentating a nightmare.
I dont know about you guys but I also think that Sidhu does make sense sometimes. I was watching NDTV's sports news, the day when Ganguly got dropped from the 2nd Test Team....and I thought that Sidhu had a few valid points to say, and I had to agree with him.

Steeroid · 22nd December 2005, 20:31

Sanjay Manjrekar, because:

1. He simply cant stop talking on and on and on about Tendoolkar, and what he does, what he wears, what he thinks, what he blah blah blah blah. Sycophant, and a very ingratiatingly irritating one. Cant stand him.

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

RX135 · 22nd December 2005, 20:46

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Originally Posted by Steeroid

Sanjay Manjrekar, because:

1. He simply cant stop talking on and on and on about Tendoolkar, and what he does, what he wears, what he thinks, what he blah blah blah blah. Sycophant, and a very ingratiatingly irritating one. Cant stand him.

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

First part may be valid but surprised with second part. He was one of the less exciting players of his time, but he certainly had best technique. He is supposedly technically most correct till now (may be Dravid surpassed him now) Indian batsman, far more correct than legendary(?) Sunil Gavaskar. His career was cut short due to his poor scoring rate and poor running between wickets. His double hundred against pakistan was stellar performance (He got run out on 218).

DCEite · 22nd December 2005, 21:58

The thing that is wrong with most Indian commentators is that, the moment Sachin hits a four or a six, they shout :" OO that was a great shot.. nothing wrong with the ball... saching is like God in India....blah blah...".. and when the same kind of shot is hit by say Adam Gilchrist, "And that ball has been dispatched for four, poor bowling by Zaheer"...

kallil · 22nd December 2005, 22:18

how could u even think of including ravi shastri and rameez raja-they are one of the most sensible ones.
no 'worst list' is complete without kris srikant in it-whether its worst,most boring,most irritating or most 'wanting to mute' commentator

sidharth_j · 22nd December 2005, 22:46

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Originally Posted by gkrishn

And i am missing krishnamachari srikanth here

Add to that Javagal Srinath

!!!

Aditya · 23rd December 2005, 00:29

Javgal Srinath, Kris Srikanth and Kapil Dev.

Dippy · 23rd December 2005, 01:41

I would choose between Krish Shrikant, Maninder and Arun Lal. Krish looked good commentating only in the Fair and Lovely ad he appeared in

thief · 23rd December 2005, 02:25

hey man no offence but i think that ravi shastri is an bore comentrator actully he look like a " bewda " i think he should keep quit and let them play in peace as my friend always says when ever ravi sh. speaks something for example if sachin is playin and he stars praisin sachin that he is a gr8 player and much more within min. the player gets out ....................thiss is what my friend told me to write ??????????????
u can laugh on that bcoz i did laugh by lookin at his face when he told that to me ............
haaaaaaaaaaaaa
haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Abhay · 23rd December 2005, 11:53

I think Manjarekar did more with the bat than the other idiot mouthing off catch phrases like there is no tomorrow. Yes I am talking about N Sidhu.
Add Maninder, Ranjit Fernando, L Sivaramakrishnan (his tone is irritating!) and Mohinder Amarnath (in the studio altho I have great respect for him as a player)

My favourites are Ravi Shastri, Geoff Boycott, Ian Chappel and Bill Lawrie (that guy sure has some passion in his voice :-) )

RX135 · 23rd December 2005, 11:54

One of the common situation with most of them:

Batsman hits a smashing lofted drive when there is lot of pressure on batsmen. Hits 4 or 6.

Commentator: That was a handsome shot. He should play his natural game. If you defend, you are going to get out without scoring runs. This is exactly the way they should play. You hit boundaries and put pressure of fielders..blah blah blah.

Next ball! Batsman tries another hit, gets clean bowled or gets caught on boundary.

Commentator: What a poor shot selection! When team needs him around, he played very irresponsible shot. He should adopt to situation and curb stroke making instincts. There was no need of lofted drive when singles can work....blah blah blah...

Believe me, I have watched it umpteen number of times.

View Poll Results: Who do you think is the worst commentator
Arul Lal	30	17.54%
Navjot Singh Sidhu	17	9.94%
Rameez Raja	12	7.02%
Ranjit Fernando	18	10.53%
Laxman SivaRamaKrishnan	11	6.43%
Sanjay Manjreker	49	28.65%
Maninder Singh	16	9.36%
Ravi Shastri	8	4.68%
Any other (please specify)	10	5.85%
Voters: 171. You may not vote on this poll

22nd December 2005, 18:59	#1
DCEite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NCR Posts: 3,590 Thanked: 3,483 Times	Worst Cricket Commentator of the Year Do let us know who do you think is the WORST cricket commentator. In my view, it is Arun Lal.
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22nd December 2005, 19:05	#2
The Wolf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,119 Thanked: 75 Times	I couldnt vote coz for me its a tie between Manindar Singh and Arun Lal, both of them are equally boring. Just to add, my all time favourites are Navjot, Sunny, Henry Blofeld and Geoffrey Boycott.
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22nd December 2005, 19:12	#3
MalluDude BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kochi Posts: 398 Thanked: 78 Times View My Garage	I'd have preferred a multiple choice poll. I can't decide between Arun Lal, Maninder, Sidhu and Ranjit Fernando
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22nd December 2005, 19:37	#4
gkrishn BHPian Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 650 Thanked: 149 Times View My Garage	Sidhu and shastri are good to be in this list.... And i am missing krishnamachari srikanth here
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22nd December 2005, 19:51	#5
Sid Schumacher BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 262 Thanked: 3 Times	I voted for Maninder Singh, infact I would have chosen both him and Arun Lal. dceite, you have forgotten Kris Srikkanth...hes aweful, with all his "Tukda" Hindi, he makes commentating a nightmare. I dont know about you guys but I also think that Sidhu does make sense sometimes. I was watching NDTV's sports news, the day when Ganguly got dropped from the 2nd Test Team....and I thought that Sidhu had a few valid points to say, and I had to agree with him.
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22nd December 2005, 20:31	#6
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,026 Thanked: 2,757 Times	Sanjay Manjrekar, because: 1. He simply cant stop talking on and on and on about Tendoolkar, and what he does, what he wears, what he thinks, what he blah blah blah blah. Sycophant, and a very ingratiatingly irritating one. Cant stand him. 2. He didnt do much of note during his brief and rather colourless career, yet talks like a bloody know-all.
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22nd December 2005, 21:58	#8
DCEite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NCR Posts: 3,590 Thanked: 3,483 Times	The thing that is wrong with most Indian commentators is that, the moment Sachin hits a four or a six, they shout :" OO that was a great shot.. nothing wrong with the ball... saching is like God in India....blah blah...".. and when the same kind of shot is hit by say Adam Gilchrist, "And that ball has been dispatched for four, poor bowling by Zaheer"...
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22nd December 2005, 22:18	#9
kallil BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 35 Thanked: 2 Times	how could u even think of including ravi shastri and rameez raja-they are one of the most sensible ones. no 'worst list' is complete without kris srikant in it-whether its worst,most boring,most irritating or most 'wanting to mute' commentator
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23rd December 2005, 00:29	#11
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 20,054 Thanked: 86,490 Times View My Garage	Javgal Srinath, Kris Srikanth and Kapil Dev.
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23rd December 2005, 01:41	#12
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,749 Thanked: 4,184 Times	I would choose between Krish Shrikant, Maninder and Arun Lal. Krish looked good commentating only in the Fair and Lovely ad he appeared in
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23rd December 2005, 02:25	#13
thief BANNED Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 91 Thanked: 0 Times	hey man no offence but i think that ravi shastri is an bore comentrator actully he look like a " bewda " i think he should keep quit and let them play in peace as my friend always says when ever ravi sh. speaks something for example if sachin is playin and he stars praisin sachin that he is a gr8 player and much more within min. the player gets out ....................thiss is what my friend told me to write ?????????????? u can laugh on that bcoz i did laugh by lookin at his face when he told that to me ............ haaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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23rd December 2005, 11:53	#14
Abhay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 727 Thanked: 12 Times	I think Manjarekar did more with the bat than the other idiot mouthing off catch phrases like there is no tomorrow. Yes I am talking about N Sidhu. Add Maninder, Ranjit Fernando, L Sivaramakrishnan (his tone is irritating!) and Mohinder Amarnath (in the studio altho I have great respect for him as a player) My favourites are Ravi Shastri, Geoff Boycott, Ian Chappel and Bill Lawrie (that guy sure has some passion in his voice :-) )
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23rd December 2005, 11:54	#15
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 77 Times	One of the common situation with most of them: Batsman hits a smashing lofted drive when there is lot of pressure on batsmen. Hits 4 or 6. Commentator: That was a handsome shot. He should play his natural game. If you defend, you are going to get out without scoring runs. This is exactly the way they should play. You hit boundaries and put pressure of fielders..blah blah blah. Next ball! Batsman tries another hit, gets clean bowled or gets caught on boundary. Commentator: What a poor shot selection! When team needs him around, he played very irresponsible shot. He should adopt to situation and curb stroke making instincts. There was no need of lofted drive when singles can work....blah blah blah... Believe me, I have watched it umpteen number of times.
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