Cricketics Posted April 17, 2008 Posted April 17, 2008 KANPUR: Four camera units and a star-studded panel of 14 cricketer-turned commentators, split into three teams, will cover the Indian Premier league (IPL) starting on Friday in Bangalore. The commentators include Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Greg Chappell. According to an IPL source, Gavaskar and Shastri, who are employed by ESPN-STAR Sports, have been given special permission by the broadcasters to commentate during the lucrative Twenty20 tournament. Incidentally, both are also on the IPL governing council. Greg Chappell, who was Indian team coach for two years starting 2005 and has also worked as a commentator for Channel Nine in Australia, has also been allowed by the Rajasthan Cricket Academy to commentate. Chappell, a former Australia captain, is currently the head coach of the academy housed in Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh Stadium. TransWorld International is producing the live telecast of the tournament and it has formed four camera units to cover the 59 matches in 45 days. The two semi-finals as well as the final will be played in Mumbai. IPL commentators’ list: Group 1: Rameez Raja (Pakistan), Laxman Sivaramakrishnan (India), Robin Jackman (South Africa) and Ravi Shastri (India) Group 2: Greg Chappell (Australia), Ranjith Fernando (Sri Lanka), Aamer Sohail (Pakistan), Ian Bishop (West Indies, until May 17) and Damien Fleming (Australia, from May 17) Group 3: Sunil Gavaskar (India), Arun Lal (India), Pommie Mbangwa (Zimbabwe), Tony Cozier (West Indies, until May 17) and Danny Morrison (New Zealand, from May 17). [iANS] http://www.thebottomline.lk/2008/04/16/S2.htm
Cricketics Posted April 17, 2008 Author Posted April 17, 2008 Good to have Ravi shastri and Robin Jackman there.. they are good.. Cozier will be good for this format too. rest, well most of the rest commentators are all crap..
Kartikey Posted April 17, 2008 Posted April 17, 2008 nice to see Shastri and Gavaskar, but what about Harsha Bhogle?? And Siva, Ramiz Raja and Arun Lal are back again. :angry_smile::angry_smile::angry_smile:
Cricketics Posted April 17, 2008 Author Posted April 17, 2008 nice to see Shastri and Gavaskar, but what about Harsha Bhogle?? And Siva, Ramiz Raja and Arun Lal are back again. :angry_smile::angry_smile::angry_smile: i heard Harsha bhogle is an advisor or something for the Mumbai team so won't be commentating
King Posted April 17, 2008 Posted April 17, 2008 Greg Chappell or Ian Chappell? I thought Greg Chappell was coaching Rajastan team.
Dirty_South Posted April 17, 2008 Posted April 17, 2008 Ravi.... Greg Chappell, who was Indian team coach for two years starting 2005 and has also worked as a commentator for Channel Nine in Australia, has also been allowed by the Rajasthan Cricket Academy to commentate. Chappell, a former Australia captain, is currently the head coach of the academy housed in Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh Stadium.
sreej Posted April 18, 2008 Posted April 18, 2008 Shastri and Tony Cozier will be great! Ramiz Raja will be good to. Watching Greg Chappell commentate should be interesting..
straighttalk Posted April 18, 2008 Posted April 18, 2008 wonder what ud happen if he is thr in kolkata's match:devil_smile:
Cricketics Posted April 18, 2008 Author Posted April 18, 2008 wonder what ud happen if he is thr in kolkata's match:devil_smile: imagine if ganguly hits a fifty and he goes on to say "Cometh the hour, cometh the Bengali Champ"
f.b.m Posted April 18, 2008 Posted April 18, 2008 All I wish is no more human rights abuse from Lawl, SRK and Rameez.
Holysmoke Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 Comm team What the duck is Jadeja doing on the commentry team?:wall:
flamy Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 haha, the one place where ICL wins it. These guys needed to put some hot chick in Jaddu's place.
Ram Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 He made a big blooper towards the end of his stint... When the show was almost over, to finish off he said something along the lines of ' So, till we meet again at Turning point.... err...... you know....... *incorrigible*......err...... Looks like I am still in NDTV mood'.... 'Turning point' was the half-hour cricket show in which he was a regular part of. The Set max thing was called 'Extra Innings'. He obviously forgot that. Jadeja isnt that bad. He is one of the few former cricketers who can actually carry himself in a casual way. His lackadaisical style is refreshing compared to most other cricket show hosts, who seem as though they had gobbled up a few liters of revive instant starch, a few mins before the show. However, one drawback of his laidback style is that there is no actual cricketing debate that happens. In his anxiety to give all the hosts a chance to speak, he abruptly cuts one topic and jumps onto another.
flamy Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 actually as they have the same name for the show anyways, they could have just got Mandira Bedi...!
sreej Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 I thought Jadeja was horrible right throughout... I'd rather see Arun Lal or Laxman Sivaramakrishnan! I can't believe I'm saying that!!!
Rajiv Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 actually as they have the same name for the show anyways, they could have just got Mandira Bedi...! Holy, if that isn't photo shopped,. I need to get back to Bombay ASAP
flamy Posted April 19, 2008 Posted April 19, 2008 lol, it's not. Both my heads were boggled by that pic. :yay:
Sachinism Posted April 27, 2008 Posted April 27, 2008 Was Rameez Raja making jokes about the Sreesanth situtation i felt he made sly lil comments about the whole situtation like when shoaib malik hit sreesanth for 4, he was like, "...and that was slapped away for four" and there was something else he said too
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