rollingstoned Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 West Indies legend Ian Bishop apologizes for misguided praise of Virat Kohli’s slow knock against Rajasthan Royals Legendary West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop admitted that he got carried away while praising Virat Kohli for his hundred in IPL 2024 match against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. Kohli was slammed for his strike rate as he faced 72 balls to accumulate 113 runs. RCB posted 183/3 in 20 overs. Rajasthan won the game by 6 wickets, with Jos Buttler scoring a hundred. The match finished in 19.1 overs. Kohli looked comfortable but he didn’t get support from other batters in the middle and death overs of the innings, which forced him to play the anchor’s role. Bishop was in the commentary box when he hyped the Kohli’s knock. The Windies legend was called out by fans on social media for his remarks on the leading run-scorer in the Indian Premier League. A fan wrote on X,”@irbishi said just 39 deliveries. After virat completed his 50 someone needs to tell him ipl is a 20 over tournament not 50 I know they are paying you to praise big plyrs but still call what it is 39 ball 50 on a batting track is a joke.” Bishop accepted his mistake. “Believe you me, I am very aware of what batting in this format entails. I was inaccurate in my choice of words. That’s on me. I am not the devil,,,,,,not yet. But thanks for your feedback. It’s appreciated,” Bishop replied. Another fan wrote, “Bish says on air kohli completed his fifty in just 39 balls. You disappointed me @irbishi.” The legendary seamer said sorry. “I take an “L” on that one. I am very aware of what T20 batting entails, and my insertion of that word was inaccurate. My choice of words and language in keeping with the format of the game needs to be more accurate and it will be going forward. Apologies,” he wrote. Kohli’s century was trumped by Jos Buttler’s ton as the RR won the fourth consecutive game in the 17th season. RCB have lost four matches while winning just one. Mosher, express bowling, Gollum and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legendary West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop admitted that he got carried away while praising Virat Kohli for his hundred in IPL 2024 match against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. Kohli was slammed for his strike rate as he faced 72 balls to accumulate 113 runs. RCB posted 183/3 in 20 overs. Rajasthan won the game by 6 wickets, with Jos Buttler scoring a hundred. The match finished in 19.1 overs. Kohli looked comfortable but he didn’t get support from other batters in the middle and death overs of the innings, which forced him to play the anchor’s role. Bishop was in the commentary box when he hyped the Kohli’s knock. The Windies legend was called out by fans on social media for his remarks on the leading run-scorer in the Indian Premier League. A fan wrote on X,”@irbishi said just 39 deliveries. After virat completed his 50 someone needs to tell him ipl is a 20 over tournament not 50 I know they are paying you to praise big plyrs but still call what it is 39 ball 50 on a batting track is a joke.” Bishop accepted his mistake. “Believe you me, I am very aware of what batting in this format entails. I was inaccurate in my choice of words. That’s on me. I am not the devil,,,,,,not yet. But thanks for your feedback. It’s appreciated,” Bishop replied. Another fan wrote, “Bish says on air kohli completed his fifty in just 39 balls. You disappointed me @irbishi.” The legendary seamer said sorry. “I take an “L” on that one. I am very aware of what T20 batting entails, and my insertion of that word was inaccurate. My choice of words and language in keeping with the format of the game needs to be more accurate and it will be going forward. Apologies,” he wrote. Kohli’s century was trumped by Jos Buttler’s ton as the RR won the fourth consecutive game in the 17th season. RCB have lost four matches while winning just one.
Mariyam Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 (edited) Does this require an apology? Edited April 9 by Mariyam nitinbwj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollingstoned Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 4 minutes ago, Mariyam said: Does this require an apology? Bish is held to high standards so behavior that is expected of the usual cheerleading gallery of DD, Murali Karthik, etc is not expected of him. Sgattick10, Gollum, raki05 and 6 others 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Just now, rollingstoned said: Bish is held to high standards so behavior that is expected of the usual cheerleading gallery of DD, Murali Karthik, etc is not expected of him. Yes I get that. But a slip of tongue/ genuine mistake or even an opinion, calls for a public apology? We ought to treat IPL as entertainment. A 60-70 year old legend of the game ( I assume) apologising to a bunch of people over cricketing opinions? That’s a stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rollingstoned Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 20 minutes ago, Mariyam said: Yes I get that. But a slip of tongue/ genuine mistake or even an opinion, calls for a public apology? We ought to treat IPL as entertainment. A 60-70 year old legend of the game ( I assume) apologising to a bunch of people over cricketing opinions? That’s a stretch. It wasn't slip of tongue, he knew what he was saying. Just had to go with the flow on air which is why he is clarifying. Bish only retired in the 90s do isn't that old. We ought to but ipl has ramifications beyond just some timepass pyjama cricket which is why these debates happen. It's not at hostile as it appears. Gollum, raki05, Mariyam and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 (edited) Best commentator right now. He actually does research, puts effort, doesn't take the fans for fools. Edited April 9 by Gollum sorak, Mosher, Vk1 and 6 others 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vice Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Bish is good. I was surprised Bish was saying that when i was watching it live. 50 off JUST 39 deliveries. kudos to him raki05 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapandrun Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Simon Doull is v.open about how batters need to score a good rate, he said in the WC too Sgattick10 and raki05 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cricketfan28 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Lol ..why make this a big deal ..leave it .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 57 minutes ago, Gollum said: Best commentator right now. He actually does research, puts effort, doesn't take the fans for fools. Most of the fans ARE fools though. this is why the likes of DK, Murali Kartik, Boggles (Bhogle), etc flourish. mediocrity breeds even greater mediocrity. raki05 and Gollum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straighttalk Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 2 hours ago, Mariyam said: Yes I get that. But a slip of tongue/ genuine mistake or even an opinion, calls for a public apology? We ought to treat IPL as entertainment. A 60-70 year old legend of the game ( I assume) apologising to a bunch of people over cricketing opinions? That’s a stretch. You don't go down if you apologize... Also he didn't apologize.. he said he was wrong or mistaken.. i raki05, Mariyam, express bowling and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandz Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 3 hours ago, vice said: Bish is good. I was surprised Bish was saying that when i was watching it live. 50 off JUST 39 deliveries. kudos to him That’s because Kohli usually makes 50 of 40 deliveries, so he was understandably excited that he got there quicker. That’s the real reason, Bish just can’t say it. Sgattick10, raki05, Lord and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhaan Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) Yes it was a brute sarchasm,Bishop isn't a fool like bald Karthik,deepdas , jhopda ,irsha Edited April 10 by Suhaan raki05 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Suhaan said: Yes it was a brute sarchasm,Bishop isn't a fool like bald Karthik,deepdas , jhopda ,irsha Yeah, it was definitely partly tongue-in-cheek, not the kind of cringey apologies the above commentators deliver Edited April 10 by Vijy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillu Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) What happened to Danny Morrison? Why don't we see him doing IPL commentary these days? Was he removed or he voluntarily retired from doing commentary in every league? Edited April 10 by Tillu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollingstoned Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 39 minutes ago, Tillu said: What happened to Danny Morrison? Why don't we see him doing IPL commentary these days? Was he removed or he voluntarily retired from doing commentary in every league? Not part of the ipl team for some reason. He is still commentating in other leagues. Tillu and raki05 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raki05 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 56 minutes ago, Tillu said: What happened to Danny Morrison? Why don't we see him doing IPL commentary these days? Was he removed or he voluntarily retired from doing commentary in every league? That guy was so annoying and he also does cheerleading. Sgattick10, Tillu and express bowling 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
express bowling Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) 14 hours ago, Mariyam said: Does this require an apology? Bishop takes great pride in his analysis of anything related to the game of cricket. He is deeply knowledgeable, fair to all teams and manages to maintain an almost ideal blend of enthusiasm and criticism. So, it seems to be a case of getting his analysis right, with the benefit of hindsight, masked in an apology. Edited April 10 by express bowling Vickydev, Sgattick10, rollingstoned and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) To be fair to Bishop tough to maintain sanity when surrounded by Murali Karthik, Gavaskar, Deep Dasgupta etc. Indians almost always bring down quality in whichever field they venture into (especially talking about cricket/sports), can't blame our people also because average IQ is 76, then we add in qualities in jugaad, fake pride, hero worship, servitude, lack of self respect etc. Surround Bishop with quality guys like Athers, Hussain, Clarke, Gilly and he will be at his best. Edited April 10 by Gollum Lord and Sgattick10 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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