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New found respect for Mr.Bhogle after reading this


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He used to be India's best commentator till about 3-4 years ago. Then he suddenly started talking way too much in the commentary box. He still has a really good command over the language, knows about the game and can describe many situations really well (as seen in the above link in OP) as long as he speaks less.

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These are great. But still not a fan. He just kind of throws out random metaphors and similes. 1 in 3 come off as brilliant, but the other 2 make you go WTF. A more polished version of Sidhu. And although bhogle gets the work done as a commentator, at least in comparison to most of his fellow indian commentators, he walks a fine line between what is ethical and what is unethical for a commentator/ media person / journalist - whatever he calls himself.

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Awesome. Always thought he was unnecessarily ridiculed here.
+1 He talks trash at times... But better than most commentators on the Star Panel
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point is after point in time you get to diminishing returns. these guys have been at it for 20 years and then even something decent sounds repetitive and cliched. if you put a good film scriptwriter to write for daily soaps churning out 200 episodes an year he will become bland and boring harsha's USP is being like a normal cricket fan who really revels in the romance of cricket and showing that excitement and love of game through his commentary. kind of tough to maintain when you do that 200 days in a year including things like IPL

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TFS. Some of them are brilliant Like The Pujara one and No 30 and 35. I heard the No 35 live and could not stop laughing at that time. :hysterical:

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I've always liked his commentary, although sometimes he talks a little too much. But either way he has a lot of knowledge of the game and is a pleasure to listen to (most of the time).

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lets just say his metaphors and similes are way, way better than Sidhu's. Yes, Sidhu. We dont need artistry of English lanuage, but expert opinion on the game by the commentator. Anecdotes, opinions. Colorful prose can be reserved for journalists and writers.

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