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Gavaskar too. They don't even do their homework or sufficiently keep up with what is happening around the cricket world. Really no excuse for a commentator not knowing how exactly things like umpire's call works on DRS, etc.

 

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1 hour ago, kosingh said:

Gavaskar too. They don't even do their homework or sufficiently keep up with what is happening around the cricket world. Really no excuse for a commentator not knowing how exactly things like umpire's call works on DRS, etc.

 

This.

 

Most commentators treat it like a vacation, and feel entitled just because they are former cricketers. Absolutely no homework or preparation.

 

Hussain, Doull and Bishop are few of the commentators who seem to put in some effort.

 

 

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if you see vaughan, nasser, athers etc... they might not know every player in the country but they have good information about their own county players... for example if there is a new player from essex making his debut, and on being prompted nas can give some decent information about him.

 

i dont think you can expect even that minimum homework or awareness from our ex players...

 

Its actually HARSHA BHOGLE who normally follows first class cricket and can give information about all the debutants.

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1 hour ago, kosingh said:

Gavaskar too. They don't even do their homework or sufficiently keep up with what is happening around the cricket world. Really no excuse for a commentator not knowing how exactly things like umpire's call works on DRS, etc.

 

No Gavaskar at least rarely messes up while telling incidents from past. Shastri and Sanjay need historian and statisticians to be right.

 

Even during match, Gavaskar would analyse the game better than Shastri. If some close event occurs on a delivery Shastri would be first one to get it wrong. 

 

I remember how when Ganguly started commentary, he would sometimes contradict Shastri during after a delivery and Shastri's assesment would be proven wrong in the replays.

 

If Shastri had to become an umpire, he would have failed miserably.

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Man these Indian commentators seriously need to be banned, they make me cringe so hard, today scott styrus was commenting on why some Indian batsmen have lower average in the second innings, he said since Indians are usually trying to score quick runs in 2nd innings so they get out quickly which is why their averages are low in 2nd innings of the match, in comes brown nosing piece of shite aka sanju manju with his inferiority complex and says that in 2nd innings it is tougher to survive due to pitch doing so much and that is also reflected in the poor 2nd innings averages of Indian batsmen meaning Indian batsmen have poor technique to bat in the 2nd innings of the match :facepalm:

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1 hour ago, Trichromatic said:

Jadeja hits back to back sixes.

 

India chased 387 against West Indies at Chennai.

 

and many more.

yup, heard this one from Shastri, rather lame, AND he said that after THE replays, which showed the guy dropped a catch and ball rolled to the boundary

and then after further replays of two shots, he doesn't bother to retract statement and correct himself...lazy commentary 

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Rahane was on some 18 of 25 balls when he hits a six and shastri said he is a team man to the core and will take his chances. It was funny 

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Have we ever had an Indian commie that ICF hasn't had a problem with?

 

I agree LSRK and Manju can be horrible at times. But Shastri has legendary status just on the basis of his voice being a part of our best cricketing moments. Also don't know why some dislike Gavaskar.

 

Even when Dada was commentator I remember he wasn't really liked.

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Manj it terms of actual cricket insight and analysis easily the best

 

sunny is basically in retirement . No research no nothing . Just says anything that comes in to his head . Most stupid thing ever said by any Indian commentator was by him a few years back " we should not try and bowl fast as we Indians can't do it " he said that live on air !!!

 

shastri not too bad . 

 

Siva is an oily rat . How he is a commentator is beyond me . 

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Generally speaking Indian commentators don't get the banter that the foreigners bring to the commentary box.

 

The most hilarious example was in a previous series where the topic was selfies. Manjrekar came out with some comment that the problem with selfies are that he tends to end up cheek to cheek with the other person. The quick witty Doull replied 'I'm not sure what kind of selfies you've been taking Sanjay'. Of course this was just banter and should have been brushed aside but Sanju Manju had to go on the defensive and gave a lengthy explanation as to why it's the case as he has short arms which totally killed the humour. 

 

There are many similar cringe worthy examples. 

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The only when who gets humour is gavaskar. But he ruined Rep for years being on srini pay roll and just sucking up to dhoni and bcci on air 

 

now just rocks up no research or anything . Hardly even aware whose playing lol

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