Multiple language commentary during India-Australia cricket series

The very thought is disheartening.

Neo Sports, the exclusive telecast rights holders of the upcoming ODI cricket series between India and Australia, will air commentary feeds in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu in addition to English during the tournament.

Somehow, commentators in the Provincial languages struggle to translate the excitement of the game. Whenever I watch a relay with Hindi commentary, I have a feeling that there is problem with the lip sync or worse I get the impression that I am watching a delayed live transmission. Needless to add, I cannot wait for the commentary in English to come on.

What do you feel?

Just read the news that “Geoffrey Boycott was voted as Britain's favourite cricket commentator by the Wisden Cricketer magazine”. Congratulations!

So the fight is not between Gavaskar and Kapil

Rohan Gavaskar , son of legendary Sunil Gavaskar, has joined the Indian Cricket League (ICL), swelling the strength of the rebel group.

 

Hmm.. who is fighting whom?

 

 

One of the best innuendo filled cricket commentary moments

Watch how a double entendre makes everyone else in the commentary box hysterical. One of the best commentating moments.

Shoaib Akthar- looks like he was set up!

Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been sent home from the World Twenty20 following a dressing-room bust up with team-mate Mohammad Asif.

Though my initial reaction on hearing it was that Shoaib deserved it as he had gone too far, subsequent reports on the tele makes me think he has been set up.

Reports now indicate that Shoaib had likened himself to Imran Khan to Afridi, who not only laughed it off but repeated it to Asif, who in turn found it funny. This infuriated Shoaib and he went after Asif with a bat, causing an injury to Asif's thigh.

Now here is where I am intrigued, Shoaib immediately apologised to Asif, but Asif took it up to the team management and as a result Shoaib was recalled back to Pakistan.

Looks like someone manipulated his hot temper and had extracted whatever they wanted.

Sounds a wee bit like a set up isn't it?

Include Uthappa

Its obvious that Sachin and Saurav are struggling to impose themselves in the opening overs.

They start by playing cautiously and then try to open out only to perish.

They seem incapable of hitting the first ball for a six.

To do that, I suggest that we include Uthappa.

Uthappa seems a maverick and seems to be playing cricket for the joy of it.

Lets have Karthick joining him at the top with everyone else following in the batting order.

Obviously, this means Powar has to sit out.

 

 

Sreesanth- our mental disintegration weapon

Let us not bridle in Sreesanth. Lets hope the Indian team management realizes his value and let him loose.
Directly or indirectly, Sreesanth has played a major role in two of our recent overseas wins.

Far too long, we have been at the receiving end and knowing that we have a bowler who can give as well as he gets will add ‘spine’ to our batting. Surely, you will not see KP stepping up the pitch in a bid to unsettle, nor will you see others sweep our medium pacers.

Let us not be apologetic about having him in our team. Let his ‘bad boy’ image play on the oppositions mind. Let him not take a single wicket again in his career. Let us have him in our team as our mental disintegration weapon. Let the opposition know that we are not ‘jellybeans’ but hot spicy Indian ‘curry’. Let them know we are serious and mean business.

Let them know we here to kick arse!

G.R.Vishwanath- the next Indian coach?

BCCI President Sharad Pawar said that the Indian team would have a coach within a month. Other than, his cryptic assurance and rumors that BCCI plans to advertise for one, there is little evidence of their seriousness.

Curiously, the photograph accompanying the news showed G.R.Vishwanath sitting alongside Mr. Pawar.

Should we read anything more into it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Arseholes of International cricket.

Commenting on the ensuing sledging controversy,Simon Barnes chief sportswriter at The Times writes, “The England cricket team are suffering from confusion. The players believe to a man that behaving like an arsehole makes you a better cricketer. The fact is that it doesn’t. It only makes you an arsehole”.

Trifle harsh to describe the England team as arseholes. You can count atleast one gentleman among them. However, if you are itching to nominate any one team as the Arseholes of International cricket, I suggest the Australians. They are ahead of the others by a mile.

When it comes to consistent uncouth and downright boorish behaviour they are the undisputed champions, nee arseholes.

Turn down the mike.

Guardian Unlimited reports that England coach Peter Moores has defended the conduct of his players and believes stump microphones should be turned down and called for more on-field privacy during matches.

Would it not be easier to ask the players to shut up and get on with the game?