Commentary for the World Cup
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Topic: Commentary for the World Cup
Posted By: kirankri
Subject: Commentary for the World Cup
Date Posted: 23 February 2011 at 8:27am
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With so many matches and so many commentators from all around the world for the competition, it may be worth to open a thread to discuss about the commentary in this WC. Firstly the commentary team (in the matches played so far).
Here in India it is broadcasted in Star Cricket. The team (so far) is:
Ravi Shastri
Sunil Gavaskar
Mike Atherton
Ian Botham
David Llyod
Nasser Hussain
How about the commentators in different countries?
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Posted By: zuhair_abbasi
Date Posted: 23 February 2011 at 10:56am
| Add the irritating Rnjit Fernando to the list. Athar ALi khan, Wasim Akram and Ramiz Raja are also on the panel. Manjrekar and Alan Wilkins are also there. Have not seen Tony and Jackman yet. |
Posted By: kirankri
Date Posted: 23 February 2011 at 11:02am
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We may see Jackman once SA start. Tony is in the post match analysis here. So I doubt whether he will be there in the commentary team. |
Posted By: flipper
Date Posted: 23 February 2011 at 3:16pm
Same in England, but in the studio back home yesterday we had:
David Gower
Mark Butcher
Robert Croft
Bob Willis. ------------- Warwickshire County Cricket, Edgbaston Birmingham England. County Champions 2012 |
Posted By: sam_ahmed
Date Posted: 23 February 2011 at 6:31pm
I'm surprised that you didn't hear Ather Ali Khan in the first game Kiran, also Wasim and Ramiz are commentating for all games that are being played in SLN. I think Holding is also there and will be on once WI start playing (tomorrow) we'll have someone from RSA too. ------------- God is a better planner... so whenever u'r plan fails, cheer up... God has a better plan for you! |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 25 February 2011 at 6:22am
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There's more commentators than players - I get dizzy with all the changes !
------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: kirankri
Date Posted: 25 February 2011 at 8:53am
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You are right. Few more from yesterdays SA-WI match...
Mbangwa
Robin Jackman
Ian Bishop
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Posted By: vote4peace
Date Posted: 28 February 2011 at 6:12am
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Interesting piece of commentary during the SL/PAK game had Rameez Raja saying:
During the Ind/Pak matches under Imran Khan, Imran was very particular that no one was to give away their wicket to Kapil Dev, doing so would make him furious. And once even a century vs ind didn't help rameez'z cause, he'd got out to kapil and had to face the wrath of imran's fury. That's why i always prefer to have ex-cricketers as commentator no matter their proficiency in the language as one gets to hear such inside stories.. ------------- I distrust a camel.. and anyone else who can go a week without a drink. 
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Posted By: kirankri
Date Posted: 01 March 2011 at 8:38am
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Arnold and Ganguly were there in some matches. As Sledge said, there may be more commenators than the players...
Full list so far:
Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Saurav Ganguly
Mike Atherton, Ian Botham, David Llyod, Nasser Hussain, Alan Wilkins, Tony Greig
Ranjit Fernando, Arnold
Wasim Akram, Ramiz Raja
Robin Jackman
Ather Ali Khan
Ian Bishop
Mbangwa
Tom Moody
I haven't seen any Australian match so far. Not sure who was commenting. |
Posted By: zuhair_abbasi
Date Posted: 01 March 2011 at 9:33am
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I think Dany Morisson is there too. And glad not to have Sri Rama Krishnan or whatever the spelling is, Amir Sohail and Arun Lal gracing the com boxes.
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Posted By: kirankri
Date Posted: 01 March 2011 at 10:15am
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Yes. Morisson was there. Shivaramakrishnan and Arunlal are a part of Neo Sports commentary team. So they won't be here.
From Pakistan, would have preferred Iqbal Qasim over Rameez Raja. He used to comment in the 90's. Not seeing him now a days.
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Posted By: zuhair_abbasi
Date Posted: 01 March 2011 at 11:22am
| He is busy with the cricket academy that he runs. Jamshed Marker and Omer Qureshi were the best that Pakistan produced. Others just dont make the cut. |
Posted By: Clobber
Date Posted: 02 March 2011 at 9:54am
| oh no Mark Nicholas....that's a surefire way of ruining 30 minutes stints of any match for me |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 02 March 2011 at 12:45pm
Zuhair, I do enjoy Shiva, and Donny Morrison is a cool dude in the commentary box. They like to take the mickey out of Shiva.  ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: sam_ahmed
Date Posted: 05 March 2011 at 10:48am
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Talking of commentary, here are some sentences used by Hindi commentators on Star Sports. absolutely hilarious, it is like comedy + cricket at the same time! sorry about posting the stuff in hindi though, I hope the mods won't mind. only for guyz who can understand the language. "Do over baaki hai ab... teen over... nahi char over baaki hai abhi" "meri agar maane to ye out hain our out hi dena caahiye kyunki mujhe lagta hai ki ye out hain" "Flower jinka matlab phool hai, ek murjhaye hue phool ki tarah ho gaye hain" "Suresh Raina aisa catch tab bhi le sakte the jab 8 saal ke the" "Bhartiye chehre ab khil gaye hain, daant nikal aaye hain" "fast bouncer jhukne par majboor kar deti hai, slow bouncer rukne par majboor kar deti hai" "achche achche ballebaaz ki batti gul kar dete hai umer gul" ------------- God is a better planner... so whenever u'r plan fails, cheer up... God has a better plan for you! |
Posted By: zuhair_abbasi
Date Posted: 05 March 2011 at 11:12am
| A few of them are funny but nothing hilarious about them Sammie boy. And some comments are really ordinary - thankfully we have much better commentary coverage here. |
Posted By: Amal
Date Posted: 05 March 2011 at 5:24pm
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Hahaha Sam, Can't stop laughing.3rd and last comment is hilarious. "Bati Gul" hahaha.
Anyway yup Zuhair I, agree we have some excellent commentary coverage at 106.2 hum FM. I just love their commentary. ------------- Cricket for peace! |
Posted By: sam_ahmed
Date Posted: 05 March 2011 at 5:34pm
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I'd say very ordinary Zuhair, I do watch star cricket though which gives english commentary, but some times switch to star sports and hear all this stuff. :)
------------- God is a better planner... so whenever u'r plan fails, cheer up... God has a better plan for you! |
Posted By: Amal
Date Posted: 05 March 2011 at 5:41pm
I watched match between Pak and Srilanka at star sports but i didn't enjoy much, Maybe because there are some words in Hindi which I can't understand  ------------- Cricket for peace! |
Posted By: sam_ahmed
Date Posted: 05 March 2011 at 6:00pm
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...and if you listen to those commentators your Hindi certainly won't be improving Amal!!! :)
------------- God is a better planner... so whenever u'r plan fails, cheer up... God has a better plan for you! |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 11:00am
| Lance Klusener's just popped up for the England-South Africa game. |
Posted By: sam_ahmed
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 1:04pm
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any one who has heard Sourau Ganguly commentating would agree that his views are extremely good and logical. I have read a lot of articles by him too in newspapers and internet, he speaks a lot of intelligent stuff.
------------- God is a better planner... so whenever u'r plan fails, cheer up... God has a better plan for you! |
Posted By: vote4peace
Date Posted: 07 March 2011 at 7:54am
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Yes Ganguly always comes out with good points, but fails to capture my imagination as a commentator. Feel he's not dynamic or pro-active enough. Doesn't raise the enthusiasm level of me as a spectator. Yes his articles are always a good read but too dull to be a commentator. Seems to still be hugely popular with the masses ( and rightly so). Got huge cheers whenever he was being flashed on the Big Screen. ------------- I distrust a camel.. and anyone else who can go a week without a drink.
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Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 10 March 2011 at 12:16am
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Sam, why don't you convert those lines into English so I can get a good laugh too. ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: zuhair_abbasi
Date Posted: 10 March 2011 at 5:53am
| It won't be much of a laugh when translated. It is mostly based on some rhyming words which may make no sense in English dude. and in the first place, it is not that funny in Hindi either. So, you are not missing on something great mate. |