The decline of Cricinfo and their obsession with India: A disservice to global fans

[Technics 1210]

In fact, use your VPN or NIC to impose a block on all sites hosted and run by India.

Remember, the 3 biggest hacks in the UK this year were traced back to India.

Your data, your digital footprint, your details are not safe when browsing on a site related to India.

In fact, forget boycotting CricIndia, just boycott India, shutdown the propaganda. Let em know how their Zio bretheren are feeling of late.

 

[Major]

Indian labour being cheaper also comes into play.

That’s why if we have Aus vs Pak or BD vs SA or WI vs SL we will always see Indian live commentators on cricinfo and google and elsewhere.

Na man. I wont insult them. Because those commentators provide a service to everyone. For someone who couldnt afford to buy cricket stream as a kid in Canada, i used to read the commentary on cricinfo and imagine the game.based on it.

I would love to work with that team..

 

[jnaveen1980]

Maybe take of your indian lenses and see from a neutral pov.

Here let me help you.

Imagine a india vs australia match being played, and the commentator talks about pakistan and its players in full praise after every ball....

what has anything to do with cricinfo?

 

[Obaidd]

Na man. I wont insult them. Because those commentators provide a service to everyone. For someone who couldnt afford to buy cricket stream as a kid in Canada, i used to read the commentary on cricinfo and imagine the game.based on it.

I would love to work with that team..

My bad, I have really enjoyed that commentary as well.

 

[Major]

what has anything to do with cricinfo?

looks the post went over your head.

Like i said imagine that scenario and tell me whether you would like to watch that match or not?

 

[DeadlyVenom]

People should avoid cricbuzz. Anytime there is a india transgression going on, those people at crizbuzz remove pakistan matches from their website. It only shows how pathetic bunch of people they are

Its funny to see them being harassed on social media by Indians though. Indians think that taking a scorecard for a random Pakistan domestic Champions cup match down on their own website is a big military victory over Pakistan.

 

[jnaveen1980]

looks the post went over your head.

Like i said imagine that scenario and tell me whether you would like to watch that match or not?

Because it never happens unless they are trying to correlate something like they made reference to Akram a few times during ENgland/India series which is totally fine .

 

[Mesozoic]

Its funny to see them being harassed on social media by Indians though. Indians think that taking a scorecard for a random Pakistan domestic Champions cup match down on their own website is a big military victory over Pakistan.

It's a gesture.

Indian history is not bereft of actual military victories over Pakistan that we have to resort to fake wins.

 

[Major]

Because it never happens unless they are trying to correlate something like they made reference to Akram a few times during ENgland/India series which is totally fine .

Ufff again, i said imagine..

You really are weird

 

[jnaveen1980]

Ufff again, i said imagine..

You really are weird

between me and you, i am the weird lol

 

[saimayubera]

Indian labour being cheaper also comes into play.

That’s why if we have Aus vs Pak or BD vs SA or WI vs SL we will always see Indian live commentators on cricinfo and google and elsewhere.

Not just cheap but also good.

Pakistan is one of the cheapest places in Asia (even lower than BD) but due to lack of English language proficiency you don't see their people there.

 

[Obaidd]

Not just cheap but also good.

This is what I am also trying to highlight that for cricinfo diversity is not important.

a) They have correspondents only from a select countries.
b) almost all their Indian correspondents are male, quantitatively inclined, trying too hard to be funny.

Overall it’s a lacklustre product. We all agree India can do not just cheap but also good, what we get however, is not just cheap but also not good.

 

[Shaheenthefalcon]

We are talking about our neighbors “education”?. Have you seen our “kind” is doing foreign countries?. Cab driving and minimal wage does not count. @Nikhil_cric is atleast educated indian who gives actual insight unlike 90% of “us”.

 

[Major]

between me and you, i am the weird lol

You missed the whole point.

 

[RexRex]

Does anyone from where cricinfo buys its stats?

The ICC/BCCI/ECB sell data rights of matches to third-party data companies, just like they do with broadcast rights. Third party then sells it to sites like Cricbuzz and Cricinfo.

Apparently, this is where Cricinfo buys it from -

Trusted Live Opta Sports Data, Sports AI, Technology, API, Feeds

Top pro teams and media choose Stats Perform's trusted Opta sports data and AI to build magic from the detail of sport for billions of fans.

www.statsperform.com