The problem with biased broadcasting

[barah_admi]

"This is a spectacle" - Nasser Hussian while India needed 80+ runs from about 40 deliveries with Dhoni and Pandya playing, neither hitting the ball clean.

"Kohli is providing a batting masterclass" - Isa Guha, as Kohli hits a boudary while playing at a strike rate of less than 80.

"Bumrah has been the pick of the bowlers" - Sauruv Ganguly, while there is a bowler with a five-for at the other end.

The above are quotes from various stages of the India - England game. I have provided the context of the situations that these cals occurred. They are biased and ridiculous.

It was like watching a broadcast of Showtime boxing, while the house fighter is getting thrashed but the commentators are tsill singing his praises with typical, nonsense cliches. This was one of the most embarassing commentary stints I have seen not just in this tournament, but just about everywhere. I know the control the BCCI exerts over Indian commentators, I know the pressure Sky puts on the English commentators to toe the line, I know the broadcaster is Star...yet this took levels of bias to something I have not heard before.

Kohli and Sharma essentially killed India's chase...by the time the last 10 overs arrived ,India needed almost 12 an over and yet Nasser kept talking about how this was a maruqee ficture, how this was a spectacle and how gerat a game it had been. If this is the sign of great games then Pakistan v West Indies must be the greatest spectacle of all.

I have often complained about cricket and its broadcasts, yet today was the disease at its worse. I understand they need to push the likes of BUmrah as a star, and that is fine in India and during the IPL but he can not be talked up as an exceptional bowler if he is not taking wickets, while the opposite end has a guy with 5 wickets and on a hat trick.

When will this be eliminated from the sport? And hwo else found it both hilarious and sad?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Bumrah was the pick of the bowlers. Sometimes the figures don’t show the reality

 

[barah_admi]

Bumrah was the pick of the bowlers. Sometimes the figures don’t show the reality

BUmrah bowled well, in fact I think he was as good as Amir when it came to restricting runs but ify ou listened to the commentary (did you?) you would think Nasser and Ganguly had just seen a spell where he had taken 5 for 20. If this is the level of bowling we are discussing then Malinga's 4-for against England must have blown the Indian commies minds.

 

[Abdullah719]

"Kohli is providing a batting masterclass" - Isa Guha, as Kohli hits a boudary while playing at a strike rate of less than 80.

I remember hearing this, was pretty cringy ngl.

 

[barah_admi]

I remember hearing this, was pretty cringy ngl.

I have cringed at a lot of the Indian "branding" this entire tournament but most of it just made me shrug my shoulders and roll my eyes but this game was filled with cliches and every commentator came across as a charlatan.

 

[Sin Nombre]

Agree with you but this is plain wrong

"Bumrah has been the pick of the bowlers" - Sauruv Ganguly, while there is a bowler with a five-for at the other end.


Shami's wickets came because Bumrah was impossible to hit and the batters had to hit Shami.

 

[DRsohail]

You forgot ganguly saying Pandiya is the most dangerous batsman in this side.

 

[barah_admi]

Agree with you but this is plain wrong

"Bumrah has been the pick of the bowlers" - Sauruv Ganguly, while there is a bowler with a five-for at the other end.


Shami's wickets came because Bumrah was impossible to hit and the batters had to hit Shami.

But he picked wickets...imagine if he had not taken thsoe wickets, England would have scored 400+ regardless of what bUmrah was doing at one end.

Anyway, if you read more of what I have written in this thread, I think Bumrah bowled well but the unusual, almost nauseating hyping of this guy is getting sickly. Yes he bowled well but he was nothing to gush over, like I said, Ganguly must have had a stroke watching Maling take 4 wickets if he thinks what Bumrah was doing was otherworldly.

You forgot ganguly saying Pandiya is the most dangerous batsman in this side.

I could make an entire thread on today's quotes alone. I think the entire Indian set up is starting to buy their own created hype. Did you watch KOhli's interview? When Sanjay asked about the spinners he could not even bring himself to say there was room for improvement or that the bowlers could have done better. Instead he spoke about how short the boundaries are and that is why his spinners got swept...I mean, where does a logical man go from here?

It is clear that Isha Guha is so crazy about Kohli that it's nauseating! Kohli this and Kohli that is all you hear from her. Wish she had married him then rode away in the sunset! Get over it lady you're doing my nut in!

Either that or she reads a stat sheet.

 

[Bewal Express]

Does it matter? Enjoy the Cricket. I couldn't careless about who said what. I have watched a hell of a lot Cricket and I don't need anyone to tell me about something I am watching.

 

[Zhasan]

Another of many threads popping up to justify the disgraceful match fixing India indulged in today...

 

[Boi]

Commentary has been pathetic this tournament. ICC continue to pick duds for these events.

 

[shane]

What's the point of this thread? So some commentators prefer one Indian player over another. So what?

 

[PakLFC]

What's the point of this thread? So some commentators prefer one Indian player over another. So what?

Point is that commentators should be impartial not biased.

 

[farazaidi]

Micheal Holding dared to criticize the umpire and he got a schooling publicly, you'd think any other will even attempt to go out of line? clearly they are following a set of guidelines provided by ICC. Its unfortunate but sad reality

 

[BDfanforever]

Ganguly is the most biased commentator out there. I have no problem with rest of Indian commentators. Ganguly is so cringeworthy.

Their bias sky rockets every time Rishabh Pant comes to bat. Pandya’s finishing ability is not much better than Mahmadullah or Braithwaite, yet the amount of praises he gets is out of this world.

 

[waleed88]

I think whenever India and England face each other, both broadcasting giants like to big up their respective teams. Its a big match between Star and Skysports as well. I have noticed this and they try to hype the game to no ends. Naturally because of the broadcasting rivalry Sky commentators generally enjoy praising the Pakistani team. Not out of love for the country like our people like to believe, but out of spite against the Indian teams, that are sort of equally bullish in their tall claims

 

[Gullycricket]

This has been happening throughout this WC and even in the past.I remember when Fakhar missed that easy run-out chance of Rohit, Manjrekar was like this is Pakistan.WTH.It was so disgusting and biased to see.Indian team is hyped to the moon as if rest of players are amateurs.

 

[barah_admi]

Does it matter? Enjoy the Cricket. I couldn't careless about who said what. I have watched a hell of a lot Cricket and I don't need anyone to tell me about something I am watching.

Of course it matters. Commentary is the loudest sound during cricket.

Another of many threads popping up to justify the disgraceful match fixing India indulged in today...

I can't claim India have match fixed and this is not what this thread is about. What gave you that idea?

Commentary has been pathetic this tournament. ICC continue to pick duds for these events.

Its not who they have picked, it is how they are monitored and the lines they are made to toe.

Micheal Holding dared to criticize the umpire and he got a schooling publicly, you'd think any other will even attempt to go out of line? clearly they are following a set of guidelines provided by ICC. Its unfortunate but sad reality

Is holding still around??

And yes, the guidelines have been around for so long now, especially for ecb and bcci. Did you watch last summer? They kept trying to promote it as a close series when it was anything but and making excuses for low ticket sales.

Gower not towing the line was hilarious.

 

[barah_admi]

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This has been happening throughout this WC and even in the past.I remember when Fakhar missed that easy run-out chance of Rohit, Manjrekar was like this is Pakistan.WTH.It was so disgusting and biased to see.Indian team is hyped to the moon as if rest of players are amateurs.

I found it particularly funny when the commentators were hyping up India's supposedly exceptional fielding and a graphic popped up showcasing they were one of the worst fielding sides this tournament in terms of runs conceded. May be third from bottom, I cant remember. This is was before the England game and the silence in the commentary box was golden.

 

[topspin]

I remember hearing this, was pretty cringy ngl.

Yeah it's because she obviously fancies him.

 

[KingKhanWC]

The commentary in this tournament has been the worst of all time.

Isha Gua is pathetic, over does a straight drive for a single.
Manjraker, Rameez, Ganguly, Harsha, Akram and the Bangladeshi commie should never be allowed behind a mic. Even Nasser has lost it a bit.

Atherton, Holder, Pollock and Pommie have been good as they always are.

The ICC restricing commies is prob the cause along with Star tv.

 

[topspin]

The commentary in this tournament has been the worst of all time.

Isha Gua is pathetic, over does a straight drive for a single.
Manjraker, Rameez, Ganguly, Harsha, Akram and the Bangladeshi commie should never be allowed behind a mic. Even Nasser has lost it a bit.

Atherton, Holder, Pollock and Pommie have been good as they always are.

The ICC restricing commies is prob the cause along with Star tv.

Agreed + Sir Ian Bishop

 

[KingKhanWC]

Agreed + Sir Ian Bishop

Yes thanks, forgot about Bishop. Brilliant commentator who has great knowledge of the game and players while his bites are exciting when a wicket falls or 6 is hit.

I've been watching half of these matches on mute. We need just the stadium sound as an option without commentary.

 

[Saj]

The commentators are like robots.

You know what they will say and what they won't talk about.

Most of them will not say anything controversial or critices because they will upset the ICC and the broadcasters, as we found out with Michael Holding.

The likes of David Lloyd have not been chosen to commentate at the World Cup because they don't like to be told what to say.

 

[barah_admi]

Yes thanks, forgot about Bishop. Brilliant commentator who has great knowledge of the game and players while his bites are exciting when a wicket falls or 6 is hit.

I've been watching half of these matches on mute. We need just the stadium sound as an option without commentary.

Agree, I like bish and Pollock has been a revelation to me. Pommie as always has been knowledgeable and athers is probably the best of the English bunch but can be a bit grating when he has to tow the line.

 

[barah_admi]

I also have to add the kiwi Ian doul to the list. He has been pretty good. Not as well informed as say bish but he actually commentate on the game.. Which is the job funny enough

 

[ElRaja]

isa guha is a too otp. wasim akram is the most painful commentator ever. the only decent pakistani commentator is bazid khan.

miss david gower, hes a classy guy, doesnt over do it.

but at the end of the day the vast majority of the viewership is Indian and they pbly like this kinda commentary.

Yes thanks, forgot about Bishop. Brilliant commentator who has great knowledge of the game and players while his bites are exciting when a wicket falls or 6 is hit.

I've been watching half of these matches on mute. We need just the stadium sound as an option without commentary.

ive been watch cricket on mute for ages, unless its tests in england. id rather listen to music than modern commentators trying to sell everything.

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is least of the problems. All those players were praiseworthy. I have heard Hafeez getting lavish praise as well lol Wahab Riaz too.

 

[jnaveen1980]

It is better than wasim Akram reading

fifty for 2, run rate required 4.95, 15 overs bowled, whatever on the screen

 

[barah_admi]

This is least of the problems. All those players were praiseworthy. I have heard Hafeez getting lavish praise as well lol Wahab Riaz too.

When and where?

Hafeez got a lot of positive reviews after his knock v England and rightfully so but since then, he has been lambasted for silly dismissal after silly dismissal.
Riaz has actually bowled well in spots and carried his bat well at times, but he has never been spoken about like bumrah.

I understand it hurts when you read this thread but let's stay realistic please.

 

[jnaveen1980]

When and where?

Hafeez got a lot of positive reviews after his knock v England and rightfully so but since then, he has been lambasted for silly dismissal after silly dismissal.
Riaz has actually bowled well in spots and carried his bat well at times, but he has never been spoken about like bumrah.

I understand it hurts when you read this thread but let's stay realistic please.

Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah are some of the top players in the world. There is nothing over the top appreciating their effort in organizing a tough chase. They have done it many times chasing 350, 325. This was one was on track until Kohli played a loose shot. If Rohit, Kohli were to stay till the end England was never going to stop them from chasing this down.

 

[aqeelPK]

Kudos to the cameramen who find an Indian flag 10 streets across the stadium & spot an Indian among 20,000 fans in every match. They've the real hawkeyes. :clap

 

[Markhor]

It is better than wasim Akram reading

fifty for 2, run rate required 4.95, 15 overs bowled, whatever on the screen

Also, Player X "is the best FIELD-UH in the team !"

 

[Abdullah719]

Also, Player X "is the best FIELD-UH in the team !"

Bowler gets wickets "I spoke to him earlier today"

 

[Bewal Express]

I just enjoy the Cricket, couldn't care less what they say or don't say.

 

[ScotRaz]

You have to accept it from some of them as they are ex India players or they have Indian heritage but somebody please explain the Indian loving from Michael Slater last week

The game he was commenting on was Aus v Eng and he was talking about something and suddenly started his Indian team/player mcluvin. I remember watching the game and nearly had to double take as I thought I had skipped a channel to a different game

Everyones in for an IPL contract extension

 

[Hasan123]

The commentators are like robots.

You know what they will say and what they won't talk about.

Most of them will not say anything controversial or critices because they will upset the ICC and the broadcasters, as we found out with Michael Holding.

The likes of David Lloyd have not been chosen to commentate at the World Cup because they don't like to be told what to say.

Bumble doesn't say anything controversial anyway. He just has banter.

 

[Hasan123]

Lol the commentary is so over analysed on PP. Overall I don't think it's been that bad. The odd comments have not been great but don't think it's been that bad. But I don't like when commentators are biased to their team. At the end of the day it's still a job. The NZ commentators are good but they are very biased. We like to go gaga over Holdings commentary but when West Indies play he is so biased.

 

[Sherlock]

Isa Guha really is a poor commentator. Nothing new on how she reacted with Kohli, tbh.

The best commentators have been Manjrekar and Bhogle. Both terrific.

 

[Sherlock]

It is better than wasim Akram reading

fifty for 2, run rate required 4.95, 15 overs bowled, whatever on the screen

It's like they can record him saying something, take that recording and play it over and over again on all the other matches.

 

[gazza619]

Wasim Akram is a big fail as far as commentary is concerned. Dont mind him in post match reviews/interviews though.

 

[barah_admi]

Kudos to the cameramen who find an Indian flag 10 streets across the stadium & spot an Indian among 20,000 fans in every match. They've the real hawkeyes. :clap

You have to accept it from some of them as they are ex India players or they have Indian heritage but somebody please explain the Indian loving from Michael Slater last week��

The game he was commenting on was Aus v Eng and he was talking about something and suddenly started his Indian team/player mcluvin. I remember watching the game and nearly had to double take as I thought I had skipped a channel to a different game ��

Everyones in for an IPL contract extension ��

Slats looking after those dollars

Wasim Akram is a big fail as far as commentary is concerned. Dont mind him in post match reviews/interviews though.

Akram is a poor commentator but this thread isnt about quality but integrity. As far as I have heard, he is actually very balanced in his statements.

 

[kingusama92]

Ganguly is the worst.

How can you be so shamelessly biased? He got even worse when India was chasing.

 

[xbronze]

Ganguly is the most biased commentator out there. I have no problem with rest of Indian commentators. Ganguly is so cringeworthy.

Their bias sky rockets every time Rishabh Pant comes to bat. Pandya’s finishing ability is not much better than Mahmadullah or Braithwaite, yet the amount of praises he gets is out of this world.

Just curious, why aren't there more Pakistani commentators? Have wondered about this a lot.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I don't think i heard Alan Wilkins there. Someone who have impressive knowledge about under 19 players from different countries. He has a lot of player research material at his finger tips.

Brett Lee could have been an interesting addition. I like his commentary about fast bowling, fast bowler actions etc.

Brendon Julian is another guy who is decent

 

[jnaveen1980]

Ganguly is the worst.

How can you be so shamelessly biased? He got even worse when India was chasing.

You have not heard Harbhajan singh then lol He is the biggest cheerleader in the commentary box. Ganguly is also a cheerleader.

 

[Third Man]

Also, Player X "is the best FIELD-UH in the team !"

Lol. Also, "What a a shot/delivery/catch at this stage of the game". Another phrase he massively overuses is "under pressure". God, he's a pain to listen to.

 

[happydavy]

Watch the tv on mute, I do that. Simple.

Someone had posted a meme on Twitter - some indians want Shami to play
Some indians want bhuvi to play
Deep down all Indians wants star sports to fire manjrekar

 

[jnaveen1980]

For Indians this is not an issue. They air the matches in different regional languages. Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam etc. Actually regional languages are quite funny to listen to.

 

[light]

Ganguly is the most biased commentator out there. I have no problem with rest of Indian commentators. Ganguly is so cringeworthy.

Their bias sky rockets every time Rishabh Pant comes to bat. Pandya’s finishing ability is not much better than Mahmadullah or Braithwaite, yet the amount of praises he gets is out of this world.

Ganguly is one of the worst commentators we have had during this WC campaign. Each time IND plays, I feel like muting the tv just so that I dont have to hear him say the obvious and not add anything productive.

His comments are somewhere between the lines of:
Bowler is going to ball. Bowler bowled the ball. Batsmen takes a single. Bowler is going to ball again ... no sheeet sherlock, you don't say. I must have left my eyes in the other room -_-

 

[BDfanforever]

Ganguly is one of the worst commentators we have had during this WC campaign. Each time IND plays, I feel like muting the tv just so that I dont have to hear him say the obvious and not add anything productive.

His comments are somewhere between the lines of:
Bowler is going to ball. Bowler bowled the ball. Batsmen takes a single. Bowler is going to ball again ... no sheeet sherlock, you don't say. I must have left my eyes in the other room -_-

Where is Sunny? I dont think I heard him this World Cup. Also, Ravi Shastri used to be pretty good when he was a commie.

Get ready to hear both Ganguly and Atar Ali Khan on the same panel today.

 

[latecut]

You can keep criticising various ex player commentators based on your personal biases, but for me the worst commentator among all these ex cricketers is Athar Ali Khan. One cannot find a more cringeworthy commentator than him.

He has a huge chip on his shoulder. He feels that he must keep making rubbish statements every second that he is on air. He is always emotional and cannot put forth his points in a coherent manner. Worse, he is a born crybaby. Keeps on whingeing all the time, even when his team is doing well.

Whenever his team is batting well, he loses no opportunity to start praising that batsman and invariably manages to get his commentator's curse working on that hapless Bangladeshi batsman.

Whenever I find Athar Ali Khan on air, I change the channel and watch the telecast with Hindi commentary.

 

[Robert]

"This is a spectacle" - Nasser Hussian while India needed 80+ runs from about 40 deliveries with Dhoni and Pandya playing, neither hitting the ball clean.

"Kohli is providing a batting masterclass" - Isa Guha, as Kohli hits a boudary while playing at a strike rate of less than 80.

"Bumrah has been the pick of the bowlers" - Sauruv Ganguly, while there is a bowler with a five-for at the other end.

The above are quotes from various stages of the India - England game. I have provided the context of the situations that these cals occurred. They are biased and ridiculous.

When will this be eliminated from the sport? And hwo else found it both hilarious and sad?

Biased to whom, though?

 

[Mr.Q]

Ganguly is definitely biased. Embarrassing really.
If you’re talking about them mentioning the IPL, that’s because many of these commentators get to watch players from other countries closely during the IPL only and it’s a very big tournament. I don’t think someone like Simon Doull is going to sit down and watch a series of JAMODIs between WI and SL.

 

[Starky]

"This is a spectacle" - Nasser Hussian while India needed 80+ runs from about 40 deliveries with Dhoni and Pandya playing, neither hitting the ball clean.

"Kohli is providing a batting masterclass" - Isa Guha, as Kohli hits a boudary while playing at a strike rate of less than 80.

"Bumrah has been the pick of the bowlers" - Sauruv Ganguly, while there is a bowler with a five-for at the other end.



The above are quotes from various stages of the India - England game. I have provided the context of the situations that these cals occurred. They are biased and ridiculous.

It was like watching a broadcast of Showtime boxing, while the house fighter is getting thrashed but the commentators are tsill singing his praises with typical, nonsense cliches. This was one of the most embarassing commentary stints I have seen not just in this tournament, but just about everywhere. I know the control the BCCI exerts over Indian commentators, I know the pressure Sky puts on the English commentators to toe the line, I know the broadcaster is Star...yet this took levels of bias to something I have not heard before.

Kohli and Sharma essentially killed India's chase...by the time the last 10 overs arrived ,India needed almost 12 an over and yet Nasser kept talking about how this was a maruqee ficture, how this was a spectacle and how gerat a game it had been. If this is the sign of great games then Pakistan v West Indies must be the greatest spectacle of all.

I have often complained about cricket and its broadcasts, yet today was the disease at its worse. I understand they need to push the likes of BUmrah as a star, and that is fine in India and during the IPL but he can not be talked up as an exceptional bowler if he is not taking wickets, while the opposite end has a guy with 5 wickets and on a hat trick.

When will this be eliminated from the sport? And hwo else found it both hilarious and sad?

Sanjay manjrekar is the most pathetic i think..He doesnt talk about the game, Only indulges in meaningless talks with co-commentators. Doesnt talk about the game at hand..

 

[Mean&Green]

Man why complain you know how **** and valued a sport is if a nation like India owns it hence is the reason no body cares about this sport in the world other than Asians

 

[abdulrafay33]

Lol I remember in the match between England and India where Ganguly said "its first time when India has been under pressure in this tournament" which in reply Atherton said "Wasn't India under pressure against Afghanistan? "

 

[Mamoon]

Happens in every sport. The great players or the popular players get more recognition for their skills than average, less famous players.

Kohli is the biggest superstar in the game by a country mile, and he is bound to attract attention when he is at the crease.

Biased broadcasting happens for Pakistan as well - Amir, who isn’t a great player by any means but is certainly a very popular one, gets hyped to the moon by commentators for an average wicket while other bowlers are not talked about as much even when they bowl well.

This is just pointless bickering devoid of any ground realities.

 

[Energy]

Don't think Nasser is biased. He, out of all people provides good analysis of the game. I'm sometimes shocked as to how much he knows about Pakistan short-comings and he openly expresses it.

 

[jagatk]

BUmrah bowled well, in fact I think he was as good as Amir when it came to restricting runs but ify ou listened to the commentary (did you?) you would think Nasser and Ganguly had just seen a spell where he had taken 5 for 20. If this is the level of bowling we are discussing then Malinga's 4-for against England must have blown the Indian commies minds.

He gave away 26 runs in 5 overs when people on the other side including the guy who took 5 wickets gave away nearly 70 in 5 overs. That too on a small ground. Also shami might have got the wickets he was bowling full tosses, he bowled a lot better in the other games.

 

[Captain caveman]

He gave away 26 runs in 5 overs when people on the other side including the guy who took 5 wickets gave away nearly 70 in 5 overs. That too on a small ground. Also shami might have got the wickets he was bowling full tosses, he bowled a lot better in the other games.

Shami is the flip side of wahab.
Both take wickets but both can get hammered if bowled at the wrong time!
Shami needs to bowl at the start of the innings and wahab needs to bowl at the end of the innings!
Bumra and amir may not take that many wickets, but are hard to score of, at any time of the innings!
These 4 would make an awesome strikeforce!

 

[barah_admi]

Biased to whom, though?

It is pretty self evident from my first post and everyone in this thread has understood....what are you having difficulties with Robert?

 

[barah_admi]

Sanjay manjrekar is the most pathetic i think..He doesnt talk about the game, Only indulges in meaningless talks with co-commentators. Doesnt talk about the game at hand..

Everything form his voice to his look is annoying haha

 

[barah_admi]

Lol I remember in the match between England and India where Ganguly said "its first time when India has been under pressure in this tournament" which in reply Atherton said "Wasn't India under pressure against Afghanistan? "

That was such a classic! I almost jumped up and clapped Athers.

I think one of the Indian commies even mentioned how the game was "under control" against Afghanistan....even though they came within 11 runs of victory and stopped India from scoring big.

No idea what these guys are watching at the moment,

 

[barah_admi]

Ganguly is one of the worst commentators we have had during this WC campaign. Each time IND plays, I feel like muting the tv just so that I dont have to hear him say the obvious and not add anything productive.

His comments are somewhere between the lines of:
Bowler is going to ball. Bowler bowled the ball. Batsmen takes a single. Bowler is going to ball again ... no sheeet sherlock, you don't say. I must have left my eyes in the other room -_-

hahahaha

I actually do not mind someone who is...I guess, a "play by play" commentator but he is so inconsistent and is clearly restrained by the BCCI. Let us take the England game as an example again, he spent much of the last ten overs, while India were well behind the curve, discussing how it was still a close match etc etc etc Clearly working to continue the hype of a nonsense rivalry...yet as soon as the match ended, he started to complain about how slow Dhoni was or how the others couldnt take the fight to England. Why didn't he mention that while the game was going on?

 

[Shaddy86]

Having watched most of the Pakistan games at the ground, I'd say the option to just have the crowd sound would be amazing. The commentary has been cringey throughout and we should be allowed to choose different audio sources in the future. 15 years ago on sky you could choose from over 5 different camera angles Inc stump cam and crowd. It was so exciting to watch cricket back then and with time you'd think they'd further improve on that.

 

[JaDed]

Don't think Nasser is biased. He, out of all people provides good analysis of the game. I'm sometimes shocked as to how much he knows about Pakistan short-comings and he openly expresses it.

Massively biased against India.. which is ok so many are biased towards us..

 

[barah_admi]

Having watched most of the Pakistan games at the ground, I'd say the option to just have the crowd sound would be amazing. The commentary has been cringey throughout and we should be allowed to choose different audio sources in the future. 15 years ago on sky you could choose from over 5 different camera angles Inc stump cam and crowd. It was so exciting to watch cricket back then and with time you'd think they'd further improve on that.

I remember those days. It would be great to have those camera and sound options again.

Massively biased against India.. which is ok so many are biased towards us..

He has continuously salivated over Kohli, Dhoni andBumrah even when they have under performed or lost games...how is he biased against India?

 

[Saj]

Some of the post-match presentations are proper cringe.

It's like some of these commentators are cheerleaders and fans of the players. Instead of asking proper and meaningful questions, they just massage the egos of the players.

 

[sharmaji]

I wonder if there is any feedback that goes to these commentators. I mean, everyone else involved with the sport, the players, the coaches, even the umpires and pitch curators are accountable for something - result of the match, nature of the game, number of wrong decisions etc. They can see (and everyone can see) how they are performing and take corrective actions. I wonder if there is any such thing for the commentators; like a rating system. Do they have any kind of performance review? If not, they are not accountable to any outcome and thus say whatever/however they want. And it also creates cliques in the commentary circle where outsiders/fresh voices will find it difficult to enter. Does anyone know how the commentator system works? @saj

 

[Sunzi]

Mate.

Ganguly, Manjrekar - I wish I could mute them or find alternate commentary.

Sound is part of the occassion the game so it feels like too much of a sacrifice for these numbskulls.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Ganguly is just terrible

 

[Robert]

It is pretty self evident from my first post and everyone in this thread has understood....what are you having difficulties with Robert?

With whom you think they are biased in favour of. To meet it seems like deserved praise for excellent players.

 

[Zaz]

Ganguly is awful Just goes on game after game after game about how brilliant x,y,z is from the indian team

Hes a real definition of cheerleader and its horrid to listen to

 

[Saj]

I wonder if there is any feedback that goes to these commentators. I mean, everyone else involved with the sport, the players, the coaches, even the umpires and pitch curators are accountable for something - result of the match, nature of the game, number of wrong decisions etc. They can see (and everyone can see) how they are performing and take corrective actions. I wonder if there is any such thing for the commentators; like a rating system. Do they have any kind of performance review? If not, they are not accountable to any outcome and thus say whatever/however they want. And it also creates cliques in the commentary circle where outsiders/fresh voices will find it difficult to enter. Does anyone know how the commentator system works? @saj

I don't think they care really. As long as they are well-in with their bosses and still getting their gigs, they don't care what the public think.

 

[Mueez]

Meanwhile my opinion has changed about Isa Guha.

She has improved during the WC.

I absolutely love listening to her now.

 

[Pakpak]

Today was abysmal. Either total silence or total indifference about any boundary BD hit. They'd still be waffling on about something else.

 

[barah_admi]

Ganguly is awful Just goes on game after game after game about how brilliant x,y,z is from the indian team

Hes a real definition of cheerleader and its horrid to listen to

Ganguly is just a pro India cheerleader who hasn othing to say about the game in general.

Today was abysmal. Either total silence or total indifference about any boundary BD hit. They'd still be waffling on about something else.

I didn't get to watch today but I can imagine.

 

[sweep_shot]

Tony Greig would've made things better. Where is Bumble?

 

[Abdullah719]

Ganguly earlier today: "Come on India you can do this"