{"id":4870,"date":"2008-04-21T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-21T02:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=2630"},"modified":"2008-04-21T08:05:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-21T02:35:00","slug":"what-do-cricket-commentators-say-when-they-reach-orgasm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/what-do-cricket-commentators-say-when-they-reach-orgasm\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do Cricket Commentators Say When They Reach Orgasm?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ans<\/b>. It doesn’t matter how they come as long as they come.<\/p>\n

Yes, I’ve been watching the Indian Premier League, and while the cricket is good, the commentary’s getting on my nerves. I wrote a few years ago<\/a> on how cricket commentary (and writing) in India relies so much on cliches, and things haven’t changed. Having said that, the danger of some of these commentators not using cliches is that they start talking nonsense. Yesterday, for example, I heard L Sivaramakrishnan say:<\/p>\n

\n

It’s a hard man’s game – that’s why it’s a profession.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This was during Extraaa Innings, and its host responded to this by saying “yes, yes, you are right,” or something to that effect. I had been prepared for a long evening a couple of hours before by Ravi Shastri saying that VVL Laxman is “an excellent slipper”, but Siva never fails to surprise you. What a guy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ans<\/b>. It doesn’t matter how they come as long as they come.<\/p>\n

Yes, I’ve been watching the Indian Premier League, and while the cricket is good, the commentary’s getting on my nerves. I wrote a few years ago<\/a> on how cricket commentary (and writing) in India relies so much on cliches, and things haven’t changed. Having said that, the danger of some of these commentators not using cliches is that they start talking nonsense. Yesterday, for example, I heard L Sivaramakrishnan say:<\/p>\n

\n

It’s a hard man’s game – that’s why it’s a profession.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This was during Extraaa Innings, and its host responded to this by saying “yes, yes, you are right,” or something to that effect. I had been prepared for a long evening a couple of hours before by Ravi Shastri saying that VVL Laxman is “an excellent slipper”, but Siva never fails to surprise you. 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