tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715537.post116123378387821439..comments2024-02-23T12:49:59.960+05:30Comments on John P Matthew on Writing, Book Reviews, and the Writing Life!: Cricket Commentary Now and ThenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12219760381898565039noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715537.post-1162287229895322812006-10-31T15:03:00.000+05:302006-10-31T15:03:00.000+05:30:)thanks for the comment on my blog, john.u r kind...:)<BR/>thanks for the comment on my blog, john.<BR/>u r kind!Cleaning https://www.blogger.com/profile/15198495011293350764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715537.post-1161947106134496352006-10-27T16:35:00.000+05:302006-10-27T16:35:00.000+05:30Hi Raj,Thanks for the comment. Next time I will us...Hi Raj,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment. Next time I will use the mute button during "Extraa Innings". That way I can see the sphagetti top and not be bothered by the gyan.<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>JAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219760381898565039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715537.post-1161944730939297742006-10-27T15:55:00.000+05:302006-10-27T15:55:00.000+05:30John,Some issues here. a. Please stop thinking of ...John,<BR/><BR/>Some issues here. <BR/><BR/>a. Please stop thinking of extraaa innings as a pure cricket show but as an entertainment show. To my mind, the show was conceived to be able to draw a wider audience to tamasha around cricket.<BR/><BR/>b. Cricket commentators like Sanjay Manjrekar, Ravi Shastri, Geoffry Boycott, Tony Greig, Ian Chappell, Rameez Raja, Ian Bishop and L Sivramakrishnan are not bad commentators at all. <BR/><BR/>c. If you MUST watch extraaa innings and dislike what you hear there, use the mute button!<BR/><BR/>d. If you listen to commentary on AIR, you would be stunned into speechlessness much of the time!Cleaning https://www.blogger.com/profile/15198495011293350764noreply@blogger.com