Tag Archives: Commentary

Couch Talk 144 with Dean du Plessis

Zimbabwean cricket commentator and journalist Dean du Plessis, who also happens to be visually impaired talks about his introduction to cricket and his love for commentary, and the mechanics of visualizing the cricket action in his mind’s eye and his … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 131 with Jim Maxwell, ABC Radio Commentator

ABC Grandstand commentator Jim Maxwell talks about his beginnings, learning the craft from his idol Alan McGilvray, the future of radio commentary, his forays in to TV commentary, his favorite player to commentate on, his colleague Peter Roebuck, amongst other … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 121 with Sanjay Manjrekar

In this episode, Former India batsman and current commentator Sanjay Manjrekar on dealing with expectations and batting failures, and the perils of criticizing Tendulkar. Sanjay is on Twitter: @SanjayManjrekar Download the episode by clicking here or listen to it on Sound Cloud. Read … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 112 with Mike Atherton

In this episode, former England captain and currently SKY commentator Michael Atherton talks about cricket captaincy and leadership, his transformation from a professional cricketer to journalist/commentator, and give his thoughts on the leaked draft of the position paper. Mike is … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 105 with Hemant Buch, TEN Sports

In this episode, Hemant Buch, VP of Production at TEN Sports talks about his career directing and producing cricket broadcasts, the expertise needed to be able to direct cricket telecast, the back and forth he has with on-air commentators and … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 96 with Tony Cozier

In this episode, the voice of West Indian cricket and a broadcasting legend Tony Cozier, talks about his beginnings, the art of TV and radio commentary, cricket’s role in the West Indian struggle for self-governance, his favorite commentary stint amongst other … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 86 with Harsha Bhogle

In this episode, cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle talks about the preparation that commentators do before matches, the quality of on air TV commentary, and also about the lack of discussion about spot fixing scandal on air as the issue surfaced. Harsha … Continue reading

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A Good Old-fashioned Cricket Broadcast

It was throwback to an earlier time.  A time when cricket was innocent and the pictures shot with cameras you could count with the fingers on one hand; Almost an amateurish feel to the angles and the switch to the … Continue reading

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For the love of God, Shut up Siva

Chris Gayle is in the process of distilling the art of batting in Twenty20 to a science and he is very close to perfecting it. Take it easy upfront, see off the gun bowlers, get the eye in, and then, … Continue reading

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Couch Talk Episode 39 with Harsha Bhogle

In this episode, cricket commentator, columnist and the face of Indian cricket commentary, Harsha Bhogle, talks about a wide range of things including his career as a TV commentator, quality of cricket commentary on TV, the intrusive ads during cricket … Continue reading

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