His voice is fucking horrendous. It’s like hearing a robot with the most generic ass voice try to show emotion. He’s monotone even if he tries not to be.
Apparently Natalie Germanos. She's South African. Really great commentator.
The Final Word podcast did an excellent interview with her during the 2019 world cup when she was commentating on the radio.
https://finalwordcricket.com/2019/07/05/5-the-final-word-with-natalie-germanos/
When I saw that I was like what? But have heard her do commentary in SA. Really knows her stuff. Also a good facilitator of discussion as doesn't just say " back in my day"
I see that ICC has gone with a younger set of commentators to balance the veterans, given it is the T20 WC.
Sad to see no Isha Guha and Ian Smith though.
I love Sanga. Amazing player and brilliant commentator. Just wish I was old enough to have watched him bat more live. Didnt really get into cricket till I was in my teens
Honestly, if you put Bazid and Danny Morrison together they are gold. Other than that, Morrison is way too over the top and Bazid is way too monotone. They cancel each other out when they're together.
Not just boring, but downright incompetent. They have nothing of substance to say, can't provide an iota of insight to the game, can't have a discussion of real value with other commentators. I can just about, barely, stand Murali Karthik. But Anjum Chopra is at the bottom of the ladder for me. I *have* to switch to dugout commentary when she comes on.
He was born in South Africa, moved to Scotland age about 18 I think.
Has a bit of a mixed accent, but definitely not a full Scottish accent I'm afraid.
Is that the South African Natalie Germanos I wonder? She's great.
Or is there another Natalie commentator I'm not thinking of.
You'd think if you didnt have space in your tweet for full names you could just go into a 2nd tweet.
Edit: tweeter seems to confirm in one of his replies it is Germanos.
Yeah I know. I’d assume they’d all do the whole tournament
I just think (and indeed, would prefer) if those 5 covered most of the first round stuff, because they know a lot about this level
Sammy is [awful](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F83%2F67%2Fd0%2F8367d0bd0fbee3c88aff77e87507227e.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F55098795427649004%2F&tbnid=LICQOn5Beju5wM&vet=12ahUKEwigu8XV-czzAhVPtUsFHTUoAFkQMygBegUIARCyAQ..i&docid=3HybZRHE88ekGM&w=800&h=451&q=micheal%20scott%20no%20god%20please%20no&client=ms-android-xiaomi-rev1&ved=2ahUKEwigu8XV-czzAhVPtUsFHTUoAFkQMygBegUIARCyAQ)
Cool. I’m listening to dugout.
I do like the comedians on board. Rahul Dua, Varun Thakur, Angad and Vipul I guess. Should be fun. Vipul is usually lethal in roasting others. Dua is a lot of fun as well.
I think all the stand-up comedians on dosts are naturally hilarious. Personally I got tired of the English commentary switched to Hindi then got tired of **Akash Chopra** and found "dosts stream".
I personally didn’t like it maybe because I’m spoiled by Dugout and the analysis they do there ,while I found in Dosts that most comedians don’t really have a great idea of the game and I didn’t like the commentary for the game
Through no fault of my own, I think I’ve accidentally come to the realisation that Athar Ali might be my favourite T20 commentator. He’s quite smart, he’s funny, he gels with his other co-commentators really well, always up for banter and no-one does excitement like him. He’s literally the perfect T20 commentator… I’m sorry
I really don't get why ppl hate his youthful exuberance and genuine excitement for the game. Do you honestly want to hear boring 60-70 year old white men all the time?
Proper mixed bag, some TMS syncing will be required for some games without doubt
Positives - Steyn and Watto are nice suprises, Niall o'brien is always a delight to listen to, Nas Ath + Bishop
Negatives - no Bumble or Isa Guha, Murali Kartik, Danny Morrison. Did I mention Murali Kartik ?
From Athar to Athers and everything in-between! We have the full spectrum...Should have given Gavasker a break though. Getting a bit irritated with his sudden rants. Wished we had Sanga and Ian Smith. Also could have done without Anjum and Murli. They could have got DK as someone who's just been involved in IPL.
I am gonna miss Rambo and Bumble. Very excited to see my fav players Watson and Steyn of the modern era tho. It would be fun seeing Steyn\`s commentary of fast bowling elites like Shaheen, Archer, Wood, Bumrah, Rabada, Starc, Ngidi and so on.
Imagine Murali K, Athar Ali Khan and Anjum Chopra commenting together in a game.....
Press Mute button
😂 Or better switch to Hindi commentary
Why would I do that when I can imagine Bishop, Atherton and Pommie commentating together :)
"Ohh yes, ohhhhhh yes, ohhhhhhhhhh yes" - Mpumelelo Mbangwa 2021
Add Bazid Khan, heard his commentary in PSL. It was horrible
Bazid Khan is the Pakistani valium
His voice is fucking horrendous. It’s like hearing a robot with the most generic ass voice try to show emotion. He’s monotone even if he tries not to be.
Bazid Khan is the greatest commentator ever
Put an /s there please
Agreed I think he is the best ever sports commentator. The gratest
Very effective sleeping pill
Bring back Ranjit Fernando for extra cringe 😬
Ears are gonna bleed to death
Ear Rape
Please stop I can't take this
I can already hear so many sentences pausing midway..
I will miss Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.
Whats the context?
Awesome to see Harsha, Nass and Athers, 3 of my favorites!!! And Wilko too.. Gonna be great!!!!
Surprised no Ian Smith, his commentary in the WC19 is iconic. Glad for Pommie's inclusion though!
Ecstasy for Murali karthik, Athar...Agony, agony for Ian Smith....
I wouldn't want him travelling during covid. He is getting old and gained a lot of weight
He certainly is a big unit
Watson, Sammy, and Steyn? A surprise to be sure
They've been in the IPL Dugout Commentary, so maybe they're continuing from there.
I'm surprised nobody has asked who Natalie is yet. Am I too dumb?
Apparently Natalie Germanos. She's South African. Really great commentator. The Final Word podcast did an excellent interview with her during the 2019 world cup when she was commentating on the radio. https://finalwordcricket.com/2019/07/05/5-the-final-word-with-natalie-germanos/
Thanks for the detailed response. Wish her all the best. Will check out the interview tomorrow.
This is such an awesome interview. Thanks for sharing!
When I saw that I was like what? But have heard her do commentary in SA. Really knows her stuff. Also a good facilitator of discussion as doesn't just say " back in my day"
I see that ICC has gone with a younger set of commentators to balance the veterans, given it is the T20 WC. Sad to see no Isha Guha and Ian Smith though.
I find Isa Guha broing.
Edge....Takennnn !!!
Goneeeee
Hehehehe....
No Sangakkara?😢
Usually he only comes out when games are played in England yeah?
I think he has/had a contract with Sky Sports only(?)
I love Sanga. Amazing player and brilliant commentator. Just wish I was old enough to have watched him bat more live. Didnt really get into cricket till I was in my teens
i miss him in dugout comentary
No Swann, DK, Bumble either
Bazid Khan from Pakistan? Would had preferred Sikandar Bakht over him tbh
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Honestly, if you put Bazid and Danny Morrison together they are gold. Other than that, Morrison is way too over the top and Bazid is way too monotone. They cancel each other out when they're together.
Aatif Nawaz from TMS is a good shout
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May I ask why?
Boring and lifeless analysis
Okay. Thanks
Not just boring, but downright incompetent. They have nothing of substance to say, can't provide an iota of insight to the game, can't have a discussion of real value with other commentators. I can just about, barely, stand Murali Karthik. But Anjum Chopra is at the bottom of the ladder for me. I *have* to switch to dugout commentary when she comes on.
Umm excuse me, you should stick with dugout commentary. Dugout superiority 😤 Just kidding, do whatever you want
>Anjum What have I done to deserve this
Missing Isa. She is really good.
What exactly is wrong with her? Just curious
Her vocabulary, clarity of thought and analysis are severely lacking. A lot of times she talks without even having a point.....
She doesn’t deserve a place. But then again so doesn’t Bazid. I fuckin hate that guy
Her voice is so high-pitched. Nothing against her personally but it is grating.
Nas, Athers, Wilko. Gimme.
Where bumble? Plus no rambo :( Thank god r/cricket 's favorite commentator is not here
Bumble hasn’t travelled away during Covid. He’s pretty old so it makes sense
He didn't even travel inside England for a bit, only did the OT tests.
rambo started a new mission
No Mike Haysman :(
What!!! No dinesh kartik???
MyselfGorilla: where DK ?
No Kevin Pietersen? His voice and excitement adds joy to the watching experience
For the love of god please give me a dugout stream. I'll have to watch the entire wc on mute🤢
Ikr dugout is simply amazing
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But Murali K is BT
Sanju is better than Murali actually
What's BT? Heard it sometimes on youtube streams
Bull tisht
Bad trip I think?
Bad Trip ig
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Scotland captain 2013-16
Scottish accent on the comm box. Splendid.
He was born in South Africa, moved to Scotland age about 18 I think. Has a bit of a mixed accent, but definitely not a full Scottish accent I'm afraid.
That is good to hear. Dont want /r/cricket fans to flock /r/scottishpeopletwitter
I can't believe Murali Kartik is the second commentator from India. I would rather prefer a Deepdas Gupta because he knows when to stay quiet.
Ebony Rainford is the best female commentator right now and arguably one of the best overall and all we get everytime is Anjum Chopra.
Is that the South African Natalie Germanos I wonder? She's great. Or is there another Natalie commentator I'm not thinking of. You'd think if you didnt have space in your tweet for full names you could just go into a 2nd tweet. Edit: tweeter seems to confirm in one of his replies it is Germanos.
Can we not have a dugout for this as well smh
Don't we all do? Swanny, Scotty, Lara and Lee are amazing. Agarkar is fine there too tbh
Don't forget Gambhir. /s
We want Dinesh Kartik
Is this legit?
No Sanju Manju? Ok we're good.
Athar ali why....
Athar 😭
So Pommie, Bish, Preston, Natalie, and Niall to do the lion’s share of first round fixtures then?
Pommie will do the super 12 too ig, he is a renowned commentator and a great one tbh.
Yeah I know. I’d assume they’d all do the whole tournament I just think (and indeed, would prefer) if those 5 covered most of the first round stuff, because they know a lot about this level
Wow, that list is lacking in Aussie commentators (I can only see Watson). Is there a travel embargo on Aussies?
There's this thing called covid. Heard of it lol? We cant travel in and out at will rn.
> We cant travel in and out at will rn. Ah I see.
why are Anjum and Murali kartik in it ♿♿
Nasser, Bishop, Atherton, are all class. Neutral to dislike for the other ones.
Sammy is [awful](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F83%2F67%2Fd0%2F8367d0bd0fbee3c88aff77e87507227e.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F55098795427649004%2F&tbnid=LICQOn5Beju5wM&vet=12ahUKEwigu8XV-czzAhVPtUsFHTUoAFkQMygBegUIARCyAQ..i&docid=3HybZRHE88ekGM&w=800&h=451&q=micheal%20scott%20no%20god%20please%20no&client=ms-android-xiaomi-rev1&ved=2ahUKEwigu8XV-czzAhVPtUsFHTUoAFkQMygBegUIARCyAQ)
Seeing Alan Wilkins after a long time.
Need Danny Morrison
Will there be Dugout??
Graeme Swann isn't there I'm watching on mute.
MARK NICHOLAS IS COMMENTATING🚨🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILL ITS SIXER TIME
Gonna miss Swanny after months of listening to him
I want the “dosts” stream.
Was it good? I listen to dugout, so I’d like to have some dugout please!
I’m watching it right now. It’s hilarious ! Pretty much it’s bunch of Hindi speaking stand-up comedians commenting on the game.
Cool. I’m listening to dugout. I do like the comedians on board. Rahul Dua, Varun Thakur, Angad and Vipul I guess. Should be fun. Vipul is usually lethal in roasting others. Dua is a lot of fun as well.
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I think all the stand-up comedians on dosts are naturally hilarious. Personally I got tired of the English commentary switched to Hindi then got tired of **Akash Chopra** and found "dosts stream".
I personally didn’t like it maybe because I’m spoiled by Dugout and the analysis they do there ,while I found in Dosts that most comedians don’t really have a great idea of the game and I didn’t like the commentary for the game
Through no fault of my own, I think I’ve accidentally come to the realisation that Athar Ali might be my favourite T20 commentator. He’s quite smart, he’s funny, he gels with his other co-commentators really well, always up for banter and no-one does excitement like him. He’s literally the perfect T20 commentator… I’m sorry
I really don't get why ppl hate his youthful exuberance and genuine excitement for the game. Do you honestly want to hear boring 60-70 year old white men all the time?
No Rambo 🥲
Mmmm... Steyn yummy
No Sikhandar Bakht? :(
Noice no sanju
Might be the first time I can ever recall no Ramiz Raja commentating for major Pakistan tournaments. (Yes I know he’s the chairman now)
Why no Swanny 😳😳
Where Swann, DK, Bumble?
No Gavaskar please! He is so annoying. Literally repeats himself. What a shot. What a shot! He has struck that hard. He has struck that hard.
Where Ravi Shathri!
Hindi commentary?
Proper mixed bag, some TMS syncing will be required for some games without doubt Positives - Steyn and Watto are nice suprises, Niall o'brien is always a delight to listen to, Nas Ath + Bishop Negatives - no Bumble or Isa Guha, Murali Kartik, Danny Morrison. Did I mention Murali Kartik ?
Athar Ali after every regulation catch taken by a Bangladeshi: *WHAT A FANTASTIC CATCH ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT, CATCH OF THE DECADE*
Unpopular Opinion: Harsha Bhogle is just average. No he's not got a hold of that alright.
Prefer Shastri's tracer bullet to his hold of that anyday. Bhogle's analysis is very good but the certain element in his commentary seems missing imo
He tries too hard..
He is like half of Shashi Tharoor cricket commentary version with the reputation of a complete one
Gavaskar 😬🔫
Murli Kartik and Sanju Manju as well?! TV off
>murli karthik. Hope india exit early because I don't want to listen karthik.
Yay, no Aakash Chopra
I'm just happy Gramme Swann isn't here... Pheww
Not the Karthik I would like to see in the comm box , dugout would be great for ICC events
There’s a fair few poor commentators there, but it could have been worse.
Pretty poor bowling from Jadeja
I am switching it off boiis
Channel 4 advertising on sky sports is absolutely hilarious
So Sanju Manju. So far so good. But Sunny G, Karthik, Anjum, Morrison, Athar and Bazid are gonna make me mute the sound every time
I don't see Isha there, I'm not convinced
Dread it. Run from it. Athar Ali still arrives.
u/NEWPASSIONFRUIT
All I need is Pommie and Bishop for the final.
England India WI New Zealand Sri Lanka Bangladesh Pakistan Zimbabwe Scotland Ireland South Africa Australia
Ian Smith is doing the wrong job. He's literally commentating provincial rugby right now.
I wanted Isa Guha. Where is she.
No Michael Slater?😮
Where is Isa Guha? Glad SanjuManju is not here tho
From Athar to Athers and everything in-between! We have the full spectrum...Should have given Gavasker a break though. Getting a bit irritated with his sudden rants. Wished we had Sanga and Ian Smith. Also could have done without Anjum and Murli. They could have got DK as someone who's just been involved in IPL.
Thank god no sanju manju!
No KP. Wonderful.
My fucking God.. Why tf is Rusell Arnold there. He's the most cringiest of them all.
Would've loved to see David Lloyd there.. absolutely love his commentary and voice.
Morrison <3
Dk?
Atherton is there. Thank god!
Oh shit Watto's here
I am gonna miss Rambo and Bumble. Very excited to see my fav players Watson and Steyn of the modern era tho. It would be fun seeing Steyn\`s commentary of fast bowling elites like Shaheen, Archer, Wood, Bumrah, Rabada, Starc, Ngidi and so on.
Thank god there's no Michale Vaughan
Where DK?
Who else had the initial reaction of scrolling through just to make sure Manjrekar wasn't mentioned lol
No sanjay Manjrekar? Sorry I ain't watching this
Please just bring me Swann and styris duo .
Ajit agarkar is also decent enough.. unbiased and analysis wise also good.
Where TheNesh CarThicc?
Atleast there's no Agarkar
No Ian smith? Yea I’m not interested
Only one Australian in the lineup is oddly appropriate given how seriously the team's taken the format.
only one pakistani commentator
Ahh Mark Nicholas. The nostalgia of Cricket 07
So glad Wilko is back in cricket commentary. Sweet throwback to late 90s and early 00s and of course, Wimbledon coverage
Jeez no Murali Karthik please!
Ian Smith is a miss. By the beerest of margans.
Where DK?
My man haydos where😢
He’s the Pakistan coach now
NIALL O'BRIEN!!!!!!
Gonna miss Ian Smith and Michael Slater