A cricket commentator should first describe the key match events and then connect them to the strategy or mental conflict underlying them. That is, the commentator explicitly tells the audience what the captain, batsman, bowler or fielder's purpose or problem is.
Some of the golden lines said by Harsha Bhogle…
When Sachin Tendulkar retired, he came up with this gem
Michael Atherton: It is England but India has more support in the stadium, and the pitch is completely assisting your spinners. Says a lot about our hospitality, right?
During Perth Test, Symond’s appeal against Tendulkar was turned down
Harsha on Misbah's performance being criticized by Shoib Akthar and other former Pakistani cricketers
There are so many common words we have observed in a live cricket commentary. Most of these words are repeatedly used by commentators like Danny Morrison, L Sivaramakrishnan, Ravi Shastri, Mark Nicholas, Simon Doull etc. Here is a list of such words.
- Edged and taken
- What a dolly
- Peach of a delivery
- Excellent Innings
- That’s placed in the gaps/vacant region
- That’s a screamer
- In the air, fielder coming underneath and taken
- Bowler appeals
- Excellent batting conditions
- Batsman tried a fancy stroke and threw his wicket
- The break cost him his wicket as batsman tends to lose some concentration
- Ball goes like a tracer bullet
- Magnificent Hundred
- Beautiful spell
- Damp conditions
- Bowl with a wet ball with dew falling
- Ball swings under the lights
- Cranking up the pace
- Straight down the ground
- That’s massive and out of the ground
- Nudge on the back foot
- Ball Chipped towards the Cover/Midwicket region
- Direct hit and umpire straightway signals towards the TV umpire
