TRANSISTOR COMMENTARY:
In order to save my eyes, I switch on
my ten year old Chinese transistor whenever there is a cricket match between
India and any other country in India. The reason being funny- because when
India bats the commentators go on giving advice about how to leave outside off
stump balls and punish loose ones. When a wicket falls there will be pin drop
silence from the commentary box and also from the gallery but if a four or six
is being hit my transistor station gets changed due to the noise vibration. The
batsman got out to a rank bad shot as if the bowlers can’t dismiss Indian
batsman with good delivery. If Gavashkar is commenting he will give verbal
coaching to the listeners or TV viewers, if he is in TV box. He puts forward
certain arguments against the touring side just to show how patriotic he is and
how they were treated in 1970’s in those countries. Commentators decide when to
declare or to put up a huge score so
that the match ends in a draw and India keeps the lead 1—0.
When touring batsman gets out the
ball is described as ball of the match & I have to adjust the band once
again. Foreign batsman gets out to good deliveries where as our batsman due to
wrong judgments. The bowlers are advised how to bowl to certain batsman as if
the captain has a ear phone. If the touring batsman score the bowlers are blamed
not the talent of the batsman are not recognized. At times the Hindi
commentators appear to be crying after the fall of an India wicket. No
commentators tell that the pitch is an under prepared one or a dead wicket.
Market place looks deserted if India is marching towards victor in a day night
matches. If large numbers of crackers (now they huge high decibel bombs) at
night, means the game is over and India has own. If one can listen to his
breath then India is losing badly. Very few true lover of this wonderful game,
watch matches being played in other countries where Indian team is not
involved.
I enjoy these parts of a match where
Indian team is involved not on the result after all it’s a game not war.
Sanjoy Satpathy
Ulta Admi
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