kingkallis
International Coach
Some of my friends and clients from South India dont speak Hindi but they do understand it. In Yusuf or Praveen Kumar's case, they should be allowed to give such interviews in Hindi.Doubt it tbh.
Some of my friends and clients from South India dont speak Hindi but they do understand it. In Yusuf or Praveen Kumar's case, they should be allowed to give such interviews in Hindi.Doubt it tbh.
Well that might not be the case with everyone, there are quite a few who can't understand hindi imo. I might be wrong though. Anyways how are the non indian fans supposed to know hindi anyways? In this case say, NZ fans?Some of my friends and clients from South India dont speak Hindi but they do understand it. In Yusuf or Praveen Kumar's case, they should be allowed to give such interviews in Hindi.
On what basis are you saying that about Ashwin? Very much like what I see from him.An Indian club-spinner would look decent against this current NZ batting lineup in these conditions. Yusuf & Ashwin (to a lesser extent) will get murdered against a half-decent (and confident) batting line-up tbh.
Do you know all South Indian languages? If not stfu.They should
So is English, ffs.Most do. It is the official language afterall.
So South India > India?Do you know all South Indian languages? If not stfu.
English is not the national language Hindi is.So is English, ffs.
kk in not making any sense shocker.So South India > India?
And since when English became the language of South India?
No it isn't. There is no national language here. The constitution mentions no such thing, and there's even a High Court ruling to that effect. There are two official languages - Hindi and English.English is not the national language Hindi is.
If this does not make sense to you then its your problem, not minekk in not making any sense shocker.
Thats right. We do not have our national language. Its just that we kept hearing this 'Rashtriya bhasha' word @ the school and every time I hear it, Hindi comes to my mind!No it isn't. There is no national language here. The constitution mentions no such thing, and there's even a High Court ruling to that effect. There are two official languages - Hindi and English.
Right, India consists of 28 states, only 7-8 states have Hindi as first language. Only 40% Indians have Hindi as first language.No it isn't. There is no national language here. The constitution mentions no such thing, and there's even a High Court ruling to that effect. There are two official languages - Hindi and English.
Plus I think almost all cricket buffs are literate enough to understand english.Right, India consists of 28 states, only 7-8 states have Hindi as first language. Only 40% Indians have Hindi as first language.
According to 1991 cencus, 24% Indians have English as second/third language, thats 20yrs ago, literacy rate has dramatically improved. Current estimate is 35-40%. The figures include English speakers, but not English users. Had the English user number been included, then the total number would be well over 750 million.
The interview isn't for the benefit of the person being interviewed though; it's for the benefit of the audience. English was the right option.I said Yousuf Pathan should have been interviewed in Hindi because he was not comfortable with English, clearly. I said Hindi not because it is the official language, but because it is the language Yousuf Pathan speaks. If it had been R.Ashwin in his place, then the interview should have been done in Tamil, or whatever language he is comfortable with. That is all. This has nothing to do with one language being "better" than the other.
Like I said, they could have had someone translate in English, couldn't they ? Mahela Jaywardene has done it for Ajantha Mendis (Sinhalese/English). Yousuf Pathan would have been able to express himself far more clearly in his own language.The interview isn't for the benefit of the person being interviewed though; it's for the benefit of the audience. English was the right option.