The Ultimate Commentator Hall of Shame

[SillyCowCorner1]

Shane Warne's commentary is fake...just like his face.

 

[Prince EWS]

There's been more than one occasion where he's almost gotten into a full blown on-air quarrel with his commentary partner and kept taking snide potshots at them. Once with manjrekar and once with a nz commentator (maybe doull). Not sure if this is what Pews is referring to but it was really really awkward viewing.

Yeah and even when it hasn't actually blown up in such a way, it often seems like his fellow commentators have to really hold back to avoid it.

"**** of a human" is probably a bit far, but he's always seemed like a bit of a dick to me. He doesn't seem as bad anymore though - maybe he was just trying to emulate the Greigy/Lawry bants, overdid it, and has dialled it back since - and his actual insights and articulation are fine even if not outstanding. He still rubs me the wrong way slightly but he's a C+ commentator now at worst IMO.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

none beats the BD duo of:

 

[vcs]

Athar Ali Khan is a good shout.

Ranjit Fernando used to be horrible, if some of you guys remember him in the '90s.

 

[Pratters]

Ravi Shastri - the last guy who shouted at me in my living room came to a bad end of his occupancy in my living room.

Did you steal that guy's hair by any chance?

 

[Pratters]

Has there ever been a good Sri Lankan commentator? Feels like everyone from there is pretty ****.

Ranjith Fernando was so bad.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Sometimes I can't stand Jeff Dujon and Daren Ganga...but I always look forward to when each of them pairs up with the GOAT Bishop.The discussion is entertaining.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Haysman

 

[S.Kennedy]

Michael CLARKE. Has to inflect his VOICE at the end of every SENTENCE.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

none beats the BD duo of:

The cutting edge factor when they are together is unprecedented

 

[BoyBrumby]

Yeah he has to be the most annoying commentator I've had the mispleasure of listening to on a regular basis. FMD.

Two more Aussies I'll add:

* James Brayshaw - added nothing of significance, casted a really blokey shadow of the team and was a fairly toxic influence, didn't seem particularly interested in being more than a casual follower of the sport and just came across as not really paying attention to what he was meant to be calling.
* Ian Healy - biased as all buggery, kinda dumb and also had a really obnoxious sense of humour that looked bad on his commentary.

I'm sure I can think of more worldwide, but those stand out (other than those already mentioned) from those I've heard a lot of.

He's the worst I've heard. A little shocked it took 14 posts for him to get a mention, in fact.

Comes off as really snide and niggly, and, worse yet, makes it all sound like such an effort to be there watching cricket and being paid to pass comment on it, which would be most of the forum's dream job. & he manages to make it seem completely joyless.

 

[Pratters]

Mark Nicholas.

 

[vcs]

Harbhajan talking rot about the pitches in the last series and Nasser thankfully correcting him.

 

[Pratters]

@Harbhajan it's not Ben Stroke or Stoke or Jos Bottler either dude.

 

[Pratters]

Ian Botham. Another dire commentator. Never makes any points whatsoever.

 

[fredfertang]

Ian Botham. Another dire commentator. Never makes any points whatsoever.

Commentates in the same way he captained England

 

[S.Kennedy]

Commentates in the same way he captained England

Unfortunate schedule mind for a young captain. 9/12 v West Indies of 1980-1 vintage; 6 draws against that team and one of the WI victories was by 2 wickets (if it had gone the other way, England may have knicked the series) which is about as good as anyone could do against that team.

 

[Bijed]

Initially read the thread title as 'Hall of Shane', if that gives you any indication of my thoughts on the matter.

 

[fredfertang]

Unfortunate schedule mind for a young captain. 9/12 v West Indies of 1980-1 vintage; 6 draws against that team and one of the WI victories was by 2 wickets (if it had gone the other way, England may have knicked the series) which is about as good as anyone could do against that team.

Indeed - I'm not suggesting he was a poor captain, just an unimaginative one, but I don't blame him for that - young, inexperienced and his team's leading batsman, bowler and slip fielder - it was wholly unfair to give him the job and totally unrealistic to expect him to bring any flair to it

With his commentary on the other hand he's had years, and he still says the same things

 

[Gnske]

Didn't we already **** on our least favourite commentators earlier in the year and during the Ashes in another thread like this.