Sidharth Monga : Gifted writer or Biased ****?

[martin88]

His latest article.

Cricinfo - A job well done by professional India

Excerpts:

India as a professional unit did what was required to win the series, as they were expected to. They showed early aggression in Hamilton, character and resolve in Napier, and circumspection, induced by their dismal overseas record, in Wellington. But the way they played the first two Tests is a serious warning to Australia and South Africa; they could play their natural flashy game, but they could just as well bat for close to seven sessions to save a Test.

I like his writing style and that for once, Cricinfo has an Indian-biased writer. However, it becomes jarring when the bias becomes overtly obvious and is at the expense of the opposition who did compete in the series.

 

[Uppercut]

I don't think he's being biased, credit's due in this situation. I'm not an Indian fan at all (i'm probably as impartial a cricket fan as you're going to get- but everyone has their prejudices) and i don't disagree with anything he said.

 

[rahul_m]

I don't think he has a prominent bias as such. His articles are quite well-written and gives credit where due. He may have a bit of a bias, but there are worse examples of biased writers that Sidharth almost seems to be neutral.

 

[oitoitoi]

I think you need more poll options, he's not incredibly biased (though he definitely has a bit of schoolboy hero worship about his writing) but he rarely dishes out any really harsh criticism. More centre leaning heavily towards India.

 

[HMas]

cricinfo is all about india and most articles are full of india this india that....

 

[oitoitoi]

cricinfo is all about india and most articles are full of india this india that....

Cricinfo is probably a bit more centred around India more than it is about other sides but that's because most of the interest in the game is in India! That said the coverage of Australian, English and South African cricket is generally excellent, it's county coverage in particular is great. It's coverage of Pakistani cricket is relatively poor because it's so badly organised, there aren't enough decent english speaking pakistani correspondents and it's too ridiculously politicised and corrupt to be interesting anymore. Also the Pakistani national team's decline in recent times hasn't helped things.

 

[Sanz]

He is not biased, his writting is just poor and the Kleenex stuff is just so much full of crap, it misses the point almost every time and focuses the story on idiotic things.

 

[Sanz]

cricinfo is all about india and most articles are full of india this india that....

Pretty sure RAW hand is behind this, May be they took your cloths as well.

 

[Trumpers_Ghost]

It doesn't come accross to me as being overly biased, although there are some writers on that website that can't hise their Indian bias from their writings.

That particular article was about the Indian team too, and not the series as a whole. If it was meant to be an analysis of both teams then it certainly was wanting, but I don't believe that this was the intention.

cheers

 

[Xuhaib]

Cricinfo is probably a bit more centred around India more than it is about other sides but that's because most of the interest in the game is in India! That said the coverage of Australian, English and South African cricket is generally excellent, it's county coverage in particular is great. It's coverage of Pakistani cricket is relatively poor because it's so badly organised, there aren't enough decent english speaking pakistani correspondents and it's too ridiculously politicised and corrupt to be interesting anymore. Also the Pakistani national team's decline in recent times hasn't helped things.

And you have all this in-depth knowledge while you are sitting infront of your laptop in your cozy little room all the way back in England.

 

[Xuhaib]

Pretty sure RAW hand is behind this, May be they took your cloths as well.

did they?

 

[Sanz]

And you have all this in-depth knowledge while you are sitting infront of your laptop in your cozy little room all the way back in England.

Don't know what you are trying to debate here ?

a. Are you claiming that Pakistan Cricket is very organized ?
b. Pakistani cricket is not politicized and corrupt ?
c. Or that there many qualified english speaking correspondents in Pakistan ?

 

[Krishna_j]

where is Rahul Bhatt of Pundits fame these days ?

 

[Jono]

Not sure if he's a good or bad writer, but the guy is damn annoying when he does Cricinfo ball-by-ball commentary. The furthest thing from funny, yet thinks he's hilarious. WAC

 

[Ruckus]

I love the title of this thread. Its like there is no intermediate option - he is either gifted or biased **** haha.

 

[Craig]

not sure if he's a good or bad writer, but the guy is damn annoying when he does cricinfo ball-by-ball commentary. The furthest thing from funny, yet thinks he's hilarious. Wac

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