Has the standard of Radio and TV cricket commentary deteriorated with the advent of a lot of former Test cricketers who have no expertise in the field?
As a listener of cricket through BBC,Radio Australia,All India Radio and Radio Pakistan from the early sixties to the present day TV commentary ,I feel that the present crop of commentators are well below standard when compared with the likes of John Arlott,Alan Mcgilvray,Brian Johnston,Henry Blofeld,CMJ,Jim Maxwell etc.
Former Test cricketers as expert commentators are all right as long as they are the likes Trevor Bailey,Fred Trueman or Geoff Boycott.But as regular commentators most of the present crop are crap
Any thought on this?
As a listener of cricket through BBC,Radio Australia,All India Radio and Radio Pakistan from the early sixties to the present day TV commentary ,I feel that the present crop of commentators are well below standard when compared with the likes of John Arlott,Alan Mcgilvray,Brian Johnston,Henry Blofeld,CMJ,Jim Maxwell etc.
Former Test cricketers as expert commentators are all right as long as they are the likes Trevor Bailey,Fred Trueman or Geoff Boycott.But as regular commentators most of the present crop are crap
Any thought on this?