"For his effort he got 'Bravo!' on the big screen. When Bravo does it next time, he'll get 'Smitho!'"

Sunil Gavaskar is overwrought after seeing Steven Smith's flying save at the boundary at Eden Gardens

"What a warm response from the crowd. They're sitting in the sun here with no shade whatsoever."

Ramiz Raja heats up the IPL commentary with his witticisms

"He didn't take his eyes off it even for a nano-second."

The IPL forces players to raise their game, and Sunil Gavaskar's vocabulary is up to the task

"It's Batman Robin, here tonight."

Danny Morrison gives you two superheroes for the price of one while describing Robin Uthappa

"It's not funny when you're hit on the hot spot."

The charming and erudite Ravi Shastri finds a way of explaining to the entire family that getting a ball in the crotch is - contrary to what we all thought - not amusing

"Lyon was allowed to bowl like a lion."

The opportunity to pun with references to wildlife? Ravi Shastri won't disappoint

"The Cool & Cool Cup is looking pretty cool."

Multitasking amateur poet Ramiz Raja fulfils his commercial obligations

"You can only be out caught if you hit the ball in the air."

Don't have the cricket laws at hand? Jeff Dujon will help you out

"No matter at what speed the ball crosses the boundary, you get only four runs."

Sunil Gavaskar lays down the law

"There are two young men at the crease, one younger than the other."

Let no one say Ian Bishop is stingy with details

"He is calm as a cucumber."

Ace horticulturist Ramiz Raja puts his finger on the secret of Misbah-ul-Haq's success

"Mumbai Indians are running like kamikaze pilots."

The pressure of the Champions League final gets to Harsha Bhogle

"It's judgement day for Bangalore. There are two Daniels out there."

The Champions League game between Royal Challengers and South Australia makes Harsha Bhogle go biblical

"He's been a wonderful player for India, Rahul Dravid."

That's telling the ignorant hordes. You go, Ravi Shastri

"Twelve overs to go... after this, 11"

Wasim Akram doesn't miss a trick

"That's a glorious appeal."

The momentousness of the 2000th Test has clearly got to Alan Wilkins

"Both are like reserve banks: absolutely safe"

Sunil Gavaskar likes what he sees of the slip catching of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman

"He's got bustle, he's got muscle and his name is Russell"

Tony Cozier has a cheerleading chant for Andre Russell

"You could say it was a Mishra to him"

Jeff Dujon has himself a chuckle as he agrees with co-commentator Fazeer Mohammed that Carlton Baugh didn't know much about the delivery that got him out

"Super, super Kamaal Karbonn."

Abhimanyu Mithun's stunning catch at the boundary gets Ravi Shastri giddy enough to mix up a plug