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"That's huge... from Hughes."
Ravi Shastri muscles in on the poetry action
Oct 21, 2009
"Nannes again, with that rolling gait... he has this elastic, sinewy quality"
Jeremy Coney indulges in a spot of in-depth physiological analysis
Oct 19, 2009
"How well he has done... the shining knight on a white horse."
Put your dark glasses on, lest you be blinded by the incandescent imagery of Allan Wilkins
Oct 16, 2009
"He doesn't believe in sliding his bat in; he's a plonker"
Ian Chappell knows what Piyush Chawla is
Oct 13, 2009
"Harwood is striking the wood"
A rhyme, any rhyme will do for Allan Wilkins
Oct 13, 2009
"We have the Hindu new year coming next week, the Diwali, when gifts are exchanged... this certainly was one."
Sunil Gavaskar uses a cultural reference to explain a full-toss, because he's cool like that
Oct 10, 2009
"Forget the dosas, forget the idlis, focus on Uthappa"
Oh, Ravi Shastri
Oct 8, 2009
"That's a UFO flying over Johannesburg"
Alan Wilkins has a conspiracy theory that explains a Ross Taylor six
Oct 3, 2009
"That's one of his favourite shots - the cut on the off side."
Ravi Shastri takes pains to make clear that it is not Andrew Strauss's leg-side cut that he's referring to
Oct 2, 2009
"Hauritz has made Horlicks of that"
Bob Willis misses his nightcap after Australia muff a chance
Sep 30, 2009
"Nothing unfazes Ricky Ponting"
Wasim Akram suspects the Australian captain is a wimp and finds a novel way of saying so
Sep 28, 2009
"I know this must have been said many times before, but Ryder is riding his luck."
Sanjay Manjrekar pardons himself in advance for crimes committed against his listeners
Sep 27, 2009
"These players with limited international exposure are getting themselves totally exposed here."
Bob Willis is put in mind of cameras and Playboy models as the minnows of West Indies fold against Pakistan. Welcome back, Bob
Sep 23, 2009
"Virat Coolie... he's just so cool."
You'd think after all these days of the IPL Danny Morrison would have lost his talent for wretched rhymes. Evidently not
May 24, 2009
"People of India, people of the Rainbow Nation, people of the world, this is the final."
Ravi Shastri doesn't want the audience confused, just bleeding at the ears.
May 24, 2009
"It's not going to be easy. Because it's going to be hard."
Set Max presenter Samir Kochchar offers a watertight argument
May 24, 2009
"The IPL has been extremely well received in the IPL."
Ramiz Raja ascends the summit of commentary, where no Benaud has ever gone before
May 23, 2009
"I know it's cold but you don't have to look like an animal."
Not quite Sydneygate, but close. Ramiz Raja gets a zing in at Danny Morrison, who is in a beanie, immediately after Ravi Shastri accused Morrison of wearing a "monkey cap"
May 23, 2009
"The crowds have come to know about the match situation."
Ramiz Raja delivers a piercing insight after the scores are level at the end of the second innings in the first IPL semi-final
May 23, 2009
"This is in support of children and AIDS"
The two captains in the first IPL semi-final were probably not thrilled to hear from Ravi Shastri that the awareness bands they wore to the toss were, in fact, in support of a deadly disease
May 22, 2009
