An over-the-top media
Dileep Premachandran turns a critical eye on the frenzy-filled writing by the Indian media
Nishi Narayanan
25-Feb-2013
Dileep Premachandran turns a critical eye on the frenzy-filled writing by the Indian media. He writes in the Guardian:
"Bring the boys back home," said one, as though they were caught in some war zone fighting for national honour. Long on hysteria and short on fact, it was typical of the journalism without rigour that has become India's stock in trade.
Individuals who aren't aware of Glenn McGrath's achievements and what a full-toss is are sent to report on international games. Once there, they spend all day on the phone chatting to the office, discussing what 'spin' to give to the day's events. Once, Peter Roebuck and I asked a very earnest friend how much cricket he had managed to watch in between phone calls. His answer was revealing: "One over." These are the folk on location providing "insight".
Nishi Narayanan is a staff writer at ESPNcricinfo