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There was a time when broadcasters had to be up to scratch in terms of certain basic requirements, especially when it came to having high-class commentators
Akhila Ranganna
25-Feb-2013
There was a time when broadcasters had to be up to scratch in terms of certain basic requirements, especially when it came to having high-class commentators. But now, sadly, there are quite a few misfits writes David Frith in the Indian newspaper DNA.
It’s one of the great sadness of our time that starry-eyed producers have an obsession for employing men (at a rumoured salary of £600,000 per year for some of the Sky commentators), who once played international cricket, as if this achievement alone guarantees not only a suitable voice for long-term broadcasting but a good grasp of the language too. Occasionally, this is achieved.
Akhila Ranganna is assistant editor (Audio) at ESPNcricinfo