The death of the radio
Writing in cricketnext.com , Dr Narottam Puri laments the decline of radio cricket commentary in India and hopes private players would enter the market to shake things up.
Sriram Veera
25-Feb-2013
Writing in cricketnext.com, Dr Narottam Puri laments the decline of radio cricket commentary in India and hopes private players would enter the market to shake things up.
The job of a commentator on radio is to transport the listener to the playing field. What is required is the ability to paint a picture, through your words, of the playing field, the weather, the crowd and above all of the play, so that the listener is transported to wherever the action is.
Sriram Veera is a former staff writer at ESPNcricinfo