Tuesday, February 24, 2004

Who would you prefer?

When it comes to cricket commentary, who would you prefer, Mandira Bedi or Rameez Raja?
Mandira Bedi may sound like a simpering floozy. But she actually makes sense,
and even has the decency to keep her mouth shut most times. Added plus: she doesn not
grace the commentary box. But she won't be seen during the Indo-Pak series. Ten Sports has
decided to eschew Bedi in the interests of 'serious' cricket (clap clap).

We do have a problem though. That warped, evil man called Rameez Raja will be in the commentary box.
I suppose that's better than having Raja AND Amir Sohail together. The two of them together would make Richie
Benaud, the father of cricket TV commentary turn in his grave. Never mind if he isn't dead yet. And certainly it is
better than having Raja and Sohail with Shaqoor Rana umpiring.

But here we're just rationalizing the whole thing. Rameez Raja is plain bad and cannot give a straight view on anything.
When Pakistan is winning, they're the best team in the world. And when they're losing, he begins to play selector, which
he is being Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.

It's quite disgusting. I'd prefer ad breaks.

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