Commentary Skills Quotes

To be a commentator, you must have a life outside cricket, too. If cricket is all that you know, then you would not be a great commentator.

With four women commentators, the IPL have shown they have faith in women commentators to do a good job.

It's actually harder than it looks to be a good pundit on the air. You've got to have stuff to say.

Andy Gray is a great pundit and a great co-commentator. I couldn't co-commentate for love nor money. I've tried but I just can't do it, so as an all-rounder I'd say Andy's much better than I am.

I was a huge fan of Shane Douglas and how he used the microphone during a match.

I think Bob Costas is terrific. He's so knowledgeable. He can talk about any subject, not just sports.

I've been fortunate enough to witness some of the biggest moments in football history mere yards away from the action, but I wanted to go out on a high rather than stay too long. I didn't want to get to the stage where people say, 'Oh blimey, Motty's lost it. He's getting the players wrong, and his voice is going.'

A good commentator is someone who obviously people like listening to, who gets the blend between description, entertainment and accuracy of conveying the event right. If you can do that in an interesting way, you are a good commentator.

Does Michael Cole deserve to take Jim Ross' place as a commentator?