Change Indian cricket commentators

Apart from the fact that 'feudal' Indian commentators are backed by the Indian cricket board, what sort of quality commentary do they provide? Are they robbing us of entertainment from the country's biggest passion? Do they just collect their paychecks for virtually no services rendered, no improvement made? Can we get them to resign?

It's time somebody forced some Indian commentators to step down from the box. Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar and Harsha Bhogle add 'nothing to the picture.'

"Today, tell Dravid, how many km to walk on water" :(

With, Bhogle's "Just get a feeling that the game ...." , and giving a hard opinion by saying "I feel this youngster...." is he indicating he's played such a high level of cricket that he can mouth off like that?

Sunil Gavaskar, a pillar of Indian batting no doubt in the 1970s and 80s, is pushing his profile too far. Picture this, a batsman plays a shot on the legside for a boundary. When the replays come on, the pudgy Mumbai-ite goes "See how he brings the bottom-hand into play."

Boring :(

What bottom hand? It's obvious since both hands are holding the ball, a part of the bottom hand will come 'into play' for shots on the on-side.

Ravi Shastri's 'tracer bullet' comment has bored many Indians to a premature death. Yet he has the gall to not listen to what Nasser Hussain is saying in a recent argument he had. How much clout do Ravi and the likes want to convey because he's backed by the BCCI, one of the most powerful sports bodies in the world?

"That's gone straight as an arrow" :(

Some respite is there in the form of Saurav Ganguly. Dada analyzes the moments and definitely makes himself his salary's worth. L Sivaramkrishan, while not possessing any great repertoire at least has the decency to talk to his strengths and not venture into unknown territory.

A good analyst :)

Sanjay Manjrekar, while slightly better than Ravi and Sunil definitely does not belong there on a regular basis. Good new aspirants that must be tried out are VB Chandrasekhar, a former India player, who although not brilliant during the fagend of a long day is immaculate in diction, observation and grammar.

VB Chandrashekar worthy of a seat :)

Like the Anna Hazare campaign which rooted for a better Indian, Indians must also contribute their opinion on the entertainers. We need a change of guard in the commentary box.