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November 4, 2013, 12:02 AM
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Anyone else embarassed by Athar ali khan?
It's cringeworthy to listen to his commentary among non bangladeshis... I find it hard to believe that no one in BD has decent cricketing knowledge and can also speak English accurately and without stuttering every 5 seconds.. my word let's not even talk about his biased commentary and lack of cricketing insights and common sense . Rant over
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November 4, 2013, 12:05 AM
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Why so serious mate? Just take a chill-pill.
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November 4, 2013, 12:09 AM
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who the hell are you? a bangladeshi?
i think athar is great and a decent commentator. we are proud of athar not embarrassed
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November 4, 2013, 12:10 AM
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A lot of other commentators like Ravi Shastri, Amir Sohail, Australian commentators are more biased. Sometimes he gets too excited but he is still much better than Shamim and has decent cricketing knowledge. I hope some of our current cricketers like Shakib and Tamim will become commentators after their retirement.
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November 4, 2013, 12:13 AM
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i think tamim can be a good commentator. shakib can probably give better insight but talking nonstop in commentary maybr difficult for him....
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November 4, 2013, 12:13 AM
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everyone is biased but we the bias just pours out of his mouth and everyone complaints about that.
Its just like Jeremy Fredricks and the other Zimbabwe commies. What a horror it was for TV viewers
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November 4, 2013, 12:17 AM
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But still better than Shamim. But I am not embarrassed, why should I? He is not representing us, is he.
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November 4, 2013, 05:15 AM
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Athar Ali is a decent commie....his English is ok and so is his accent. I dont know if you have seen him upfront, but he is also a well dressed person as well. I think personall the OP is being quite harsh on him.
He is biased to some extent, then again you will find all commies are when their national team is playing.
He has represented Bangladesh in international cricket so he doesnt lack cricketing insight. You got it totally wrong on this point.
Even Shamim's English is OK and so is his accent, however what is cringe worthy an embaressing about him is his slap stick jokes.
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November 4, 2013, 12:18 AM
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just because this is a bangla cricket forum doesn't mean only jingoistic views should be propagated here... even if you are more delusional than a BNP/ AL supporter, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that Athar Ali khan is arguably the worst commentator in cricket history... and that list includes people like sanath jayasuriya and navjot sidhu
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November 4, 2013, 12:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BrianLara7
just because this is a bangla cricket forum doesn't mean only jingoistic views should be propagated here... even if you are more delusional than a BNP/ AL supporter, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that Athar Ali khan is arguably the worst commentator in cricket history... and that list includes people like sanath jayasuriya and navjot sidhu
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thank you for your opinion and majority of us disagree with you.
all that other stuff u wrote about it being bangla cricket and jingoism... i didnt get it.
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November 4, 2013, 12:28 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BrianLara7
just because this is a bangla cricket forum doesn't mean only jingoistic views should be propagated here... even if you are more delusional than a BNP/ AL supporter, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that Athar Ali khan is arguably the worst commentator in cricket history... and that list includes people like sanath jayasuriya and navjot sidhu
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Arguably the worst commentator in cricketing history? Seriously? Do you know what hyperbole is?
And what's the point of getting your knickers in a wad and start bandying about insults about being delusional. I would hazard an opinion that your self styled comment "arguably the worst commentator in cricket history" is more reflective of delusion than anything else here.
And while accusing AK as being jingoistic, do care to look up the meaning of the word.
And I suppose you did not listen to the recent WI and Zimabwean commentators on our recent tours. Your list of "arguably the worst commentator in cricket history" will grow by leaps and bounds.
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November 4, 2013, 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Zunaid
Arguably the worst commentator in cricketing history? Seriously? Do you know what hyperbole is?
And what's the point of getting your knickers in a wad and start bandying about insults about being delusional. I would hazard an opinion that your self styled comment "arguably the worst commentator in cricket history" is more reflective of delusion than anything else here.
And while accusing AK as being jingoistic, do care to look up the meaning of the word.
And I suppose you did not listen to the recent WI and Zimabwean commentators on our recent tours. Your list of "arguably the worst commentator in cricket history" will grow by leaps and bounds.
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lol looks like most of you guys on this forum are mentally retarded.
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November 4, 2013, 12:36 AM
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lol looks like most of you guys on this forum are mentally retarded.
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so just because one doesn't agree with your point he/she is mentally retarded? yeah i can see who the mentally retarded is alright
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November 4, 2013, 12:54 AM
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lol looks like most of you guys on this forum are mentally retarded.
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You are an embarrassment. Atahar Ali khan is fine.
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November 4, 2013, 02:02 AM
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You are an embarrassment. Atahar Ali khan is fine.
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Ditto....he is 'the best' we got.
(Someone please close this thread)
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November 4, 2013, 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by BrianLara7
just because this is a bangla cricket forum doesn't mean only jingoistic views should be propagated here... even if you are more delusional than a BNP/ AL supporter, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that Athar Ali khan is arguably the worst commentator in cricket history... and that list includes people like sanath jayasuriya and navjot sidhu
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i have seem worst than him.. Atahar is a decent commentator..
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November 4, 2013, 12:19 AM
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I prefer Athar over Shamim, I think he's a good commie. Shamim can get annoying with those random phrases he throws out there lol. But I don't mind either in the end.
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November 4, 2013, 12:19 AM
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November 4, 2013, 12:22 AM
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I like him quite. He's passionate, he has some decent insights to offer compared to other bozos that force me to mute the commentary when they come on. What exactly do you find cringeworthy about him - as in he's not great, but why does he suck, in your view?
Not a pretentious and yet clueless git like Shamim anyway.
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November 4, 2013, 12:26 AM
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Athar had quite the funky outfit though when i saw him during the toss.
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November 4, 2013, 12:31 AM
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i have a question..why you guys dont like shamim?, i might be wrong but his English is better then Athar IMHO though Shamim is the Mullah of Commentary
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November 4, 2013, 01:48 AM
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i have a question..why you guys dont like shamim?, i might be wrong but his English is better then Athar IMHO though Shamim is the Mullah of Commentary
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tell me you are joking adnan bhai.. This man keep producing new new english word regularly by adding -ing/-ious etc etc whenever he wish..
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November 4, 2013, 02:25 AM
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tell me you are joking adnan bhai.. This man keep producing new new english word regularly by adding -ing/-ious etc etc whenever he wish..
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Shamim does speak good idiomatic English. It's just that people who are not first language speakers or have been brought up on centuries old (colonial legacy) grammatical constructs and idioms tend to have an issue with him. My issue with him is more to do with his being the reigning maharaja of obviousistan and his often vacuous and content free drivel.
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November 4, 2013, 02:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Zunaid
Shamim does speak good idiomatic English. It's just that people who are not first language speakers or have been brought up on centuries old (colonial legacy) grammatical constructs and idioms tend to have an issue with him. My issue with him is more to do with his being the reigning maharaja of obviousistan and his often vacuous and content free drivel.
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+1 to that! Gosh, he can go completely overboard often times
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November 4, 2013, 03:28 AM
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i have a question..why you guys dont like shamim?, i might be wrong but his English is better then Athar IMHO though Shamim is the Mullah of Commentary
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Yes shamim engliah is better but his knowledge about cricket is dreadful. Sometimes he doesn't even recognise our players including Shakib.
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