Harsha Bhogle is one of the finest commentators in cricketing history. He has been part of many iconic matches, and his words have gone down as sweet poetry to the ears of cricket enthusiasts. Bhogle’s fast reflexes and wittiness have also sent a laughter bombshell among the viewers at times.
Popularly known as the ‘Voice of Cricket’, Bhogle’s commentating career started at the age of 19 with All India Radio. The Hyderabad-born ever since has been ruling the hearts of cricket lovers through his exceptional commentating skills. Being a university cricketer himself, Bhogle has a deep understanding of the game and his ability to impart that to others with enthusiasm and perfection is what sets him apart.
One of the best football commentators, Peter Dury, recently expressed his admiration for Bhogle as well. On that note, let’s have a look at some of the best quotes from Harsha as the ‘Voice of Cricket’ turns 62 on July 19, 2023.
Top 10 quotes by Harsha Bhogle:
1) 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.
2) Cricket, like all sport, offers glory to few and a lifetime of it to even fewer. For the investment it demands, it offers short careers that end when people in other professions are starting to flourish.
3) Like an author, a cricketer signs his name on every innings he bats or bowls in; indeed for every cricket ball that challenges him on the field.
4) Sometimes your greatest strength can emerge as a weakness if the context changes.
5) Change doesn’t always mean progress, but the status quo isn’t always the best result either. It is merely the most convenient.
6) A monk’s extraordinary patience can be a hindrance to desperate decision-making.
7) Cricketers are made to feel that they are very special. That is okay as long as cricketers realise they are only as good as their last innings.
8) Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic.
9) Sometimes, quite out of the blue, sport will throw up a tender moment, when hostility ceases and an opponent is acknowledged.
10) Sports teaches you there is always a second innings in life. If you fail today, there’s a second innings maybe two days later. Maybe there’s another opportunity coming up three or six months later. If you look at mistake as learnings and commit never to make a same mistake again, then you actually get better with every mistake that you make.
