Saturday, 12 April 2014

MUNICH, GERMANY - APRIL 09: Arjen Robben of Bayern Muenchen scores his team's third goal during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final second leg match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Manchester United at Allianz Arena on April 9, 2014 in Munich, Germany.  (Photo by Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images)


Bayern Munich continued on their quest to defend their Champions League crown with a decisive victory over underdogs Manchester United.

Patrice Evra opened the scoring with a cracker before Mario Mandzukic, Thomas Muller and Arjen Robben sealed the tie for the Bavarian side.

Manchester United travelled to the Allianz Arena needing to scor against Pep Guardiola's Bundesliga champions if they wanted to make it into the last four of the Champions League. A section of the stadium's seats was closed down, a sanction placed on the holders after a homophobic banner was displayed during the Arsenal game.

David Moyes could look to other English clubs and their travels to Germany as Manchester City this year, Arsenal the year before, and Chelsea have beaten Munich on their ground - Chelsea most significantly did it to win the Champions League trophy in the 2011-12 season. 

The visitors were boosted by Wayne Rooney returning to the side after missing the weekend and Patrice Evra's return to the starting lineup, whilst Munich brought in Mandzukic, Dante and Mario Gotze for the suspended Bastian Schweinsteiger and Javi Martinez, and Rafinha.

Bayern put their opponents under predictable early pressure, but they were thwarted off by United in the early stages. Guardiola bemoaned the defensive and counter attack outlook favoured by Moyes last week, but it almost paid dividends as Rooney latched onto a hopeful Valencia pass in the early goings. However, the England international was crowded out in the Bayern penalty area.

Rooney and Valencia did combine to net a goal after a tight first 15 minutes, but the goal was correctly adjudged to be offside. David Moyes would watch on hoping that they could manage to produce similar attacks again.

Aside from a few dangerous runs from Robben cutting in from the right, Manchester United made it to half time scoreless with David de Gea not having to make a save. The United number one watched a lot of speculative efforts fly wide of his goal. The later it remained goalless, the more hope United had that a goal would prove to be crucial. But, as much as Bayern did not look like scoring in the first 45 minutes, they did not look like they would concede either.

The second half began much the same, with Bayern's pressure failing to amount to anything in the scoreline. However, it was Manchester United who ignited the match on the night with a precious away goal.
Manchester United fans dared to dream
Manchester United Fans Dared To Dream

Just 12 minutes after the restart, great work from Valencia on the right allowed the Ecuadorian winger to swing his cross in to the danger area. It bounced at the feet of Patrice Evra on the edge of the area and his first time effort was sweetly struck, kissing the underside of the crossbar on its way in for the crucial away goal.

The lead lasted less than a minute as Bayern equalised almost straight from kick off. It was a Gotze cross from the left that Mario Mandzukic stopped low to head past De Gea - 22 seconds after the restart - for his 24th goal of the season.

With just over 20 minutes to go, after wave upon wave of attack, Thomas Muller bagged Bayern's second of the night. Robben latched onto a dropping ball in the United area and his fizzed low cross was diverted by Muller to set up a gripping finale as extra time would no longer be possible if Manchester United were to score again.

The visitors' goal seemingly woke up Bayern's killer instinct as Arjen Robben waltzed past two United defenders and his shot took a slight deflection off the outstretched Nemanja Vidic nestling into de Gea's bottom corner, despite his best efforts to get there. 76 minutes were on the clock by this stage with the defending champions likely on their way into the semi-finals. 

Manchester United played their last Champions League match for at least a year, after 18 consecutive seasons, as 4th place is only a mathematical possibility rather than a realistic one at this stage. Bayern march on as strong favourites going into an eagerly awaited draw on Friday with Real Madrid, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid waiting.

Bayern Munich: Neuer, Lahm, Dante, Boateng, Alaba, Kroos, Ribery, Robben, Gotze (Rafinha 64), Muller (Pizarro 84), Mandzukic

Manchester United: De Gea; Jones, Smalling, Vidic, Evra; Fletcher (Hernandez 75), Carrick; Valencia, Rooney, Kagawa; Welbeck (Januzaj 80)




There are some incredibly talented footballers in the Premier League. However some of these footballers have some incredibly hot wives and girlfriends too. After some long hours debating and researching this topic, here are our results.
Also, since all of these ladies are fantastic, the rankings are in no particular order

10. Lorena Bernal

   2 / 11 
Lorena Bernal is the wife ofMikel Arteta. The spanish midfield maestro has been with Miss Spain 1999 for quite a while and she definately matches his artistry on the pitch with her own artistry off the pitch.






9. Sam Cooke

 3 / 11
Sam Cooke is the girlfriend of Manchester United defenderChris Smalling. Sam is an English Glamour model and Page three girl and has appeared in numerous British “lads mags”. She obviously has the looks for it.







8. Polly Parsons

 4 / 11
Polly Parsons is the girlfriend of Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen. Although going through a bit of a recent slump on the pitch, he seems to be doing very well off it.








7. Sophie-Leigh Adam

 5 / 11
Sophie is tied to Charlie Adam. Apparently she is the one who helped him decide to move to Liverpool from Blackpool, but we are sure that her looks could make him settle anywhere.








6. Frankie Sandford

 6 / 11
Although Wayne Bridge is playing for Brighton, he is there on loan from Manchester City which makes Frankie Sandford eligible for our list. Frankie shot to fame with 'The Saturdays' but also makes our list due to being incredibly hot.






5. Tanya Robinson

 7 / 11
Tanya Robinson is the wife of Sunderland defender Phil Bardsley. While Bardsleys career has not been spectacular the same can not be said about his wife. Absolute stunner in our opinion.







4. Helen Flanagan

 8 / 11
Helen Flanagan is the girlfriend of Manchester City winger, and benchwarmer,Scott Sinclair. She rose to fame through Coronation street and recently went on 'I am a celebrity' to the nations delight.







3. Abbey Clancey

 9 / 11
Abbey Clancy started datingPeter Crouch in 2006 and the couple married in 2011. Not much needs to be said about Clancy. If her husband wasn't a footballer, one could wonder if he would have ever met her. I think he sums it up pretty well himself.





2. Natalie Suliman

 10 / 11
Natalie Suliman is the girlfriend of Fulham wingerKieran Richardson. Richardson accredits her for turning his life around while it lay at tatters on the Old Trafford floor.








1. Katsia Zingarevich

 11 / 11
Although not the wife of a footballer, we thought Katsia Zingarevich should be included as the wife of a Premier League team owner. This lovely lady is married to Reading owner Anton Zingarevich, and had to be included into this list for obvious reasons.




 james DeGale left Frank Warren Promotions to join Hennessy Sports in September 2012 after being informed that they would give him a path to try to earn a shot at competing for a world title.
Despite the British super-middleweight growing frustrated with the quality of his six bouts under the Hennessy name, Mick Hennessy, the man in charge of the stable, has contributed to DeGale moving into a mandatory position for the WBC strap while helping agree a deal to fight in a final eliminator for the IBF belt.
However, in terminating his contract with Hennessy to link up with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Sport, has DeGale made the right choice in switching promoter for the third time in his 19-fight career?
Hennessy have never claimed to hold the same financial muscle as some of the leading promoters in the world, leaving them to broadcast their bouts on Channel Five in arenas unable to meet the attendances achieved by its bigger-spending rivals.
However, Hennessy's stable is far from an unknown quantity on the global scene, with Tyson Fury taking the role as their headline act, and the company have offered loyalty and backing to their top fighters while giving them the platform to top the bill at their shows.
British boxer James DeGale celebrates his win over Piotr Wilczewski on October 15, 2011
The growth of the group has always been hindered by Hearn's relentless approach to acquiring the biggest names in the country, something which can be applauded or criticised, but can Hearn match the money that he is prepared to put on the table with the loyalty that a fighter deserves?
Hearn has done wonders for the sport in this country and Matchroom are achieving fantastic numbers in the ticket office. Anyone outside the company - whether that be promoters or fighters - will no doubt cast a glance in Hearn's direction with envious eyes as he continues to grow his stable to a point where him becoming the sole big-time promoter in Great Britain becomes a growing possibility.
But it will get to a stage, if it hasn't done so already, where Hearn will be promoting boxers in bouts who he doesn't believe are going to succeed. Take Nathan Cleverly, for example. The Welshman has been acquired to secure a domestic rematch with Tony Bellew at cruiserweight, but does Hearn think Cleverly will win that match? No, he doesn't. His loyalties are with Bellew.
DeGale has thrown himself into a similar situation with Carl Froch and George Groves. While the money that has been offered to him is arguably too good to turn down, and the chance to compete at Wembley is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity, Hearn does not believe that DeGale can beat either Froch or Groves. He will speak about DeGale being a live contender in either match, but does he believe that DeGale can overcome either of the men that are seven weeks away from headlining the biggest night of boxing that Great Britain has ever seen? His heart will tell him no.
The movement of DeGale from Hennessy to Matchroom has moved at such a pace that the Londoner has potentially seen the pound signs and is throwing all of his eggs into one basket in an attempt to justify his undeterred stance that he could beat either Froch or Groves.
Carl Froch and George Groves go head to head after a press conference at Wembley Stadium on March 10, 2014
But what becomes of DeGale if he fails to beat Brandon Gonzales in seven weeks' time, or if he slumps to a convincing loss to either Froch or DeGale at the end of the year? What will Hearn have up his sleeve to reignite his career if it suffers a second setback before he has claimed a world belt?
The reality is that if DeGale can't beat both Gonzales and one of Froch or Groves, he leaves himself open to becoming expendable. The same can be said of Cleverly. If he doesn't beat Bellew, then Hearn doesn't lose out. Bellew progresses on to bigger and better things and Cleverly is left on the scrapheap with Hearn having to decide whether he spends a further 12 months in trying to improve his stock in the division.
It can be argued that DeGale and Cleverly are simply business purchases by Hearn to ensure that the domestic fights that he is desperate to put together go ahead at the right time. He doesn't need to get involved with negotiating television deals with rival broadcasters or fight terms with rival promoters. Talks can now go smoothly to make the matches that he wants to on his broadcaster, Sky Sports.
Hearn cannot be criticised for that. In fact, from a business perspective, it's the clever route to take, but it leaves fighters like DeGale at risk of having to make a U-turn on their previous decisions to leave either Frank Warren Promotions or Hennessy Sports.
DeGale's destiny remains in his own hands. If he is successful, he will reap the rewards that he deserves, but one setback could have a stinging effect on his career and his ability to gain a long-standing promoter in this country.

Sports films aren't just for sports fans. You don't have to know the difference between a home run and a touchdown to get swept into the thrill of competition or connect with a protagonist thwarting defeat. We're all just trying to win — or at least not lose too badly.
Whether they're about karate or hockey, triumphant underdogs or washed-up losers, we wave a big foam finger for these 10 best sports films.
10. "Bull Durham" (1988):
Scene from 'Bill Durham'
Kevin Costner stars as Crash Davis, a veteran catcher aging his way out of the minor leagues with the Durham Bulls in Durham, N.C., where he's mentoring a rookie phenom pitcher named Nuke LaLoosh (Tim Robbins). They spend the season vying for the affections of Annie (Susan Sarandon), a baseball groupie who chooses one player to be her lover each season. No-strings-attached sex with a baseball-obsessed and never-sexier Sarandon is a pretty ludicrous male fantasy, but it's a sexy one all the same.
9. "The Karate Kid" (1984): "Rocky" director John G. Avildsen revisited triumphant-underdog sports narratives and delivered a movie that has made as many indelible contributions to pop-cultural consciousness as "Rocky" (albeit goofily '80s ones). Ralph Macchio is bullied mama's boy Daniel Larusso, whose dust-ups with the karate-chopping bad boy at his new school persuades his apartment's handyman-cum-sensei, Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita), to take him under his martial-arts tutelage. That, or the whole "wax on, wax off" thing was a ploy to trick the neighbor kid into waxing his car.
8. "The Bad News Bears" (1976): Kids sports movies tend to be unbearable. But not when Walter Matthau is involved. Lovably irascible as ever, he plays Morris Buttermaker, an drunken former minor-leaguer recruited to coach the worst team in a super competitive California little league. Finding himself saddled with a team beyond redemption, the unorthodox coach recruits sharp-tongued Tatum O'Neal and motorcycle-riding troublemaker Jackie Earle Haley to inject the team with some talent. It has just the right mix of sugar and salt. Plus, adults saying totally inappropriate things to kids is never not funny.
7. "Hoosiers" (1986): A lot of movies have been made in its image, but "Hoosiers" remains the apotheosis of the feel-good, triumph-of-the-underdog sports flick (no wonder it's from director David Anspaugh, the same guy who gave us "Rudy"). With an alcoholic Dennis Hopper as his wingman, a disgraced Gene Hackman overcomes local prejudice and coaches a small-town 1950s Indiana team to the championships. The team's meteoric rise to greatness is perfectly predictable, but in a comfort-movie sort of way; it's the cinematic equivalent of eating a big piece of mom's apple pie.
6. "Slap Shot" (1977): There aren't many good hockey films; the sport gets the short shrift in film and in life. But "Slap Shot" is a classic of clever low-brow humor, a crass comedy that grins through bloody teeth. Paul Newman plays Reggie Dunlop, the aging coach of the Charlestown Chiefs, a minor-league team in a Rust Belt town in decline. In most sports movies, a down-and-out team in a depressed town would lead to uplifting underdog heroics courtesy of a flawed but fearless leader. But there's no feel-good heroism here; instead, the Chiefs recruit a trio of goons and introduce violence into their playbook. It's vulgar just the way a sports movie — especially one about hockey — should be.
5. "The Wrestler" (2008):
Director Darren Aronofsky made brilliant use of whatever it is that's happened to Mickey Rourke's face over the years by casting him as Randy "the Ram" Robinson, an aging pro wrestler with a host of health problems and an estranged daughter. Filmed with scrappy, handheld camera work and outfitted with production design that's as grimy as the strip clubs and trailer parks Randy frequents, the movie feels like a primal howl of pain and regret. And it brings enough pathos to the world of professional wrestling to make Guns N' Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine" bring a tear to your eye.
4. "Hoop Dreams"(1994): How could a three-hour documentary about a pair of high-school basketball players be so riveting? What was initially intended to be a 30-minute short film for PBS transformed into an engrossing epic and (relative) box-office hit, following two disadvantaged Black teenagers — William Gates and Arthur Agee — as they're chewed up and spit out of the system while they chase their quickly dwindling dream of landing a career in the NBA. It ends up an intimate examination of the heartbreaking inequalities that hobble the American Dream for so many.
3. "Rocky" (1976): The silliness of the ensuing franchise and Sylvester Stallone's meat-headed career trajectory make it easy to forget what a masterpiece the original "Rocky" is. And although there's a place in the pop-culture canon for "Eye of the Tiger" and Dolph Lundgren (hopefully much further back on the shelf), the original plays it straight as a low-budget, bighearted character study about a working-class mook with one last shot to make it as a boxer. Yes, it's schmaltzy, but in that irresistible way that leaves you wanting to race up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art for joy.
2. "The Hustler" (1961): Paul Newman stalks beautifully lit smoky pool halls as small-time pool shark "Fast Eddie" Felson, a hustler whose ego and bravado sees him laid to waste by the best in the business, Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason). A ruined Eddie shacks up with a crippled, alcoholic Piper Laurie and embarks on a path to redemption that's lurid even by today's standards, one land-mined with bourbon bottles, co-dependency, gambling, sex and suicide. In a career littered with iconic performances, this is one of Newman's best.
1. "Raging Bull" (1980):
Robert De Niro took home a never-more-deserved best-actor Oscar for his transformation into middleweight boxer Jake La Motta, a man made in the ring and undone in life by his own demons. It's a masterpiece of modern filmmaking, from De Niro's devotion to the role (gaining 60 pounds to portray the boxer in his decline) to director Martin Scorsese's daring black-and-white photography and fight choreography, with a downbeat ending that lands like an uppercut to the chin.

Friday, 11 April 2014


Motorcycle games offer freedom rarely found in games like Gran Turismo. We look at the greatest yet.
There's a simple truth that while bikes can go anywhere cars can, those lumbering, four-wheeled brutes are left choking on dust when it comes to the most outrageous, awe-inspiring stunt-riding.
The sheer manoeuverability of bikes makes them perfect fodder for video games, an intoxicating mix of insane speeds and precision control. So with the unbelievably good Trials Evolution currently tearing it up on Xbox Live, let's celebrate the greatest rides for bedroom bikers.

MotorStorm: Apocalypse (PS3)

Off-road vehicles of every class cram into this disaster-strewn urban racer, but the vulnerability and pace of bikes make them a particularly rewarding pleasure.

Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360)

RIP Bizarre Creations, Britsoft's finest racing studio, cruelly closed by Activision. When its famous car racing series eventually diversified, it delivered a phenomenal simulation of motorcycle racing.

Excitebike 64 (N64)

The classic Nintendo series that launched with the NES in 1985 (and re-released last year on 3DS) got a swanky and extremely enjoyable 3D makeover on N64.

Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)

Rockstar's incredible adventure playground provided the ideal setting for those with the reflexes and imagination to boldly go where no bikes had gone before.

Road Rash (Mega Drive)

EA's brilliantly brutal action-racer brought beat-'em-up sensibilities to bike racing. Why just overtake, when you can hit someone in the face with a chain on the way past? A series that's long overdue an update.

Super Hang-On (Arcade)

One of the main reasons to mourn the death of the arcade is the loss of crazily expensive coin-ops such as this. The excitement of straddling the bike and leaning perilously into every corner was '80s gaming heaven.

MotoGP '07 (Xbox 360, PC)

Desperate to be the Gran Turismo of the motorcycle world, MotoGP has never quite matched the obsessive lap times of Sony's series, but it nevertheless offers the best simulation of bike racing on console.

Mario Kart Wii (Wii)

Screenshot of the Nintendo Wii Console Game Mario Kart.
The last game we expected to find bikes in, if we're being honest. But who cares when they're this much fun in the gloriously entertaining Wii update of Nintendo's cult series.

Joe Danger (PS3, Xbox 360)

Less hardcore and in-yer-face than Trials, Joe Danger managed to win over gamers with its charming 'toon visuals and, above all, terrifically responsive stunt gameplay.

Trials Evolution (Xbox 360)

Desperate to be the Gran Turismo of the motorcycle world, MotoGP has never quite matched the obsessive lap times of Sony's series, but it nevertheless offers the best simulation of bike racing on console.

Mario Kart Wii (Wii)

Screenshot of the Nintendo Wii Console Game Mario Kart.
The last game we expected to find bikes in, if we're being honest. But who cares when they're this much fun in the gloriously entertaining Wii update of Nintendo's cult series.

Joe Danger (PS3, Xbox 360)

Less hardcore and in-yer-face than Trials, Joe Danger managed to win over gamers with its charming 'toon visuals and, above all, terrifically responsive stunt gameplay.

Trials Evolution (Xbox 360)

An obsession to lose yourself in utterly, the new Trials is a masterpiece of games design with immense depth, breathtaking challenges and the fabulous addition of four-way multiplayer racing. Instant classic.

A combination photo shows ballot papers carrying clubs names (L-R top to bottom) FC Bayern Munich, Real Madrid CF, Atletico Madrid and Chelsea FC held by final ambassador Luis Figo during the draw for the Champions League semi-finals matches at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, April 11, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Holders Bayern Munich and nine-times winners Real Madrid will face each other in a mouthwatering Champions League semi-final this month with Atletico Madrid up against Chelsea.
Friday's draw in Nyon not only paired powerhouses Bayern and Real together but also kept alive the intriguing possibility of an all-Madrid final in Lisbon next month.
The draw also puts Atletico's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois up against his parent club Chelsea after UEFA said in a statement on Friday that the on-loan Belgian is eligible to play against the Londoners.
Atletico and Real will be at home in the first legs taking place on April 22-23 with the second legs the week after.
Real have not won the competition since 2002 and will have to end Bayern's hopes of becoming the first back-to-back winners, if they are to stay on course.
They will also be wary of a poor record against Bayern Munich in the competition, losing to the Bavarian club in four of the five semi-finals they have contested.
"What can I say? Bayern is an extraordinary organisation, one of the most prestigious teams in the world and the current champion," Real director Emilio Butragueno said.
"They have an extraordinary team both collectively and individually and without doubt they will be an extraordinary opponent for us.
"But it's the fourth semi-finals in a row for us and we are hopeful of making the final."
They will be sweating on the fitness of Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portugese forward's knee injury prevented him playing in the second leg of the quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund this week - a match Real lost 2-0.
"We have to wait and see how he develops," Butragueno said.
"Obviously he and the doctors will do everything to make sure he is back as soon as possible."
Bayern's chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said a meeting with Real would be "incredibly tough".
"All Bayern and Real fans can justifiably look forward to a fantastic clash," he told the club's website (www.fcbayern.de).
"We've been drawn to play one of the best clubs in the world and they're a fantastic team."
Surprise Spanish league leaders Atletico, who knocked out Barcelona this week, are the only one of the last four not to have won Europe's elite club competition but crushed then European champions Chelsea 4-1 in the Super Cup final in 2012.
Chelsea, for whom manager Jose Mourinho is seeking to win it with a third different club having triumphed with Porto and Inter Milan, are in the semis for the seventh time in 11 years.
Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay played down any controversy surrounding Courtois's availability for the tie, although did not comment on reports that a clause in the agreement between the clubs means Atletico will have to pay up to 5 million pounds if he plays in both legs.
"The loan was arranged back at the start of the season and it's quite simple, Thibaut can play against Chelsea. That was never in doubt," he told Sky Sports.
UEFA THREAT
UEFA earlier published a statement that said if Chelsea enforced the penalty clause for the two-legged semi-final tie they would be sanctioned.
"Both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations contain clear provisions which strictly forbid any club to exert, or attempt to exert, any influence whatsoever over the players that another club may (or may not) field in a match," the statement said.
"It follows that any provision in a private contract between clubs which might function in such a way as to influence who a club fields in a match is null, void and unenforceable so far as UEFA is concerned."
While Chelsea will possibly be relieved to have avoided Bayern and Real Madrid, Diego Simeone's Atletico side represent a formidable obstacle.
"We are very happy to be here together with three such magnificent teams," sporting director Jose Luis Perez Caminero said following the draw.
"I think it will be a balanced tie. (Chelsea) have a great team and great individual players.
"We will try to be as effective as possible with our style of play and try to reach the final, a dream not only for the players and the club but for all the fans."

The world of cricket is full of amazing athletes who have provided great entertainment to the viewers during their sparkling careers and subsequently taken the job as world class commentators. Most of the all-time great cricketers happen to be the greatest commentators as well, showing their brilliance on and off the field. In this article, I am going to rank 10 best commentators from the world of cricket who are known world-wide.

10. Ravi Shastri

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I am going to start the list with the former Indian cricketer Ravi Shastri, who is as enthusiastic in front of the microphone as he was in the field representing his team. Shastri is amongst the best commentators in cricket which is why he is always seen during the major events.

9. Nasser Hussain

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From scoring more than 20,000 runs in the first-class cricket to providing expert views as a commentator, the former England cricketer Nasser Hussain has received huge appreciation in the world of cricket. Talking about the ten best commentators, Nasser Hussain is an easy pick for the list.

8. Rameez Raja

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Next on the list is Pakistani former cricketer Rameez Raja, who has earned the recognition of one of the best sports and television commentators.  Rameez Raja is known for his humorous and entertaining style of commentary and makes a great pair with Ravi Shastri.

7. Robin Jackman

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Robin Jackman was not a well known personality until he stepped into the world of commentary and impressed many with his versatile way of communicating. Jackman had a very brief career as a cricketer but he has surely marked his presence impressively as an influential.

6. Ian Botham

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England’s former all-round player Ian Botham’s versatility was not only limited to the cricket grounds as the legendary cricketer has proved his brilliance as one of the best commentators in the world as well. Ian Botham is an expert when it comes to cricket and analyze the matches with great detail which is the best part of his commentary.

5. Ian Chappell

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Apart from producing outstanding cricketers, Australia has also produced some great commentators for the world of cricket and Ian Chappell is among them. The ex-captain of the Australian team, Ian Chappell projects the whole game magnificently and smartly to keep the viewers updated.

4. David Lloyd

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Another former English cricketer David Lloyd makes it on the list of the ten best commentators the world of cricket has seen. Lloyd is a very calm and composed contender and evaluates the matches very smartly.

3. Geoffrey Boycott

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One of the most successful opening batsmen for England to date, Geoffrey Boycott is also among the greatest commentators of all time. Boycott is very passionate about his commentary and he does his job magnificently.

2. Michael Holding

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The West Indian legendary fast bowler, Michael Holding has been a dominating cricketer throughout his career and is now among the most influential commentators in sports.  Michael Holding has a unique style of commentary and his dominating voice quickly grabs the attention of the viewers.

1. Tony Greig{ late}

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The man that has inspired a generation with his unbelievable style of commentary, after a flourishing career as a cricketer is no other than Tony Grieg and he is easily the best commentator the world of sports has seen. For Tony, words had no limits and listening to his commentary felt like you are actually watching the whole thing by yourself.
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