5 instances when a commentator was dropped

Harsha Bhogle IPL commentary contract was terminated this season

5. Navjot Singh Sidhu

The former Indian cricketer has often been criticized for his garrulous speeches

The loquacious Navjot Singh Sidhu has often been criticized for going a little overboard while commentating. His one-liners, array of proverbs may have won him fans but he is often lambasted for speaking too much.

Sidhu was banned by his then employers ESPN-Star for swearing on air. However, ESPN-Star denied that. He was again banned by ICC from commentating in the matches featuring Bangladesh due to some harsh comments made against the Bangladesh team. He is someone who likes his words very much and he is often see uttering them with no pause at all.

Sidhu also earned criticism from the Indian cricketers in the past for his derogatory comments. He courted a lot of controversy in the 2003 cricket world cup when he made some comments against certain Indian team players at that time.

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