Decoding the art of cricket commentary

#2 Let the moment sink in

Sunil Gavaskar fondly shares an incident of the time when he was sitting in the com box with Richie Benaud. “Some of my best lessons behind the microphone were taught to me by Richie Benaud.

"In a match when a batsman completed a century, I was about to pick my microphone but Richie stopped me and said, 'Let the viewers sink at the moment, let them applaud the batsman in their own way'. This was one of best lessons I learned in the com box”, says Gavaskar.

The commentary is not always about being loud and animated; sometimes it’s about acknowledging the significance of silence and allowing the fans to live through that magical moment.