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Tony Greig

Tony Greig - The best entertainer and most of the cricket fans' favorite commentator

Tony Greig, as a commentator, was a great entertainer. He knew the pulse of the audience fully well and had the proficiency to take the game deep into the spectator’s heart. Greig was the most exciting and the wittiest of all. His usual utterances of phrases like “ What a player, What a great player “ and “ in the air and into the boundary it goes” used to create a sensational effect.

Greig used to get carried away by the talent of great players like a Kapil Dev or a Sachin Tendulkar. He used to shower a liberal praise on such great players. Again, Tony was always impartial in his appreciations.

When a game goes down to the wire, the one commentator you would love to listen to would be Tony Greig. With his language proficiency, Greig used to run along with the ball similar to a Hindi commentator. Cricket fans all around the world would miss the presence of Tony Greig in the commentary team.