Originally Posted by sniper52520:
“i can't imagine the BCCI being happy with English commentators when they criticise the lack of Drs which they've done before. That could cause some friction between board and broadcaster. I think I'm right that the Star sports can't use Hawkeye for lbw decisions but can use it for other stuff such as bowlers lengths, so there is some control from the BCCI over the broadcasts.”
again I doubt that would be enough to actually make them stop to commentate and really few commentators have in india mentioned the lack of drs when a howler takes place.
Simon doull mentioned it before but they normally say it in a witty manner.
Haven't seen any evidence that Censorship takes place at the moment especially on the DRS.
not denying it didn't happen before but at the moment BCCI is a different place and they don't need to control the media like they did before especially at a time where BCCI isn't in the headlines for the wrong reason and at the moment BCCI being watched like a hawk by the supreme court so highly doubt they would censor the broadcast when they are at a risk of supreme court radically changing the way BCCI is run and how cricket operates in the country.
They essentially want the BCCI not having any conflict with the media and cricketing and non cricketing conflict and would be moronic to censor or influence the media at a time the supreme court is watching the entire process.
Highly doubt any of Hussain, Atherton, Bumble and beefy are researched or in the know to actually mention any of the supreme court, lodha recommendation and the changes the court told BCCI has to do in the broadcast and surely the commentary should be about the game rather than the politics.
only DRS will cause an issue and at the moment can't see the commentators being told not to mention it, esspecially in recent time they mentioned DRS in India although they haven't shown the Hawkeye but that could really be down to them not having the cameras to show it.
Sky don't show hawkeye for county games or womens internationals, but would have hawkeye data for lengths and other stuff.