Worn out phrases

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that our dear commentators use endlessly again and again. And again.

-Cool as a cucumber
-Cat on a hot tin roof
-When the chips are down

more?

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Not out of the woods yet :rotfl:. I hate it! Rameez Cliche Raja has also used the word “purchase” around 2 million times in the series so far.

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Actually they are not worn out phrases as such but have become cricketing terminlogies as such.

A bowler is ’ spraying it all over ’ when he is bowling badly :hehe:

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"lusty shots." "it's all happening here."

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I miss Sidhuism.

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Its more like ‘Lusty Blows’

:rotfl: Astaghfirullah!

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Hmm sidhu was actually the opposite of these guys. He was biased but the analogies he brought in from everyday life were just out of the world and pretty creative. :smiley:

Sidhu: “Indian team are like bicycle stand. When one goes down they all go down.”

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this has to be the most used line!

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I like Furnitue is disturbed :)

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from the winning captain, at the presentation ceremony....
the boys did well....

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it's more like and I quote, 'the boys do well today'

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i thought they batted brilliantly

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Australian commentators, even after the Australian players have misfielded for the umpteenth time " A rare misfield by ...... (whoever)".

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I hate it when Rameez calls the bat "the Stick" I mean come on!!!

Warid cricket Series, Abu Dhabi - Pak v SLA 3rd ODI - Tuesday May 22
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yeah - well said all of you :smiley:

but none can beat the;

Catch drop karnay say batsman ko ziyada runs score karnay ka mauqa mill jata hay

that has to the MOST EXPERTEST COMMENT in the history of cricket :halo:

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Rameez uses “Cool as a Cumber” like 10 times in every game :smiley:

Warid cricket Series, Abu Dhabi - Pak v SLA 3rd ODI - Tuesday May 22
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^ Lol yeah man. I wonder if anyone has ever told him about this. I was never that keen in cricket in the 90s and i had never known Ramiz as a batsman but im beginning to like him as a commentator. Especially the way he disses Manjrekar in the most polite manner. :hehe:

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"...business area". like "he hit the ball right through the business area"

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its more like :::

Catch drop karnay say batsman ko ziyada RUNSAIN score karnay ka mauqa mill jata hay..

they not only break the legs of commentary, but of URDU as well..

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I like the way Inzamam speaks. He uses IS after every two words - Is boys play well and is pitch good and is we win. :D