A. F. S. Talyarkhan
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Ardeshir Furdorji Sohrabji "Bobby" Talyarkhan (1897–1990) was an Indian cricket
commentator.
Talyarkhan was one of the earliest cricket commentators in India. His radio commentaries played an important role in spreading of the game and making the name of the players throughout the country. Bombay Pentangular owed some of its popularity to his voice.
Talyarkhan had "a fine command of English, a polished public speaking style and an ability to create dramatic interest in the game" . He disliked sharing the microphone and did the commentaries all alone throughout the day. Guha writes that he "brought to cricket broadcasting a rich, fruity voice and a fund of anecdotes. He was ambitious and opinionated, with a voice that was 'beer-soaked, cigarette-stained'. His self control was superhuman, for he would speak without interruptions, except for lunch and tea."
His career with the All India Radio
ended with the series against West Indies in 1948-49. AIR insisted on having a team of three commentators, with which Talyarkhan disagreed. The only time he shared the mike was when India
made its first tour of Pakistan
in 1954-55. He made a brief reappearance in 1972-73 when he presented the close of play summaries.
Talyarkhan continued writing his daily columns till his death on 13 July 1990.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
commentator.
Talyarkhan was one of the earliest cricket commentators in India. His radio commentaries played an important role in spreading of the game and making the name of the players throughout the country. Bombay Pentangular owed some of its popularity to his voice.
Talyarkhan had "a fine command of English, a polished public speaking style and an ability to create dramatic interest in the game" . He disliked sharing the microphone and did the commentaries all alone throughout the day. Guha writes that he "brought to cricket broadcasting a rich, fruity voice and a fund of anecdotes. He was ambitious and opinionated, with a voice that was 'beer-soaked, cigarette-stained'. His self control was superhuman, for he would speak without interruptions, except for lunch and tea."
His career with the All India Radio
All India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
ended with the series against West Indies in 1948-49. AIR insisted on having a team of three commentators, with which Talyarkhan disagreed. The only time he shared the mike was when India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
made its first tour of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
in 1954-55. He made a brief reappearance in 1972-73 when he presented the close of play summaries.
Talyarkhan continued writing his daily columns till his death on 13 July 1990.