DesiPundit

This is symptomatic of the decline in the quality of our premier Sports broadcaster. Till they won the ICC rights, they had the cricket telecast rights of only the white countries ( England, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand ) and the minnows (Bangladesh and Zimbabwe), still a majority but one that was slowly but surely being eroded by Ten Sports. They have lost the Champions League and hence have to act as if EPL is the only league in the world. Last season the CL coverage was so so English centric and they did not even show the Spanish League live. I am sure it is only the loss of the CL rights that makes them telecast the Spanish League live this season. They have even lost the more fun WWE for the loser like TNA.

Sports Snob rues the decline in quality of India’s premier sports broadcaster, ESPN-Star Sports. He also adds that sad fact is that ESPN-Star is still the best of the lot, which says volumes about how pathetic the rest of them are.

A post that I find myself completely agreeing with. On a totally different note, how I miss the good old days before SET-Max and Ten Sports f*cked up Indian cricket! I wish I could shoot bloody Charu Sharma and Mandira Bedi.