NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket fan would want to forget the just-concluded World Cup as a nightmare but the double whammy of the national team's shocking exit and atrocious TV coverage would leave bitter memories for a long, long time.
Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh, who was in India during the World Cup, gave vent to his disgust by stating that the telecast in India was "unwatchable".
"It is annoying, ridiculous and an insult to the game to see an advertisement being squeezed in just because the bowler has not reached the top of his run-up," the Australian great wrote in a newspaper column, cautioning that "somebody needs to protect the game from becoming devalued in this manner".
Angry cricket fans are going online to flay SET Max for its TV coverage, but the channel appears to be unconcerned.
Expressing ignorance about Waugh's comments, a spokesperson for the channel said, "We showed the whole game. The advertisements were shown at the end of an over" -- a statement that insults millions who suffered the telecast.
"How else do you explain these morons showing an ad when the bowler is setting his field and cutting it halfway through because he is running into bowl. Even a slight delay by the bowler sends these idiots scurrying off to show an ad," complains a blogger.
"How else can you explain these annoying placeholders from Peter England and Monster that come up on screen when there is a six or a four.
Someone need to explain to these jerks that people don't like watching all these cutesy little things floating across the screen when you see a replay", wrote the blogger.
Many irate viewers expressed their disgust with the Dancing Tiger that often appeared on the screen doing a Punjabi balle-balle dance to the beat of drums.
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Disappointing commentary team (someone somehow please get Richie Benaud,Bill Lawry ) 4.
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