Harsha Bhogle: The rise of cricket, the rise of India

www.ted.com The tale of a major global cultural phenomenon: Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle describes the spectacular arrival of fast-paced 20-20 cricket as it parallels the rise of modern India. He traces the game from its sleepy English roots to the current world of celebrity owners and million-dollar player contracts.
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[@chinmaykumbhojkar9451]

I agree with Harsha’s opinion of English people inventing the things and let the world be better at it. They invented the language and let Harsha be far better at it.

[@PralaynathGendaswamyF.C.S]

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

[@Shrekhar]

Harsha is a great cricket commentator and a master of repartee. Just love him, but would have liked to see more of his witty punchlines in this presentation.

[@atharvasalunke4723]

@Mayank Chandra kitna he vela banda hai har harsha ke video ke niche usko hate failata hai get a life

[@amoghus]

But cricket is not the only sport English play

[@MotivEnglishAjay]

There is a pleasant cognition about Harsha bhogle

[@SaiKumar-ui8jy]

Don't understand why words sound so pleasant when it comes from this man's lips. The best commentator the Indian cricket has ever seen

[@atharalimaan8509]

Correction ::: the best commentator the world has ever seen

[@authentic_101]

Absolutely! Maybe it's his name 😛

[@siddhant...]

Is it just me or KZbin is recommending this video after 9 years 😂 I was getting it in my recommend since past 10 days, now I finally had to click on it.

[@aniksamiurrahman6365]

No, its not just you, it me too. But how is Cricket rising when Cricket World Cup actually got reduced in size?

[@siddhant...]

@@aniksamiurrahman6365 that's really sad. Seriously what's the difference between champions trophy and world cup now. 14-16 nations playing was the real essence. Anyways it wasn't technically unfair, a tournament was organised, other teams were given a chance but Afghanistan was the one which made it into world cup. Anyways, video is more about how India used certain opportunities, and benefits it's reaping because of cricket obsession. I really wish cricket was actually encouraged more in nations like Zimbabwe, Ireland etc which have potential just like Bangladesh.

[@v1kh58]

T20 world cup should be seen like FIFA WCs. It should involve more countries and should happen rarely on a 4 year scale

[@siddhant...]

@@v1kh58 that's a great idea, it's much easier to accommodate many teams in shorter format tournaments. Plus it would be easier for smaller teams to show potential in t20 format.

[@Sharma-xw6ml]

Same

[@nishchayupadhyay4535]

no one could have done that better than harsha

[@rohitransubhe6780]

Till today..his voice not change . He is THE VOICE OF INDIAN CRICKET

[@mashratahmed2245]

Not just Indian Cricket, he is the Voice of World Cricket

[@nadeemakhtar7782]

@@mashratahmed2245 Not just world cricket, but he is the voice of the game itself # voice of cricket :-)

[@ajithprince4570]

Is he a cricketer

[@jaideva9491]

@@ajithprince4570 no

[@sudevanv]

Cricketing fraternity owes a lot to Harsha Bhogle as it does to Sachin Tendulkar...I have never seen an orator more articulate than Mr Harsha...He is indeed the Tendulkar of oration...

[@authentic_101]

Absolutely@

[@Aaditya071077]

Harsha Bhogle is the best speaker I have seen. He mixes cricket with economy, business, politics, management and several other things. There is no other speaker like Harsha to match his content, speed of speech, articulation and above all the power to mesmerize the audience. I can listen to Harsha and read his blogs on Cricinfo several times. Harsha... we all love you for what you do.

[@santoshsivaramkrish]

And His Divine Sense of Comic Timings!, Press Refresh Button

[@RwikKumarDutta]

He's such a wonderful storyteller with such a soothing voice!!!

[@AliAhmed-ve5xl]

His voice is messed up

[@Johlibaptist]

India has a great cricket team and arguably the greatest fans.

[@jatin_1512]

We have the greatest but major of them with half knowledge

[@dennishunt1590]

Harsha Bhogle is absolutely a great commentator to listen to. He's so knowledgeable about Cricket and also very passionate about the game. Fair Dinkum I love listening to him when he comes to Australia.

[@ImranAli-qj4ir]

I had no idea Harsha Bhogle had delivered a TedTalk, this man is just immensely talented.

[@anoopas4537]

Imran Ali he is an IIM ahmedabad graduate.

[@jatin_1512]

@@anoopas4537 yes the only thing in Ahmedabad which I am proud of lol 😅

[@sandeeppalla004]

Almost 10 years later, this speech still makes so much sense. Such a visionary and genius of a presenter Mr. Bhogle is. There isn't a moment in his speech where it gets boring; alive and agile as the man himself is.

[@bhriguaneja9453]

This guy is an exceptional speaker....so glad we have someone like him representing our cricket.

[@guruvengat]

Wow Harsha Bogle reminds of me all his witty and crisp commentaries during school/college days .. Good thought provoking session and Thanks to Ted for this amazing ideas

[@nilesh926]

There was a phenomenon called 'Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar' in the 90's. He was no accident. He is why cricket got popular. Not because of Pepsi or any other MNC

[@karlhans4116]

Harsha is one of the best speaker i Have heard in my whole life

[@jasonlajoie]

What an engaging and wonderful speaker on such a boring subject. How he got me to watch a seventeen and a half minute talk on cricket is beyond me, but he did. I'm happy for India and it's financial success. They've obviously worked very hard for it. Go India!

[@americanstud1]

Thank you

[@pramoddubey9845]

how tf is it a boring subject

[@NitinShinareVlogs]

one of the best Ted speech I ever heard.

[@cricketwithsparsh9506]

The 'Voice of Cricket'. Can listen to this man all day long.

[@hungryshan1507]

I bet Harsha has more Cricketing Knowledge than most of the actual Cricketers.. It's unfortunate becz of BCCI's 'Egotist Blatant Politics' we don't see him much these days..

[@debopriyoroy]

It is quite contrary to what you think, just like the best pilot were the the Wright Brothers, the bcci is in right hands rather than scamsters sitting I the back benches right now. Should I help you with the names??

[@nimasherpa6573]

i ve alwz admired his wittiness.. how sweetly he trolled zinta, srk, shoaib and the english... he presents his views n opinions so beautifully combination his knowledge of commerce and his intellect...we should be so proud that we ve such a brilliant minded person n commentator among commentators like manjrekar, gavaskar, shivaramakrishna, ganguly, laxman, madan lal, the list goes on n on... the onli good commentator in india..

[@atharalimaan8509]

Kids come ,listen and learn Speaking art from this living legend

[@shakirhussain3887]

Love listening to how he speaks with so much passion and humility

[@wrestlingdoc8740]

This man summed up cricket so well! For someone like me who grew up in the US, I never thought I would be able to go back to my roots and love cricket BUT then T20 happened and then I have become a fan ever since. IPL which is now worth over $6Billion dollars is just an example of how global this game could be given the right support! Hopefully, the US one day will welcome this beautiful game and we will have our Yankees and Red Sox but this time in cricket and not baseball.

[@ratneshsingh2450]

Bhogle sir iz the only person i don,t get tired to listen --my fav ...

[@kushalkundu8532]

i can listen harsha all day

[@ashishupadhyay54]

we need an updated version of this talk

[@pranavsreedhar1402]

9 years on this is still awesome.

[@gauravidorlikar299]

His voice is incredible and flawless

[@deep-impact2.090]

When Harsha Talk.. Myself only Listening..!! That's it.. 🤗🤗

[@yashkokarde2210]

I can listen you all day Mr. Bhogle...

[@ShaileshWagh123]

How I didn't get the suggestion of this Ted talk till now ? I watch so many Ted talks and watch cricket clips here

[@vivekshanbhag786]

love your english sir.......

[@rajarshikumar6672]

harsha love you for taking England for a ride... suddenly India is no more a land of snake charmers dirt ,it is the land of opportunities lol ...

[@AliAhmed-ve5xl]

India sucks

[@cricketparadise2614]

There were some fabulous lines quoted by Harsha

[@balajimohan3323]

His humorous skill is far better than today’s standup comedians

[@yogfull]

Harsha, one of the all time best orator of the game of cricket!

[@bibhutiranjanpati4834]

Grand salute with humbleness

[@human_only9201]

Love the wah you talk how articulately you explain the growth story of india by simply taking cricket as base ...only you could do that

[@mohitsn519]

Harsha forgot the biggest reason- Sachin Tendulkar.

[@santhanakrishnan1431]

my foot, who was the only captain to win all the tournaments- MS DHONI who was the one who did the job of winning the world cup 2011 even though india was losing the game badly- MS DHONI did sachin do anything in world cup. who was the one who did not take credits for winning the world cup- MS DHONI captain cool came silently and went silently never wanted to get attention

[@mr.white3]

santhana krishnan - Sachin was the highest scorer in the 2011 world cup.. Scored 2 centuries and was the MOM in the semi final against Pakistan.. So yea a huge reason why India won the WC was Sachin..the journey towards the final is as important as the final itself.. Learn to respect our Country's Greatest Icon even if u like someone else

[@welovesports8249]

Heisenberg TM what about the final 😂😂😂

[@adamsamuel8593]

Gavaskar>>>>Tendulkar

[@welovesports8249]

Adam Samuel Tendulkar was selfish player

[@srinivasankh]

Last 2 minutes was awesome and that's the highlight!

[@screenflicker1]

I love how you praised India and wish the best for it, assuming you from another country. I wish Every person on this planet is like you. This is the only way we can bring humanity together. The next step is dissolution of all these artificial borders that separate us and make us compete. Thank you for your comment

[@Chocolate_taster]

That was some great analysis and detailed resoning. Watching this after India NZ semi finals, lndia might have lost the game but won the hearts. Uk. Economy shall increase drastically this year cause Indian fans spent millions in UK for them being the world cup host.

[@alaminmunshi-fh6tp]

Sir how are you I am calling from Bangladesh, Asa Kari how are you and how is your family. My best wishes to the 17 crore people of Bangladesh. And we wish Eid Mubarak in advance of our religious festival, Eid ul Fitr. Sir, we 17 crore people of Bengal love you and the players of Bangladesh also love you, because your 1. Your smile is nice, 2. Your Aptitude, 3. Your Commentary, 4. Your passion, 5. Your cricketing knowledge, 6. With all your honesty, you are the best in our eyes, sir

[@santoshchavan5572]

The only reason harsha didn't get enough applause again and again is that people desperately wanted to listen to him....

[@afficianado1985]

I'd have been happy if every sport is as successful in India as Cricket. This is what makes to hate this sport despite me being an India. Harsh was great enough to highlight this kudos to him.

[@gauravrawat2048]

Explain whole cricket in just 17:29min wow Harsha

[@sameermulla6068]

great sir i am truely a big fan because i love ur english very much

[@Banzybanz]

Harsha tu khupach chhan vakta aahes. Amhala tujhi commentary aikayla milali hech amche bhagya.

[@shashanknegi1255]

True that bro. he truly is a great speker

[@soumy1986]

9:37 Shikhar Dhawan

[@akshatgupta7538]

And Dhawal Kulkarni

[@bhargavdesai7984]

😂😂

[@worth_a_snaap8866]

I think India had won their 60-Over world Cup not the 50-Over World Cup

[@vipinraghuwanshi577]

sandeep peddada they won 50- over wc in 2011

[@bheraran4565]

sandeep peddada use ioiajw

[@maroofkhatib3421]

@@vipinraghuwanshi577 this video is released in 2010

[@AnandSivaram22]

Exactly... Still, India won the first unofficial 50 over world cup, the Benson and 'hegde'

[@mtl-ss1538]

World Cup: Umpire Kumar Dharmasena admits ~ 'I got it wrong' in final www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/cricket-world-cup/114402095/cricket-world-cup-umpire-kumar-dharmasena-admits-i-got-it-wrong-in-final

[@MrMegabored]

This video needs more views

[@priy7]

thats not true. If sachin was born in another country i am sure india would be a totaly differant place. in the same way soo many countires have sporting heroes who are shaped by the country and who shape the country. there are counless examples. and its not the most important thing but sport does matter. a victory on the sporting field can benifit a country in countless ways. dont forget international wars have been postponed and even initiated just by the results of soccer games.

[@kanishka100]

hogn hooper you are right. But Sachin isn’t the only reason for cricket to be so famous in India. It was the globalisation of India in 1992. Before that BCCI use to pay tv channels to show cricket matches & look now ; Sony bought Indian cricket rights of 5 years at around a billion dollars. And at the same time mere $300M for England cricket rights “. IPL rights sold at $2.1B . Sachin may have played his part in making cricket a worshipped sport but he wasn’t the only important aspect.

[@sudipta_m]

Harsha - the master narrator.

[@izpFhKOcFnB]

Amazing Orator!

[@ajithchandran9643]

No country in the world works slowly as we do, three weeks before an event and nobody works as fast as we do in the last three weeks ;)

[@junedkagaje6897]

Huge fan of this man.

[@kinraade]

He should have mentioned the influence of Kerry Packer and Australia`s dominance of Cricket

[@user-xy5od4sf2n]

he was talking about Indian Cricket.

[@urbanproductions5584]

Ultimately fearless to roast srk preiti and shoab and many more players. Love this man to another level

[@rangarajanks1390]

superb speech

[@dipankarbora1418]

i visit cricbuzz only to see his tweet

[@MizanurRahman-zw1he]

He is the best..

[@nandamuriramesh]

Great presentation by Harsha Bhogle -

[@tiwariprabhatofficial]

Watching it after the world cup loss. 🥺

[@UnorthodoxMiscellaneousVideos]

The Best there was, the best there is and the best there ever will be #HarshaBhogle

[@jatin_1512]

15:08 to 15:17 truth has been spoken..

[@kingvkronaldo.9273]

Wt a man!! That's what IIM produces. Respect

[@HarpreetSingh-oz8hf]

What a wonderful orator!!

[@sachinvikash7967]

Thank God I found this after 11 years

[@mswamy3029]

Ultimate voice modulation my powerful motivator...god gifted commentator...

[@sachinvikash7967]

Ur voice is amazing. What ever u tell my ears like it.

[@dr.rajeevbhattacharya3244]

This phenomenonal rise of Indian cricket is symptomatic of the reemergence of our grand ancient civilization!!!

[@elreyfloresrodriguez5508]

4RAB bonuses were a nice touch too. Added excitement to betting during the IPL.

[@sayanghosh5462]

I can listen to this guy for hours!! ❤

[@SachinSundariim]

An amazing speaker

[@oudarjyarick2679]

This is bliss

[@vishwanth3]

This man is one of those very few elite members who engrossed everybody who'd pay heed to him.

[@manashasivasubramanian0336]

Awesome sir...

[@mehul5380]

I can listen Harsha bhogle all time without being bored

[@zubinshah9793]

Killed it manhhhh!

[@blu9168]

Everyone secretly watched them.. But everyone claimed not to 😂😂😂

[@sarthakjaiswal5864]

He is the best commentator. He invoke many of mine of past times.

[@prijil1603]

He loves cricket and knows in and out of criket

[@omrasal6469]

He is just brilliant

[@kumarsodi9671]

Harsha Bhogle you are great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ImranAli-cn1vl]

Best commentator world has ever seen.

[@srinathpanchavati8163]

I don't know if anyone noticed, but Sadhguru was in the audience in the front seats 🙏🏽

[@sunilpokhrel8904]

Timestamp

[@the__sagar__jadav]

❤ really voice of Indian 🎉❤

[@bishwapoudel6533]

Why is youtube suddenly recommending this video. Anyways, never tired of listening his words.

[@satyasaisadhu7]

ICL anyone? It came in before IPL, and the world T20?

[@shivangagarwal2655]

Now they are inventing 100 ball game...

[@hijratshah3377]

Just imagine if he would did this in 2020 ....India is big boss now in Cricket..

[@hitesh29inin]

The very true statement at 15:43. Hats off Harsha

[@jitupaikra1824]

Now in 2019 people compare ipl to english football league

[@ruata4cabin20]

One of the smartest cricket player ever seen by India..his style of commenting and delivery is so smooth and calm.

[@anannyobhattacharya3905]

Bandey ko sun Kay bhi sukoon milta hai 😱

[@kellyjimenezmartinez7148]

Missed that, man. Will look out for 4RABeT's contests this year. Can't wait to join. 🙌

[@aakashsinha6463]

Great analysis Harsha as always

[@21lessons56]

Then India colonized cricket for cricket's faster death.