IPL: Ranking top 5 commentators of all-time

3. Ian Bishop

Just like how the Caribbean players do make the IPL a carnival event, similarly, Ian Bishop is someone who with his flair does make the cricket commentary sound interesting. Bishop, as a commentator is a very factual narrator of the game along with being very objective and unbiased. In an actual sense, he is that kind of a commentator who always gives true-to-life interpretations.

As a cricketer, Bishop was mainly seen in the company of the legendary duo of Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose. His right-arm-express bowling along with his daunting height did make him an alarming bowler but was also highly injury-prone. In his international career, Ian Bishop represented West Indies in 43 Test matches and 84 ODIs. In his Test career, the pacer scalped a total of 161 wickets at an average of around 24 along with 118 wickets in ODIs too.

Apart from his factual commentary, Bishop becomes a professor on air when it comes to explaining and decoding a pacer’s orthodox or unorthodox technique. In terms of the IPL, Bishop has been regularly seen being part of the overseas members’ commentary team and is someone who with its authentic commentary has always made the Indian fans jovial.