Former cricketer from the West Indies is providing commentary during the ongoing 2024 ICC Under-19 World Cup in South Africa. As he praises many young players for their impressive performances, a journalist from Pakistan criticized him for this tendency. In the U-19 World Cup match between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Bishop referred to a young player as a “superstar” after he took four wickets.
During the match, the Pakistani journalist mentioned Carlos Brathwaite as an example. Brathwaite had led the West Indies to victory in the ICC T20 World Cup in 2016. Bishop, who was commentating at the time, famously exclaimed, “Remember the name.”
The Pakistani journalist, while expressing his criticism of Bishop’s commentary, highlighted how the West Indies great had hyped up Brathwaite, but he ultimately did not achieve great success in international cricket. In response, Bishop explained why he has the habit of praising young players.
The 56-year-old commentator shared that during his early days, he lacked ambition and direction. However, receiving praise from senior players like Phil Simmons and facing formidable opponents like Marshall, Garner, and Holding inspired him to believe in himself. He vowed to continue passing on that encouragement to others.
Ian Bishop had a successful career as a cricketer, playing 43 Tests and 84 ODIs since his debut in 1988 against England. He took 161 wickets and scored 632 runs in Tests, while in ODIs, he took 118 wickets and scored 405 runs.
Bishop also had a notable first-class career, playing 159 matches and taking 549 wickets, as well as scoring 2639 runs. His last Test match was in 1998 against England, and his last ODI was against Pakistan in 1997.
Following his retirement from international cricket, Bishop found success as a television commentator.
According to the Source firstsportz.com