World Cup 2019: Mark Nicholas looks forward to India v England
Updated On: 23 June, 2019 08:41 AM IST | | Harit N Joshi
Commentator and former Hampshire skipper, who nearly played for England, talks to mid-day about his love for the job and hopes for an India v England World Cup final
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Mark Nicholas
South ampton: Mark Nicholas has no qualms of being known more for his commentary than his time as a first-class cricketer for Hampshire. "The thing about commentary is I always wanted to do it. I could imitate [Richie] Benaud, [Jim] Laker. I could have conversations in their voices. I adore the game. I read books about the game when I was a boy. I read Denis Compton's autobiography when I was just nine. I read Don Bradman's The Art of Cricket when I was 10. I always wanted to be a commentator. I wanted to play cricket for England and I wanted to commentate on cricket," said Nicholas during an interaction with mid-day.
While Nicholas, 61, did fulfil his ambition of being a commentator and has established himself as one of the finest in the world of cricket, his goal to play for England never rally materialised despite playing 377 first-class matches and scoring 18,262 runs. In a chat with mid-day, Nicholas opens up about leading Hampshire for 10 years from 1985, commentating with Benaud, and his dream of an India and England World Cup final.
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