Here's Why We Will Miss Harsha Bhogle Behind The Mic - 11 Of His Best Quotes On Air

Harsha Bhogle may not be doing commentary during the ongoing Indian Premier League, but that does not mean we have forgotten his contribution behind the microphone.

In a career spanning over two decades, Bhogle has very often provided the words necessary to describe the moment. Some times we as viewers feel that we are living the game through him.

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For a commentator, it is important to express the visual event through his words, and Bhogle does that with perfection.

Here is a look at 11 such quotes to serve as a reminder why we always looked forward to hearing him from behind the mic:

1. When legendary commentator Geoffrey Boycott remarked during Sachin Tendulkar's final innings at Lord's that he did not have a hundred there, Harsha responded by saying, "So whose loss is it more, Sachin's or the honours board's?"

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2. During the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy final Michael Atherton pointed out how many Indians were in the stands and said how hospitable England had been. Harsha came back with a witty reply - "Well, we let you rule our nation for so many years. Says a lot about our hospitality, right?"

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3. When Chris Gayle was hardly taking singles in an IPL match, Harsha pointed out the obvious - "6 and 4 seems to have become the new binary code for this man"

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4. When Sachin Tendulkar played his trademark cover drive off Ishant Sharma in the IPL - "Open the textbook, turn to page 32!"

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5. Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, in 2015, talked about how much passion Harsha followed the game. Harsha came up with a classic tongue-in-cheek response - "But I never took my shirt off"

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6. After Virender Sehwag got multiple lives in a match in New Zealand - "It's that kind of a day. Sehwag can walk blindfolded across a busy highway today and not get run over."

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7. Summing up 'The Wall' - "Is there a more calming sight in the world than Rahul Dravid taking guard?"

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8. During a KKR vs RCB match in IPL in 2013 - "Running is going to be interesting here, because AB de Villiers is a hare between the wickets and Chris Gayle does it only because the law requires him to go across to the other end."

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9. On Rajat Bhatia's gentle medium bowling - "Any bowler has three pace variations ¨C fast, medium and slow. But Rajat Bhatia has slow, slower and slowest."

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10. Former England skipper Nasser Hussain taunted and asked Harsha when India would play a FIFA World Cup (this was in during the 2014 football World Cup). A very apt reply followed - "It's better not to participate rather than getting knocked out in the first round." (England were knocked out in the group stage that year)

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11. When part-time offspinner Michael Vaughan dismissed Sachin Tendulkar in a 2002 Test match - "Oh what a shame! It's like a soldier who survived the war when all the bullets were flying by his nose and then got run over by a cycle in his native town"

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We hope to see Harsha back behind the mic, very very soon. There's no one who can replace you.