Table tennis as a sport has seen its popularity in India grow significantly over the past few years. Medals at the last editions of the Asi...
Table tennis as a sport has seen its popularity in India grow significantly over the past few years. Medals at the last editions of the Asian and Commonwealth Games ensured people were tuned in when the likes of Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Sutirtha Mukherjee took the court at Tokyo 2020 recently.
India’s players may have missed out on medals at the Olympics but their performances – like Sharath’s spirited fight against the legendary Ma Long and Batra’s two impressive victories – led to another step in the right direction for table tennis in the country.
One other factor that attracted more viewers to TT during the Tokyo Olympics was the fascinating commentary of Adam Bobrow. The American, who is known as the ‘voice of table tennis’, has what one can term a unique way of presenting the sport. He has an uninhibited sense of humour on air and his catchphrases like “Ma Long – the captain, the dragon, the dictator” became an instant hit with those who don’t follow the sport as regularly.
Bobrow is the official commentator for the International Table Tennis Federation and travels extensively to cover ITTF’s annual world tour. Videos on his YouTube channel attract millions of views and offer a...
