Cricket with an Accent Podcast
110 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsThe Cricket with an accent podcast is a weekly podcast on cricket.
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Parenting Tomorrow's Champions: Sports and Fatherhood
March 29, 2024 14:07 - 1 hour - 39.1 MBThis week's episode is a departure from what we cover on the podcast. We have two father's joining the show to talk about the sporting journey of their respective kids - who are honing their skills in other sports. Deepak Rao from UK and Ahmed Hussain from US join host Saqib Ali to talk about a parents role in this journey with Squash and Baseball as the disciplines of practice. Deepak's daughter Aditi is a ranked junior in the UK Squash system and competes in junior events across Europe. A...
The Vishal Misra Files
March 12, 2024 03:29 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBVishal Misra is the podcast guest this week. Misra and the late Travis Basevi are considered the founding fathers of stats and cricket data. In this episode we revisit Misra's famous contributions while working at Cricinfo - which eventually changed and shaped the cricketing discourse forever. Misra and Basevi were the architects of live scoring, archived scorecards and Statsguru. In spite of being a stats Guru, Misra is a man of multitudes especially when it comes to viewing the game as a ...
Athletes, Superstars and Demigods
January 20, 2024 17:31 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBIn the opening act of the new year we discuss many layers of sports stardom. To narrow it down as a group we were fascinated by the notion when does an athlete becomes a Demigod. What does that even mean in the sporting universe? Does this happen in some societies more than others? Does this happen more in team sports compared to individual sports? Is glamour part of the demigod status equation? What happens to a fallen Demigod? Host Saqib Ali is joined by Kandarp Mehta and Andrew Burton to...
A look back at Indian tours to South Africa with Neil Manthorp
December 18, 2023 18:02 - 1 hour - 33 MBIndian cricket team is visiting South Africa for the ninth time since the readmission of South Africa to international competition. I am joined by a special guest in Neil Manthorp along with podcast's regular voice Vijay Arumugam to look back at some of the memorable chapters and incidents that have shaped the rivalry. Manthorp has covered all things South African cricket since he started his career as a cricket writer and broadcaster in 1988. His work can be found here - https://manners-on...
Mike Procter on Monkeygate, Packer and SA Readmission
November 27, 2023 13:20 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBSouth African legend Mike Procter returns to the podcast for a candid conversation on all things Monkeygate, Kerry Packer and the South African readmission to cricket. He joins host Saqib Ali and resident podcast guest Vijay Arumugam. The conversation is a rich account on many phases of Procter's cricketing life where he was a player, coach, commentator and a match referee. Enough reading ....start listening please! https://www.amazon.com/Caught-Middle-Monkeygate-Politics-Autobiography/dp/...
World Cup Greats - Mad Max, Tendya and Punter!
September 27, 2023 18:50 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBWe look back at the WC batting legends in this episode. The names that dominated the discussion were Aravinda de Silva, Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting. Vijay Arumugam and Kandarp Mehta joined host Saqib Ali to look back at these distinguished world cup champions and their respective careers at the big event. This type of conversation had a lot of potential for digressions and digress we did! Other names that were mentioned in this exercise were Michael Jordan, Lionel Messi and Viv Richa...
World Cup Miscellaneous Episode
September 20, 2023 21:45 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBIn the latest episode of the podcast we take a deep dive into world cup nostalgia using miscellaneous topics. Podcast regular Vijay Arumugam returns to the podcast to talk about unsung heroes, underperforming legends, memorable WC match and organizational issues of the BCCI. In a rich conversation Vijay recalls upon lot of memories from the late 80's to the mid 90's of world cup competition. Names like Desmond Haynes, David Houghton, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Simon O'Donnell make this c...
Rivalries through the Prism of Partisanship and Fandom
August 26, 2023 05:30 - 1 hour - 37.7 MBIn the latest episode of the podcast we talk about Rivalries. Rivalry is quite an integral facet of how fans engage with a sport. Not only it can be an entry point for new fans but it is also an everlasting feature for many fans - be it a team sport or an individual sport. Host Saqib is joined by podcast regular Aftab Khanna and first time guest Kandarp Mehta. The conversation explores the meaning of the word rivalry for each panelist and then further attempts to address issues such as parti...
Ratnakar Shetty on the Rise of the BCCI
June 05, 2023 00:41 - 1 hour - 51 MBProfessor Ratnakar Shetty is the podcast guest for this episode of Cricket with an Accent. He had served in the BCCI for more than thirty years in which he had donned many a hat - be it back room administrator, touring team manager or WC host team tournament director among other positions. In this deep dive of a conversation Professor Shetty shares his insights from his book - ON BOARD TEST, TRIAL AND TRIUMPH: MY YEARS IN BCCI. The book is a detailed account of a long serving career who had...
100th episode - How we got here and what lies ahead!
May 28, 2023 02:54 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBAs Cricket with an Accent reaches a 100 episodes, @aftabkhanna takes over the moderator’s chair and along with Saqib, Vijay and Saahil, we look ahead to the future of cricket podcasting. We try and understand how fans engage with digital media in cricket, the factors driving niche content creation, the challenges with standard mass braodcasting and how cricket can learn from bigger sports like the NBA. Thank you helping us get to the 100th episode and we hope you enjoy listening to this as ...
Reminiscing the Career of AB de Villiers
May 20, 2023 15:48 - 1 hour - 32 MBOn this episode of the pod we look back at one of the true modern day greats - AB De Villiers. Helping host Saqib Ali do the honors are freelance cricket reporter from South Africa Dan Gallan and ABD superfan Prithvi. We needed an incredibly analytical fan and a cricket reporter for this episode to breakdown the highs and lows of the genius cricketer. De Villiers is a bit of an interesting study as well because his career shares the same timeline with other modern greats and he was also a ...
West Indies vs Pakistan -Showdown of the 80’s
April 30, 2023 20:26 - 2 hours - 59.8 MBThe West Indies of the Clive Lloyd-Viv Richards era is arguably one of the greatest teams in all of sports. They did not lose a test series for a span of 15 years and won two cricket world cups among other laurels. In the 80's their most worthy adversary was Imran Khan led Pakistan side. The two sides clashed three times in a span of 6 years and produced three drawn series. In the latest episode of the podcast I am joined by Pakistani cricket broadcaster Sohaib Alvi and podcast resident gue...
Indian Test Cap #169 - Mohammad Azharuddin
March 25, 2023 14:25 - 2 hours - 55.3 MBMohammad Azharuddin remains one of the most mystical figures in all of cricket. His rise and fall from grace have both been meteoric. How does one do justice in unpacking a simple career gone so complex in a podcast. Here's a very personalized attempt from all quarters with the panel consisting of senior cricket writer Sharda Ugra and super fan Vijay Arumugam. In a long free flowing chat we look back at Azhar the cricketer and the man and try to reflect our own recollections of how it all pl...
The Literature of Cricket - Our Favorite Books and their Complex Heroes
February 25, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 39.1 MBOn this episode of the podcast host Saqib Ali is joined by podcast regular Aftab Khanna as the duo reminisce on favorite cricket books. The conversation paves a very candid path and terms like The Sportstar, Doordarshan and newspapers eventually lead the listener to the main topic of books. Both men share their evolutionary stories as young readers and how certain books help them evolve as cricket fans. The list is a combination of history of the game, its flawed superstars and some misund...
BGT Rivalry - Our Entry Points, Highlights and Unpopular Takes
February 07, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBIn the latest edition of the podcast host Saqib Ali is joined by podcast regulars Vijay Arumugam and Saahil Sharma to talk about the Border Gavaskar Trophy and its relevant talking points. Of course everything cannot be covered in one episode about this rivalry, hence the panel focused on their respective entry points and early memories. The discussion also touched upon some of the favorite highlights and talking points like the rise of VVS Laxman, Final Frontier, the Tendulkar McGrath matc...
Dravid vs Shastri - Analysis, Opinions and Blind spots
December 11, 2022 22:39 - 1 hour - 42 MBRahul Dravid's tenure as Indian cricket coach has had mixed results so far. With the ODI world cup coming up in 2023 we decided to break silence on this podcast and take a comparative look at Dravid the coach vs his predecessor Ravi Shastri. Help me do the honors are podcast regulars Vijay Arumugam and Gurkirat Singh Gill. It's a rich conversation with lot of analysis and opinions. Vijay Arumugam on twitter - https://twitter.com/VAAChandran Gurkirat Singh Gill on twitter - https://twitt...
Dravid vs Shastri - The Analysis, Opinions and Blindspots
December 11, 2022 22:39 - 1 hour - 42 MBRahul Dravid's tenure as Indian cricket coach has had mixed results so far. With the ODI world cup coming up in 2023 we decided to break silence on this podcast and take a comparative look at Dravid the coach vs his predecessor Ravi Shastri. Help me do the honors are podcast regulars Vijay Arumugam and Gurkirat Singh Gill. It's a rich conversation with lot of analysis and opinions. Vijay Arumugam on twitter - https://twitter.com/VAAChandran Gurkirat Singh Gill on twitter - https://twitt...
Homage to Pujara and Rahane and a look back at the Indian middle order through the last two decades
April 12, 2022 22:41 - 1 hour - 39.9 MBIn this episode of the podcast we pay homage to the careers of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane. Pujara and Rahane may or may not play again for India but they both have been mainstays of the Indian team. It's only fitting we reflect on their respective tenures in the middle given how both men polarized the Indian fandom. Doing the honors are Aftab Khanna and Saahil Sharma as we look back these careers and more. The second phase of this conversation is an extension to some of the main a...
Duncan Hamilton on his book about Harold Larwood
April 03, 2022 05:39 - 1 hour - 29 MBDuncan Hamilton is the podcast guest for this episode where he revisits his award winning book on English cricketer Harold Larwood. Hamilton who is a three time winner of the prestigious https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hill_Sports_Book_of_the_Year award has brought Larwood back to life through his maginicent account. Larwood remains one of the most tragic characters the game has ever seen given his relationship with MCC, English fans and the English cricket community suffered a great d...
Shane Keith Warne (1969-2022)
March 11, 2022 04:47 - 54 minutes - 25 MBIn the latest episode of the podcast Aftab Khanna and Vijay Arumugam join Saqib Ali to look back at the impact and larger than life legacy of the late Shane Warne.
Abhishek Chopra contextualizes the history of Pakistan vs Australia rivalry
February 25, 2022 04:36 - 2 hours - 58.8 MBOn the eve of Australia's upcoming tour to Pakistan Abhishek Chopra(https://twitter.com/El_Chopernos) joins the show this week to look back at the evolution of this test rivalry. Chopra is an avid reader - who shares his recollections of the early days of this contest dating back to the Aussies first visit to Pakistan in 1956. Context is king and Chopra provides a lot of it - be it the political importance of these tours to the matting wickets. This tour did set up the beginning of a new riv...
Uday Bhatia on films, cricket and the connection that just keeps missing
February 07, 2022 22:56 - 1 hour - 37 MBBollywood and Cricket are arguably two of the biggest forms of entertainment in India - yet the purist cricket fan is seldom satisfied as a movie fan when filmmakers try to tackle cricket. Uday Bhatia joins Saqib Ali in this episode to explore how sports especially cricket gets depicted in Hindi films. The conversation also takes a deeper dive into film criticism and its evolution as a discipline. https://lifestyle.livemint.com/how-to-lounge/movies-tv/review-83-has-all-the-giddiness-and-uns...
Jarrod Kimber on cricket commentary, Kohli’s captaincy and batting woes of this decade
January 21, 2022 23:17 - 1 hour - 36.9 MBJarrod Kimber joins me this week on the podcast as we discuss the conundrum of cricket commentary on Tv. The fan conversation has only gotten louder on the style of the commentary with notable names across the world struggling to add value to the hardcoure viewer. Kimber helps unpack this through layers of what the production houses can or cannot do improve this product. We use examples of Gavaskar, McEnroe and Shaq across from various sports to discuss this point at length. What type of com...
The Vijay Arumugam Files
December 31, 2021 16:43 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBVijay Arumugam(@vijayarumugam) is back on the pod to wrap up the year. This time he flies as a solo guest and shares his experience of living in Australia as an "Indian expat". Vijay is candid as always in his explanation of where cricket and culture coincides in the Australian society. He also recalls upon his journey of being a SCG patron since 2009 when South Africa played the New years test match. The conversation then focuses on the public perception on how cheating and sledging were cl...
Mohammad Isam talks about the Bangladesh Cricket Landscape
December 24, 2021 20:08 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBMohammad Isam of ESPN cricinfo fame is the podcast guest for this episode. Isam is the digital voice of Bangladesh cricket as he has been covering the national team for almost a decade now. The episode takes a deeper dive to understand the political landscape of Bangladesh cricket - the academies, the domestic rivalries and political importance of cricket. Isam has helped unpack lots of background analysis on the power structure of his nation's cricket as its run by politicians and bureaucra...
Evolution of Fandom, Media and their interaction at the Twitter marketplace
December 11, 2021 18:18 - 2 hours - 61.2 MBFandom and journalism are two of the three integral components of any sports industry. In this episode we examine how the two disciplines have evolved over time and more interestingly how they interact with each other in the modern Twitter marketplace. Unpacking the arguments in this episode are noted sports journalist Ayaz Memon(https://twitter.com/cricketwallah), ardent cricket fans Vijay Arumugam(https://twitter.com/vijayarumugam) and Sharan Mamidipudi(https://twitter.com/sharanidli). T...
Jaime Alter - The True Harfun Maula
October 28, 2021 04:27 - 1 hour - 34 MBSince the dawn of the millenium cricket journalism has changed. The way we consume and cover the sport has new requirements in this digital world and Jaime Alter is the true digital content creator of today. Alter joins the podcast this week to talk about his love for the game and how the paths aligned for him to be part of the Sambit Bal lead cricinfo crew in 2005. We explore the ever changing digital landscape of the game today. Alter touches upon different aspects of how the Internet ge...
T20 WC Preview - India, England and Australia
October 21, 2021 02:44 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBSanket Singbal and Gurkirat Singh Gill join the show to preview the squads of India, England and Australia ahead of the T20 World Cup. The duo breaks down the three teams based on the strengths and weaknesses of the respective squads given the conditions in the UAE.
Sharda Ugra Interview
October 05, 2021 19:46 - 1 hour - 36.6 MBNoted cricket journalist Sharda Ugra joins the podcast for a detailed conversation on many things including the changing landscape of cricket journalism, layers of fandom, brand value of a player and much more. Ugra has covered professional cricket since the late 80's. In this episode she recalls how the media relationship with the practitioners of sport has changed especially when it comes to highlighting any conflicts and shortcomings. What happens when your favorite cricket player is now ...
Stat Merchants vs Nostalgia Merchants and their take on the batting decade of 2010
September 20, 2021 16:51 - 2 hours - 66.1 MBA conversation that has gotten serious momentum on cricket twitter is whether the current era is the most difficult for test match batting. To better understand the question from the statistical bent of mind one has to acknowledge the two prevalent schools of thought from today's fanbases - The Stat merchant and his older cousin The Nostalgic merchant. Please join us in a fun deep diving discussion. Your panel is @aftabkhanna (https://twitter.com/aftabkhanna), @vijayarumugam (https://twitter...
The Captaincy Debate and Kohlism
August 23, 2021 03:47 - 2 hours - 73.7 MBHow well do we understand the discipline of Cricket captaincy? It's fair to stay the definition of captaincy has gone through a big change in recent years from the fan's vantage point. Is there an overestimation attached to the role of a cricket captain in terms of how it influences the outcome of a match? Can a good captain change the fortunes of a weak team? Do we need to unlearn some of the hero worship that has been attached to this role? To discuss this at length @cric_pod hosted its la...
The Geoff Lawson Files
August 19, 2021 14:55 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBGeoff Francis Lawson is a former Australian fast bowler who also coached the Pakistan national team. In a candid conversation Lawson opens up about his playing days. He takes a trip down memory lane to remember all the men he played under - Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes and Allan Border. In an era of packed cricket calendars Lawson reminds us of Ashes tours that lasted four and a half months long and the challenges of playing in cold English weather. He also mentions the two tosses days where th...
India England preview with Aftab Khanna
August 03, 2021 02:59 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBAftab Khanna joins the show to preview the India England test series. The kickoff point is the absence of Ben Stokes and how does that impact the balance of this English side. Aftab addresses the notion whether India are the favorites for this series or not given the missing status of Archer, Stokes and Woakes. Should India be playing two spinners at Trent Bridge and in this series in general given it starts in August not July? The conversation on the indian front focuses on the lack of for...
The Dravid captaincy through the lens of Sidvee
July 22, 2021 20:59 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBSiddhartha Vaidyanathan(https://twitter.com/sidvee) of the http://www.81allout.com/ podcast returns to Cricket with an accent to recall the events surrounding the Rahul Dravid captaincy period. It is one of the semi forgotten eras of Indian cricket which still polarizes fans and media whenever the topic resurfaces. Vaidyanathan, who was a cricinfo journalist during that time helps unpack the mixed bag of emotions and myths attached to that period with some facts from the public domain. We ...
Aftab Khanna on New Zealand's win in the inaugural WTC
June 25, 2021 20:39 - 1 hour - 33 MBAftab Khanna(@aftabkhanna in twitter) returns to the podcast to join host Saqib Ali to discuss New Zealand's win in Southampton. The conversation looks at the tournament structure of this first edition and attempts at exploring how future FTP's may include a more level playing field. Is there room for a best of three WTC final given the already crowded cricket calendar. The focus shifts on to the winners who have transformed into this world class unit with a potent fast bowling attack which...
Former cricketer Surinder Khanna looks back at his time in India and Delhi dressing rooms
June 07, 2021 13:18 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBFormer India cricketer Surinder Khanna is the podcast guest. In this episode Khanna looks back at the roadmap of his cricket timeline from the grounds of the Hindu college to the ultimate honor in Indian cricket - playing for India. Khanna was a cricketer who was ahead of his times in how he approached his batting as a wicket keeper. We drew comparisons with the likes of Rishabh Pant and MS Dhoni. He was part of the exciting Delhi cricket batting lineup and played a mentor to the likes of Ra...
Matt Roller on a variety of topics surrounding English cricket
May 27, 2021 00:06 - 52 minutes - 24 MBMatt Roller of Espn cricinfo joins the show this week. Roller as a writer is versatile in his coverage of the sport where he covers all forms of the international game along with the domestic English county matches. Keeping the county coverage as a backdrop I asked Roller about the chances of one Matt Parkinson to make his test debut this summer. In this episode Roller talks about the space of cricket journalism in England and how the sport still remains a niche sport. The conversation cov...
In conversation with Vijay Lokapally
May 08, 2021 16:09 - 1 hour - 29.9 MBSenior cricket writer Vijay Lokapally joins the podcast for an episode where he recalls some of the fascinating battles between Delhi and Mumbai. In the era of domestic cricket that rivalry was seen as a test match itself. The conversation also focuses on Lokapally's early cricket memories of the Kotla - home of the Delhi cricket team. Lokapally also takes us down the memory lane where we relive Bedi, Amarnath and Raman Lamba. Last but not the least we talk about K.P. Bhaskar - perhaps one ...
Nakul Pande previews RCB, RR, PBKS and MI
April 05, 2021 03:44 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBNakul Pande (@nakulMpande) of Guerilla cricket returns to the show to talk about IPL 2021. In this episode Pande helps preview the roasters of RCB, RR, PBKS and MI.
IPL 2021 Preview - Capitals, Sunrisers, Knight Riders and Super Kings
March 30, 2021 03:24 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBIts IPL time of the year. In this episode Gurkirat Singh Gill(@gurkiratsgill) and Rahul Vishwanathan(Rv__97) join the show to help me preview the Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings.
Greg Chappell reflects on his cricket journey
March 16, 2021 04:11 - 1 hour - 34.8 MBFormer Australian captain and all time great Greg Chappell is the podcast guest. Chappell engages in a candid chat that covers his cricket journey as a player, captain, coach, selector and now columnist. The conversation explores the historic 1975 series vs the West Indies which was Chappell's first rodeo as captain. Other major talking point is the phase of his career where he swapped the captaincy with his successor Kim Hughes on more than few occasions. Using his book Fierce Focus as a ...
Ayaz Memon on India's 3-1 win and it's incredible bench strength
March 09, 2021 01:51 - 49 minutes - 22.5 MBSenior cricket writer Ayaz Memon returns to the show to talk about the 4th test between India and England. While breaking down India's series win Memon highlights the contributions of Washington Sundar, Axar Patel and Rishabh Pant. In depth talking points include Sundar's potential as top order batsman and whether Pant should play the situation. Memon also weighs in on the upcoming WTC finals between India and New Zealand. Last segment of the conversation is a look back at Sunil Gavaskar ...
Vijay Arumugam and Aftab Khanna discuss test pitches along with the milestones of Ishant and Ashwin
March 01, 2021 05:26 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBAftab Khanna and Vijay Arumugam join the show this week to look back at the playing surface from the Ahmedabad test. Khanna and Arumugam are true students of the game who offered lot of statistical nuance and historical references to support their points on the rank turners vs green tops debate. The observations further touched upon the history of Indian test pitches over the last two decades. There was a deeper dive in comparing this generation of Indian batsmen to their predecessors in ter...
Gurkirat Singh Gill on Ravi Ashwin the all rounder and the IPL auction
February 20, 2021 15:08 - 45 minutes - 20.7 MBCricket analyst Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill on twitter) joins the show to talk about the midpoint of India England series. Gill breaks down some of the narrative based notions on what a good test match pitch is and how to succeed on those pitches. He further elaborates on the importance of toss and team compositions. This episode's in depth feature is the return to batting form of Ravi Ashwin. The conversation covers Virat Kohli the test captain and how his decision making skills ...
George Dobell on India vs England, player rotation, English view on the IPL and the WTC
February 11, 2021 19:25 - 1 hour - 33 MBEspn cricinfo senior writer George Dobell joins the show as the guest analyst this week. In this episode Dobell looks back at the impressive win by Root and team in Chennai. We rank this win in terms of relevant context of English overseas performances of the last decade. The conversation is inclusive of the new demand of covid cricket - player rotation. Dobell emphasizes how demanding the covid bubbles can be on the psyches of the players and this can be seen as a needed development given ...
India England preview with Bharat Sundaresan and Nakul Pande
February 01, 2021 16:41 - 1 hour - 35 MBBharat Sundaresan of Cricbuzz and Nakul Pande of Guerilla cricket join Saqib Ali to preview the India England series. This is Bharat's second appearance on the pod while Nakul makes his debut on cricket with an accent. The duo breaks down some of the burning topics from both sides of the rivalry. The conversation covers the playing surfaces, the matchups, rotation policy, covid calendar and the team compositions. The episode serves as a good transition point from the epic India Australia ser...
Prem Panicker reviews the India Australia series
January 26, 2021 18:29 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBNoted cricket writer Prem Panicker returns to the show to help break down some of the emerging topics and narratives from the recently concluded Border Gavaskar trophy. Panicker expresses his in-depth views on the Ajinkya Rahane captaincy through the prism of different leadership variables and how differently players may respond to a certain style. He also looks at the importance of Ravi Ashwin's social collaboration with fans by providing rare behind the scenes details which Indian cricket ...
Himanish Ganjoo on the historic Indian win at the Gabba and the narrative vs stats version of cricket fandom
January 20, 2021 03:57 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBOn the latest episode of the podcast Himanish Ganjoo makes his debut as the guest analyst. Ganjoo has written for Espn cricinfo and some of his recent written pieces are listed below in the show notes. Like many writers of this generation Ganjoo relies on the stats to tell the actual story of the cricket rather than holding on to the cliched usage of adjectives that have been used to describe the game. Through the prism of stats he talks about the readiness of Indian bench which displayed ...
Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the drawn test for the ages in Sydney
January 13, 2021 05:21 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBIn this episode we look back at the recently concluded Sydney test match. Cricket writer, historian and author Abhishek Mukherjee is the guest analyst, who helps break down the contest. Mukherjee addresses the many facets of the drawn test match from Rishabh Pant's batting to the defensive masterclass of Ravi Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari, and why this will go down as one of the match for the ages. The conversation tries to address the unprecedented injury list of this Indian squad. Has it ever h...
Boxing Day Test Review with Sanket Singbal and Abhu Tyagi
December 31, 2020 06:26 - 1 hour - 36.1 MBIn this episode we review the Boxing day test between Australia and India. Sanket Singbal and Abhu Tyagi join host Saqib Ali to breakdown the happenings from MCG. The conversation focuses on Ajinkya Rahane's batting and captaincy. Was it his best knock as a test batsman? Md Siraj and Shubman Gill's remarkable readiness for international test cricket also gets discussed in the pod. Other topics covered include the possible return of Rohit Sharma for the SCG test, Pat Cummins vs Cheteshwar Puj...