PCCI Podcast 🏏
88 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -This is the official pod for all cricket tragics. From the trauma of the 90s to the heights of the Noughties, if you are a cricket fan, this is the pod for you. Also, if you love the niche and the obscure discussions around cricket (color of TV graphics in the 90s, broadcast theme music), this is also the pod for you. This is as much the pod for a Noel David fan as it is for an ABD fan!
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Episodes
Mixing Cricket with Politics with Behram @deafmango
January 24, 2024 16:24 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBWe discuss a wide range of topics, including the politics of cricket, with Behram. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
2023 WC Final -- Celebrating the best league cricket team
November 25, 2023 18:17 - 1 hour - 100 MBWe discuss the P word, high stakes contests, what the loss means to Indian cricket. Also, the most bizarre post-match presentation for a global event ever. Humne socha milte chalein... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
World Cup crowd behavior, jingoism
October 27, 2023 18:51 - 1 hour - 38.6 MBWe discuss the jingoistic narratives around the WC, our relationship with the sport and how the current jingoism influences our association with the sport and the Indian team. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
India-Pak Gupshup/Preview
October 14, 2023 05:41 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBWe discuss the mahaul around the India-Pak game. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
WC Chai Tapri Preview (kind of)
October 06, 2023 01:14 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBMore WC rant, our predictions, wishlists, and potential trends to watch out for. Also, what we hate about some batting stances. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Jay Shah's World Cup Organizational Chaos
September 26, 2023 02:44 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBIn the first of our WC buildup episodes, we discuss the organizational chaos that is the 2023 WC, WC promos past and present, and everything around the WC. Actual team previews and tournament previews to follow soon. 2003 WC Promo - https://youtu.be/rgg3FqfvwBE?si=-Y2WOtH1U0eSpkz1 2019 Promo -https://youtu.be/UFONbWly3Ds?si=sDFr47HSZ_FQeQTu --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
First 3 Ashes Tests, WI v India, WC Qualifiers
July 11, 2023 14:53 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBWe spoke about ashes, controversies of ashes, bazball, women's ashes, worldcup qualifiers and the uninspiring Indian team for west indies tour. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
World Test Championship Final Review 2023
June 16, 2023 17:56 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBWe review the WTC Final of 2023, and the trends from this cycle and look ahead to India's test team for the next cycle. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
IPL Review (and a very very late WTC Final Preview)
June 10, 2023 16:57 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBWe review the 2023 IPL. P.S - The episode includes a segment on the WTC final which is not outdated because of the delayed episode release. Aplogies for the same and we promise to do a timely review of the final soon after the last day on Sunday. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Asia Cup, WTC Final, Looking ahead
May 20, 2023 17:17 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBIn the second of two episodes this week, we talk of the WTC final, chaos around the Asia Cup and look ahead to the WC squad. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
IPL 2023 - Trends, Talking Points and Rants
May 20, 2023 17:09 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBWe ramble on in a free wheeling conversation around this year's IPL and rant a lot about the broadcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Pressure, A day at the Modium, Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023 Review
March 19, 2023 13:33 - 1 hour - 93.9 MBWe talk about psychobabble and the idea of pressure. Also, the spectacle that was the Modi Cricket Rath Yatra followed by some BGT 2023 discussion. Featuring @Vatsal_Sachan, friend of the pod. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
India's T20 WC Review - We Told You So
November 15, 2022 22:19 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBWe review what has been a very predictable end to India's T20 WC campaign, and discuss the issues with our T20 setup. Some previous episodes over the last 2 years where we discussed these problems are listed below. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/VnfzzqPdZub https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/ger53OVdZub --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
T20 WC Week 1, Ind-SA, SF Prospects and India's weaknesses
November 01, 2022 15:08 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBIn this episode, we review the Ind-SA, the holes in India's T20 lineup and look ahead to a more T20-centric team. Also, we discuss the prospects of sides for the SFs going ahead. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
T20 World Cup 2022 - India v Pak Taakra (with friends of PCCI)
October 23, 2022 00:56 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBWe preview the Ind-Pak World Cup game and also the latest from the T20 WC 2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Asia Cup Chatein
September 02, 2022 15:03 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBWe discuss the trends from the first round of the Asia Cup, and what it means for the T20 WC in Australia. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
T20 batting styles, Test pitches, T20 WC with Himanish
June 29, 2022 20:20 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBThis week, we discuss the trends from the recently concluded Ind-SA T20 series and the different batting approaches in T20s with @hganjoo153. Also, some more Indian broadcasting rant. We also discuss the upcoming T20 WC and what could be the format of future T20 WCs. Also, what would test cricket in America feel like? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Ind-SA and the changes we`d like to see in T20 rules
June 13, 2022 16:36 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBThis week, we rant more about India's T20 conservatism and also go on a tangent about the rule changes that`d serve T20 cricket well. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Different moods of Cricket, Early Cricketing Memories
May 12, 2022 18:04 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBWe discuss some of our earliest memories of watching the sport and the feelings that cricket in different countries and different scenarios evoked. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Random IPL Discussion
April 23, 2022 15:09 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBWe discuss various talking points around the IPL. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Pak-Aus, Women's World Cup, IPL 2022 Starts, Sports Tak
March 27, 2022 13:53 - 59 minutes - 44.6 MBIn this week's pod, we discuss stories from the last few weeks of world cricket -- Pak-Aus, ICC World Cup (W) 22, Bangladesh-SA, Mohsin and Rizwan Haider, The Unquiet Ones and the IPL --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
IPL Auctions, Narrative vs Data with Himanish Ganjoo
February 26, 2022 15:17 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBThis week we discuss the age-old "Data v Narratives" debate with cricket analytics superstar, Himanish Ganjoo (@hganjoo153 on twitter). Also, we move on to discuss the recent IPL auctions and the squads. We end the pod with some rant about Indian cricket broadcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Mixing Sports with Politics (War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee)
January 31, 2022 00:33 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MBIn this episode, we review Mike Marquesee's cricket classic, War Minus The Shooting, recently republished by @81allout. We discuss Mike's phenomenal and at times prophetic reading of subcontinental cricket and its society. Also, how the author identifies strands of majoritarian nationalism and its presence in everything around the 1996 Cricket World Cup. All this while enjoying the sport itself. We'd like to thank the @81allout podcast for introducing us to the book. --- Send in a voice...
Kohli's India = 2000s Australia?
January 26, 2022 15:24 - 53 minutes - 49.8 MBIn this episode, we examine claims of Kohli's India being comparable to 2000s Australia. Are they really? Is ICC silverware really overrated? What do the overseas W/L ratios for the two sides look like? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Kohli's resignation, Ind-SA series, data versus emotion
January 17, 2022 00:34 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBIn this episode, we discuss Kohli resigning from test cricket, the Ind-SA series, the legacy of this side, and the data versus emotion debate with cricket analysis. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
India tour of SA nostalgia
December 27, 2021 21:36 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBWe talk of our favorite Ind-SA innings, bowling spells, Jammy Sir's influence and the current test series. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Dada v Kohli Analysis
December 17, 2021 20:08 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBIn this episode we discuss the captaincy announcement and the unnecessary fiasco around it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Reviewing Pakistan's T20 WC So Far
November 06, 2021 21:02 - 56 minutes - 52.6 MBIn this episode, we discuss how Pakistan's T20 WC has taken so many by surprise, and the fallout of the India-Pak result. This episode was recorded a day before the Ind-NZ game. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Ind-Pak T20 WC post match review
October 30, 2021 11:37 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBWe discuss the post-match coverage around the India-Pak game and why it was more toxic than usual. Also, we discuss the failings of this current Indian T20 side. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Pak Youtube Analysis of the World T20, Ind-Pak WC toxicity
October 23, 2021 05:14 - 50 minutes - 47 MBIn this episode, we discuss the theatre of the absurd that is Pak cricket Youtube. We then go on to discuss the whole Mauka Mauka cringefest and the general toxicity and jingoism around Ind-Pak cricket in ICC events from the Indian perspective. In the end, we hope cricket is the real winner. References: 1.) Fanmade Mauka Mauka Jingoism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f20i_F2wnXQ 2.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqIG-q9P9cg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/...
Umran Malik, Kohli, MSD and Anchoring, Cricket in America
October 10, 2021 10:14 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBWe discuss the recent happenings in the world of cricket starting with the pace of Umran Malik, the continuing annoyance with anchors in T20 and end with some Major League cricket news. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
T20 Anchoring, IPL Commentary and Ind-Aus ODIs
September 28, 2021 07:41 - 39 minutes - 37 MBWe talk about anchors in t20 cricket, the amazing quality of commentary in the IPL and the recently concluded Ind-Aus ODIs involving the women's sides. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
The Test that Was`nt - Old Trafford 2021
September 11, 2021 17:50 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBWe review the end of the series, the pullout, and Afghanistan cricket. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Eng v India Oval Test review
September 08, 2021 17:50 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBWe talk about Bumrah's spell, Rahane vs VVS and look ahead to the Old Trafford test. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Eng v India -- Mid Test Chat (4th Test)
September 04, 2021 05:01 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBThis is just us rambling about the fourth test and possible directions it could take. Also, some more Paaji stories. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
78 all out
August 31, 2021 15:28 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBWe discuss the batting collapse at Headingley, various theories defending the Indian batting, possible tweaks to the lineup for the Oval. We discuss whether all the failings of the current batting lineup can just be attributed to good pace bowling and bowler-friendly conditions. Also, a lot of ranting! P.S: Apologies for a lot of talking over each other this episode. We had an audio lag between the three tracks and hence the overlap. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotif...
Lords Test, Sachin Folklore, WI-Pakistan
August 21, 2021 07:42 - 1 hour - 66 MBIn this episode, we discuss the joy that the Indian fast bowling attack gives us, Ashwin's absence, and possible twists to come in this series. Also, we move on to some Tendulkar folklore and why some of them sound fishy. We end with some discussion about the WI-Pakistan series. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
WTC Final 2021 Review - Is Kohli's India the Tim Henman of ICC events?
June 26, 2021 12:35 - 43 minutes - 40.7 MBThis episode is a lighthearted review of the WTC final, possible fallout of the defeat and the road ahead for the WTC as a tournament. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Break k Baad
June 12, 2021 17:20 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBIn this episode, we explain why we went on this break, the politics around the IPL and Indian cricket in general. Note: We will do episodes on the actual cricket in the coming weeks, now that we have the rant out of the way. Recommendation: Sharda Ugra's podcast interview with Cricket Et Cetera https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/language-is-a-virus/id1537742030?i=1000520174180 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
IPL 2021 ki baatein
April 05, 2021 11:36 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBWe are back with a random, free-wheeling conversation about IPL squads for this year and struggle to build playing XIs along the way. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Associate Cricket, World Cups, Independence Cups
March 11, 2021 01:07 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBIn this episode, we ramble about a lot of old memories about Associate cricket in the World Cups we have watched in our lives. Also random memories of Independence Cups and tri-series/quadrangular over the years, --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Ind-Eng Motera Pitch, English Media, Indian Commentary
March 03, 2021 04:03 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBThis episode, we talk of the Ahmedabad pitch, the propaganda commentary by BCCI, and the British cricket podcasts. Also, BCCI vs Aus vs Sky commentary teams, and a lot more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Archer's Wifi, Motera Test, Arjun Tendulkar, IPL Auctions
February 24, 2021 02:11 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBIn this episode, we talk of the Motera test, the Chennai pitch, Arjun Tendulkar and the IPL Auctions. If you are just interested in the cricket, the discussion about the Ind-Eng series starts at 15 minutes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
England in India Memories
February 05, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBWe talk of our favorite Eng-India test match memories, the 2008 Chennai Test, the 2006 Eng-India series, and also the 2012 Mumbai test. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Border-Gavaskar Trophy Hangover and looking ahead to India-England Tests
January 29, 2021 15:53 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBIn this episode, we continue rambling about the Aus-India test series, all the commentary around it and bask in the glory. Later, we look ahead at the Ind-Eng tests coming up and make some bold predictions (a detailed Eng series preview to follow later). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
The Gabbatoir has been breached - Aus v India 2020 Final Test
January 20, 2021 02:43 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBWe discuss the raw emotions we felt immediately after the series win, in a free-wheeling, rambling conversation that talks of various plotlines in this epic series. Note: We hope to do several other episodes on this series later. This one is an encapsulation of our immediate emotions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
The restaurant controversy, NZ-Pak, Indo-Pak cricketers
January 05, 2021 04:16 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBWe talk about the Secret Kitchen controversy, cricketers who fared well in India-Pak games, the NZ-Pak series and a lot more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
India vs Australia 2020 Boxing Day Test Review
December 29, 2020 23:05 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBThis week, we look back on one of the best test victories of our time, the miracle in Melbourne. We talk of how debutants Gill and Siraj showed they belong. Also, we discuss the team balance going ahead, and whether Rohit should be force-fitted into this XI for SCG. Also, everything that makes this game so memorable. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
36 for 9 - A Rant
December 19, 2020 21:17 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBIn this episode, we rant about the Adelaide Massacre and its implications. Also, the road ahead for the rest of this test tour. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message
Australia v India - 1st Test Day 1 and 2 Review
December 18, 2020 23:57 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBIn this episode, we review the state of the match at the end of Day 2 of the pink ball test between Australia and India. Also, we talk of Shaw, possible changes in the next test and the annoying Fox Sports commentary team. Listen in and share! Recommendation: All India Radio Live Commentary - https://youtu.be/gaqXNf6qYXc --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepccipod/message