Bits and Pieces : The friendliest cricket podcast

Bits and Pieces comes back after a massive break only to realise the IPL is still not over. Join Nitin, PGK, Krt and Varun for our review of the league games, and all possible incorrect predictions for who may get the final playoff spot, and who will go on to win. 

Lions, Tigers, Elephants, Powerhitting coaches, launch experiences, Roars, Temple Visits, Closed door PSLs, Absentee Australians, Malingering Englishmen and everything else leading up to one more unending week before the world's biggest show kicks off... Tune in for our preview of the Japan F1 race with Vishal, Max and VaMu.

The gang jumped in minutes after India sealed their T20 World Cup win to record this episode. Join Vikas, PDP, Nitin, Tony, Mohan, Max, and PGK as they reflect on the tournament, the players, the organisers, and the future of Indian cricket.

Why did Matthew Hayden go to Bellandur? Why will the Wankhede Stadium be filled with Zimbabwe fans for the India v England semifinal? Why should Hardik Pandya stop not looking at the ball, and start looking after his watch carefully? Was Sanju Sehwag's smashathon his best innings in India colours? A few answers, a lot more questions and plenty of laughs, hopefully, in the latest BnP with Iman,...

India went down to an ass-whooping of a lifetime at the hands of South Africa in the super 8s and wakes up the boys from slumber. Join Iman, PDP, and Tony as they take you through their feelings on the WT20 so far.

Iman, MuSa, PDP and Nitin banter about a World Cup that looks like it is refusing to start in a week, in which Bangladesh has refused to play anyone in India, and Pakistan has refused to play India in Sri Lanka. A review of India's biggest takeaways from the New Zealand series, comments on farcical facial hair trends in Indian cricketers, and a Mexican stand-off of 'how many obscure 90s Pakistan c...

We are back, with a raucous caucus to mock England's shambolic Ashes showing. Join PGK, Tony, VaMu and Nitin for the usual nonsense in our first episode of 2026.

India's rollercoaster World Cup campaign had the perfect finish as they overcame unbeatable Australia, and their own bugbears South Africa in the knockouts. Harmanpreet's champion team unveils a new chapter in the history of the sport, and Indian society itself. Bits and Pieces is back to bask in the warm feeling of victory. Tune in, and shed some tears of joy with Rachana, Tareque, Vipul,...

India win the Asia Cup while staging an embarrassing political charade, at the end of which the BCCI have managed to have their cake and eat it too, but Mohsin Naqvi takes the spoils home. Nitin, Tony, Iman and PDP come back with an effort to revive Bits and Pieces, since cricket as a sport has anyway gone to the dogs. Tune in, like, share, comment etc please.

Mohammed Siraj has pulled off the near impossible. And the Bits and Pieces gang is here to celebrate. In this episode owe dive into the thrilling conclusion of India's cricket series, which ended in a dramatic 2-2 draw. Join us as we explore the highs and lows of the series, the standout performances, and the strategic decisions that led to this remarkable outcome. We discuss the significance...

Tony, VaMu, Hank and MuSa bring you Episode 172 of BnP, a few days after smarting and internalising the Lord's heartbreak. Join the gang as they crie more, trying to make sense of another unlosable Test, focusing unduly on Gambhir's love for Duke's balls, and their own hatred for control percentages. Laffs and eyerolls guaranteed.

After a brief hiatus, the friendliest cricket podcast is back. Join Tony, PGK, PDP and VaMu as they dissect India's performance in the first two tests in England. Follow us on Twitter: Bits and Pieces: https://x.com/bnp_cricket Tony: https://x.com/notytony PGK: https://x.com/peegeekay PDP: https://x.com/prashantdptweet VaMu: https://x.com/varunmurali43

For only the second time in 29 years, Australia loses an ICC final! For only the second time in 27 years, South Africa have an ICC trophy! And it took an against the odds epic 4th innings comeback from Temba's unfancied side to stop the press. Bits and Pieces celebrates the occasion with an all-timer chat ft. Tony, Bisi, Max and PGK. Tune in for laughs and lots of Australianfreude!

After 18 years, RCB and Kohli taste IPL success. Tony, Nitin, Max and Bisi assemble to mark the occasion with an incoherent episode on Mo Bobat, Rajiv Shukla's ascension, Sai Sudarshan's various medals, Mumbai's meltdown, CSK's unrivalled Fairplay dominance and a few other things. Tune in!

The biggest stars of the post-Dhoni era call time on their India Test careers. Nitin, Tony, Chops, PDP and Bisi gather to discuss what may have happened behind the scenes. We rightly conclude that Donald Trump is responsible for their retirements. We also spend about 100 minutes on the legacy of Virat, and 2 minutes on Rohit. Funnily, in an episode about Kohli and Rohit, the jokes are still about...

PGK, Srinath, Nitin, Tareque and Max sat together for Episode 167, moments after yet another South Indian Derby classic, and once again, RCB turned the tables and the memes on their cross-border bugbear CSK, whose 'worst ever season by any team in the history of the IPL' gets worse with every passing day. Join for chatter around the DRS clock, Mumbai Indians' ability to bend time, KKR&...

As IPL heads into mid season frenzy, Bits and Pieces turns its eyes to the most pressing matters around the greatest show on earth: The origins of Champak the dog, an RCA into RR's demise (not to be confused with RCA's RCA into RR's demise), a meditation on Ishan Kishan Walk-gate, a healthy debate on whether Suryakumar Yadav is in form or not, live images from the street in Chennai tha...

In which, we go back to the era when MS had Do Knees, and wonder if Umar Gul's Bowl-out inspired Digvesh Rathi, who signs off autographs for Travis Head to distribute to eager fans in supermarkets, and for Abhishek Sharma to flaunt after hitting match-winning 100s. In which Shreyas Iyer inspires order to the proceedings, and in which KL Rahul and Krunal Pandya follow in the illustrious footste...

After another highly eventful week of the IPL, Max, PGK, Bisi and VaMu take you through the latest in April Fool's trends, Tollywood, c chess, science, AI, New Zealand's energy sufficiency, county cricket and photography. With the return of real cricket, can the BnP Jinx be far behind? Follow us: Bits and Pieces on Twitter: https://x.com/bnp_cricket Varun: https://x.com/varunmurali43 Bisi: https:/...

In this post-preview, "why not preview this gig once again" preview episode of Bits and Pieces, host Tareque Laskar and CSK apologist, Max delve into the ongoing IPL season, discussing team performances, standout players, and the dynamics of the matches. Their conversation highlights the unpredictability of the IPL which seems to suggest that a coin toss would be much more exciting. The IPL season...

Hello and welcome to the only IPL preview you will ever watch, because it's possible you will self-destruct within 5 seconds of this wonderful episode. Hank, Max, Nitin, Iman, PGK and Vishal come in and go out with random thought streams, and at the end of it all, we declare that the Gujarat Devils will most definitely win this season of Formula 1. Quietly whisper it to your punter friends......

India inevitably run to another ICC title, brushing past Australia in the semis, and New Zealand in the finals of the Pakistan edition of the ICC Champions Trophy hosted by Indian Cricket Council almost entirely in Dubai. Tony, PDP, Vikku and Murali join the pod, with thoughts as varied and unpredictable as India's spin quartet, and with jokes, takes and puns as reliable as India's long ba...

Right after India wrap up a comprehensive win against a shameful New Zealand team, Vikas, Bodhi, Sandy and Tony get together to make sense of the group stages of the Champions' Trophy. Join the gang as they create the first draught beer of history. Follow us: Bits and Pieces on Twitter: https://x.com/bnp_cricket Vikas: https://x.com/donquicksort Bodhi: https://x.com/Bodhisattya Sandyji: https://x....

PDP, Max and Tareque assemble after India demolish Pakistan in the much hyped league fixture of the Champions Trophy. The gang acknowledges the irony of Pakistan getting eliminated early from their home tournament after playing an away game. Lots of chatter around Aus v Eng, Afg v SA, Ban v Ind and other games from the first week of the tournament. Does anyone read these words? If so, let us know...

“You come macha, we will figure it out” seems to be the way the ICC is going about organizing the Champions Trophy. Srinath, PDP, Max and Murali preview the tournament that refuses to go away, and how it has returned as two separate editions, one in Pakistan and another in Dubai. Virat Kohli and RCB chants make it to Karachi, RCB the content company continues to amaze while the women keep winning...