Bits and Pieces : The friendliest cricket podcast

Iman Pande hosts (and refuses to edit) his first ever episode of Bits and Pieces. As expected, it is an incoherent trainwreck featuring discussions on Gambhir's masterplan to play 12 instead of 11, headaches in the knee for Rohit Sharma, undue attention to Middle Eastern dew factors, uncalled-for patronage for the poorly made cashgrab Ind v Pak Netflix documentary, an alternative name for the...

Bits and Pieces gets all technical about legspinners and Kohli in the latest episode of BnP. Max, Rahul, VaMu and PGK also chat about India's gun T20 side, India's controversial concussion substitute, and Ashwin's surprise appearance and utterance at the AWS AI summit.  Find us on X 1. Bits and Pieces: https://x.com/bnp_cricket 2. Max: https://x.com/maxdavinci 3. VaMu: https://x.com/va...

Bits and Pieces assembles to survey the train-wreck that is the Indian cricket team discipline policy document leak, including the strange luggage stipulations, spousal visitations, team bus situations and domestic cricket directives. Nitin, Murali, PDP and Tareque catch up at 1 30 AM outside a kebab joint and stay clear of yellow journalists, where they also review India's 2-0 lead in the England...

As the dust settles and the tears subside, Bits and Pieces looks back wistfully at India's glorious decade in Test cricket that culminated with the BGT loss in Australia. Join PDP, Tareque, Hank, Nitin and Vishal as they relive the biggest highs of the era, and get so overwhelmed by the enormity of the moment that they also start looking at stats and all that. Bits and Pieces is on Twitter. Follow...

The end of India's BGT streak signals the end of an era for the Indian team. Tony, Iman, Mohan, and Nitin take stock of what has been, where we go from here, and how to deal with this heartbreak in a raw, explicit-laden, cathartic episode. Follow us on Twitter Bits and Pieces: https://x.com/bnp_cricket Tony: https://x.com/notytony Nitin: https://x.com/knittins Iman: https://x.com/imanpande Mohan:...

Conclusion: Shared Memories >> Loss Therapy Post mortem of The BGT Boxing Day Test, 2024. Many of us from BnP saw and lived every ball of this amazing Test match and . In this episode, we review the loss, shed a tear or two and celebrate friendships... Mohan, PGK, Iman, Bodhi and Vishal discuss the Boxing Day Aus v India Test match and recollect their memories of an incredible match that the...

In an unexpected turn of events - much like an Ash na carrom ball - the Bits and Pieces gang is caught unawares by the surprise retirement of R Ashwin. Join Srinath, PGK, PDP, Kaus, Max, Bisi, Chops, and Murali as they try to find the right balance between a tribute to Ash and good ol' fashioned B&P NIBbing. Follow us Bits and Pieces on Twitter: https://x.com/bnp_cricket Srinath: https://x.com...

It's one-all in the BGT after Australia smash India in less than half the duration under lights at the Adelaide Oval. Bits and Pieces completes 150 episodes (How cool is that!), and for a change, we wander into technical discussion, and change our muse from Ashwin to Kohli. Abhishek Chopra declares that Kohli has always been a limited batter. That's right! Kohli Army, please make us go viral, and...

It's the auction episode. Which means, we say Zinta hoon yaar kaafi hai and let AI do the edit. Join Max, Varun, and Sandy as they discuss the bids and teams thread bare. Follow us Bits and Pieces on Twitter: https://x.com/bnp_cricket Max: https://x.com/maxdavinci Varun: https://x.com/varunmurali43 Sandy: https://x.com/sandeeplanjewar

ndia add another to their list of incredible away Test wins against the odds, this time under the watch of the one-off combine of Bumrah-Gambhir. Tony, Max, MuSa, Nitin and Sandy get together to relive a famous win in treacherous conditions, with an extremely unlikely XI against a world-class Australia XI, which seems to be showing creaks and cracks. Strap in for the ride! We are on Twitter (Yes E...

Max, Adi and VaMu usher in the BGT which begins this week - two of them hiding behind a couch and sneaking a peek through the gaps between their fingers, while another predicts a winning result for India. Also, wibblage on Kamindu, the extinction of the Sachin-era bowler (#SoLongSouthee) and Alzarri's comedy rage. Find us on X at: 1. Bits and Pieces: https://x.com/bnp_cricket 2. Max: https://x.com...

M'lord Joy Bhattacharjya joins my lads of Bits and Pieces in ep 146. Prashant, Srinath, and Tony kick it about with Joy about Fantasy sports, KKR, Cricket, Life, The Universe and Everything. He will not charjya, but he will recharge ya. Listen in. Follow us BnP on Twitter: https://x.com/bnp_cricket Prashant: https://x.com/prashantdptweet Srinath: https://x.com/srinathsripath Tony: https://x.com/no...

India began their series against New Zealand with a 3-0 scoreline predicted. As expected, the scoreline read 1-0 after the first Test, at which point experts predicted a 2-1 result. That prediction didn't change after the result of the second Test. However, at the end of three Tests, we got exactly what we originally predicted - a 3-0 result. If the above paragraph made no sense, wait till you lis...

India's 12 year undefeated home reign comes to a shuddering, shattering, sobering, Santner-ing end against post-Apocalyptic Williamson-less New Zealand, who expose every chink in India's set-up. Meanwhile. Pakistan do what only Pakistan can, to come back from nowhere, with a meme XI to beat England. All in all, just another regular week in cricket, where the most unusual happening may be that Bits...

In a week in which New Zealand reigned supreme, Prashant, Chops, Iman and Tony train their sights on everything mockable in the world of cricket. No prizes for guessing who makes it to the list. Send us your love on Twitter, and leave us a 5-star rating. Everywhere. Please. 1. Bits and Pieces: https://x.com/bnp_cricket 2. Prashant DP: https://x.com/prashantdptweet 3. Tony: https://x.com/notytony 4...

Tony Sebastian makes a timely return to the podcast to share his euphoria over Sanju Samson's record-breaking 100 as India bury Bangladesh under an avalanche of sixes. Max, MuSa and VaMu complete the panel, as England mete the exact same treatment to a hapless Pakistan in Multan.  Send us your love on Twitter, and leave us a 5-star rating. Everywhere. Please. 1. Bits and Pieces: https://x.com/bnp_...

India play GauBall in Kanpur to defeat the rain, crap ground conditions, distraction in the form of the strangest ever set of IPL retention rules and hapless Bangladesh. Sri Lanka face no qualms against an inept New Zealand, but manage to overcome a vicious in-person Bits and Pieces jinx to wrap up the Galle series 2-0. Max, Chops, PDP and Nitin join the pod to relive it all, while taking our usua...

In a week where he generated runs, wickets and sound-bytes like only he can, Bits and Pieces turns its focus fully on its favourite muse. It's an Ashwin bonanza on the pod, following his allround awesomeness against Bangladesh in Chennai. Max tries to keep it civil, but there's only so much he can manage in PGK's absence, as Chops, PDP and Nitin do what this podcast is best known for....

PGK, Adi, Murali and Nitin bring you Episode 139, which is a post-mortem of Pakistan's worst series, Rahul Dravid's ascension to Rajasthan coaching, Duleep Trophy updates, some rare bits of Bangladesh appreciation, not-so-rare bits of Ashwin apprehension, and funnies from the week in the lives of Pant and Rohit. Tune in to find out who makes up the best quizzing team in the IPL.

Max, Tony and Nitin bring to you Episode 138 of Bits and Pieces, covering uncoverable cricket from Pakistan (which was not televised), at uncoverable grounds in Canada (that had soaked, zigzag outfields), and other things that did not happen - such as Sanju Samson's transfer to Chennai Super Kings. Stay tuned to learn about the vagaries of Duke's balls, Shreyas Iyer's satirical sartori...

West Indies shudder to a series defeat against South Africa, collapsing spectacularly from winning positions. Bits and Pieces asks the tough questions - why are we so nostalgic and sympathetic to a team that has broadly disappointed for over two decades? Discussions on the 100, strange officiating in the India Sri Lanka tie where the Super Over was 'forgotten', a colourful discussion on ba...

Join Max, PDP, VaMu, Bisi and special guest (who does not appear) Krt as they bring you all the latest from Gambhir era, Ash na veri, and Puducherry. Follow us Bits and Pieces : https://x.com/bnp_cricket Max: https://x.com/maxdavinci PDP: https://x.com/prashantdptweet VaMu: https://x.com/varunmurali43 Bisi: https://x.com/bisibelebhaat Krt: https://x.com/krtgrphr

Join Iman, Bisi, and host Varun Murali as they bring you the distinction between thala and thalappakatti, the tension from the retention in the IPL, and the reason why wicket keepers are creating cricket weepers. All this and more in ep 135 of the friendliest cricket podcast. Follow us: Bits and Pieces: https://twitter.com/bnp_cricket Iman: https://x.com/imanpande VaMu: https://x.com/varunmurali43...

Bits and Pieces somehow continues into its 134th week on the trot, and Sanju Samson must be quite miserable about this. The pod was recorded just as Samson made a rare appearance in the India XI, and in our extreme excitement for the man, may have ended up jinxing him into a first-ball duck a few hours later. From Joylord Gumbie, Joyless Gambhir, Sumaar Joseph, and Chamari Athapattu, we have all t...

BroT, Hank and poDebutant, Vishal Shah, discuss the Ambani wedding, which was the most important event in Indian cricket this week. They then discuss, in passing, the Indian Team support staff setup, the india team selections for the Sri Lanka series and the coaching styles that have worked well for India. They also discuss, as always the crucial #8 position, a long-held Bits and Pieces tradition,...