Cricket with an Accent Podcast

Samir Chopra is back to conclude his thoughts on the India Pakistan cricket rivalry. In an extension to the first episode this conversation revolves around the rise of Tendulkar, Azhar's captaincy, the friendship tour of 2004 and the overall change in trajectory of this rivalry where India became a stronger outfit. It is hard to cover all the players in an exercise like this - but we managed to me...

Ayaz Memon has covered Indian cricket for more than four decades now. During his timeline he has seen the landscape of the game in India transform tremendously. He was one of the few journalists who has seen it all from the 1983 Prudential world cup win to Javed Miandad's last ball six to Sachin Tendulkar's debut and last match. In a candid chat Ayaz reflects on many complex topics from his covera...

Cricbuzz writer Bharat Sundaresan joins the podcast as he shares the "Finding Patterson" journey. The article is few years old but the story and drive behind this uncovering of the fastest bowler of his time is quite the listen. The podcast is full of anecdotes on Patterson. Sundaresan also has authored a book on MS Dhoni. How do you write a book on one of the most famous cricket players of all ti...

In an in house podcast Sanket Singbal and Sabeeh Ehsan talk about the Pant vs Saha debate across all formats and conditions. The conversation is backed by stats vs what has been conventional wisdom in Cricket over the years. The pair also touches upon whether Saeed Anwar is underrated as an opener. Last but not the least Salim Malik and Ravindra Jadeja are mentioned for respective reasons. Tune in...

Samir Chopra is an academic who has been writing about cricket for over a decade. He is the author of books "Brave New Pitch" and "Eye on the Pitch". He has been a prolific blogger for EspnCricinfo. In this episode Samir puts his fan hat back and travels back to his first memory of the India Pakistan cricket battles in 1978. The conversation visits the first live telecast of the rivalry to key per...

Espn cricinfo reporter Firdose Moonda joins the latest edition of the podcast. Moonda unpacks a lot of information on some of the most relevant topics surrounding South African cricket. She talks about Covid19 impact, domestic structure, appointment of Graeme Smith and AB De Villiers among other topics. Last but not the least Kolpak exodus surrounding the South African cricket also gets a mention.

Former South African great Mike Procter joins the podcast and delivers a candid conversation on all things South African cricket. Procter would have been a premier all rounder in any era. He recalls his successful stint with Gloucestershire county and reminisces the strong competition at the Curry cup. He also talks about some of the current topics that have surrounded South African cricket from A...

Tarun Nethula is a professional cricket player who has represent New Zealand in ODI. In this upclose conversation he unpacks his career journey which started in Hyderabad, India and reached its pinnacle when he got selected to play for the Black Caps. A lot of fine details are shared in this interview which will make this a must listen for any cricket fan.

Kevin Framp is a Fan-alyst , a fan who is a pretty good analyst of the sport. He opens up about the English red ball cricket in a candid conversation. The topics segways into the England's recent win over South Africa and how big of an achievement is that considering how touring teams have little success in that context. Other topics include the growth of Root as a leader and reliance on Ben Stoke...

The podcast returns after an absence of 6 months with Sanket Singbal breaking down the middle orders of India and Australia. Are these teams in the same boat with unproven middle orders? The conversation also weighs on the Word test championships. 

Anand and Sabeeh return to the show as we dissect some of the obvious and some not so obvious questions of the Indian team's loss - from Rayudu to playing Karthik in a big match and the exclusion of Kuldeep and Kedar after investing so much time in them. Kohli's team selection and Dhoni's batting approach were major talking points as well. Also covered how England is peaking at the right time. And...

The World cup round robin phase is coming to a closure and last week's results have opened up the competition. England have now lost two back to back matches and face possible elimination in the coming matches. Anand and Sabeeh are back to discuss what lies ahead. The conversation also focuses on the impact of Shakib Al Hasan's all around game and is he the premiere all rounder in the ODI game? Pl...

It's the marquee matchup and we have a panel to break it down for you. Bharath Ramraj of Cricbuzz, Anand Mamidipudi of Tennis with an Accent and Sabeeh Ehsan of Pak Passion join in this extremely detailed and candid chat as we talk about the matchups within the matchup. We cover everyone from the usual suspects like Kohli, Sharma, Amir, Bumra to some of the less experienced guys like Shadab. Hopef...

Australian podcaster Paul Dennett returns to the podcast. In this episode he unpacks the Australia Pakistan clash, along with the upcoming India New Zealand match. Paul also weighs in on the big hitting ability of West Indies batting line up and why they are the most tricky team to play in this event. We also talk about the recent retirement of Yuvraj Singh and the ABD saga that has clouded the So...

Anand Mamidipudi returns to the podcast as we discuss the week 1 of the cricket world cup. In a fast moving conversation we touch upon Pakistan being Pakistan, Bumrah vs Rabada, stability that Joe Root provides to the English middle order and will Afghanistan bounce back from their defeat to Sri Lanka. And of course the big one coming up India vs Australia.

Cricbuzz editor Bharath Ramraj is back on the show and he is joined by Karthik Raj in this episode as we take a deeper look at the Afghanistan and Bangladesh squads. Why is Afghanistan the most exciting underdog in this edition? What has hampered Bangladeshi progress in the ODi format? A lot unpacked in this episode of Cricket with an Accent.

In this episode we discuss the squads of New Zealand and Pakistan. Sanket Singbal and Sabeeh Ehsan join the discussion as the due takes a deeper dive into the possible team combinations and potential limitations of each squad. Captaincy styles of Williamson and Sarfaraz are magnified in this episode. Many important topics from Amir's omission to Ross Taylor's stability are included as well. Must l...

Daniel Gallan is a freelance contributor for CricBuzz and writes primarily about South African Cricket. He joins the podcast this week to talk about the squad, the team combination and key players. He takes a deep dive into the selection of Hashim Amla and the decision of ADB to stop playing the international cricket. Gallan also unpacks the brilliance of Aiden Markham and leadership of Faf Du Ple...

Sanket Singbal returns to the podcast to review the West Indies and Sri Lanka squads. He is joined by Swaroop Mamidipudi as the two exchange deeper notes on selections and omissions of the West Indies squad. The conversation in the second half turns its focus on the Sri Lankan cricket team and its short comings in the ODI arena. 

In this episode of the podcast Bharath Ramraj and Sharan Mamidipudi join the show and talk about the Indian WC squad. We focus on all the slots in the batting order to a certain omission of Ambati Rayudu. We also unpacked the possible over reliance on the big three of this Indian batting line up - Sharma, Dhawal and Kohli. The wrist spinning combo and their importance in this batting dominated ver...

In the countdown leading up to the World Cup - we have our first episode where Sanket Singbal, Bharath Ramraj and Saqib Ali talk about the possible combinations for Aussie and English squads. Bharath and Sanket also weigh in on conditions, batting depth, possible complex matchups and the overall strengths of both sides.

Sanket Singbal and Bharath Ramraj talk about the recently concluded Indian tour to Australia. 

Cricket commentator Paul Dennett weighs in on some of the burning topics leading into Perth.

Sanket Singbal weighs on the Australian Squad and how they stack up against Kohli's men in the much awaited series. He also points out exciting matchups in this clash. Is Justin Langer a welcome change to the Aussie mindset? Will Rohit Sharma make it count this time? and much more.

As India embarks on the tour to Australia we talk about the selected squad. CricBuzz co editor Bharath Ramraj is the guest who breaks down this unit.