In Between Overs - A Cricket Fan's Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Ben Stokes retired mid-match while bowling at Trent Bridge.  Took a wicket first ball. England lost the series anyway.  Was it iconic or was it selfish? Taran and Ishaan break it all down in their biggest world  cricket episode of the summer. This week: Was Stokes selfish retiring mid-match — and where does he rank  among Botham, Flintoff and England's greatest ever cricketer...

Send us Fan Mail Ireland beat India for the first time ever in international  cricket. Two debutants took wickets and India were bowled  out for 148 chasing 183 in Belfast. Meanwhile at Trent Bridge, Ben Stokes walked back in,  took his 250th Test wicket, and England fought back to  close day 2 at 223/2 — still 215 behind New Zealand. Taran and Ishaan break it all down. This week: Ireland beat Ind...

Send us Fan Mail Rishabh Pant is heading back to Delhi Capitals. Kuldeep Yadav  goes to LSG. Kane Williamson retires mid-series with no farewell  Test and 485 runs short of 10,000. And England lost The Oval  Test without Stokes. Taran and Ishaan break down the biggest week in world cricket. This week: The Pant-Kuldeep trade — who actually wins this swap? India whitewash Afghanistan and announce th...

Send us Fan Mail Ben Stokes wins at Lord's. Goes to a nightclub. Gets dropped  within 24 hours. Joe Root is captain again and retirement  rumours are swirling. Meanwhile India had their biggest ever  Test win and Bangladesh beat Australia for the first time in 21 years. Taran and Ishaan break down the wildest week in world cricket. This week: Is Ben Stokes done — and what does it mean for Baz...

Send us Fan Mail RCB are back to back IPL champions. Virat Kohli hit his fastest  IPL fifty in the final to seal it. And the dynasty debate is officially on. Taran and Ishaan wrap up IPL 2026 with their biggest episode of the season. This week: Is RCB a dynasty after back to back titles? The final unpacked — Hazlewood first over, Kohli chases it down,  RCB win by 5 wickets with 2 overs to spare. V...

Send us Fan Mail The league stage is done. Punjab are out after Shreyas hit his maiden IPL  century and it still wasn't enough. CSK and Dhoni exit quietly.  KKR just ran out of games. And now it's down to four. Taran and Ishaan unpack the final week and make their championship predictions. This week: Who wins IPL 2026? Both hosts pick a team and defend it. Punjab's heartbreaking exi...

Send us Fan Mail Everything has changed in IPL 2026. GT are top. Punjab have lost four in a row.  CSK and KKR are suddenly back in the mix. Taran and Ishaan break it all down. This week: The IPL playoff race is wide open — who actually makes the top 4? Punjab losing four in a row — are they in danger of missing the playoffs entirely? Scores coming down with 5 last-over finishes in one week. Is the...

Send us Fan Mail No score is safe in IPL 2025. Punjab chased 265. SRH chased 230. Taran and Ishaan react to the week's biggest moments.  This week:  Is Shreyas Iyer the best T20 chaser in the world right now?  What is going wrong at Mumbai Indians and do they need to blow it up?  Jofra Archer's first over dominance.  LSG vs KKR super over chaos.  Mohsin Khan's 5fer, the sub that bac...

Send us Fan Mail It was the wildest week of IPL 2025. Four Indian hundreds in one week,  Bumrah finally off the mark, and Punjab Kings are still unbeaten.  Taran and Ishaan react to everything. This week: - Tilak Varma goes from 37 to 101 in the last 4 overs — best innings of the season? - Four hundreds from four Indian batters — which one was your favourite? - Are Punjab Kings the most complete t...

Send us Fan Mail Week 3 of IPL 2026 is in the books, and Taran and Ishaan have plenty to dig into. Vaibhav Suryavanshi is becoming unmissable television — this week he took apart Josh Hazelwood at a strike rate of 300, continuing his run of destroying world-class bowlers like they're club cricketers. The boys break down what makes his batting technique so unique, including that high back lift...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Inbetween Overs! Hosts Taran and Ishaan break down IPL 2026 Week 2 action, including Gujarat Titans' epic last-ball thriller vs Delhi Capitals—where David Miller's controversial call and Prasidh Krishna's heroics sealed a 1-run win after GT posted 210/4 led by Jos Buttler (52* off 27), Shubman Gill (70), and Washington Sundar (55 off 32). They recap...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The In‑Between Over Podcast – your home for deep, fun, and brutally honest IPL coverage! In this episode, hosts Taran, and Ishaan (Ishaan Sharma) break down the ENTIRE IPL Week 1 action. Timestamps: 00:00 - Welcome & Week 1 in review 00:46 - Scoring trends, bowlers vs batters, and why 150–180 is the sweet spot 02:04 - Early table: Rajasthan, RCB, DC, Mumbai, an...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Inbetween Overs Podcast! The dust has settled on the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, and what a ride it was. Hosts Taran and Ishaan break down a tournament that saw India make history as the first team to successfully defend the title. But beyond the silverware, this was the "World Cup of the Associates." In this episode, we dive into:...

Send us Fan Mail India has done it! In a repeat of history, India secures back-to-back T20 World Cup titles with a clinical 96-run demolition of New Zealand at Ahmedabad. From Abhishek Sharma’s explosive 50 to the "Man of the Tournament" brilliance of Sanju Samson, the Men in Blue were untouchable. In this episode, Taran and Ishaan break down: The Samson Impact: How Sanju changed the com...

Send us Fan Mail Wankhede Stadium witnessed a 499-run epic as India edged out England in a classic T20 World Cup Semi-Final! Hosts Taran and Ishaan break down the "get out of jail free card" that is Jasprit Bumrah and the sheer brilliance of Sanju Samson’s back-to-back match-winning performances. In this episode, we discuss: The Bumrah Difference: Analyzing the 18th over where Bumrah nai...

Send us Fan Mail "Always the bridesmaid, never the bride?" Not this time. In a stunning display of "brute force," New Zealand have dismantled the previously unbeaten South Africa at Eden Gardens to punch their ticket to the T20 World Cup Final. Hosts Taran and Ishaan break down a game that South African coach Shukri Conrad described not as a "choke," but a total &quot...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Summary: Is this the moment Sanju Samson enters Indian cricket folklore? In a high-stakes T20 World Cup Quarter-Final at the iconic Eden Gardens, India’s back was against the wall chasing 196. Hosts Taran and Ishaan break down how Sanju Samson delivered the "innings of a lifetime" to secure India’s spot in the Semi-Finals. In this episode, we discuss: The Samson...

Send us Fan Mail India crushed Zimbabwe by 72 runs in a do-or-die T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 match at Chennai, posting 256/4 after being sent in to bat. Sanju Samson opened with a quick 24, Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya hit fifties, while Tilak Varma and Axar Patel finished explosively—all at strike rates over 155. Brian Bennett's stunning 97* (strike rate ~200+, tournament avg 277) got Z...

Send us Fan Mail Is the "unbeatable" tag gone? India’s Super 8 journey hits a massive speed bump in Ahmedabad as South Africa pulls off a clinical 76-run victory. Taran and Ishaan break down the tactical errors and the "home team" energy the Proteas brought to the black soil pitch. In this episode, we dive deep into: The Partnership: How David Miller and Dewald Brevis absorbed...

Send us Fan Mail The 2026 T20 World Cup group stage has ended with the shock of a lifetime: Australia is officially OUT. In this episode of In-Between Overs , Taran and Ishaan unpack the "forensic review" worthy collapse of the Aussie "Bomb Squad" and the historic rise of Zimbabwe as they head into the Super 8s unbeaten. Meanwhile, India finishes their group stage with a clinic...

Send us Fan Mail India crush Pakistan again in the T20 World Cup as Taran and Ishaan ask the big question: is this even a rivalry anymore? They break down Ishan Kishan’s match‑defining 77, Pakistan’s defensive captaincy, the non-use of trump card Uzman Tariq, and whether it’s time to move on from Babar Azam, Shadab Khan and Shaheen Afridi. Plus, they look at India’s semi-final chances, Pakistan’s...

Send us Fan Mail India posts 209, Ishan Kishan & Hardik Pandya fire fifties. Sanju Samson flashes brilliance, Varun Chakravarthy rips Namibia apart. Erasmus' sling hints at Usman Tariq chaos. IND vs PAK preview: Survive Tariq's pause, decode Shadab-Abrar web on slow Premadasa. Hardik@5 lock? Dube spin-slayer or Washington in? Abhishek vs Shaheen fireworks. Rain threat looms. Tactical...

Send us Fan Mail India's nail-biting T20 World Cup 2026 opener vs USA at Wankhede! Captain Suryakumar Yadav's unbeaten 84* off 49 balls rescues India from 77/6 collapse on tricky pitch, powering 161/9 to a 29-run win (USA 132/8). Taran & Ishaan unpack SKY's captain's knock & final-over blitz (21 off Netravalkar), Siraj's shock inclusion & 1st WC wicket (straigh...

Send us Fan Mail India sign off their final T20I before the World Cup with a 500-run fireworks show in Kerala, smashing 271 and beating New Zealand by 46 runs to seal a 4–1 series win. Taran and Ishaan break down Ishan Kishan’s maiden T20I century, Surya’s Player-of-the-Series form, Hardik’s late-overs power, and what it all means for India’s World Cup XI and Sanju Samson’s place in the squad. The...

Send us Fan Mail Taran & Ishaan celebrate New Zealand's stunning 50-run rout of India in 4th T20I—215/7 powered by Conway's SR191 44*, Seifert's 62 (36), & Mitchell's 39* (18)—despite Shivam Dube's vain fireworks: 65 off 23 (India's 3rd-fastest 50, 100m sixes!). Santner (3/26) & top-order ton-up propel Kiwis' WC prep; series 3-1 India. Key Breakdowns:...