In The Salmon

The West Indies have recently achieved a bit of success against India in their home white-ball series, despite the visitors bringing over a power-packed side. Nuwan and Hasith explore what this means for India's preparation for the 50-over World Cup, as many pundits believe they were not taking this series very seriously. The absence of some of India's big stars in this series, along with the rela...

The Ashes has ended in a tantalising draw, with both teams winning two Tests apiece. Nuwan and Hasith unpack the Ashes as whole to work out who was the better side overall despite the stalemate, and review the highs and the lows of arguably one of the most exciting and entertaining Test series for the ages. The conversation meanders towards the future of David Warner, and the duo sit down to exami...

Nuwan and Hasith wrap up the first Ashes Test, where Australia scraped home by just two wickets despite it being a rain-affected game. The In The Salmon duo discuss whether the merits of Bazball have really helped England in this game, and examine if a more typical Test match batting approach would have helped in this situation. England fast bowler Ollie Robinson has come under intense criticism i...

It's all about red-ball cricket in this episode of In The Salmon . Nuwan and Hasith unpack and analyse why it all went wrong for India in the World Test Championship Final, and speculate on whether their once-strong batting firepower is on the decline. The Ashes is also upon us, and the In The Salmon duo get stuck into talking about this Test series that has been highly anticipated by all the puri...

In The Salmon is back with a bang for season four, with the duo getting stuck into all things finals cricket related. The recently concluded IPL final saw the Chennai Super Kings clinch their fifth title against a gutsy Gujarat Titans, with the ice-man Ravindra Jadeja hitting a six and a four off the last two balls off the final over of the match to script one of the most incredible fairytale fini...

After a lean run of form that threatened to have him axed from India's World Cup plans, Surya Kumar Yadav burst back into the white-ball spotlight with a magnificent 83 off 35 balls in the IPL. His sudden resurgence gets Nuwan and Hasith excited about what this means for a potential second coming for SKY's international career, prompting discussions around where he fits into the Indian squad going...

After a brief hiatus due to Nuwan's travels holidaying in Sri Lanka and gaining a brilliant new role in sports media at the Seven Network, the boys are back to chatting cricket and recapping all the latest stories in the cricketing world. Nuwan reviews his experiences watching the inaugural Sri Lanka vs Ireland Test match live in Galle, and the duo go on to recap the series, discussing the highlig...

Records have been tumbling galore lately in the white ball game, as Nuwan and Hasith centre their discussion around the second T20 match between the West Indies and South Africa. After posting a mammoth 258 for 5, the West Indies looked set for monumental victory to clinch the series, but the home team had other ideas. A blitzkreig century off just 44 balls from Quinton De Kock saw South Africa cl...

After playing admirably in the first Test, Sri Lanka capitulated in the second Test against New Zealand, crashing to an embarrassing defeat by an inning and 58 runs. Nuwan and Hasith get together to discuss where it all went wrong for the Sri Lankans, as Blackcaps captain Kane Williamson and all-rounder Henry Nicholls notched double centuries that effectively blew their beleaguered opposition away...

The first New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Test match ended in a thrilling victory for the home side by just two wickets, producing one of the most exhilarating red-ball games in recent times. Nuwan and Hasith get down to analyse this match in detail, and praise Sri Lanka's plucky fight to bring the game to the final over of the final day. Conversely, the final Test match in the Border-Gavaskar series end...

The conclusion of the England vs Bangladesh ODI series has Nuwan and Hasith praising the services of Shakib Al Hasan, who has now become just the third men's white ball cricketer to have more than 300 wickets and 3000 career runs to this name. In red ball cricket, the omission of Pat Cummins has meant that Steve Smith is set to captain Australia once more in the next Border-Gavaskar Test match. Nu...

The South African women's cricket team have done the impossible, qualifying for the final of the 2023 ICC Women's T20 Cricket World Cup for the first time in their country's history. Despite a spirited campaign with victories against England and New Zealand in the group stages, the Proteas came up short against the mighty Australians who went on to clinch their sixth Women's T20 Cricket World Cup...

With a catchy new podcast intro tune, Nuwan and Hasith get stuck in discussing the highs and lows of the first Border-Gavaskar Test match, with India cruising to an innings and 132 run victory. This was despite Australia's new young 22-year old offspinner Todd Murphy taking an astonishing seven wickets on debut, causing the In The Salmon duo to analyse and dissect the youngster's performance and u...

Nuwan and Hasith cover significant ground in this episode, as the duo start by discussing India securing their maiden global title by winning the inaugural ICC Women's Under-19 Twenty20 World Cup. They delve deep into examining what this could mean for the future of cricket and whether both the Indian men's and women's teams will become powerhouses of the game in the years to come. With Ben Stokes...

In this episode, Nuwan and Hasith discuss the meteoric rise of young Indian batting superstar Shubman Gill, who scored a whirlwind 126 off just 63 balls in 3rd T20 match against New Zealand. They unpack the key characteristics of his superlative knock and talk about his chances of securing an extensive career as a future Indian batting sensation. The conversation then turns to the topic of T20 cri...

In The Salmon is back for another season, and this time the duo invite up-and-coming young sports journalist Mitch Bourke to have a chat all things cricket and gain a bit of insight into his incredible achievements in the world of sports media to date. Mitch has been lucky enough to secure some massive interviews with the likes of Darren Berry, Dimuth Karunaratne and even Ruwantha Kellepotha whils...

In this Christmas and Boxing Day special, Nuwan and Hasith discuss some of the more weird and wacky moments that have occurred in the cricket world of late. In the Big Bash, the Adelaide Strikers secured one of the most stunning victories in the tournament's history, bundling out the Sydney Thunder for a grand total of just 15 runs in their pursuit of 140. It left us all scratching our hands wonde...

It’s been a tumultuous week of men’s international cricket, starting with Australia humiliating a hapless West Indies by thrashing them two nil in the recently concluded Test series Downunder. Nuwan and Hasith discuss what more needs to be done to resurrect a West Indies cricket team that continues to grow more obsolete with each passing year in the red-ball format. Meanwhile England show the worl...

Test cricket is finally back for this Australian summer, with Nuwan and Hasith (well, Nuwan mainly) eager to get chatting about the first recently concluded match of the Frank Worrell Trophy. As many expected, the West Indies lost in typical circumstances albeit some impressive resistive batting from their captain Kraigg Brathwaite and young talent Tagnerine Chanderpaul. Nuwan and Hasith discuss w...

Always a tournament heavyweight yet failing to win a global title in almost 10 years, India's inability to secure a trophy repeated once again at the Men's T20 World Cup. In this episode Nuwan and Hasith invite Indian cricket fan Pulkit Gupta to discuss his country's continued World Cup woes, providing some solid analysis as to why India just never seem to get to the finish line despite having one...

England defeat Pakistan in the ICC Men's Twenty20 Cricket World Cup final, becoming the champions again for the second time in the tournament's history. Nuwan and Hasith sit down to analyse where it all went wrong for Pakistan and what England did right to add another gleaming piece of silverware to their trophy cabinet.

With the Men's T20 world cup final just over one day away, the In The Salmon duo sit down to discuss all the highs and lows of this epic tournament. England meet Pakistan in the world cup final, with Nuwan and Hasith providing their analysis as to who will take out the prized trophy. We are all set for a blockbuster T20 cricket world cup final (provided the rain stays away) and we cannot wait for...

As the ICC Men's T20 World Cup rapidly approaches the business end of the tournament, Nuwan and Hasith sit down to chat about all the rollercoaster action that has taken place of late. The Netherlands pulled off a stunning, unexpected victory over South Africa, causing the Proteas to crash out of semi-final contention and continue their extended run of being perennial chokers in global tournaments...

The mood is a little melancholy here at In The Salmon , as Nuwan and Hasith discuss the aftermath of Sri Lanka's dismal performance against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup. The duo also chat about the rise of Zimbabwe in this tournament and their quest to gain the respect and admiration of the cricketing world once more.

In The Salmon sees its first guest appearance on the show, as the duo invite passionate India fan and all-round knowledgeable cricket nerd Sanjeet Ajgaonkar to give his thoughts on that incredible game at the MCG on Sunday evening. Sanjeet was lucky enough to attend the iconic T20 World Cup India-Pakistan clash and shares his experience being part of the 90,000-plus fans who witnessed a Virat Kohl...