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In this episode we discuss the new guidelines for pupils of the BCCI Residential Hostel under the aegis of Principal Shri Gautam Gambhir.

We did a snake-style draft between the 3 of us (MV, Nishant & friend of the pod – Saurabh) to find out the Top 15 Most Memorable (largely painful) ODI knocks played against India. Order of Picks – Nishant (N) Saurabh (S) MV (M) Here are the 15 – 1. Douglas Marillier’s 56* at Faridabad (N) 2. Chris Cairns’ 102* in the ICC Knockout final 2000 at Nairobi (S) 3. Aravinda De Silva’s 66 off 47 in 19...

Our rant, as usual.

We review the MCG test, confused tactics and preview the SCG test.

We review the Gabba test and the sudden Ash Anna retirement.

We review the Adelaide test, the noise around it and also some Mahatma Cote analysis.

We review the teams after the mega-auction and the food that they are analogous to.

We review the first test of the India-Australia series. Also, who is Anil Sir?

We talk of the buzz around the BGT and the chest-thumping and bullying around the CT.

We review 46 a.o, the women's WC and Pak-Eng.

We discuss the reactions to the early exit from the T20 WC by the Indian Women's T20 side. Also some discussion on the chaos that is Pakistan cricket.

In this random conversation we (MV, Raj, Nishant and Vatsal) attempted to create a playing XI from the roster of "morally grey cricketers". Our picks: Vatsal - Salman Butt Nishant - Azhar Raj - Gibbs MV - Muhammad Asif MV - Shane Warne Raj - Cronje Nishant - Amir Vatsal - MSD Vatsal - Sreesanth Nishant - Shakib Raj - Chris Cairns MV - Marlon Samuels

We do our best attempt at previewing the Women's World Cup. Srivastav Ranganathan 22:43 (0 minutes ago)to meIn this episode we go ahead and preview the Women’s T20 World Cup. It’s evident we are doing this for the first time and mostly for ourselves to make this World Cup a lot more easy to follow. We found a lot of useful links that helped in our research. They are as follows -Erika Morris’ wonde...

In this pod, we discuss the most memorable Men’s ODI WC games. We have Raj, Nishant and MV on the pod for this one. Lots of things were discussed and some recommendations - 1. War Minus The Shooting - https://bit.ly/3MZHeGW 2. Master of Mombasa (On Asif Karim by Jarrod Kimber) - https://bit.ly/4dvYIFW Our Picks 1. R - Aus v India 1992 Brisbane 2. N - NZ v Aus 2015 (Group Game) Auckland 3. M - Aus...

Trigger Warning: Strong Language has been used in this conversation. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, Raj, Aditya and MV are joined by Behram Qazi to discuss the life of a Pakistani journalist covering world cricket. Behram has been the subject of constant online hate from across the border for his national identity and this does take an effect on his mental health. It will be clea...

Today, we have the best cricket writer of our times - Gideon Haigh to discuss the life and times of the greatest cricketer that ever lived - Shane Keith Warne. 13th September 2024 would have been his 55th birthday. Gideon has of course, written extensively on Warne, chiefly his 2012 book - On Warne, and keenly followed his career and after. We discuss tough art of leg spin, the legacy of Warne as...

We talk about the recent Pak-Ban series, what it means for the two sides and the reactions to the result in India. Also, talk of the importance of stories in sport.

Nostalgia Pod: The Best Test Innings vs India In another trip down nostalgia’s lane, we do a snake-style draft to discuss the Best Test Innings vs India. Joining today on the pod are the 2 Adityas, Raj, Nishant & MV. 15 innings/ performances which captured our imagination. Jayasuriya 340 - AdityaP KP 186 - RSS Akmal 113 - Nishant Baz McCullum 302 - Aditya1 Steve Smith 109 - MV Ollie Pope 196 -...

We rant about the Indian Olympic coverage, and a lot of sports tak.

We do a draft India-Pak squad purely on nostalgia and vibes. Discuss fond memories of the players along the way.

Michael Sanders is a professor of Public Policy at King’s College, London and the director of the experimental Government team & on this pod we discuss his latest paper - Built it and they will search - The impact of using double-header fixtures to boost the profile of women’s cricket Paper Link - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/double-header-matches-boost- interest-in-womens-cricket-study-finds Ki...

In this episode, we discuss cricket analytics, growing the game, quantifying pressure/clutch in sport with one of the pre-eminent analysts in our game, Tim Wigmore. Tim Wigmore is a sports writer for The Daily Telegraph, and has also written for The Economist, The New York Times, ESPNCricinfo and The New Statesman amongst others. He has written many books and we will be discussing his books and cr...

A fantasy draft episode of men's cricketers who deserved an ODI WC but didn't win one. Also, lot of nostalgia detour along the way.

In this episode, we talk about the reactions, celebrations and the ramifications of this T20 WC win. Also, in the second half we discuss the state of the woman's game and the structural challenges to it. Also, more VikNik, Noman Niaz discussion.