PCCI Podcast 🏏

We preview the Ind-Pak World Cup game and also the latest from the T20 WC 2022.

We discuss the trends from the first round of the Asia Cup, and what it means for the T20 WC in Australia.

This week, we discuss the trends from the recently concluded Ind-SA T20 series and the different batting approaches in T20s with @hganjoo153.  Also, some more Indian broadcasting rant. We also discuss the upcoming T20 WC and what could be the format of future T20 WCs. Also, what would test cricket in America feel like?

This week, we rant more about India's T20 conservatism and also go on a tangent about the rule changes that`d serve T20 cricket well.

We discuss some of our earliest memories of watching the sport and the feelings that cricket in different countries and different scenarios evoked.

We discuss various talking points around the IPL.

In this week's pod, we discuss stories from the last few weeks of world cricket -- Pak-Aus,  ICC World Cup (W) 22, Bangladesh-SA, Mohsin and Rizwan Haider, The Unquiet Ones and the IPL

This week we discuss the age-old "Data v Narratives" debate with cricket analytics superstar, Himanish Ganjoo (@hganjoo153 on twitter). Also, we move on to discuss the recent IPL auctions and the squads. We end the pod with some rant about Indian cricket broadcasts.

In this episode, we review Mike Marquesee's cricket classic, War Minus The Shooting, recently republished by @81allout. We discuss Mike's phenomenal and at times prophetic reading of subcontinental cricket and its society. Also, how the author identifies strands of majoritarian nationalism and its presence in everything around the 1996 Cricket World Cup. All this while enjoying the sport itself.&n...

In this episode, we examine claims of Kohli's India being comparable to 2000s Australia. Are they really? Is ICC silverware really overrated? What do the overseas W/L ratios for the two sides look like?

In this episode, we discuss Kohli resigning from test cricket, the Ind-SA series, the legacy of this side, and the data versus emotion debate with cricket analysis.

We talk of our favorite Ind-SA innings, bowling spells, Jammy Sir's influence and the current test series.

In this episode we discuss the captaincy announcement and the unnecessary fiasco around it.

In this episode, we discuss how Pakistan's T20 WC has taken so many by surprise, and the fallout of the India-Pak result.  This episode was recorded a day before the Ind-NZ game.

We discuss the post-match coverage around the India-Pak game and why it was more toxic than usual. Also, we discuss the failings of this current Indian T20 side.

In this episode, we discuss the theatre of the absurd that is Pak cricket Youtube. We then go on to discuss the whole Mauka Mauka cringefest and the general toxicity and jingoism around Ind-Pak cricket in ICC events from the Indian perspective. In the end, we hope cricket is the real winner. References: 1.) Fanmade Mauka Mauka Jingoism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f20i_F2wnXQ 2.) https://www.yo...

We discuss the recent happenings in the world of cricket starting with the pace of Umran Malik, the continuing annoyance with anchors in T20 and end with some Major League cricket news.

We talk about anchors in t20 cricket, the amazing quality of commentary in the IPL and the recently concluded Ind-Aus ODIs involving the women's sides.

We review the end of the series, the pullout, and Afghanistan cricket.

We talk about Bumrah's spell, Rahane vs VVS and look ahead to the Old Trafford test.

This is just us rambling about the fourth test and possible directions it could take. Also, some more Paaji stories.

We discuss the batting collapse at Headingley, various theories defending the Indian batting, possible tweaks to the lineup for the Oval. We discuss whether all the failings of the current batting lineup can just be attributed to good pace bowling and bowler-friendly conditions. Also, a lot of ranting! P.S: Apologies for a lot of talking over each other this episode. We had an audio lag between th...

In this episode, we discuss the joy that the Indian fast bowling attack gives us, Ashwin's absence, and possible twists to come in this series. Also, we move on to some Tendulkar folklore and why some of them sound fishy. We end with some discussion about the WI-Pakistan series.

This episode is a lighthearted review of the WTC final, possible fallout of the defeat and the road ahead for the WTC as a tournament.

In this episode, we explain why we went on this break, the politics around the IPL and Indian cricket in general.  Note: We will do episodes on the actual cricket in the coming weeks, now that we have the rant out of the way. Recommendation: Sharda Ugra's podcast interview with Cricket Et Cetera https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/language-is-a-virus/id1537742030?i=1000520174180