The CricBlog Podcast

Australia fan Charbel Coorey reviews day 2 of the 4th Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the MCG. Australia took control thanks to a brilliant Steve Smith ton and late wickets to derail India's promising innings!

Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) and Nash Sant (India fan) review a memorable day one of the 2024 Boxing Day Test. Sam Konstas announced his arrival to Test cricket with an incredible 60 off 65 balls, taking Jasprit Bumrah on with success. We also discuss (and debate) the Virat Kohli-Sam Konstas shoulder barge incident. Where does this Test stand with Australia 311/6? India fought back, but will 350...

Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) and Nash Sant (India fan) preview the 4th Test of the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy - the big Boxing Day Test showdown! We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both Australia and India, how we think the MCG pitch will play and importance of winning the toss.

Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) and Nash Sant (India fan) discuss the rain-affected final day of the third test and the big retirement announcement from Ravichandran Ashwin.

Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) and Nash Sant (India fan) discuss the fourth day of the third test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy 2024-25. Lower order batting and KL Rahul have saved India from a follow-on. Can India go to MCG with a 1-1 scoreline?

We discuss the 3rd day's play in the 3rd test in the Border Gavaskar trophy 2024-25. India has crumbled again to 51-4 in a rain-affected game. What will the teams and the weather bring out on the final two days?

Australia fan Charbel Coorey and India fan Nash Sant review day 2 of the 3rd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series where Australia dominated. Travis Head smashed India again, scoring 152 off 160 balls, while Steve Smith enjoyed a return to form with a century of his own (101). But, India were poor, and Nash is critical of Rohit Sharma as the reliance on Jasprit Bumrah grows.

We preview the 3rd test being played at the Gabba and discuss the pitch and the possible playing XIs for the two teams.

Best of BGT 2024/25 - fan reactions! Charbel Coorey, Australia fan and one half of The CricBlog Podcast, reacts to Australia’s huge 10-wicket win over India in the 2nd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) at Adelaide Oval. Pat Cummins bounced India out with a hostile spell on day 3, but the great work was done earlier in the Test by the Aussies. In this video, I touch on 5 key reasons why Aust...

Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) and Nash Sant (India fan) discuss the how Australia has just smashed India in the second test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.

Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) and Nash Sant (India fan) discuss the second day's play of the Pink Ball test. Travis Head comes off with a brilliant century and Australia end the day on top with a lead of 29 and India 5 wickets down.

In this episode, we discuss the Starc masterclass from, Day one of the 2nd test of the BGT 2024-25. What went wrong for India and how can Australia keep their grip tight on this test match?

Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) and Nash Sant (India fan) preview the second test of the BGT 2024-25 and discuss the possible final standings for the World Test Championship.

India thrash Australia in the first test of the BGT 2024-25 by a convincing 295 runs. Where to from here for Australia and how can India edge ahead in the pink ball test?

In our review of Day 3, we discuss Cummins' captaincy and what has India done right so far?

Day 2 of the First test of the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India fan Nash Sant and Australia fan Charbel Coorey discuss an incredible batting display by Jaiswal and KL Rahul. Australia were clueless and didn't have a Plan B. We touch on Australia’s worries and where it’s going wrong for them.

In our first review video of the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India fan Nash Sant and Australia fan Charbel Coorey discuss an incredible day at Perth where 17 wickets fell. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Harshit Rana were far too good for Australia, who fell to 67/7 in response to India’s 150. We touch on Australia’s batting worries and where it’s going wrong for them. Plus, is this the bes...

Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) and Nash Sant (India fan) discuss the biggest rivalry in Test Cricket -- Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25. We preview the 1st Test at Optus Stadium in Perth, plus look at some big predictions: leading run-scorers, leading wicket-takers, surprise packets and series winner!

In this episode of The CricBlog Podcast, Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) and Nash Sant (India fan) discuss Pakistan’s incredible 2-1 ODI series win in Australia. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Hasnain were far too good for an Australian team that was well off the pace in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. We also look at the controversy around the 2025 Champions Trophy. India...

Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) and Nash Sant (India fan) discuss New Zealand's unbelievable 3-0 series win in India. Who on earth could have predicted it? Also, we touch on who should open for Australia in BGT and answer fan questions in our Ask CricBlog segment.

In this episode of The CricBlog podcast, Nash Sant (India fan) and Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) review New Zealand's incredible series win in India. What went so wrong for India and what did New Zealand do well? Also, we answer fan questions in the Ask CricBlog segment

In this episode of The CricBlog Podcast, Nash Sant (India fan) and Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) review the first Test between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru. We also review New Zealand's superb win in the Women's T20 World Cup Final in Dubai and look at the Sheffield Shield plus Pakistan's great win over England in Multan.

In this episode of The CricBlog Podcast, Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) and Nash Sant (India fan) discuss what is going wrong for Pakistan after yet another bad showing. We also look at the Women's T20 World Cup and start of the 2024/25 Sheffield Shield season.

In this episode of The CricBlog Podcast, Nash Sant (India fan) and Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) look at the 2nd Test between India and Bangladesh at Kanpur. Will India pull off a great win? We also look at Australia's series win in England and Sri Lanka's superb showing against New Zealand.

In this episode of The CricBlog Podcast, Nash Sant (India fan) and Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) review day 1 of the 1st Test between India and Bangladesh. We look at the brilliance of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja and touch on any worries India have regarding their top six. We also look at Travis Head's superb form after the opener smashed 154 in the first ODI against England. Sri Lanka and New Z...