The Edges & Sledges Cricket Podcast

On this week’s episode Ashwin is joined by a Varun to talk the conclusion of the India vs. West Indies ODI series, the first T20I victory and the start of the Women's Cricket Tournament at the Commonwealth Games! They discuss: Shubman Gill's misfortune at getting stranded on 98 due to rain Rohit Sharma wins 13 T20Is in a row as Captain; how does he do it? Suryakumar Yadav opens for India in T20s,...

On this week’s episode Ashwin is joined by a very special guest, Rohan Narula, as they break down the India vs. West Indies ODI series. They discuss: Shikhar Dhawan, another new temporary captain for Team India Shreyas Iyer & Suryakumar Yadav as India's middle order What is the future of ODI cricket - how does it fit in to the Test & T20 World? Shardul Thakur's incredible knack to pick up key wick...

In this week’s episode DJ and Ashwin discuss: Bumrah’s 6 for 19 Hardik Pandya as MVP/short ball enforcer Rishabh Pant’s incredible summer The Kohli question Does India have a left-arm seamer problem? Link to Reece Topley article by Vitu E: July 14 marks when Reece Topley moved to the top of the English ODI game: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng-vs-ind-2nd-odi-lords-july-14-marks-the-moment-r...

This week Varun and Ashwin get together to break down Team India's T20 Series victory over England as they wrapped up the series 2-1 after the crushing 5th test defeat. Rohit Sharma came back in to lead the side, and Kohli, Pant & Bumrah joined the team for the 2nd match. While India won, there were still several unanswered questions. Why was Hooda dropped at the peak of his form to make way for K...

This week's episode is one long rant by DJ and Varun about the final #engvsind test match played at Edgbaston. We talk: - Jonny Bairstow's twin hundreds - Pant scored over 200 runs in the game - Jadeja scoring a hundred - Shardul and Vihari dropping catches - Should Kohli be dropped? - Should Dravid be sacked? - Should Ashwin have played? - Is Bazball real? It's all covered by these long-suffering...

It’s a full house on this week’s episode as Ashwin, DJ and Varun talk #EngvNZ with England sweeping the test series against the Kiwis 3-0, Harman going past Mithali Raj as India's top T20 run-scorer during #IndWvSLW, Madhya Pradesh winning the #RanjiTrophy, Samson’s treatment in #IREvInd T20s and finally previewing the final #EngvInd test at Edgbaston. Relive the series with Edges & SledgesLords t...

On this week’s episode we discuss England’s crazy week, scoring nearly 500 in the ODI against the Netherlands just days after chasing down 299 against the World Test Champions New Zealand at Trent Bridge. In the second half of the show we discuss the winning performances by India in the third and fourth T20s against South Africa. We talk Rahul, Rohit, Kohli as a top 3, Pant v Karthik and much more...

This week Varun and DJ chat through the rocky start to Rishabh Pant’s India captaincy career. Can a team without Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah make a comeback in the series? South Africa lead the five match T20 series 2-0. The second half of the show is with South African commentator and podcaster Mpho Mutloane. We talk about his views on Team India and also why South Africa is the...

Ashwin, DJ and Varun discuss the final stages of #IPL2022. The Gujarat Titans lift the #TataIPL trophy in their very first year in the competition and the boys give their #BakwaskarAwards for the season out! Stay tuned till the end for a fantasy cricket league update. Check out the Edges & Sledges Cricket Podcast community on Discord :- https://discord.gg/D7UrjwyyZ6 You can follow Edges & Sledges...

Ashwin and DJ record this week's podcast to review the final week of the group stages, as the top 4 teams cement their playoff spots - congratulations to the Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore for qualifying! Disappointment and despair for Delhi fans as they just fall short of a great opportunity to qualify, as Mumbai Indians defeated them in the...

Varun and Ashwin are back on the podcast to deep dive into the second last week of the IPL group stages! As we enter the final week of the Indian Premier League 2022, 3 slots on the points table are still up for grabs with 8 teams fighting for them! Stay tuned till the end for a fantasy cricket league update. Join our fantasy cricket league: https://fantasy.iplt20.com/season/league/join/28HJLEBQUV...

DJ is back on the podcast after three weeks and he is joined by Varun (who is down with COVID-19) to talk all the big hits, misses, thrills and spills of week six of the Indian Premier League 2022. Things are getting heated as we head towards the business end of the tournament! Join our fantasy cricket league: https://fantasy.iplt20.com/season/league/join/28HJLEBQUV0107 Check out the Edges & Sledg...

Hard to believe but we are already into the second half of the 2022 IPL Season! Ashwin hosts the first ever SOLO episode of the Edges and Sledges Podcast in 4 years, as Varun was traveling and DJ did his best but had too many technical challenges this week. Ashwin reviews the fifth full week of #IPL2022 - which included the 2 new franchises (Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants) cementing their...

It's the halfway stage of the 2022 IPL Season! Ashwin and Varun get together to discuss the fourth full week of #IPL2022 - in a familiar story, the most successful IPL team in history (Mumbai Indians) still remain winless and are mathematically out of the IPL with 0 from 8! CSK win their second, Gujarat Titans keep going from strength to strength and Sunrisers Hyderabad have proved all the naysaye...

Ashwin and Varun get together to discuss the third full week of #IPL2022 - the most successful IPL team in history (Mumbai Indians) remain winless, CSK pick up their first win and newbies Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans are sitting at the top of the table! Stay tuned till the end for fantasy cricket tips and a league update. Join our fantasy cricket league: https://fantasy.iplt20.com/seaso...

It’s a full house as Ashwin, DJ and Varun get together to discuss the second full week of #IPL2022 - the most successful IPL team in history (Mumbai Indians) and the defending champions (Chennai Superkings) are still winless as newbies Gujarat Titans stay undefeated! Join the Edges and Sledges fantasy league: https://fantasy.iplt20.com/season/league/join/28HJLEBQUV0107 Check out the Edges & Sledge...

Ashwin and DJ wrap all the games from the first full week of the Indian Premier League 2022. The undefeated Rajasthan Royals top the table as Sunrisers Hyderabad sit at the bottom of the league with Chennai Superkings and Mumbai Indians also currently winless. Join the Edges and Sledges fantasy league: https://fantasy.iplt20.com/season/league/join/28HJLEBQUV0107 Check out the Edges & Sledges Crick...

We wrap all the action from the opening weekend of #IPL2022 and announce the winner of our #BatSense giveaway. We also discuss Team India’s frustrating exit from #CWC22, #PakvAus and #WIvEng. Join our fantasy league: https://fantasy.iplt20.com/season/league/join/28HJLEBQUV0107 Check out the Edges & Sledges Cricket Podcast community on Discord :- https://discord.gg/D7UrjwyyZ6 You can follow Edges &...

Varun Ashwin and DJ get together to preview the Indian Premier League 2022 that starts on Saturday 26 March with #CSKvKKR. They run through the strengths, weaknesses and X factor for each of the 10 teams. #TataIPL #IPL2022 Also please enter the exciting giveaway on the show by replying to the question asked on the show tagging @smartcricket19 and @1tip1hand and the answer using #TheBatSenseAdvanta...

Ashwin is joined by Varun after a few week hiatus as they dive into the the first three matches by Team India in the women’s 50 over World Cup, and how team India can keep it going to have a shot at the #CWC22 title. They also talk through #IndvSL, the pink ball test at Bengaluru, which is setting many infamous records and all the heroics from Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah. The sec...

Ashwin and DJ struggle to come to terms with the maestro Shane Warne’s untimely death. They also cover #CWC22, #IndvSL, #JadejasTest and #YpuGate. Warne Ball of the Century to Mike Gatting https://youtu.be/s3V-sYH0Sks Warne Ball to Strauss 2005 Ashes https://youtu.be/rdPBYpUM99E Warne to Gibbs 1999 World Cup https://youtu.be/YpfqVDdD3e8 Warne to McCullum in BBL: https://youtu.be/_UwEU13yNiI Dear I...

India beat Sri Lanka 3-0 to win the #IndvSL T20 series. It was pretty much the Shreyas Iyer show as he racked up 204 runs without being out even once. We look ahead to King Kohli’s 100th test and Team India’s form ahead of #CWC22. Kohli’s first century https://youtu.be/ADslVxnqc0A BCCI Women Twitter handle in shambles: https://twitter.com/isudatta/status/1497927551389339651?s=21 Fill out our brand...

In the first half of this week’s podcast we are joined by our friends Machel and Santokie from the Caribbean Cricket Podcast to talk about the West Indian performances in the recently concluded T20 series against India as well as the IPL Mega Auction. In the second half of the episode we discuss the India side of things, the Ranji Trophy, India women’s disappointing tour of New Zealand, the droppi...

Varun and DJ get together this week to talk all the big winners and losers from the weekend’s IPL 2022 mega auction. We also discuss India’s 3-0 win in the ODI series against the Windies and look ahead to the Ind vs Win T20I series starting Wednesday. IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-130068...

Fill out our brand recall survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6HP2RVB In a great week for Indian cricket fans Ashwin and DJ get together to discuss the first #IndvWI ODI (which was India’s 1000th ODI overall) and India’s latest win in the under-19 World Cup. Yash Dhull - controlling the controllables, following the Kohli plan, raising the bar https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/under-19-world-cu...