The Edges & Sledges Cricket Podcast

Ashwin is joined by DJ on this week's episode as we discuss all the big issues from the first England v India test match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. We talk Shardul Thakur's selection, KL Rahul’s short sleeves, Jadeja’s fifty, India's waggity tail, Root’s fifty and then his hundred, the brilliant return of Jasprit Bumrah and whether test cricket was too rigid for its own good. We also look ahea...

This week, Ashwin is joined by Varun for the first two segments as we wrap India's T20 tour of Sri Lanka and the unexpected loss of players due to a positive COVID-19 test, leading to a surprise series loss. In the second segment, they preview India's team for the 5-match test series against England, and the tough choices around bowling combinations. In the third and final segment, DJ is joined by...

This week Ashwin is joined by Varun for the first half as we wrap India's ODI tour of Sri Lanka and the magic from Suryakumar Yadav that earned him and Prithvi Shaw a call up to the main squad in England. In the second half, Varun is substituted by DJ as the guys debrief the first T20I between India and Sri Lanka. Edges & Sledges brand survey: https://ivmpodcasts.com/edges-and-sledges-survey SKY a...

This week Ashwin joins DJ as we wrap India women's tour of England, talk about all the happenings with the Indian test squad from England and savour Team India's dominant win in the first ODI against Sri Lanka. Edges & Sledges brand survey: https://ivmpodcasts.com/edges-and-sledges-survey Harleen Deol's catch: https://twitter.com/shikhashauny/status/1413616860797587463?s=21 Shafali v Brunt: https:...

This week Varun, Ashwin and DJ record their preview of the upcoming Sri Lanka v India ODIs. We start with discussing whether football is coming home or whether it going to Rome and end with a quiz on Dadagiri v Dhonisms. In between we talk our best Indian XI and make our predictions for the Sri Lanka series. Wasim Jaffer’s tweet on Shaw: https://twitter.com/wasimjaffer14/status/1412032741248430086...

This week we are in conversation with former India cricketer Nilesh Kulkarni. We first talk about the Indian women’s team win over England women in the third ODI and Mithali Raj’s puncture-resistant performances in particular. We take a walk down memory lane - we go back through Nilesh’s cricketing journey from childhood all the way to playing at test level. We discuss the highs of a test wicket o...

It is a full house on this week's episode as Varun, DJ and Ashwin come together to talk about the WTC Final 2021. We talk about everything that went right for the Kiwis and all that went wrong for the Indians. Freddie Wilde’s tweet on high release points https://twitter.com/fwildecricket/status/1404879129636442114?s=21 Episode with Bharat Sundaresan talking about Kane flipping bat https://open.spo...

On this week’s episode DJ and Ashwin discuss all the highlights from the England v India women’s test match at Bristol and the first three days of the WTC Final between India and New Zealand. Shafali Verma wins the CEAT SecuraDrive player of the week and Sneh Rana wins the puncture resistant performer of the week. Pitch issues https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng-vs-ind-wo...

It’s a full house on this week’s episode as Varun and DJ join Ashwin! In the first half of the show, we preview the India side for the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand. We answer the big questions:-Gill or Mayank or Vihari?-How many spinners?-Shami, Siraj or Ishant? The second half of the show is a great chat between DJ and the Top Order Cricket Podcast: Stu, Michael and...

This week we are in conversation with Nishad Pai Vaidya and Sachin Bajaj who take us through India’s fairytale wins in 1971 in the West Indies and England. 50 years on, we discuss all the drama, protagonists and turning points of a dramatic year that signalled the emergence of a new cricketing superpower. You can read all about it in their book Twice Upon a Time: India's Fairytale Cricket Victorie...

In this episode Varun and DJ are joined by former India keeper, Saba Karim. Saba talks about his career as a cricketer, selector, commentator and administrator. We talk about his podcast on IVM: Khelneeti and of course he also talks about being a part of the Venkaboys for the Cred ad! Cred ad: https://youtu.be/gADj-r1t08U Saba’s only direct hit run out: https://youtu.be/4ot3wvP9BAQ Khelneeti podca...

On the second part of our discussion with Bharat Sundaresan we talk about India’s win in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne, the sensational seige at Sydney and the drama of the Brisbane tests. We also discuss his book with Suresh Raina and his upcoming book on India’s tour of Australia. Link to part 1 of this chat: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Vwfico59EZ56lbudwBNWy?si=GfV8xJXJS8yzDjPofL4LbwThe...

This week is the first part of our chat with cricket writer and author, Bharat Sunderesan. We talk everything from Bharat’s lustrous locks to elusive Raina fans to his obsession with West Indies cricket, watching net practice and wrestling. We also cover the infamous 36/9 test match at Adelaide from India’s tour of Australia. Links to the articles mentioned: Bharat’s article where he refers to Ris...

On this week’s episode Ashwin and Varun do a mid-point review on IPL 2021, going through hits and misses for each team for the season up until it was suspended. They go team by team and highlight standout performers, and those who fell short, and give our three CEAT Awards for the season so far! Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/2sujX2J You can follow Edges & Sledges on Twitter, Instagram...

On this week’s episode Ashwin and DJ wrap the unexpectedly last game of the season, DC v PBKS. With IPL 2021 getting suspended / postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19, they talk about what went wrong, what decisions the BCCI should have taken differently, and when (if at all) this season will be completed. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/2sujX2J You can follow Edges & Sledges on Twitte...

On this week’s episode Ashwin and Varun wrap the games since our last episode - MI v RR, DC v KKR, PBKS v RCB, MI v CSK and RR v SRH. Harpreet Brar has a dream debut, dismissing Kohli, AB and Maxwell within 7 balls and Pollard unleashes some heroics to help MI chase 218 vs CSK. David Warner gets dropped from SRH and KL Rahul is out with appendicitis, leading to two new captains in IPL 2021 this we...

On the third mid week IPL 2021 episode DJ and Ashwin discuss the DC v SRH superover finish, KKR captain Eoin Morgan’s return to form, PBKS’s captaincy woes, Delhi’s Capital’s 1 run loss against RCB and CSK’s easy chase against SRH to keep them top of the table. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/2sujX2J You can follow Edges & Sledges on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @1tip1hand Last but...

On this week’s episode DJ and Varun wrap the games since our last episode - RR v RCB, MI v PBKS, KKR v RR, CSK v RCB and the first innings of DC v SRH. VVS get the boys and come https://twitter.com/1tip1hand/status/1386039705217773572?s=21 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/2sujX2J You can follow Edges & Sledges on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @1tip1hand Last but not least, play IPL T2...

Ashwin is joined by DJ to wrap all the Vivo IPL 2021 games since our last episode - PBKS v DC, CSK v RR, MI v DC, PBKS v SRH and CSK v KKR!As the Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings win 2 games each to go near the top of the table, Sunrisers Hyderabad pick up their first win and the Punjab Kings need to do something different to keep their hopes alive. CSK's entire team wins the CEAT SecuraDriv...

Ashwin is joined by Varun for the weekly episode on the IPL. They pick up on all the matches post the mid week update. We discuss the low scoring games, the emergence of bowlers especially uncapped, the return of Deepak Chahar's swing bowling and how Chris Morris silenced his critics! Deepak Chahar picks up our CEAT SecuraDrive player of the week and Chris Morris is the CEAT puncture resistant per...

Ashwin is joined by DJ on Edges and Sledges' first mid-week update episode of IPL 2021. We talk the three games played since our last episode - PBKS v RR, MI v KKR and RCB v SRH. We talk Samson's brilliant hundred, Rahul's 91, Deepak Hooda's 65, Chetan Sakariya’a debut, Mumbai "winning ugly" and SRH's meltdown against Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel and Md Siraj to put RCB on top of the table. The Ch...

This week Varun and Ashwin join DJ to discuss the opening weekend of IPL 2021. We talk RCB v MI, the genius of AB de Villiers and of course the Tom Curran v Sam Curran sibling rivalry. We also discuss the incredible win by the Delhi Capitals over the Chennai Superkings. We talk selection, Pant's captaincy and of course Prithvi and Shikhar Dhawan’s fantastic partnership. Harshal Patel picks up our...

DJ and Ashwin join Varun for the ultimate IPL 2021 preview. We go through every team, their strengths and weaknesses and their key players. We make our predictions for the playoffs, announce the winners of the #BatwithCEAT giveaway and the giveaway for signed copies of Gulu Ezekiel’s latest book. Congratulations to all the winners! Finally, we announce the Edges & Sledges x official IPL 2021 fanta...

In the first half of the show, Ashwin and Varun wrap India’s nerve-wracking 2-1 ODI series win. Ashwin gloats about winning the prediction contest as both are thrilled to have India beat England across all 3 formats. We review the 3 ODI series, performance of each of the bowlers, and how India just managed to pull off the series victory even when Sam Curran looked poised to steal it from Team Indi...

Edges & Sledges goes live this week as Ashwin and DJ join Varun to wrap India’s fabulous T20 series win against England. We summarise the last three ODIs before getting stuck into the big questions - KL Rahul, who should opener with Kishan, Kohli and Rohit, Kohli’s captaincy (again) and India’s middle order conundrum. In the second half we each give our top 7 batters for the T20 world cup and also...