"What do they know of cricket, who only cricket know?"
Ahmer Naqvi and Osman Samiuddin look at cricket from beyond the runs and wickets to the larger sociocultural context of the sport.
00:00 Hafeez, Rashid and Legacy of 90s Cricket Players
03:57 The Impact of 90s Cricket on Modern Perceptions
10:36 Cultural Significance of 90s Cricket
14:44 Corruption and Instability
21:37 Why the 90s …
Back with the @sportingmyths crew, we debate the GOAT ICC event performances. Before anyone gets too senti, the nominations and seedings were done kafi arbitrarily, because the intention was to jus…
Just in time for the incredible disappointment of a winless home tournament, Osman Samiuddin announces his totally final (unless need of nation arises) absolutely complete retirement from the show.
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00:00 Introduction to Backward Point
01:29 Discussing the defeat
04:47 Babar Azam's Performance
07:36 Challenges in Pakistan's Batting
10:27 Issues with Domestic Cricket Conditions
12:08 Inability to Dism…
00:00 Introduction to Anthems
03:00 Bol Qalandar Banger
06:00 Analysis of Ali Zafar's Anthems
11:27 Arif Lohar and The Funniest Anthem Story
18:05 The Lahore Qalandars' Unique Sound
23:54 Desi Hip Hop's …
00:00 Pakistan's Historic Test Victory
02:46 Bowling Strategies and Player Performances
06:04 The Role of Spinners
09:03 Aqib Javed's Coaching Impact
15:09 World Test Championship and the Future of Test …
00:00 Introduction and Context of Pakistan's Cricket Performance
01:14 Analysis of Recent Matches and Player Performances
04:49 Pakistan's Injury Curse
08:59 Evaluating Pakistan's Test Team Consistency
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00:00 Intro
00:29 Abbas's Travolta-like comeback
06:01 Analyzing Abbas's Bowling Performance
08:50 Abbas's changing pace
12:08 Celebrating like Shaiby
26:00 Rabada and Naseem's spells
29:49 Rabada vs Bumr…
00:00 Celebrating the sweep
02:53 Shaheen finds his form
09:46 On the circle of Love, Saim & Saeed
19:49 Comparing Generations: Saeed Anwar and Saim Ayub
29:57 Sufyan, Salman and other Solid Performers
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00:00 Easy Ho Ja
03:04 Ahmer’s nightly fantasy
05:52 Saim Ayub: Dekha Na Tha
15:10 Salman Ali Agha: The Unsung Hero
21:05 Pak record in SA
30:05 Agha’s superb spin
36:53 Rizwan’s captaincy
44:56 Gillespie r…
Pakistan's men's squad for the tour to South Africa featured the omission of Shaheen Afridi, a development that was more sad than shocking. We debate the rest of the squad, and then get into the abso…
00:00 Introduction to the Q&A Session
01:09 Who was the best Test player in every decade from the '50s onwards?
16:30 What will happen with the PCB, ICC and the BCCI in the Champions Trophy?
34:06 Which…
00:00 CONGRATES TO PACE LOVERS
05:48 Seeing Pakistan cricket as a work of art rather than sport
08:54 Haris Rauf: Pace is Pace Yaar
11:59 The Game Changing Impact of Tape Ball Cricket
21:20 Pakistan’s pa…
Recently paroled con artist Aqib Javed is traveling around the country gathering people for his next big scheme: to rob three Tests owned by the ever ruthless English cricket team. With the aid of a …
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00:00 Introduction and Match Preview
02:55 Pindi pitch and the toss
06:01 Gillespie ka GOAT quote
14:58 Plot twist - the pitch kept lower than it t…
Almost 4 years since their last test win at home, Pakistan beat England and give us a long overdue sugar rush.
00:00 1348 dino ke baad
03:07 Reflections on Pakistan's Win
05:56 The Role of Spinners in P…
00:00 Quick thoughts on the latest debacle
05:04 Pakistani Fitness Levels and Performance Discrepancies
10:11 Can you change the culture?
14:51 Patreon shoutouts and Questions
17:15 Famous Sledges and We…
In this episode of Bata Fast, we look at three CCs - Champions Cup, Connection Camp and Central Contracts. We also look at the less alliterative England series.
00:00 Introduction and Context of the …
In this episode, we look at the Champions Cup, what's been good about it, and what the cricket has been like. That discussion somehow became a deep dive into Misbah and his unique, nerdy approach to …
First of all, thanks to Saim Salman and Waleed Ahmed.
In this v long episode, we try and take every question you guys sent us this past week to celebrate our 5000 subscribers.
In addition, here is the …