Ep 58: Ointment and disappointment

Like the Nagpur Test which featured three debutants in Todd Murphy, SKY and KS Bharat, Episode 58 of your favourite cricket podcast features three smashing debutants - Mayur Narasimhan, Sandeep Lanjewar and Vaishnavi Bhaskaran. The gang assembles to discuss Australia's strangely underwhelming performance in the first Test, the hand-wringing around the pitch, selection headaches and absolute Indian dominance led by Rohit Sharma and the spinning trinity. We wonder if we accidentally passed on the BnP jinx to Australia via our good friend Bharat Sundaresan, whose pitch pic triggered a collective meltdown amidst Aussie media and the team thinktank. We also chat about the Women's World Cup, the WPL Draft, the various pointless T20 leagues around the world featuring Tom Moody as coach, and re-register our annoyance at Pakistan's continued cold-shouldering by the BCCI. 

Find us on Twitter: 

Bits and Pieces: https://twitter.com/bnp_cricket

Tony Sebastian: https://twitter.com/notytony 

Mayur Narasimhan: https://twitter.com/maxdavinci

Vaishnavi Bhaskaran: https://twitter.com/vaishbhaskaran

Mohan Krishnamoorthy: https://twitter.com/mohank 

Sameer Mohan: https://twitter.com/sleepyhead148

Nitin Sundar: https://twitter.com/knittins

Sandeep Lanjewar: https://twitter.com/sandeeplanjewar  

Show Notes: 

1. DisappOINTMENT: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/feb/12/ravi-jadeja-fined-by-icc-for-ointment-on-finger-but-cleared-of-ball-tampering

2. BeastieBoy for Nagpur BGT Test MoM: https://twitter.com/beastieboy07/status/1622931080637734912?s=20&t=08dr-9ERYaoGKXry7l6bhw

3. Women's Premier League Player Auction List: https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2023/news/55555984/women-s-premier-league-2023-player-auction-list-announced 

4. 99% invisible: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/a-sea-of-yellow/ 

5. Sohail Khan, Youtube legend: https://youtu.be/CfzCPfdlrOo

6. Mogali Kirkket Stadium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K8fASGWshc

7. Rohit Sharma's milestone problem: https://www.latestly.com/socially/sports/cricket/ravindra-jadeja-ravi-ashwin-are-difficult-to-manage-rohit-sharma-shares-funny-anecdotes-in-post-match-interview-after-win-against-australia-4827772.html