This is the official pod for all cricket tragics. From the trauma of the 90s to the heights of the Noughties, if you are a cricket fan, this is the pod for you. Also, if you love the niche and the obscure discussions around cricket (color of TV graphics in the 90s, broadcast theme music), this is also the pod for you. This is as much the pod for a Noel David fan as it is for an ABD fan!
In this episode, we review Mike Marquesee's cricket classic, War Minus The Shooting, recently republished by @81allout. We discuss Mike's phenomenal and at times prophetic reading of subcontinental c…
In this episode, we examine claims of Kohli's India being comparable to 2000s Australia. Are they really? Is ICC silverware really overrated? What do the overseas W/L ratios for the two sides look li…
In this episode, we discuss Kohli resigning from test cricket, the Ind-SA series, the legacy of this side, and the data versus emotion debate with cricket analysis.
We talk of our favorite Ind-SA innings, bowling spells, Jammy Sir's influence and the current test series.
In this episode we discuss the captaincy announcement and the unnecessary fiasco around it.
In this episode, we discuss how Pakistan's T20 WC has taken so many by surprise, and the fallout of the India-Pak result.
This episode was recorded a day before the Ind-NZ game.
We discuss the post-match coverage around the India-Pak game and why it was more toxic than usual. Also, we discuss the failings of this current Indian T20 side.
In this episode, we discuss the theatre of the absurd that is Pak cricket Youtube. We then go on to discuss the whole Mauka Mauka cringefest and the general toxicity and jingoism around Ind-Pak crick…
We discuss the recent happenings in the world of cricket starting with the pace of Umran Malik, the continuing annoyance with anchors in T20 and end with some Major League cricket news.
We talk about anchors in t20 cricket, the amazing quality of commentary in the IPL and the recently concluded Ind-Aus ODIs involving the women's sides.
We review the end of the series, the pullout, and Afghanistan cricket.
We talk about Bumrah's spell, Rahane vs VVS and look ahead to the Old Trafford test.
This is just us rambling about the fourth test and possible directions it could take. Also, some more Paaji stories.
We discuss the batting collapse at Headingley, various theories defending the Indian batting, possible tweaks to the lineup for the Oval. We discuss whether all the failings of the current batting li…
In this episode, we discuss the joy that the Indian fast bowling attack gives us, Ashwin's absence, and possible twists to come in this series. Also, we move on to some Tendulkar folklore and why som…
This episode is a lighthearted review of the WTC final, possible fallout of the defeat and the road ahead for the WTC as a tournament.
In this episode, we explain why we went on this break, the politics around the IPL and Indian cricket in general.
Note: We will do episodes on the actual cricket in the coming weeks, now that we hav…
We are back with a random, free-wheeling conversation about IPL squads for this year and struggle to build playing XIs along the way.
In this episode, we ramble about a lot of old memories about Associate cricket in the World Cups we have watched in our lives. Also random memories of Independence Cups and tri-series/quadrangular ov…
This episode, we talk of the Ahmedabad pitch, the propaganda commentary by BCCI, and the British cricket podcasts. Also, BCCI vs Aus vs Sky commentary teams, and a lot more.