Cricket conversations
We review the second Test between India and New Zealand in Pune where Mitchell Santner bowled New Zealand to their greatest series victory. Talking Points: New Zealand’s finest hour: breaking India’s 13 year home streak When India were dominated in typical Indian conditions Mitchell Santner’s golden Test India’s batters caught
We review the first Test between India and New Zealand in Bangalore – a magnificent match that will be remembered for a long, long time. Talking Points: Pitch-perfect conditions for New Zealand’s bowlers The sub-air effect: how Bangalore’s drainage system played its part India misreading the pitch and choosing three
We preview the upcoming three Test series between India and New Zealand – and also discuss England’s win over Pakistan in the Test in Multan. Talking Points: The India-New Zealand rivalry down the years New Zealand in transition – after the retirements of Boult and Wagner Rachin Ravindra’s terrific 92
We review India’s magnificent win over Bangladesh in the second Test in Kanpur. Talking Points: India doing both the expected and unexpected at the same time India’s great bowling attack and the art of picking 20 wickets Jasprit Bumrah – in a rarefied space of fast bowling Jadeja’s speeds v
We review India’s 280-run win over Bangladesh in the first Test in Chennai. Talking Points: Bangladesh complete… then lose by 280 runs Bangladesh’s impressive trio of pacers The sessions that Bangladesh won – before the ball got older and runs flowed The sweep v drive ratio: and why Bangladesh chose
We chat with ESPNcricinfo’s Bangladesh correspondent Mohammad Isam about Bangladesh’s historic series win in Pakistan and their chances in the upcoming two-Test series in India. Talking Points: Bangladesh’s dream-like comeback wins in the two Tests in Rawalpindi A bowling attack with tremendous variety – world-class spin and promising pace The
In the latest episode we chat with Paras Mhambrey on his recent stint as the bowling coach of the Indian team. We discuss India’s varied bowling attack and how he managed the transition from one set of fast bowlers to the next. Participants: Paras Mhambrey Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) * ———————————————————————————————
In the latest episode we chat with Himanish Ganjoo on how data can assist cricket teams and what he learnt from his own stint as a data analyst with the Indian side. Himanish explains how surreal it felt to get the assignment and how his appreciation of the game was
We chat with veteran journalist Clayton Murzello about the oldest living Indian captain: Nari Contractor. Clayton speaks about his interactions with Contractor and why we must remember the man for much more than that one day in Barbados: when he suffered a near fatal injury in a warm-up game. Talking
We review the final of the T20 World Cup and end of India’s wait for an ICC trophy. Talking Points: How trophy wins don’t define India’s legacy. The unfairness of labelling South Africa chokers. The peerless Bumrah. Virat Kohli’s change of approach and his great swansong T20 innings in
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