Cricket conversations
Click here to support 81allout on Ko-Fi In this episode, we look back to England’s tour to India in 2012-13. England had not won a series in India since 1984-85 and they began the tour as underdogs – especially after a heavy defeat in the first Test in Ahmedabad. The
We preview the upcoming India v England Test series which comes on the back of an epic series win for India in Australia, and a very impressive win for England in Sri Lanka. While the teams prepare for fresh challenges in Chennai and Ahmedabad, they still have to contend with
In this special episode of the 81allout podcast, we chat with journalist and author Bharat Sundaresan on his experiences of covering India’s recent tour to Australia. Bharat is a cricket reporter at cricbuzz.com and is the author of The Dhoni Touch: Unravelling the Enigma that is MS Dhoni Talking points: Covering
We discuss the final day of the fourth Test in Brisbane, where India did the improbable. Talking Points: Excuse me, what did we just see? India’s greatest series win? Teams getting ambitious with fourth-innings chases The value – and strategic brilliance – of Pujara’s innings Gill and Pant in their
We discuss the third Test in Sydney, where India held on for a valiant draw. Talking Points: When a draw was like a win Steve Smith resumes normal service The versatile Mr Jadeja Rohit and Gill – partners in promise India’s decision to pick Pant despite his wicketkeeping problems Is
We discuss India’s memorable eight-wicket win in Melbourne and place it in context of some of the famous Indian victories in Australia. Talking Points: Placing the victory in context Parallels with Melbourne ’81 Rahane’s touch Ashwin’s immaculate control Bumrah’s skid and the ball to hoodwink Smith Gill v Shaw, Pant
We process India’s 36 all out in the Adelaide Test. Was it a tragedy? Or was it dark comedy? Is it even something that can be explained? Talking Points: The visceral shock that accompanies a rapid collapse Pain, grief and decades-long hurt How does the emotional reaction to 36 all
We preview the upcoming Australia v India Test series, which has seen more headlines about bio-bubbles, quarantine, and player absences than the great rivalry between these two teams. Talking Points: Impact of Kohli’s partial absence for both commerce and cricket. How badly would India miss Ishant Sharma? India’s choice of
In this episode, we look back to India’s tour of Australia in 1980-81. India went into the Test series against a strong Australian team after playing merely one Test since the end of the home series against Pakistan in ’79-80. India suffered a thumping loss by an innings at Sydney,
In this episode, we chat with journalist, blogger, author, podcaster, vlogger – or in short, the Mark Waugh of cricket coverage – Jarrod Kimber. We focus on a piece Jarrod wrote last year titled ‘The Ugly Australian: the evolution of a cricket species’. He talks about his formative experiences with sledging
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