• The One on the Post-mortem of New Zealand's whitewash over India
    Nov 14 2024

    Hello all, The Cricket Slouch podcast is back with a broad post-mortem review of New Zealand's historical whitewash over India in India.

    I am joined by Shounak and Aryan in dissecting what NZ did well and where India fell behind in this series and wondering what may have been if certain events had panned out differently.

    Whilst NZ did the basics well, this series loss was a perfect storm of things going wrong for the Indian side and we ponder whether this side is now ready to transition towards youngsters. We talk a little about the squad for the BGT and how India are likely to perform there.

    Take away message - Paternal obligations are the secret to away wins !

    Shounak writes features for Emerging Cricket.

    Aryan writes match reports and feature articles for Guerilla Cricket.

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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • The One on New Zealand's twin heists with Rahul Patil
    Oct 26 2024

    Sandeep and I are joined by Rahul Patil from Sportsfreak to talk about two of New Zealand's major cricketing achievements in the modern era - namely the women's T20 World Cup win and the men's test win in India.

    Although this was meant to be a NZ-centric discussion, it quickly meandered into familiar Indo-centric territory.

    We talk about the toss, the tactics, the batting collapse for the ages, NZ's sharp bowling and fielding, Sarfaraz's innings, Ashwin and Jadeja's declining fortunes, rise of the young brigade and the slow fading of old legends, and how to tackle spin bowling.

    And then we turn our attention to the the women's team's triumph in the T20 World Cup and how NZ beat all odds and expectations to emerge Champions and why we need to retain this format and not cave in to the Big Three.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • The one with Aryan reviewing the India Bangladesh series.
    Oct 11 2024

    In this episode Sandeep and I are joined by Aryan Surana, who writes features and match reviews over at Guerilla Cricket, to talk about the return of cricket to Gwalior, the Ind-Bangla series, the potency of the Indian test attack and other notable points.

    We also pay our respects to the late Ratan Tata, may he rest in peace.

    Aryan's two recent articles on cricket in Gwalior can be found here -

    Article 1 - general return of cricket to Gwalior

    Article 2 - Interview with Mr Scindia

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • The one with Estelle Vasudevan previewing the Womens T20 World Cup.
    Sep 21 2024

    Greetings and welcome to another episode of The Cricket Slouch !

    Today we have Estelle Vasudevan on board again and this time we talk about the upcoming women's T20 World Cup and go through the different squads whilst narrowing down on the final four and eventual prediction for a winner. The women's game has grown in leaps and bounds and the quality now is much better than what it was 10 years ago and there are no easy games expected in the upcoming tournament.

    Will Australia win again, or will it be England's turn this time round ?

    Or will Sri Lanka spring a surprise and make it to the last four at the expense of India? Can Windies do it again with the return of Dottin ?

    Find out as the discussion unfolds !

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • The One with Estelle Vasudevan on Sri Lanka's test win at The Oval and future outlook.
    Sep 16 2024

    Welcome to another episode of The Cricket Slouch.

    Today I am joined by Sandeep and Estelle Vasudevan to talk about Sri Lanka's recent test win against England at The Oval and whether this win has enabled Sri Lanka to save test cricket or not, their chances of possibly winning the series this time, and what does the future look like for the men's team.

    We also talk about their leading players in a bit of depth and whether Angelo Matthews can be timed retired by the selectors and where the bureaucrats are missing out on cashing in on fostering great rivalries in the subcontinent.

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    55 mins
  • The One with Rahul Patil on Cook Islands' cricketing progress
    Sep 3 2024

    Hello and Greetings everyone and welcome back to another episode of The Cricket Slouch.

    Today’s episode is going to focus on the East Asia Pacific T20 Regional sub-qualifiers A, and even more specifically on the Cook Islands team and their performance and their heartbreak at the tournament.

    I am joined by Rahul Patil for this episode as he discusses the team’s performance, heart break at the last game, cricket in general in the Cook Islands, their recent progress domestically and internationally as well as attempts that are being made to introduce the game to the youth. He also gives his view on the recent ICC change to the pathway from sub-regional qualifiers to the World Cup qualifiers.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • The one at the end of the T20 World Cup
    Jun 30 2024

    Hello everyone.

    Welcome to another episode of The Cricket Slouch. I am joined today by Sandeep and Shounak to discuss India's amazing win over South Africa in the T20 World Cup final and talk about the highlights of that match - Kohli's innings, Bumrah's bowling, Arshdeep's and Pandya's contributions and that catch by SKY among other things.

    We also talk about the tournament as a whole, its success, and then segue into talking about Afghanistan and whether they have done enough to overcome the political and moral virtue signalling and get invited to bilateral series with the big boys..

    We start the episode talking about Frank Duckworth's passing and wrap it up with a thank you to Dravid and his contribution thus far to Indian cricket.

    Enjoy and share the episode with your fellow cricket loving friends.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • The one Reflecting on the First Week of Madness at the T20 WC.
    Jun 9 2024

    Hello all listeners,

    Please join us for an absolute laugh riot recapping and reflecting upon the first week of the T20 Cricket World Cup, that has been a real hoot and full of interesting action and unforeseen results !

    I am joined by Sandeep and Shounak, both of whom are regular collaborators.

    We talk about the important moments in the first week, individual and team performances, light ICC bashing, some hilarious takes on a few scenarios and our expectations of the imminent Ind-Pak game !

    Please help support the podcast by word of mouth, and also support other local and global cricket initiatives if and as you can !

    Have a Happy T20 World Cup !

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    1 hr and 15 mins