Maxwell madness, India’s juggernaut, and a World Cup for Test bowlers

We review two weeks of the World Cup – and chat about Maxwell, Shami, Siraj, Omarzai, Williamson, Shreyas, and much more.

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Talking points: 

• Maxwell’s freakish 201*
• How well did Afghanistan bowl to Maxwell?
• The curious case of Australia’s batting in this World Cup
• Are Afghanistan in the same phase that India were in the 1990s?
• India’s bowling attack – the finest quintet for these conditions?
• Rohit and Kohli – taking chances v taking no chances
• Are India due a bad day? Or will they finish the World Cup unbeaten?
• New Zealand’s NRR and the connection with how efficiently they are built
• South Africa’s conundrum – Rabada or Shamsi?
• Angelo Mathews and the moment the Nagin rivalry peaked

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo

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Related:

• Buy War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee – Amazon
• War Minus the Shooting – Revisiting the 1996 World Cup through a classic book – 81allout podcast
• Buy Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward – Amazon

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