Cricket conversations
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
By Siddhartha Vaidyanathan Two years ago, I revisited the Chennai Test between India and Pakistan in 1999. To mark the 20th anniversary of that momentous match, I spoke to some of the players who had taken part, some journalists who covered it, and some fans who were at the stadium
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
By Siddhartha Vaidyanathan One of the hardest things to explain is why one falls in love. You can list a few reasons, rationalize some emotions, articulate feelings, whatever. But you are unlikely to ever be able to put into words all that is happening within. Those unexpected jitters – brief
In this episode, we chat with former India Test cricketer, columnist, author and commentator Aakash Chopra. Aakash tells us about his initiation into the game – in the mid-1980s – and of learning the fundamentals from his legendary coach Tarak Sinha. He goes on to review his international stint and
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