Can a resurgent Bangladesh beat India?
Questions before the IND-BAN series, talking to a match-fixer, & what makes a good coach?
No one cares about match-going fans
The only audience that matters, Head’s dominant T20 stats, & Hollywood at The Hundred?
ESPNcricinfo’s Sidharth Monga reviews the recent ICC economic impact report on the 2023 World Cup, and laments cricket’s descent into a broadcast-first sport.
ESPNcricinfo’s Sampath Bandarupalli pays homage to Travis Head’s ridiculous 2024, as Australia’s T20 season nears its end.
Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenny are in the race to purchase The Hundred franchise, Welsh Fire. The duo famously revived the fortunes of little-known Welsh football side Wrexham FC in recent years.
Hindustan Times’ Rasesh Mandani reports that the $8.5 billion Disney Star-Viacom18 merger in India will decimate the market for cricket rights auctions, and the BCCI could be in for a shock when the next rights cycle comes up - Much like I predicted earlier this year when I investigated how Jio were supposed to make $3 billion from the IPL.
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Can a resurgent Bangladesh beat India?
Questions before the IND-BAN series, talking to a match-fixer, & fixing PAK’s domestic cricket.
As India gear up to take on Bangladesh, there are many questions; ESPNcricinfo’s Nagraj Gollapudi wonders if they should lean pace- or spin-heavy, Alagappan Muthu writes about Rishabh Pant’s 629-day Test absence, Indian Express’ Venkata Krishna B reports on India’s efforts in the nets so far, & Hindustan Times’ Somshuvra Laha asks if Virat Kohli can rediscover his red ball form.
On the Bangladeshi side, Cricbuzz’s Atif Azam says Shadman Islam will be vital to the visitors’ chances, while Cricket.com’s Anirudh Suresh goes through the team’s biggest threats from the pace of Nahid Rana to the batting of Litton Das.
Open Magazine’s Aditya Iyer talks to TP Sudhindra, the bowler who was banned from cricket 12 years ago, about what exactly happened on that fateful day when agreed to bowl a no-ball for INR 20,000 (while being on an INR 3 million IPL contract).
Grassroots Cricket’s Osama Ahmed retraces the steps of the convoluted decisions the PCB have made in the last five years, and asks how Pakistan’s domestic game can be fixed.
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What makes a good coach?
Good coaches, Duleep Trophy stars, & the struggles of Women’s associate teams.
Good Areas’ Jarrod Kimber has a great video trying to determine what makes a good cricket coach, and who the best coaches are today.
Ravichandran Ashwin & Prasanna Agoram talk through the Duleep Trophy, and the upcoming stars getting a chance.
The Wisden crew discuss the Ireland-England Women’s series, and the struggles of associate nations to be taken seriously in the Women’s game. [Apple Podcasts]