Bumrah breaks Pakistan
US’ fan-first approach, how Butcher changed England, & the NYPD cricket team.
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How to break Pakistan, feat. Jasprit Bumrah
IND’s defensive brilliance, $5,000 seats, & USA’s unique fan-first approach to cricket.
India beat Pakistan by 6 runs, successfully defending the lowest ever total in T20 World Cup history. ESPNcricinfo’s Sidharth Monga praises Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and co. for their approach to defending low totals.
ESPNcricinfo’s Osman Samiuddin states that Pakistan have a perennial batting problem, while his colleague Danyal Rasool wonders how Pakistan still have an imbalanced squad after they took so long to select their players.
Manners-on-Cricket’s Neil Manthorp checked out the $5,000 hospitality seats for the India-Pakistan match, and the subcontinental fans who just can’t stay away despite the ridiculous prices.
The Playbook’s Venkat Ananth talks to everyone in US cricket - broadcasters, team owners, investors - to get an understanding of the unique in-stadia fan focus that underpins America’s hopes for cricket after the World Cup.
Scotland beat Oman by 7 wickets in the other match yesterday. ESPNcricinfo’s Vithushan Ehantharajah writes that Scotland have earned the right to control their own destiny after putting England on the brink of elimination with the win.
Stumped’s CS Chiwanza writes about David Miller’s heroics against Netherlands over the weekend, and how Miller has established his clutch ability over the last 20 years. Cricbuzz’s Smit Patel talks to USA’s players to understand their goals after beating Pakistan on the biggest stage.
How to change a society, feat. Roland Butcher
ENG’s first black cricketer looks back, falling in love with cricket as a kid, & the NYPD cricket team.
Sportstar’s Ayan Acharya talks to Roland Butcher, England’s first black cricketer, about the influence his career had on the West Indian community in the UK as well as the problems still facing prospective cricketers from diverse backgrounds.
Vishal Shah has a lovely blog looking back at how he fell in love with cricket in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Like any good piece of literature, it’s hard not to fall back into your own childhood memories of falling for cricket.
Cricbuzz’s Bharat Sundaresan profiles the most unlikely corporate cricket team in the world; the New York Police Department, run and staffed by Mainland European-descendant cops who’ve been playing the game for years.
Cricbuzz’s Vijay Tagore reports that the ICC is looking at February 19th to March 9th window for the Champions Trophy in 2025.
Fixing your technique, feat. AB de Villiers
ABD on how to bat better, NY’s “monster” pitch, & how Sanjana Ganesan maintains her neutrality.
Jarrod Kimber talks to AB De Villiers about getting better at batting. There’s no higher authority to teach you how to play pace!
Kimber also breaks out the whiteboard to explain just what’s going wrong with the ICC’s plan for cricket, starting with that monster pitch in New York.
The Grade Cricketer’s Ian Higgins & Sam Perry talk to Indian cricket presenter Sanjana Ganesan about her job, and how she maintains her professionality despite being married to one of India’s biggest stars.
Cricket Et Al’s Gideon Haigh talks to co-host Peter Lalor about his adventures in New York, and attending the “Super Bowl on Steroids” that was the India-Pakistan match. [Apple Podcasts]
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