Story Time 25, with Harsha Bhogle on India’s TV revolution

How the Sheffield Shield came to be, Stan McCabe’s sculpture and one of the more curious Test careers. That’s where we begin on this weekend’s Story Time deep dive. Also, Marcus Trescothick’s mitts, twin tons with a difference and the night Ireland stunned the world. When that’s done, enjoy a conversation with Harsha Bhogle from Calling the Shots on the fascinating history of cricket broadcasting in India.   Your Nerd Pledge numbers are:  1.50 – Sarah Vaile & Helen Maynard-Casely.   7.01 – Crispn Crunch.   1.19 – Finn opt Hoog  3.60 – Nick Miller.  4.14 – Oliver Cawley.  3.71 – Pat McKeon.   Find previous episodes at  finalwordcricket.com  Listen to the Calling the Shots documentary: https://omny.fm/shows/the-final-word-cricket-podcast/playlists/calling-the-shots   Help out the Lord’s Taverners during lockdown: www.lordstaverners.org  Check out CBUS Super at  cbussuper.com.au  The Final Word is produced by  Jay Mueller on the  Bad Producer Podcast Network  Title track by  Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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