PCCI Podcast 🏏

In this episode, we look ahead to the upcoming IPL and preview the SRH, RR, DD and KXIP sides. We come up with our probable XIs on the go. Listen in and share this with fellow cricket fans.

We begin this episode talking about M.S.Dhoni's retirement and his legacy. We move on to ways in which his captaincy impacted Indian cricket (good and bad) before talking about the good that came out of Chappel's tenure. In the second half of the pod, we discuss some hypothetical, alternate versions of some pivotal moments and how they could've shaped the world game. Among those discussed in this episode are 1.) What if Kaif was given more opportunities as a test batsman than Yuvraj? 2.) What if India had survived the group stages in the 07 WC and been knocked out later? 3.) What if Gibbs had`nt dropped that famous catch (non-catch!)? 4.) What if England were knocked out of the 2015 WC in more conventional fashion rather than a defeat to Bangladesh? 5.) What if Azharuddin's India had won the 96 WC? All this and more on this episode of PCCI!

In this episode, we talk about our favorite test cricket memories -- Tendulkar's twin wickets at Adelaide, Waugh's handling the ball dismissal at Kolkata and Kumble's Antigua effort.  Bonus: Also, we work on a screenplay for an Anil Kumble biopic.

We start off this episode talking about painful cricketing memories and then quickly move on to discussing the recently concluded first test between England and Pakistan. With @SyedShirazi1, we debate the current Pakistani setup, temperamental holes and potential changes. In the final segment of the episode, we discuss Wasim Akram's commentary and a hypothetical Nehraji Biopic.

In this episode, we discuss some of our favorite cricketing moments, the ODI/T20 edition. The moments discussed here are: 1.) Dinesh Karthik's diving catch to dismiss Smith in the WT20 game,  2,) Yuvraj against Lee, T20 2007,  3.) Dhoni's last ball runout against Bangladesh  4.) Grant Elliot at Auckland vs SA, 2015,  5.) Dwayne Leverock's catch and  6.) Sachin's upper-cut six against Pakistan in the 2003 WC. Intro Music Credits : Play Play Play by Shtriker Big Band (https://artlist.io/song/14715/play-play-play)

In this episode, we celebrate the return of the international game to our TV screens and go on a freewheeling conversation with @SyedShirazi1 about the English Summer, WI and Pakistan's chances, the Pakistani batting, cricket in Australia and a lot more. We then go on a tangent to discuss John Wright and Greg Chappel's legacy in Indian cricket.

In this episode of PCCI, we discuss the recent allegations of racism on  his IPL teammates by WI cricketer Darren Sammy, the lack of  understanding of racial abuse in India and how casual racism is an  accepted part of everyday life in India. We then move on to discussing  why Indian cricketers are so opinion less, even when it comes to  defending their own teammates.

In this episode of the PCCI Podcast, we move away from the actual game to its bad representation in some lesser known Bollywood movies. Along the way, we discuss bad bowling actions, casual racism, poor square cuts and a lot more. Listen in for all this and more on this episode featuring Harman Baweja, Nana Patekar, Dev Anand, Paresh Rawal and also Sohail Tanvir and Kamran Akmal! This is the first of a two-part movie review series.

In this episode of the pod, we have the accomplished cricket writer, film-maker, Jarrod Kimber, joining us to talk about: foray into cricket writing (from blogging to writing long-form pieces), cricket analytics the process of writing long-form cricket articles   his piece on Sreesanth and insights into the man and popular perception in Kerala The inevitability of BCCI's rise 'Death of a Gentleman' The cricket market and target audiences and a lot more!

This is the second of a two part Indo-Pak special episode. In this episode, we talk of Pakistani cricketers who tormented us and vice versa. Also, we discuss the CT final, what ails Pakistan and Indian cricket currently and a lot more. Also, some Ijaz Ahmed, Robin Singh and Kanitkar references.