A tragicomedy called 36 all out

We process India's 36 all out in the Adelaide Test. Was it a tragedy? Or a dark comedy? Is it even something that can be explained?

Talking Points:

• The visceral shock that accompanies a rapid collapse
• Pain, grief, and decades-long hurt
• How does the emotional reaction to 36 all out compare with 81all out?
• The deadly duo of Cummins and Hazlewood
• How cricketing narratives are so batsmen-focused
• The role of luck in every single cricketing event
• The great Indian heartbreaks from years past
• Chennai '99, Kolkata '99, Barbados '97
• The discourse that accompanies a batting collapse - and how it has changed over time
• The urge to find a scapegoat

Participants:

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Related:

Australia's perfect storm catches India in the wrong place at the wrong time - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo

Collapso relapso - Tom Eaton - ESPNcricinfo archive

Outliers - Kartikeya Date

A classic '90s heartbreak - 81allout podcast on the famous 81 all out in Barbados

India. Pakistan. Chennai. 1999 - Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - ESPNcricinfo

Heartbreaking for Jayasuriya, backbreaking for Indians - Arunabha Sengupta - Cricketcountry