81 All Out - A Cricket Podcast

81 All Out
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Dec 30, 2020 • 1h 10min

The Melbourne bounceback

We discuss India's memorable eight-wicket win in Melbourne and place it in context of some of the famous Indian victories in Australia. Talking Points: Placing the victory in context Parallels with Melbourne '81 Rahane's touch Ashwin's immaculate control Bumrah's skid and the ball to hoodwink Smith Gill v Shaw, Pant v Saha Siraj's debut Looking ahead to Sydney Participants: Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Ashoka (@ABVan) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) Related: A tragicomedy called 36 all out - 81allout podcast The Melbourne Miracle of 1981 - 81allout podcast Ashwin, Bumrah bowl India to MCG victory - Kartikeya Date Ravi Shastri: India's triumph one of the great comebacks in Test history - Sidharth Monga, ESPNcricinfo 'No spinner has done that to me in my career' - Steve Smith on R Ashwin Tactical tweaks, delightful drift - Amit Gupta on R Ashwin, Scroll.in Saini and Siraj better placed than their predecessors - Varun Shetty, ESPNcricinfo
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Dec 20, 2020 • 1h 6min

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
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Dec 14, 2020 • 1h 1min

Great rivalry, strange times: Australia Vs India Test series preview

We preview the upcoming Australia v India Test series, which has seen more headlines about bio-bubbles, quarantine, and player absences than the great rivalry between these two teams. Talking Points: Impact of Kohli's partial absence for both commerce and cricket. How badly would India miss Ishant Sharma? India's choice of third seamer. The permutations and combinations for both playing XIs in each Test. Pattinson's workload and case for him to play at MCG. Lyon's effectiveness against India. Could this be the breakthrough series for Shubman Gill? Eminence of Steve Smith. A January Test at Gabba. Saha vs Pant. The never ending Shaun Marsh comebacks. Quality of Bumrah-Shami. Jaywant Lele's legendary prediction. Participants: Rav (@rav_man0) Ananthasubramanian (@_chinmusic) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
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Dec 9, 2020 • 1h 1min

The Melbourne miracle - India's tour of Australia 1980-81

In this episode, we look back to India’s tour of Australia in 1980-81. India went into the Test series against a strong Australian team after playing merely one Test since the end of the home series against Pakistan in 1979-80. India suffered a thumping loss by an innings at Sydney, just about squeezed out a draw at Adelaide, and registered a miraculous win in Melbourne – overcoming a massive first-innings deficit, a near-forfeiture by their captain, and injuries to three of the four bowlers in their attack. Talking Points: Greg Chappell’s serene double hundred Vengsarkar’s rough start to his Test career Lillee playing against India for the first time The allure of Pascoe’s pace and the charm of Kim Hughes Sandeep Patil’s sparkling 174 at Adelaide Gavaskar’s near-forfeiture and Wing Commander Durani’s timely intervention Viswanath’s priceless hundred Ghavri’s “rank long hop” Doshi’s marathon spell in the first innings and bowling through pain in the second Kapil’s miraculous spell powered by painkillers Participants: S Giridhar (@midwickettales) Raja Swaminathan (@Raja_sw) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
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Nov 17, 2020 • 1h 10min

The toxic side to the 'Australian Way': a chat with Jarrod Kimber

In this episode, we chat with journalist, blogger, author, podcaster, vlogger – or in short, the Mark Waugh of cricket coverage – Jarrod Kimber. We focus on a piece Jarrod wrote last year titled 'The Ugly Australian: the evolution of a cricket species'. He talks about his formative experiences with sledging and hyper-aggression at the club level and how his views on behavior and moral codes have changed over time. No other team treats cricket as a team sport like Australia does, says Jarrod, but they also stretch the limits of what team-mates must do. Talking Points: The island that is Australian cricket - with moral codes and 'good bloke, bad bloke' conventions that combine into the 'Australian Way' Club cricket in Australia in the 1980s and 1990s - when the game was sometimes a violent, contact sport The atmosphere at Australian cricket grounds in the pre-2000s The culture of Australian cricket that built up to Sandpapergate The two sides to Allan Border's legendary quip to Dean Jones in the furnace of Madras in 1986: 'let's get a tough Queenslander out here' Cameron Bancroft and the demands of young players fitting in The ruthless punishments handed out post Sandpapergate How David Warner would have been seen in the Australia of the 1980s The drinking culture in Australian cricket The vastly different culture around Australian women's cricket Participants: Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber), Patreon  Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Related: Reverse-swing: cricket's ball-tampering in plain sight - Jarrod Kimber, ESPNcricinfo The problem with the Australian Line of Control - Sharda Ugra, ESPNcricinfo Crossing the Line - Gideon Haigh's book post Sandpapergate Steve Smith's Men - Geoff Lemon's book post Sandpapergate Man, Manlier, Manliest - Geoff Lemon, The Cricket Monthly When a tie was a victory for Border's battlers - 81allout podcast with Michael Sexton Kumar Sangakkara welcoming Shaun Pollock to the crease in the league game of the 2003 World Cup Warwick Armstrong keeps Frank Woolley waiting - Arunabha Sengupta, Cricketcountry.com Justin Langer's bail-nudging incident in Sri Lanka - YouTube video Brad Haddin dislodging the bails before the ball hit the stumps - YouTube video
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Oct 28, 2020 • 1h 33min

The episode that really matters

In this episode of the 81allout podcast, we zero in on the cliche that makes an appearance in all sporting contests: the moments that mattered. We discuss how for fans some moments take on more significance than others, why writers need to guard against falling into narrative traps, and how the struggling media ecosystem is fertile ground for turning cricketing stories into those of heroism and villainy. We also discuss how one approaches writing about selection, and predict what sportswriting might look like five or ten years down the line. Participants: Sidharth Monga, assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Related pieces: Against narratives - Kartikeya Date What's the story, Morning Glory - 81allout podcast Rahul Tewatia and the romance of the struggle - Sidharth Monga Who removed my spinner - Sidharth Monga The mother of all myths - Tom Eaton, The Cricket Monthly Why there is no such thing as a finisher in ODI cricket - by Kartikeya Date Clock ticking on Dhoni, the T20 finisher - Sidharth Monga
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Sep 28, 2020 • 60min

Sledges, brawls, and epic contests: the Tamil Nadu - Karnataka rivalry in the Ranji Trophy

We are thrilled to be joined by two former India cricketers - Hemang Badani and Vijay Bharadwaj. Hemang and Vijay enjoyed stupendous domestic careers and took part in some of the most memorable Tamil Nadu - Karnataka contests in the Ranji Trophy. There was no shortage of banter and competition when we paired them up for this podcast. Talking points: Their first memories of playing against their arch-rivals The day when Karthik Jeshwant told Vijay Bharadwaj about the importance of scoring against Tamil Nadu The Ranji final in 1996 - when Karnataka piled on a mammoth score (as Hemang watched from the stands) A match in RSI grounds in 2001 when matters got heated and the players nearly came to blows The never-ending batathon at Tirunelveli in 1998 The constant threat of D Vasu in these contests Dodda Ganesh and David Johnson: never short of fire in the belly The Cauvery politics and how it affected the players How Karnataka players benefited from playing league cricket in Chennai and much more... * Partipants: Hemang Badani (ESPNcricinfo player page, Twitter handle: @hemangkbadani) Vijay Bharadwaj (ESPNcricinfo player page) Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) * Related: From Bangalore's parks to the Indian team - Vijay Bharadwaj on the 81allout podcast Travails of TN tragics - 81allout podcast about following the TN Ranji side The Tamil Nadu - Karnataka rivalry through the ages - V Ramnarayan - ESPNcricinfo When brothers were pitted against each other in the final - Deccan Herald Karnataka retain title with innings win - match report of the 2015 Ranji final - ESPNcricinfo Hemang Badani interview with Reena D'Souza Vijay Bharadwaj interview with Karthik Jeshwant for Star Sports Kannada
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Sep 17, 2020 • 33min

The iconic shot that captured the Madras tie

In this special episode of the 81allout podcast, we chat with the photographer Mala Mukerjee on her historic photo from the tied Test in Madras in 1986. Ms Mukerjee watched the last day of that famous Test from the stands in Chepauk and, while anticipating a thrilling finish, clicked a number of photos that captured the dramatic finish. The most famous of those was the shot she clicked at the very end of the match. Ms Mukerjee has gone on to become an internationally renowned photographer and has held several exhibitions around the world. Her many accolades and awards include honors from the Photographic Resource Centre in Boston, the Academy of Visual Media in New Delhi, and the Bangladesh Photographic Society. You can view her work here. Talking points: Memories of the final day from Chepauk in 1986 The circumstances that helped her be at the right place at the right time The tension enveloping the ground in the final overs The challenges posed by the fading light The final ball and the historic click A visit from N Ram, the editor of The Hindu The Hindu front page the next day The blatant copyright infringement that the photograph has suffered The luck and skill involved in cricket photography Participants: Mala Mukerjee Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@Sidvee) * Related: When a tie was a victory for Border's battlers - 81allout podcast with Michael Sexton Scorecards of the tied Test – Chennai ’86 Madras Magic – a documentary on the Chennai tied Test Martin Smith on how the tied Test ended the career of Vikram Raju Arunabha Sengupta on the dramatic last day of the Madras Test Dean Jones and the second tied Test at the Bradman Museum
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Aug 27, 2020 • 1h 44min

The Allrounders

The purple patch of Ben Stokes has provoked a lot of discussion about the greatest allrounders. We take a deep-dive to talk about the role of allrounders in Test cricket, the great allrounders over the years, and how to make sense of their immense contributions. Our guests for the episode are Arj and Rav. They have recently started a cricket project called CricVestigate which aspires to uncover hidden cricket truths - past and present, and to provide alternative opinions and analysis. Talking points: What is a good definition for an allrounder? The allrounder index created by CricVestigate to rank the allrounders Batting allrounders vs Bowling allrounders Great cricketer vs Great allrounder The pitfalls of the allrounder obsession and its impact on team balance Narrative fallacies around allrounders - mixing formats, aggregate career stats vs peak phase stats Is it possible to nurture an allrounder? Do the different skills of an allrounder necessarily add value to the team? Are wicketkeeper-batsmen allrounders? Making sense of the Gilchrist phenomenon Allrounders XI playing in their positions Participants: Arj Rav (@rav_man0) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) * Lead image from Wisden.com Related: Cricinfo's S. Rajesh on Gary Sobers - an allrounder like no other and Imran Khan - A giant among allrounders Gideon Haigh on Garry Sobers and Kapil Dev Osman Samiuddin on Imran - the original transformer Cricinfo's Greatest allrounder poll Kartikeya Date on Kallis, a great batsman but no allrounder CricVestigate's allrounder index:
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Aug 17, 2020 • 1h 40min

Street cricket chronicles: TN - the land of idea batting, sodukku ball, and face bowling

Street cricket chronicles moves to Tamil Nadu and we were delighted to be joined by Tamil Nadu's promising wicketkeeper batsman Narayan Jagadeesan to talk about playing amateur cricket in his formative years in Coimbatore and the influence of tennis ball cricket on some of the TN legends. We also bring plenty of color from the street cricket culture in Chennai. Jagadeesan opens up about his journey from Coimbatore to the Tamil Nadu Ranji side, playing alongside TN legends, being part of the CSK squad, and about working with Dinesh Karthik and MS Dhoni. Talking points: The hierarchy of balls: Rubber, Cork, Rubber-Cork, Tennis - Mercury > Cosco, Leather First world problem of poor outfield in Coimbatore vs no field in Chennai The legend who may or may not have taught L Balaji on how to grip a cricket ball Boost-Bournvita bat, maavu bat, oil bat, oil sheet bat, modus operandi of seasoning the bats Different dynamics of sodukku ball in Tennis ball vs Cricket ball Transitioning from Tennis ball to professional cricket - influence of bat flow and the great horizontal swing Common grounds of conflict - right arm over, edged but wide, constantly changing popping crease, line belongs to the umpire Local cricket parlance - Idea batting/bowling, tough-a-podu, OC gajee, adeetail, maanga, bat-pitch, kaatu suthal Characters of the game - Idea Mani, Veera Afridi, Switch-grip batsman Imitating Dhoni-Gilchrist-Haddin, bowling like Mohammad Zahid, copying Dravid's classical leave and Azhar's flicks International cricketers best suited for Chennai street cricket Substantial rise in representation of district players in Tamil Nadu Being part of TN team and CSK squad Contrasting experience of working with Dinesh Karthik and MS Dhoni Participants: Narayan Jagadeesan Ashoka Rao (@Abvan) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) * Lead image from here Related: Ashwin talking about his street cricket experiences (From 20.57) Glossary of street cricket terms in TN Street Cricket Chronicles from West Bengal - 81allout archive Street Cricket Chronicles from Delhi – 81allout archive Street Cricket Chronicles from Karnataka – 81allout archive

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