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PCCI Podcast
This is the official pod for all cricket tragics. From the trauma of the 90s to the heights of the Noughties, if you are a cricket fan, this is the pod for you. Also, if you love the niche and the obscure discussions around cricket (color of TV graphics in the 90s, broadcast theme music), this is also the pod for you. This is as much the pod for a Noel David fan as it is for an ABD fan!
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Jul 27, 2020 • 1h 1min
Our Favorite Cricket Moments - T20 & ODIs
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)

Jul 16, 2020 • 1h 1min
Welcoming cricket back, pitches, John wright and Greg Chappel
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.

Jun 28, 2020 • 57min
Darren Sammy, lack of understanding of racism and opinionless Indian cricketers
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.

Jun 22, 2020 • 57min
PCCI Reviews Bollywood Cricket Cringe (Awwal Number, Hat Trick, Victory)
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.

May 28, 2020 • 1h 43min
Talking Cricket with Jarrod Kimber
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!

May 27, 2020 • 59min
Game Off Hai: Indo-Pak Special (Part 2)
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.

May 18, 2020 • 45min
Game Off Hai: Indo-Pak Special (Part 1)
In this edition of the PCCI, we have guests from across the border to discuss all things Indo-Pak cricket, favorite cricketers, gully cricket stories and a lot more! Join in to the first of a two part look at India-Pakistan cricket.

May 14, 2020 • 1h 21min
Matchwinners -- Fact or Fiction?
In this episode of the pod, we discuss the notion of a matchwinning batsman with the friend of the pod, Pankaj. Was Ponting a bigger matchwinner than Sachin? Is Kohli a better big match player than Rohit? Do matchwinning batsmen really exist? Along the way, we have stories about Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma, and how we were more jittery when Sachin batted.
All this and more on this episode of the pod.

May 3, 2020 • 1h 5min
Talking Cricket with Rob Moody (Robelinda2 on YouTube)
In this special episode of the PCCI, we discuss all things cricket with Rob, including --
1.) foray into recording live action
2.) evolution of cricket commentary
3.) pet peeves with the modern game
4.) the death of the multi-lateral tournaments
5.) favorite cricketing summer
and a lot more.

May 1, 2020 • 51min
The Known Unknowns - Our Tribute to Forgotten Cricketers (Part 2)
In this, the second of a 2 part series about forgotten Indian cricketers, we discuss a swashbuckler from Jabalpur, the all-rounder from Patiala and the pacer from Kerala. Along the route, we visit several other cricketers (WV Raman, L Siva) and their careers. We end the episode by slotting these cricketers into hypothetical IPL sides.


