PCCI Podcast 🏏

In this episode of the PCCI, we discuss cricketers that we grew up watching but subsequently got forgotten. In this episode of the 2-part series, we discuss the Spin King from Dombivli, the Bhubaneswar Sultan of Swing and Zimbabwe ka Sobers.  Along the way, in true PCCI style, we ramble a lot and end up discussing why Bevan became the Orissa coach.  All this and more in this mad episode of the PCCI pod.

In this episode of the PCCI podcast, we deal with a listener question about India's woes with dismissing the tail. We then move on to reviewing two of the recent cricket documentaries -- the Test and also the Mumbai Indians docu-drama. All this and more on this pod!

On this pod, we talk about -- 1.) Jayasuriya's bat 2.) India-Pak 96 QF 3.) Kumble as a coach 4.) New school vs Old School Indian cricket 5.) Looking ahead to the next 5 years

In this episode of the PCCI pod, we have on the menu-- 1.) The implications of the U19 WC win for Bangladesh 2.) India's-NZ test preview ...... Shardul Thakur rant ....... 3.) India in NZ nostalgia ....... Robin Singh discussion for no reason ........ 4.) PCCI channels Nostradamus and makes bold Ind-Nz predictions All this and more on this mad episode of the PCCI pod!   Please rate us on Apple Podcasts or any podcast app you use. Also, subscribe to us, it's free. Follow us on twitter at @pccipod

In this episode of the PCCI-pod, we play the role of selectors to pick our fantasy Asian and World XI. During the episode, we debate team compositions make arbitrary rules on the go. Disclaimer: The teams were picked on emotion and childhood memories and we make no attempt to call this the best statistical side. It's just the side filled with players we love watching. 

We start this episode talking about Tendulkar's vada pav choices and Kartikeya Date's opinions about Ganguly. Further, we move on to discussing the merits and potential motives behind the 4-day test proposal. From there we move on the potential roadmap for limited-overs cricket, from the 100 to the various leagues. In the final segment, we discuss our excitement about the upcoming India-Australia series and the prospects of seeing two full-strength ODI sides take on each other.

In this episode of the PCCI podcast, we have a special guest - Raunak Kapoor, of CricInfo MatchDay fame. Raunak discusses his rather fortuitous break as a radio show host at AIR-Mumbai during his law school days. He then moves on to discuss his Cricinfo association. Further, the conversation moves on to how the jingoism in cricket broadcasting is a market need in these polarized times. Along the way, we also discuss how modern commentary, and cricket broadcasts in general, often fails to keep pace with the changing face of the sport. All in all, a rich, revealing and free-wheeling conversation about everything cricket and broadcasting!

In this episode of the PCCI podcast, we discuss our idea of an ideal year-end tournament, and how we want to see cricket going ahead. We move on to discussing why cricket in Australia always felt different, and our memories of the Aussie season growing up. In the final segment, we talk of Indian cricketers who we think deserved better. All this, and a bit of Mahatma Cote -- racism on steroids.

First Segment (0 - 37 mins) In this episode of the PCCI-pod, the board members are joined by a special guest, @KarachiKhatmal Ahmer Naqvi, a cricket writer, pop culture commentator and a lot more. In a freewheeling chat, we discuss Ahmer's writing process and how his social identity shapes his writing style. We discuss the manner in which the relationship between the fan and the game evolves over time. We also discuss how being the experience of watching the sport differs upon professional association with the sport, as opposed to that of a far-away partisan fan.  Second Segment (37 mins to 1.5 hrs) In the second segment, we discuss the sport being used as a platform to exhibit jingoism, and how it alters our relationship with the game. In the final bit of the discussion, we move on to discussing the evolving nature of sports broadcasting, and the democratization of cricket analysis through YouTube channels. In particular, we delve into the phenomenon of YT channels being run by former-Pakistani cricketers and TV anchors, of all kinds.  The conversation then moves to the extremely partisan and uninformed garbage that gets sold to us as cricket commentary.  All in all, an episode where we look at South Asian society through the prism of cricket.

In this episode of the PCCI pod, the board members discuss the second set of their favorite ODIs, from the cliched Natwest Final of 2002 to the Lankan renaissance of 1996. All this, with a hint of Mohsin vs Mohsin, on this episode of the pod.