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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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Dec 25, 2019 • 1h 7min
Our favorite ODIs - A runfest at the Bullring and a thriller under fading light in Dhaka
In this episode of the PCCI podcast, we discuss our favorite ODI games growing up. From the early hazy memories of the India-Pak Dhaka final of 1998 to the miraculous run chase in the glorious summer of Jo'burg, this pod has it all. Listen in for all this, and a lot more, with a 90s twist.

Dec 10, 2019 • 54min
India's T20 woes -- Are we too conservative?
In this episode of the PCCI pod, we discuss something that isn't very mainstream. Talking about the current Indian setup's conservative approach to the T20 format (and LOI cricket in general), and how this averseness to risk-taking works against us in ICC events. Do Kohli and Sharma fit into the top 3? Does Shami deserve a look in? Have we ever found a replacement to Raina and Yuvraj? All this and more on this episode of the pod.

Dec 6, 2019 • 48min
Our favorite test match knocks - Gilchrist at Hobart, Dravid at Adelaide and KP's Oval clasic
Join our hosts Raj and Aditya along with guest host Nishant to talk about all things cricket but more so of the most memorable test innings (1996-2011) that they have witnessed and what they remember of them as well as how they look at them now.
Along the way, they discuss cricket graphics, TV coverage, commentary, Aakash Chopra, Deep Dasgupta, Doda Ganesh, Jimmy Adams, the unfulfilled potential of Mark Waugh and the over fulfilled potential of SK Bansal and a lot more of cricket things.
The innings discussed in this segment (Part 2 of 3) are:
Adam Gilchrist's maiden hundred against Pakistan at Hobart, 1999
Rahul Dravid's 233 at Adelaide in 2003
Kevin Pietersen's 158 at the Oval in 2005

Dec 6, 2019 • 56min
Our favorite test match innings - Dravid's lone effort, Azhar's mad artistry and a Lara classic
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Join our hosts Raj and Aditya along with guest host Nishant to talk about all things cricket but more so of the most memorable test innings (1996-2011) that they have witnessed and what they remember of them as well as how they look at them now.
Along the way, they discuss cricket graphics, TV coverage, commentary, Aakash Chopra, Deep Dasgupta, Doda Ganesh, Jimmy Adams, the unfullfilled potential of Mark Waugh and the over fulfilled potential of SK Bansal and a lot more of cricket things.
The innings discussed in this segment (Part 1 of 3) are:
Rahul Dravid 146 vs ENG at Oval
Azhar 116 vs SA at Cape Town
Brian Lara 153 vs Australia at Barbados

Dec 6, 2019 • 49min
Rants, Cricket Tweaks and Bad Commentary - Automated Umpires, Bilateral ODIs (lack of relevance) and a tweaked T20 game
In this episode of the pod, the PCCI board members discuss some of their biggest bugbears to do with cricket. If you are a fan of Sunny G's commentary (or even better, Rohan G's commentary), this pod is for you. In the second of two parts, we discuss potential changes to the way ODI cricket is played and our reasons for why ODIs must go back to the older format of multi-lateral ODI events. Also, our take on how No-balls calls must fully be automated, and the relevance of human empires in the modern game. In the final recommendation, we discuss whether T20s merit fewer resources to the batting side (9 a side?) for the balance of the game.
All this and more on this episode of the PCCI pod.

Dec 6, 2019 • 49min
Rants, Cricket Tweaks and Bad Commentary - T20 commentary, Kedar Jadhav, Tournament Format Changes
In this episode of the pod, the PCCI board members discuss some of their biggest bugbears to do with cricket. If you are a fan of Sunny G's commentary (or even better, Rohan G's commentary), this pod is for you. The three board members pitch the modifications they want to see in the game, going ahead. In this episode, the first of two parts, we discuss changes to tournament formats (domestic and international), T20 commentary and a minor yet radical change to bring balance to ODI cricket. Also, a generous sprinkling of some Kedar Jadhav rant.
Tune in, and time will surely pass by like a tracer bullet.


