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Send us a text In this episode of The Cricket Slouch, Sandeep takes charge again and hosts Ajit and Shaunak, all of whom then delve into the controversies surrounding the upcoming T20 World Cup and the squads and chances of the teams who have previously won the trophy. They discuss the impact of Aaron Jones' suspension on Team USA due to corruption charges and how it affects their squad. Furthermore, the podcast covers the potential implications of Pakistan's threat to boycott India’s matches and how it might ripple through international cricket, not just this particular World Cup. With insights into the power dynamics within cricket’s governing bodies, the episode provides a some overview of the off-field drama that could shape the tournament. Relax and enjoy the chat.

Send us a text Welcome to another episode of The Cricket Slouch, a cricket podcast that doesn’t shy away from hard-hitting discussions and isn’t afraid to call out double standards within the sport irrespective of where it occurs. This episode is brought by Sandeep, Ajit and Shounak, who do not hold back in discussing the unexpected non-participation of Bangladesh in the men’s T20 World Cup, and they delve deep into the political undertones influencing this decision, including religious tensions and retaliatory demands from political groups. While examining the economic impact on Bangladesh cricket, the discussion reflects on the broader ramifications for future international cricket events. Through thoughtful reflection, the trio sheds light on how underlying political currents can potentially shift the landscape of international sport and cricketing governance. They also take time to discuss whether there have been double standards exercised by the ICC in dealing with this, especially when there have been previous such precedents. Scotland’s inclusion is debated, whether it was the right call or could another team from the Asian region could have played instead, and then then the discussion moves on to talk about the 6 full member nations that are yet to win a T20 world cup and what are their potential chances this time. Can anyone beat India this time around on their own turf ? Enjoy !

Send us a text Welcome all to another episode of The Cricket Slouch and in this episode Sandeep, Ajit and Shounak team up to talk about the upcoming T20 World Cup, specifically the Associate Teams in the pool. They track their past performances, this edition’s qualifying journey and their squads, and the format of the upcoming tournament, Some of the discussion focuses on the changes that are being brought in some of these countries that may have affected their national squad selection. To round it up, they express a fool’s hope of seeing the Ind-Pak match get washed off, before they turn their attention to the Bangladesh-India drama at present, briefly touch on the u-19 WC and close the discussion with Alyssa Healey’s retirement. Enjoy !

Send us a text Greetings all and welcome to another episode of The Cricket Slouch. In this episode, Sandeep and Shounak are joined by James for a nuanced and balanced perspective about the Sydney test, and the Ashes series in general, and whether this was a win for England in any way. The conclusion was that England couldn't bat, bowl or catch this series and the Aussies were only marginally better in what was supposed to be cricket's marquee event. The discussion then weaves around future prospects for both teams, potential retirements, and replacements for them, before they touch base on the upcoming u-19 World Cup in Namibia and Zimbabwe. Thank you for listening.

Send us a text Hello and welcome all to The Cricket Slouch. In the very first episode of 2026, Sandeep and Shounak cover the triumphant return of Bazball in a surprise 2-day win over Australia at the hallowed MCG. Whether Australia played poorly or England played less poorly is a matter of debate and discussed well by our panel of two. They analyse how a seamer-friendly pitch in Melbourne affected gameplay, leading to mistakes over mastery. The discussion explores modern batting mindsets where attack seemed to trump patience. England and Australia both struggled due to seam movement and wobble seam deliveries compounded the difficulty, leading to unremarkable innings by many with lacklustre batting techniques and poor shot selection and some dubious approaches to batting. Prospects for the Sydney test were discussed before prayers were said for Damien Martyn, who's currently in hospital. Enjoy the chatter!

Send us a text Hello and welcome everyone to another episode of The Cricket Slouch, fresh off the press after the decisive final day of the 3rd Ashes test. If you have been following the series, you know by now that Australia have retained the Ashes with a comfortable win. at Adelaide. We talk about England's late fight, an ability to actually compete, albeit a little too late now, and despite Eng having a decent team, the result is back within familiar territory. Australia have a few selection dilemmas now with injuries to Lyon and Cummins and what kind of opposition they will face in Melbourne, especially as England do not have time to take a beachside break. We also briefly touch upon the WI-NZ 3rd test match and while the pitch is really flat and docile, a draw here would mean the world to the West Indies ! Sit back and enjoy listening to our views and thank you for supporting us.

Send us a text Hello and welcome everyone to another episode, in which we look back at the two tests across the Tasman Sea, the WI-NZ test match and the 2nd Ashes test match. I am joined by the usual triumvirate of Sandeep, Ajit and Shounak and we discuss how well Windies managed to save the game, albeit NZ were a couple of players short in the 4th innings. And then we absolutely thrash the lame excuses Eng has made after this loss, look at how they have continued to perpetuate their weaknesses when Australia appears to have put in a better performance. Finally, we also pay our respects to Robin Smith, a legend of the game from the late 980s to mid 1990s, the purveyor of a great cut shot. May he rest in peace.

Send us a text Hello and welcome everyone to another episode of The Cricket Slouch. In today’s episode we shall try and dissect the heavy thrashings suffered by England and India in their respective test matches, and to help unpack the pain and trauma, I am joined by Sandeep and Shounak. We try to make sense of what happened in the blink of an eye at Perth, and then the shock of India's abject capitulation vs South Africa at Guwahati en route to another series loss at home within 13 months. Finally we celebrate the 100-test career of Mushfiqur Rahim and what a magnificent servant he has been for Bangladesh cricket.  This time we refrain from making any bold predictions about the next Ashes match, having been thoroughly humbled by the outcome of the Ind-SA series.  So, sit back and enjoy the discussion !

Send us a text Hello and welcome to another episode of The Cricket Slouch. In this episode we discuss the unexpected SA win over India in the first test, on a pitch that was tailored to guarantee a win for India, take note of Gill's injury and what could have been if he had played, and look at the performances of Bumrah, Kuldeep, Axar, Jaiswal, KL, Sundar, Harmer, Jansen, and Bavuma. We couldn't help but compare Jaiswal to Crawley, take a detour into F1 to highlight how minimising mistakes is crucial to becoming a great sportsperson, and also marvel at the repetition of India's tactics to roll out tricky pitches despite their frequent losses on such surfaces. All this before the inevitable segue into the lead up to the Ashes and England's recent practice match vs Eng Lions. So, please sit back and enjoy this discussion which features Shounak and Lea on the panel.

Send us a text Welcome to another episode of The Cricket Slouch, where I am joined by Sandeep and Lea, who is one of the keenest observers of the game I have come across in recent years. In this episode, we do a little preview of the upcoming Ashes series and the India vs South Africa series, before taking a look at the ongoing Ireland vs Bangladesh test match. Somehow along the discussion, we digress a bit to talk about Ricky Ponting's wines and the emerging cricket scene in Japan. Lea also runs a regular You Tube channel where she covers various matches and talks to other cricket people. Her channel is named bescheuerteskurzesbein So, sit back, relax and enjoy the chit-chat.

Send us a text In today's episode Shounak, Ajit and SP unpack India's twin wins in the Women's ODI WC semifinal and final. We discuss a few individual performers, team issues and improvement, role of backroom staff. and the improvements in both South African and Indian teams. We give credit to Amol Mazumdar and the coaching staff and Neetu David and her selection team. Among other things, there is the usual ICC and BCCI bashing and we cover a story within Zimbabwe cricket about Sean Williams. Enjoy the discussion.

Send us a text Welcome to another episode of The Cricket Slouch with Sandeep, Shounak and Ajit. The guys talk about the India-WI series, the SA-Pak test match, a round up on the Women’s ODI World Cup matches the goings on in the Asia-Pacific T20 WC qualifying spots with Ross Taylor playing for Samoa and Japan taking a few strides towards improving their rankings. A deep dive into the Indian selection then leads way to what have Windies got to take away from this series given that their current crop of batters average less than their 6th and 7th highest batter from the 90s and 2000s. They then segue into how the SA women are leading the way in shaking off the “chokers” tag after imbibing some anti-choke serum and how Nepal are shaping up to be the Cardiac Kids ! This is the Link to the Armchair Cricket Episode featuring Bertus de Jong as mentioned in the podcast discussion. Enjoy !

Send us a text Hello and welcome everyone to The Cricket Slouch, a podcast where we are always critical about something in the face of some wonderful cricket. In this episode Sandeep, Shounak and Ajit enlighten us with their take on the final test of the TAT (Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy) and live through the dramatic 57 minutes on the morning of final day of the final test at the Oval ! They also provide insights into how we have already forgotten Rohit and Kohli, and rue the continued non-selection of Kuldeep. The chat moves on to "where to from here" for Team India, before a brief segue into the Ashes prospects and then onto the NZ-Zim series in progress at the moment. Finally they cap it off with some of the controversial moments in TAT and how Stokes is a fan of declarations ! The Greg Chappell article on slip fielding mentioned in the pod can be found here on Cricinfo. Have fun listening and spread the word !

Send us a text Hello and welcome everyone to The Cricket Slouch, a podcast where even though narrative rules, the numbers in context cannot be ignored. In this episode we will cover the 3rd test between England and India, and the 3rd test between Australia and West Indies. We talk about the efforts of Jadeja and Rahul, Green and Greaves, Seales and the Josephs, but more than that those of Stokes, Starc and Scotty Boland, India's continued woes with catching, why we can't let bye-gones be gone, and why Sundar might be the new Duckett. To make some sense of some of these crazy numbers, I am joined by Shounak and Ajit, who have both generously donated some of their precious time to this cause. . Have fun listening and spread the word !

Send us a text Hello and welcome to yet another episode of The Cricket Slouch.  Shounak joins S.P in this episode in the absence of Sandeep and Ajit. In this episode we look beyond the copious runs scored by India, England, South Africa, celebrating batting feats by Gill, Smith and the record that could have been Mulder's. We look back upon India's dominating win, Akash Deep's bowling, England's tactic backfiring and the predictability of Windies batting. We talk potential changes to the England and India teams for the Lords test and do the usual complaining about lack of support for the weaker teams. Finally we cast a glance over a young gun in Vaibhav Suryavanshi, and how he could be a superstar in the making with his prodigious talent and a growing list of incredible performances. Enjoy !