81 All Out - A Cricket Podcast

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Talking cricket with Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

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March 03, 2021From the field to the press box to managing the media: a chat with Nishant Arora
Our special guest this week is Nishant Arora who, over two decades, has worked in multiple capacities within cricket – as a TV journalist, a player agent, a media manager with the BCCI, and a digital producer with ICC. We speak to Nishant about his career that has spanned over two decades and delight in some of his anecdotes from behind the scenes.
Talking Points:
Playing junior cricket with Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh

Big-hitting Yuvraj losing SG balls at the world's most elevated cricket stadium

Yuvraj scoring 358 in a match when the opponents scored 357

Harbhajan Singh's emotional day after taking India's first hat-trick in Kolkata

The challenge for Nishant to separate his journalism and friendships

The rare Dhoni interview in Islamabad

Visiting Virender Sehwag's house and getting him to talk about his 155 in Chennai

The challenges of interviewing Sourav Ganguly

When Yuvraj's cancer was kept top secret

The breakdown in the player-journalist relationship

Why Ashish Nehra must be appointed the lawyer for bow
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Participants:
Nishant Arora (@NJA21)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Related:
The Test of my Life: From Cricket to Cancer and Back - Yuvraj Singh, Amazon.com
Anatomy of a classic - Chandrahas Choudhury and Nishant Arora - ESPNcricinfo
When Singh was king - Karthik Krishnaswamy - The Cricket Monthly
Nehraji unfiltered - Breakfast with Champions - Gaurav Kapoor
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56min
February 26, 2021A two-day shoot-out: India v England, 3rd Test review
We discuss the third Test between India and England in Chennai
Talking Points:
Where did this pitch stand in the Premadasa-Sabina scale?

The importance of consistent bounce in the ICC evaluation system

England's misreading of the pitch and the selection of one specialist spinner

Don't India have enough of an all-round bowling strength to not rely on turners?

Rohit Sharma's ability to adjust to all formats

The technique of playing spin - and what made Root, Foakes, Rohit and Kohli stand out

Ashwin's off-break that looks like a straighter one - thanks to the remarkable drift

Axar Patel's surreal start to his Test career

Axar's ability to adapt his game to the conditions

Memories of the Mumbai Test in 2004 - when Murali Kartik won India a low-scoring thriller

The high-quality umpiring in the Test - and the performative challenge for third umpires

The Joe Root DRS reversal - and what it captured about umpires' call
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Participants:
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Related:
The ICC's pitch evaluation system - Kartikeya Date
Motera pitch could be a backhanded compliment to England - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfo
When Singh was king - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfo
Ashwin's two dismissals of Ollie Pope - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfo
England got themselves into a spin against Axar Patel - Nasser Hussain - The Daily Mail
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1h 22min
February 22, 2021An unquiet history: an interview with writer Osman Samiuddin
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Our special guest this week is Osman Samiuddin, a senior editor at ESPNcricinfo and author of The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket.
One of the finest contemporary cricket writers, Osman has had a ring-side view of the triumphs and disappointments of Pakistan cricket over the last two decades. His match reports, profiles, and long-form features contain both a depth of research and originality of style – as well as a sense of timelessness that make them both a work of journalism as well as a draft of history.
Talking Points:
Falling in love with Pakistan cricket in the 1990s

The tumultuous years in Pakistan cricket: 2006 to 2010

Fazal Mahmood's crazy confidence

Imran Khan's influence on fast bowling - the seminal spell in Sydney in 1977

Javed Miandad and the quest for Izzat

Wasim Akram - the hero and a cricket writer's ideal
Participants: Osman Samiuddin (@osmansamiuddin); Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Related: Pakistan's quicks get into the swing; Ode to a magazine; Basit Ali's 127 (79); West Indies win in Bridgetown in 1988; Pakistan in 1999: the allure, the magic, and the heartbreak; The Imran Khan's I've Known; The Haal of Pakistan; Miandad's last ODI hundred; Imran Khan's 10/77 in Headingley; Rahul Bhattachaya on Wasim Akram's ball to Rahul Dravid; Akram's hat-trick in Dhaka, 1999; Akram's 5/49 in Antigua, 2000; England v Pakistan, Lord's Test, 1992; Shoaib Akhtar 6/30, Wellington, 2003; Mohammad Asif's six-for in Sydney, 2010
Books: The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket; Pundits from Pakistan; War Minus the Shooting; Not quite cricket; On Warne
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1h 60min
February 17, 2021Ashwin's triumph in Chepauk: India v England, 2nd Test review
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We discuss the second Test between India and England in Chennai
Talking Points:
Was there anything at all wrong with the pitch?

How Rohit Sharma tackled the tricky surface

England's rotation policy - and would they have followed this during the Ashes?

R Ashwin's glorious home Test in front of an adoring crowd

Does Ashwin the bowler have the equivalent of 47 Test centuries?

Ashwin's ability to do what he decides to do

Ben Foakes' technique against spin on a turning track

Rishabh Pant's improvement behind the stumps

Kohli's skillful sequence – 74, 72, and 62

The Rahane review - and England subsequently being handed back their review

The consistently good home umpiring during the Covid months

Is Anderson the Karunanidhi of cricket? Or the Tom Brady of cricket?
Participants:
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Related:
When Cook and Co. did the unthinkable - 81allout podcast on the 2012-13 India v England series
The theatre of spin - Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
Pitched language - Kartikeya Date
The bias against spinning pitches - Jarrod Kimber
Madrasapattinam - R Ashwin's Chepauk memories, YouTube video
The Paaji effect - R Ashwin's chat with Bharat Arun, YouTube video
Ashwin talks about his variations - Sky Sports
Ben Foakes stands up to give keepers' union something to shout about - Andy Bull, The Guardian
...more
1h 5min
February 10, 2021When Cook and Co. did the unthinkable - England in India 2012-13
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In this episode, we look back to England's tour to India in 2012-13.
England had not won a series in India since 1984-85 and they began the tour as underdogs - especially after a heavy defeat in the first Test in Ahmedabad. The turnaround began in Mumbai – thanks to some splendid spin bowling followed by hundreds from Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen – and England went on to defy expectations in the final two Tests.
Talking Points:
England's tours to UAE and Sri Lanka before the India series

Kevin Pietersen's "reintegration" into the side

Monty Panesar not playing in the first Test in Ahmedabad

Sehwag's hundred, Pujara's double-hundred

The Cook-Prior rearguard in the second innings

Panesar's ball to Tendulkar on day one in Mumbai

Pujara's masterful innings against spin

Pietersen brutal hitting and the shock in the stands

Tendulkar's innings on day one in Kolkata

James Anderson's spell of reverse-swing

The Cook marathon – with support from Trott

Jonathan Trott's lesson in patience

The slow Nagpur pitch

The consequences of the defeat for India – and the end of many journeys
Participants:
Karthik Krishnaswamy (@the_kk)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Related:
The Wisden Almanack report for the series - ESPNcricinfo
The balls of the century - Monty Panesar to Sachin Tendulkar - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfo
First step to redemption, India go 1-0 up - Karthik Krishnaswamy - Indian Express
Cheteshwar Pujara: the worker ant - Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
Dhoni's pitch flawed - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfo
Patient Tendulkar middles it this time - Karthik Krishnaswamy - Indian Express
Quick wickets but no miracle this time - Karthik Krishnaswamy - Indian Express
Post lunch, humble pie - Karthik Krishnaswamy - Indian Express
Pads on, DRS isn't watching - Karthik Krishnaswamy - Indian Express
Zaheer Khan. Left arm... over? - Karthik Krishnaswamy - Indian Express
Be bold, be practical, do the right thing - Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
...more
1h 17min
February 09, 2021 A note of thanks, a call for support
Dear Listener,
This website began as a blog where Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) and I exchanged leisurely thoughts on Test cricket. When I suggested the name 81allout, Mahesh had said: “Can’t get a more symbolic name for a suicidal mission. Love it."
Soon we branched out into podcasting, inviting others to exchange their cricketing stories and perspectives. From the outset, the plan for the podcast was to recreate the mood outside a tea-shop. We felt serious cricket outlets often take themselves too seriously while the irreverent observers don't take cricket seriously enough. We wanted to find a middle ground, and are thankful for your continued feedback.
Over the last two-and-a-half years, this endeavour has run purely on passion. Now we are ready to take an upward step. We thought of approaching advertisers. We contemplated bringing on a sponsor. We considered various other options.
But none of those ideas inspired as much confidence as you. You understand how much the game means to us. We hope you can support us each month to help us reach the next level.
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Thank you in advance. And we look forward to you joining us in this journey.
Regards,
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
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Related:
Blue Whale of a legbreak - 81allout archive
Joy and Curse of YouTube - 81allout archive
Ghostwriting for Imran, beach-cricket with Viv, working for Pataudi - 81allout podcast with Mudar Patherya
'Every generation needs its writers to tell its stories' - 81allout podcast with Sharda Ugra
A golden age for watching Test cricket in Sri Lanka - 81allout podcast with Fidel Fernando
Sri Lanka's victory against Pakistan at Galle - YouTube highlights
...more
27min
January 31, 2021Familiar rivals in unfamiliar territory: India v England series preview
We preview the upcoming India v England Test series which comes on the back of an epic series win for India in Australia, and a very impressive win for England in Sri Lanka. While the teams prepare for fresh challenges in Chennai and Ahmedabad, they still have to contend with bio-bubbles, quarantines, injuries, and player rotation.
Talking Points
Context of the India-England rivalry over the years

The difference between perception of England's performances in India vs their relatively impressive record

Covid impact on the series - bubbles, scheduling, grounds, player fitness

Unknowns around the pitches. Just two Tests in Chennai in the last decade. Revamped Motera.

England's choice to rotate and rest players for a key series - what message does it convey and how could it affect the quality of their cricket?

How much should one read into England's 2-0 win in Sri Lanka?

How hard will it be for for India - both physically and mentally - to move on from such an epic series win in Australia?

Ashwin's fitness concerns, and England largely finding a way to tackle him home and away

How much would India miss Mohammad Shami and Ravindra Jadeja?

Possible team combinations for both teams

Would the standings in the World Test Championship have a say?

Predictions
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Arj (@Cricvestigate)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Related:
The Allrounders - 81allout podcast
Chepauk's accidental curator - Nagraj Gollapudi - ESPNcricinfo
How Joe Root's risk-free approach kickstarted the biggest year of his career - Tim Wigmore - The Telegraph
Likeable England face formidable India - Sky Sports podcast
...more
1h 28min
January 25, 2021'Much much more than a cricket tour' - Interview with journalist Bharat Sundaresan
In this special episode of the 81allout podcast, we chat with journalist and author Bharat Sundaresan on his experiences of covering India's recent tour to Australia.
Bharat is a cricket reporter at cricbuzz.com and is the author of The Dhoni Touch: Unravelling the Enigma that is MS Dhoni
Talking points:
Covering a Test series in COVID times

Driving from one Australian state to the other, avoiding borders

The uncertainty over the venues and itinerary

Wearing masks in the press box

A distracted press box as India collapsed for 36 in Adelaide

The spate of injuries during the tour

A relatively muted Boxing Day

Ashwin's spell in Melbourne

Ajinkya Rahane's captaincy

Mohammad Siraj improving with every spell in Melbourne

Siraj reporting poor crowd behavior

Australia constantly threatening to break away... until India kept fighting back

The net session when Pant talked to his bruised arm

The Ravi Shastri effect on the youngster in the team

Ashwin's innings in the battling draw in Sydney

Vihari - the quiet achiever

Covering the Brisbane Test from a radio studio in Sydney

Australians convincing themselves of the Brisbane myth

All the talk of the weather in Brisbane

India putting themselves in a position to dictate terms on the final day

The emotional charge to victory
Participants:
Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@Sidvee)
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Related:
The unlikely script of the Gabba heist - Bharat Sundaresan - cricbuzz.com
Bruised but unbowed: India's mighty display of guts and gumption - Bharat Sundaresan - cricbuzz.com
The summer of Siraj - Bharat Sundaresan - cricbuzz.com
Washington Sundar: destiny's child - Bharat Sundaresan - cricbuzz.com
Rahane's personality-defining day out - Bharat Sundaresan - cricbuzz.com
Ashwin: The conscientious spin scientist - Bharat Sundaresan - cricbuzz.com
List of Bharat Sundaresan's cricbuzz columns
...more
2h 20min
January 19, 2021The dreamiest win
We discuss the final day of the fourth Test in Brisbane, where India did the improbable.
Talking Points:
Excuse me, what did we just see?

India's greatest series win?

Teams getting ambitious with fourth-innings chases

The value - and strategic brilliance – of Pujara's innings

Gill and Pant in their audacious element

The Washington Sundar cameo

Starc's off day and below par series

Why isn't Lyon held to the same standard as other great spinners?

How a great series lives on in the memory
Participants:
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Related:
A tragicomedy called 36 all out – 81allout podcast
The Melbourne bounceback – 81allout podcast
The victorious draw in Sydney - 81allout podcast
The Melbourne Miracle of 1981 – 81allout podcast
EPIC - Kartikeya Date
Bharat Arun interview - ESPNcricinfo
Australia's fury dashed against India's butterfly effect - Gideon Haigh, The Australian
Gill, Pujara, Pant showcase India's batting riches - Sidharth Monga, ESPNcricinfo
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January 12, 2021The victorious draw in Sydney
We discuss the third Test in Sydney, where India held on for a valiant draw.
Talking Points:
When a draw was like a win

Steve Smith resumes normal service

The versatile Mr Jadeja

Rohit and Gill - partners in promise

India's decision to pick Pant despite his wicketkeeping problems

Is one allowed to get run-out in Test cricket?

Pant's sizzling 97 on day five

Ashwin and Vihari and the show of defiance

Can India find 11 fit men for Brisbane?
Participants:
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Related:
A tragicomedy called 36 all out – 81allout podcast
The Melbourne bounceback - 81allout podcast
The Melbourne Miracle of 1981 – 81allout podcast
The draw that meant so much more - Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, 81allout.com
Pujara's triumph: cricket, lovely cricket - Kartikeya Date
Bruised and abused, Indians make their own luck at the SCG - Sidharth Monga, ESPNcricinfo
Rishabh Pant's keeping - Ben Jones, cricviz.com
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1h 6min

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