We are thrilled to have novelist and cricket writer Rahul Bhattacharya to talk about his experiences from the World Cup.
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Cricket writing v cricket analysis - and how each is a specialised jobDoes the BCCI care for what is written about them in the press?The antipathy towards Indian and foreign fans throughout this World CupThe staggering amount of money people were willing to pay for ticketsThe experience of covering a match at AhmedabadIndia v Pakistan - and how the discourse seems to be war minus the shootingJasprit Bumrah - what can't he do?The electricity of India's fast bowling trioMaxwell's fantastical nightRohit Sharma - the dada batsmanVirat Kohli's fitness - and his Djokovic-level fitnessAustralia's perfect game in the finalTravis Head and his Gilchrist-like audacityThe 'anyone but India' sentiment pervading much of the cricket worldSiddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
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