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A World Cup that had so much (and could have had so much more) - Rahul Bhattacharya interview

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We are thrilled to have novelist and cricket writer Rahul Bhattacharya to talk about his experiences from the World Cup.

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Talking points: 

  • Cricket writing v cricket analysis - and how each is a specialised job
  • Does the BCCI care for what is written about them in the press?
  • The antipathy towards Indian and foreign fans throughout this World Cup
  • The staggering amount of money people were willing to pay for tickets
  • The experience of covering a match at Ahmedabad
  • India v Pakistan - and how the discourse seems to be war minus the shooting
  • Jasprit Bumrah - what can't he do?
  • The electricity of India's fast bowling trio
  • Maxwell's fantastical night
  • Rohit Sharma - the dada batsman
  • Virat Kohli's fitness - and his Djokovic-level fitness
  • Australia's perfect game in the final
  • Travis Head and his Gilchrist-like audacity
  • The 'anyone but India' sentiment pervading much of the cricket world

    • Participants:

    Rahul Bhattacharya

    Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

    Ashoka (@ABVan)

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