BCCI - Beardos Cricket Chat and Insight

In a celebratory mood, the Beardos cherish the successes of the 4 qualifiers and the young Indian talent that the IPL keeps throwing up. We discuss the key highlights leading up to the knock-out stages of the the IPL such as –

How the 4th spot is reminiscent of the Rimi Sen from Deewane Hue Paagal and was MI really the Asrani in this horse race?

Can Hardik pandya bring the Caribbean flavour to Team India at the T20 World Cup?

Will MS Dhoni continue to play for the Team in Yellow or will he be a threat to Justin Langer’s job?

Is world-cup-tying-Captain Morgan the custodian of the the Spirit of his team and the game of Cricket?

All this and much much more on this latest episode of the Beardos Cricket Chat and Insight.

Hosted by the 3 Beardos –

Amlan Sengupta (Happy Birthday!!!)

Sameer Dohadwala

Dipen Kothari

Special thanks to –

Chief of Marketing – Shraddha Mukul

Head Critic – Siddhi Sengupta

#IPL2021 #MI #RCB #CSK #DC #RR #PBKS #KKR #SRH #Pandya #Chahar #CaptainMorgan #Ashwin #Harshal #Sanju

The IPL has restarted with a bang and amidst all the entertainment the Beardos return with a round up of all the action of the past week. With exclusive on-ground reports and the usual irreverent banter we bring to you some of our highlights –

1. Can Ruturaj Gaikwad’s fire propel CSK to the title?

2. Will Venkatesh Iyer and Varun Chakravarthy lead a resurgent KKR into the top 4?

3. How did Punjab Kings manage to do what they did?

4. Why is Virat Kohli not ready to captain RCB anymore?

All this and much more in this week’s entertaining episode of the Beardos Cricket Chat and Insight!!

Hosted by –

Amlan Sengupta

Sameer Dohadwala

Dipen Kothari

Special Thanks to –

Chief of Marketing – Shraddha Mukul

Head Critic – Siddhi Sengupta

#IPL2021 #IPL #CSK #KKR #PBKS #MI #RCB #KOHLI #DC #SRH #ROHIT #RR 

The Cricket world has been living through very interesting times currently. From cancelled tests and tournaments, to changing captaincy and the upcoming second half of IPL 2021, there is a certain mix of disappointment and excitement in the air we breathe. Catching you up on all the happenings leading up to the IPL are the excitable Beardos, who try to put some sense into the ongoing madness.

In this episode we discuss –

1. Did India win the Test series in England?

2. What is the India T20 Captaincy situation? Is Rishabh Pant a future India captain?

3. What is a mentor and can MS Dhoni be one?

4. Does it make sense for KKR and SRH to travel to Dubai? 

5. Can RR or PK make their way into the top 4? 

6. Where is BABA?

All this and much more on the latest Episode of the BCCI Podcast.

Hosted by the 3 Beardos –

Amlan Sengupta

Sameer Dohadwala

Dipen Kothari

Special Thanks to –

Chief of Marketing (and renowned vlogger) – Shraddha Mukul

Head Critic – Siddhi Sengupta

#IPL #Kohli #Dhoni #Rohit #KKR #SRH #Shastri #BookLaunch #T20 #DC #PantforCaptain #RR #PK #MI #RCB #CSK

This isn’t an ordinary episode. Just like the Indian team’s win at Lord’s was no ordinary victory! This, in fact, is a celebration!!!

A celebration of –

1. The masterful display of grace and elegance by the Indian openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma

2. The strength, resolve and experience at show from Che Pujara and Jinx

3. The intensity and audacity of India’s finest captain

4. The bouncer barrages and verbal volleys

5. And last but not the least, the emergence of the great Indian pace quartet!

Join the Beardos in this celebration of one of India’s most dominating wins in England as we crown them “The Lords of Lord’s”

Hosted by the 3 beardos –

Amlan Sengupta

Sameer Dohadwala

Dipen Kothari

Special thanks to –

Chief of Marketing – Shraddha Mukul

Head Critic – Siddhi Sengupta

#Lords #India #Cricket #Test #England #EngvsInd #KLRahul #Rohit #Virat #Kohli #Bumrah #Siraj #shami #banter #podcast

While rain may have played dampener for the first test of the England vs India Test series, the Beardos are in high spirits as they discuss –

1. The terribly poor English cloud service that can borrow a page or two from AWS or Google

2. Akshay Kumar’s foresighted tribute to Anderson’s longevity

3. Opportunistic KL Rahul, the not-so-stable Pujara and the lofty standards of Virat Kohli

4. The mighty fast bowling arsenal of India

All this and much more with the usual candour and irreverence!!!

P.S:- The Beardos promise to emulate the Prince of Kolkata if India win at Lord’s

Hosted by the 3 Beardos –

Amlan Sengupta

Sameer Dohadwala

Dipen Kothari

Special Thanks to –

Chief of Marketing - Shraddha Mukul

Head Critic – Siddhi Sengupta

#EnglandvIndia #EngvInd #EngvsInd #TestCricket #Root #Anderson #Kohli #KLRahul #Shami #boom #Bumrah #Siraj #Pant #SirJadeja

ICC Tournaments. In England. Against New Zealand. Rain and Reserve Days.

They say lightning doesn’t strike twice. I disagree. For millions of Indian Cricket Fans this was second time the above sequence struck like a dagger to their hearts.

So, trying to put words to the collective grief are the usual suspects – The Three Beardos

Now while New Zealand are the first ever winners of the World Test Championship – and have rightfully claimed the trophy from Om Puri’s Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron Character and have now become Test Cricket’s Gada-dhaari Bheem – the Beardos try to analyse what went wrong with Team India’s performance in the WTC.

Sameer takes up the mantle of Quizmaster and tests the wisdom and knowledge (or lack thereof) of Amlan and Dipen in his very special WTC quiz

While the boys pay attention to the Women’s cricket team and their 7 year wait for Test Cricket.

All this and much more of the usual banter from the Beardos of BCCI

Hosted by –

Amlan Sengupta

Sameer Dohadwala

Dipen Kothari

Special Thanks to –

Chief of Marketing – Shraddha Mukul

Head Critic – Siddhi Sengupta

#WTC #Mace #Test #BCCI #India #NewZealand #NiceGuys #Gada #Champions #WomensCricket #RanjivsMankad #Quiz

“That if we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is aquote from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. This quotation suggests that names themselves do not hold worth nor meaning. The Beardos, however, set out on their own journey to dissect the meaning and importance of two distinct cricketing names.

First, we weigh the importance of Ranji Trophy being named after the First Indian Test player – Kumar Shri Ranjitsinghji (Full name mentioned in the podcast). We elaborate on Ranji’s playing career, his contribution to Cricket, his Princely Status as Jam Saheb of Nawanagar and his disdain for Indian Cricket and Cricketers.Following Juhi Chawla’s questioning of 5G, we ask you to consider and judge the value of India’s premier domestic tournament being called Ranji.

Which brings us to our next question – “To Mankad or not to Mankad?”

Mulvantrai Himmatlal Mankad was the first Indian cricketer to reach the milestone of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in Test cricket. Why then is the name of such a fine cricketer being sullied by the foreign press? Why is a dismissal, so clearly spelled out in the laws of Cricket, always the subject of controversy and debate? The Beardos have a spirited discussion on the law, its utility, the controversy that surrounds it and the alternatives to replace it.

But the nomenclature in the popular media brings us right back to our initial question -  “What’s in a name?”

Hosted by the 3 Beardos –

Amlan Sengupta

Sameer Dohadwala

Dipen Kothari

Special Thanks to –

Chief of Marketing – Shraddha Mukul

Head Critic – Siddhi Sengupta

References –

Books –

Myth-Busting: Indian Cricket Behind the Headlines by Gulu Ezekiel (Highly Recommended)

Portrait of Indian Sport - Anthony de Mello

Other Reading -

The Mankad Rule - SREELATA S. YELLAMRAZU - https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/11/19521/The-Mankad-Rule

List of Mankading Incidents - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mankading_incidents_in_cricket

Ranjitsinghji - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjitsinhji

A prince among batsmen – by Gideon Haigh - https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/a-prince-among-batsmen-418303

#Ranji #ranjitsinghji #Mankad #whatsinaname #cricket #Indiancricket #5G #Juhi #Mankading #Ranjitrophy #JamSaheb #Nawanagar

Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s book “Love in the time of Cholera” tells the story of love in the midst of calamity. Something similar is happening currently, as the Beardos cover their love for IPL during this calamitous time. As always, the Beardos hope to bring you cheer via the game that never ceases to spark joy!!!

As IPL completes its first 15 games -

Is Amlan Sengupta already regretting his CSK prediction?? And why is he worried about the kidney’s of SRH fans?

Sameer Dohadwala tries the “taana” tonic to charge up MI’s Pandya brothers in the battle of the brothers!!

And Dipen bubbles up BCCIs bio-security protocols.

A special prize to anyone who can give us an accurate count of the number of times the Beardos mention “Bubble” in this episode on our Instagram - @bcci.podcast / Twitter - @bccipodcast

Hosted by the three Beardos –

Amlan Sengupta

Sameer Dohadwala

Dipen Kothari

Special Thanks to –

Chief of Marketing – Shraddha Mukul

Head Critic (Better at come-backs than Maxwell) – Siddhi Sengupta

#IPL #CSK #RR #PBKS #KKR #MIPaltan #RCB #SRH #DC #Bubble #Bubblebubblebubble #IPL2021 #KKRHaiTayyar #MI #Yellove #Playbold #YehhaiNayiDilli