Bits and Pieces : The friendliest cricket podcast

India play GauBall in Kanpur to defeat the rain, crap ground conditions, distraction in the form of the strangest ever set of IPL retention rules and hapless Bangladesh. Sri Lanka face no qualms against an inept New Zealand, but manage to overcome a vicious in-person Bits and Pieces jinx to wrap up the Galle series 2-0. Max, Chops, PDP and Nitin join the pod to relive it all, while taking our usual potshots at Ashwin...

Video viewers, do check out the dispatches from the Galle fort where Bro Tareque, PDP and Nitin enjoyed great gelato, vibes and Kamindu at his best.

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In a week where he generated runs, wickets and sound-bytes like only he can, Bits and Pieces turns its focus fully on its favourite muse. It's an Ashwin bonanza on the pod, following his allround awesomeness against Bangladesh in Chennai. Max tries to keep it civil, but there's only so much he can manage in PGK's absence, as Chops, PDP and Nitin do what this podcast is best known for.

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PGK, Adi, Murali and Nitin bring you Episode 139, which is a post-mortem of Pakistan's worst series, Rahul Dravid's ascension to Rajasthan coaching, Duleep Trophy updates, some rare bits of Bangladesh appreciation, not-so-rare bits of Ashwin apprehension, and funnies from the week in the lives of Pant and Rohit. Tune in to find out who makes up the best quizzing team in the IPL.

Max, Tony and Nitin bring to you Episode 138 of Bits and Pieces, covering uncoverable cricket from Pakistan (which was not televised), at uncoverable grounds in Canada (that had soaked, zigzag outfields), and other things that did not happen - such as Sanju Samson's transfer to Chennai Super Kings. Stay tuned to learn about the vagaries of Duke's balls, Shreyas Iyer's satirical sartorial sense, and filmic philanthropic nonsense, Jay Shah's ascension to cricket's (second) biggest job and much more.

West Indies shudder to a series defeat against South Africa, collapsing spectacularly from winning positions. Bits and Pieces asks the tough questions - why are we so nostalgic and sympathetic to a team that has broadly disappointed for over two decades? Discussions on the 100, strange officiating in the India Sri Lanka tie where the Super Over was 'forgotten', a colourful discussion on balls that will tickle you pink, lots of chuntering on the Duleep Trophy Squads, and the status of internet in Pakistan - all coming to you fresh on Episode 137 of the friendliest cricket podcast.

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Join Max, PDP, VaMu, Bisi and special guest (who does not appear) Krt as they bring you all the latest from Gambhir era, Ash na veri, and Puducherry.
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Join Iman, Bisi, and host Varun Murali as they bring you the distinction between thala and thalappakatti, the tension from the retention in the IPL, and the reason why wicket keepers are creating cricket weepers. All this and more in ep 135 of the friendliest cricket podcast.

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Bits and Pieces somehow continues into its 134th week on the trot, and Sanju Samson must be quite miserable about this. The pod was recorded just as Samson made a rare appearance in the India XI, and in our extreme excitement for the man, may have ended up jinxing him into a first-ball duck a few hours later. From Joylord Gumbie, Joyless Gambhir, Sumaar Joseph, and Chamari Athapattu, we have all the major cricketing heroes of the week covered. We marvel at SKY's versatility, and Max talks about more T20 leagues than you knew existed. This podcast features a vicious Adam Zampa googly, a logical puzzle that isn't quite first-class, and casts wild aspersions on Mike Atherton's prowess as a player.

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BroT, Hank and poDebutant, Vishal Shah, discuss the Ambani wedding, which was the most important event in Indian cricket this week. They then discuss, in passing, the Indian Team support staff setup, the india team selections for the Sri Lanka series and the coaching styles that have worked well for India. They also discuss, as always the crucial #8 position, a long-held Bits and Pieces tradition, before wrapping up with mentions of the England v West Indies series and the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup…

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Choppy, Max and VaMu say hello and welcome to Gautam Gambhir as coach of the India cricket team. They farewell Jimmy Anderson. And also talk about India's games in Zimbabwe. Along the way, R. Ashwin is a casualty!

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SHOW NOTES:

1. Grumpy Gambhir is new Team India head coach: https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/why-did-bcci-select-gautam-gambhir-as-india-s-head-coach-no-kkr-winning-ipl-2024-trophy-didn-t-matter-11720780301778.html

2. Grumpy Gambhir's selection criteria: https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/gautam-gambhir-makes-selection-criteria-clear-right-after-replacing-rahul-dravid-as-head-coach-6089597

3. Grumpy Anderson Retires: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13176931/james-anderson-retires-with-victory-as-england-thrash-west-indies-by-an-innings-in-first-test-at-lords

4. Drive By Shooting on the Pod of Ashwin being at the "top of his game": https://x.com/CricCrazyJohns/status/1809526060192555422

5. Review of Ashwin's new (1 of 25) book, "I Have The Streets" -- https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/cricketer-ashwin-india-spinner-new-book/article68276277.ece