Cricket with an Accent Podcast

Espn cricinfo reporter Firdose Moonda joins the latest edition of the podcast. Moonda unpacks a lot of information on some of the most relevant topics surrounding South African cricket. She talks about Covid19 impact, domestic structure, appointment of Graeme Smith and AB De Villiers among other topics. Last but not the least Kolpak exodus surrounding the South African cricket also gets a mention.

Former South African great Mike Procter joins the podcast and delivers a candid conversation on all things South African cricket. Procter would have been a premier all rounder in any era. He recalls his successful stint with Gloucestershire county and reminisces the strong competition at the Curry cup.

He also talks about some of the current topics that have surrounded South African cricket from AB DeVillers retirement to Graeme Smith's legacy. He also talks about how the game has changed at the highest level drawing examples from the past generations.

Tarun Nethula is a professional cricket player who has represent New Zealand in ODI. In this upclose conversation he unpacks his career journey which started in Hyderabad, India and reached its pinnacle when he got selected to play for the Black Caps. A lot of fine details are shared in this interview which will make this a must listen for any cricket fan.

Kevin Framp is a Fan-alyst , a fan who is a pretty good analyst of the sport. He opens up about the English red ball cricket in a candid conversation. The topics segways into the England's recent win over South Africa and how big of an achievement is that considering how touring teams have little success in that context. Other topics include the growth of Root as a leader and reliance on Ben Stokes as a key member. Mike Brearley, Sunil Gavaskar and Jos Buttler get lot of mentions in this episode as well.

The podcast returns after an absence of 6 months with Sanket Singbal breaking down the middle orders of India and Australia. Are these teams in the same boat with unproven middle orders? The conversation also weighs on the Word test championships. 

Anand and Sabeeh return to the show as we dissect some of the obvious and some not so obvious questions of the Indian team's loss - from Rayudu to playing Karthik in a big match and the exclusion of Kuldeep and Kedar after investing so much time in them. Kohli's team selection and Dhoni's batting approach were major talking points as well. Also covered how England is peaking at the right time. And if they win this will they be ranked as one of the all time best ODI teams? Tune in to find out the disagreements and discussions.

The World cup round robin phase is coming to a closure and last week's results have opened up the competition. England have now lost two back to back matches and face possible elimination in the coming matches. Anand and Sabeeh are back to discuss what lies ahead. The conversation also focuses on the impact of Shakib Al Hasan's all around game and is he the premiere all rounder in the ODI game? Please tune in to listen to a conversation that covers quite a lot in 30 minutes! 

It's the marquee matchup and we have a panel to break it down for you. Bharath Ramraj of Cricbuzz, Anand Mamidipudi of Tennis with an Accent and Sabeeh Ehsan of Pak Passion join in this extremely detailed and candid chat as we talk about the matchups within the matchup. We cover everyone from the usual suspects like Kohli, Sharma, Amir, Bumra to some of the less experienced guys like Shadab. Hopefully this is an enjoyable listen to all.

Australian podcaster Paul Dennett returns to the podcast. In this episode he unpacks the Australia Pakistan clash, along with the upcoming India New Zealand match. Paul also weighs in on the big hitting ability of West Indies batting line up and why they are the most tricky team to play in this event.

We also talk about the recent retirement of Yuvraj Singh and the ABD saga that has clouded the South African team's fortunes at this dismal world cup campaign so far.

Anand Mamidipudi returns to the podcast as we discuss the week 1 of the cricket world cup. In a fast moving conversation we touch upon Pakistan being Pakistan, Bumrah vs Rabada, stability that Joe Root provides to the English middle order and will Afghanistan bounce back from their defeat to Sri Lanka. And of course the big one coming up India vs Australia.