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He has been a bedrock for Maharashtra in domestic cricket but Rahul Tripathi is synonymous with majority of cricket fraternity, thanks to his exploits in the Indian Premier League. The stylish Punekar takes us into his IPL journey, right from making his IPL debut for Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017 to the first half of the 2021 edition, when he starred for Kolkata Knight Riders.

Did India not take the field with an eye on the lucrative Indian Premier League? Or was it the bubble fatigue or fear of the virus continuing to affect Team India? Veteran analyst Sunandan Lele joins us from England to dissect the factors that led to the cancellation of India's scheduled fifth Test in England? Moreover, we also spell out the tentative timeline for the fate of the series to be sealed.

What exactly led to Mahendra Singh Dhoni being roped in as Team Mentor? Is it a sign of things to come post T20 World Cup? More importantly, is Ashwin's comeback a bigger surprise than Shikhar Dhawan and Yuzvendra Chahal's inclusion? We try and analyse the squad in detail. And yes, we also announce the winner of our impromptu Super Selector contest on CCBK's social media handles 

Veteran analyst Sunandan Lele joins us from England after witnessing India's turnaround at the Oval. We discuss the ecstatic mood of the fans and some cricket too! Besides explaining the method behind Rohit Sharma's consistency, we also weigh in on the Catch-22 India finds itself in with regard to Jasprit Bumrah's workload management. And yes, how can we not discuss R. Ashwin's exclusion and Ajinkya Rahane's form? 

He was born in Pune, brought up at Shivaji Park in Mumbai and was a vital cog in Karnataka's Ranji Trophy triumph in 1998-99. Meet Anand Yalvigi, the offspinner who was no muck with the bat. Yalvigi, a now a successful sports marketing professional, narrates: 
* How he made his Ranji debut for Mumbai and how Rahul Dravid was instumental in him switching allegiance from Mumbai to Karnataka and the turmoil it led to in Karnataka cricket 
* Tales of Dodda Ganesh and Vijay Bharadwaj, who were the anchors of Karnataka's fairytale ride while defending the title
* Facing Mumbai senior Chandrakant Pandit's Madhya Pradesh on a dustbowl in Bhilai
* Working with the legendary offspinner Erapalli Prasanna midway through the season 
* The high-voltage semifinal versus Punjab that saw multiple squabbles between Navjot Singh Sidhu and Harbhajan Singh with Dodda Ganesh and others 
* The memorable final against MP with Pandit weeping after the game
* Most cherishable memory and the best learning from the season

Veteran analyst Sunandan Lele joins in to discuss the
debacle at Headingley and possible solutions that could help India
bounce back in the fourth Test at the Oval. We discuss the mediocre
run of Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant
and whether the Ashwin factor would come in handy for India. We also
adopt our own rotation policy for India's pacers.

Misreading conditions? Team composition? Lack of application by batsmen?  Monotonous pacers? What exactly went wrong for India during the innings defeat in the this Test? We discuss this in a Facebook Live.

Pravin Amre, the former India batsman, has been Ajinkya Rahane's personal coach since his early days. With Rahane having missed out on making the most of his much-awaited Test debut against Australia in 2013, Amre narrates how the duo worked thereafter to ensure Rahane emerged as India's bedrock, especially batting overseas

None of India's squad members has featured in a Test at
Headingley. Veteran analyst Sunandan Lele, having arrived in the UK,
joins in to discuss the impact of lack of experience and the problems
in plenty for a dejected England batting line-up. We also assess KL
Rahul's impact in the series

Bharat Sundaresan, the celebrated sports writer, talks about his second book - titled Believe - What Life and Cricket Taught Me that he has co-authored with World Cup winner Suresh Raina. Bharat, in his South Indian accent, tells us how Sachin Tendulkar has played a pivotal role in Raina’s career and the book’s title; how he has idolised Rahul Dravid since childhood; how Raina bounced back after being ragged at the sports hostel early on and the Raina-Dhoni relationship. And yes, having authored Dhoni’s biography and co-authored Raina’s autobiography, Bharat also narrates fascinating tales from the 2011 World Cup campaign and whether he is the offiicial CSK biographer.