In this episode of The CricBlog Podcast, Nash Sant (India fan) and Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) discuss some of the big talking points in cricket currently.

• Virat Kohli retires: An Indian and Aussie perspective on the great Virat
• Australia's predicted XI for the World Test Championship Final: Is there room for both Cameron Green and Beau Webster?
• Gujarat Titans flying, but can they be stopped? Plus who will be the fourth team to qualify for the IPL 2025 playoffs?

In this episode, we delve into the latest twists and turns of IPL 2025. RCB have surged to the top of the table while Titans are not far behind with a commanding net run rate, while the Delhi Capitals are hot on their heels. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians are making a run for it after a poor start. Let's unpack all the action from the past week.

We at The CricBlog Podcast had the pleasure of interviewing Sparsh Telang (Twitter @_cricketsparsh) to talk about RCB's first half of the IPL 2025 season.

RCB have enjoyed a promising start to the campaign, but have some things to sort out including their home form and flexibility in the batting lineup.

In this episode of The CricBlog Podcast, Australia fan Charbel Coorey and India fan Nash Sant discuss the IPL. Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad get crucial wins - are they on the way back? Will the current top 4 make the playoffs?

We also discuss Jake Fraser-McGurk. Why is the opener struggling?

Plus, we had the pleasure of interviewing Adam Bell, host of CricketeersNZ podcast. Adam has fantastic knowledge of Pakistan and New Zealand cricket. He spoke about why Pakistan are struggling, predictions for PSL 10 and state of NZ cricket.

The 2025 Indian Premier League table is shaping up with Delhi Capitals (DC), Gujarat Titans (GT), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) are sitting pretty in the top 4.

Mumbai Indians (MI), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are badly struggling with just one win each. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) are in close contention for the top 4.

In this episode of The CricBlog Podcast, we look at the teams doing well plus whether SRH, MI and CSK can make a run to the playoffs.

In this episode of The CricBlog Podcast, Charbel Coorey (Australia fan and founder of cricket website cricblog.net) and Nash Sant (India fan and one half of the CricBlog Podcast) discuss the first week or so of IPL 2025.

Specifically, we look at the teams who have impressed so far, especially Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals, who both have won two games out of two.

We also look at the teams who have underwhelmed so far, namely Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. What is going wrong for them and where can they improve? 00:00 Introduction and initial thoughts

03:08 Delhi Capitals

07:08 Royal Challengers Bengaluru

15:05 Mumbai Indians

24:42 Chennai Super Kings

30:09 Sunrisers Hyderabad

34:28 Quick thoughts on other teams

In our series of team previews for IPL 2025, Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) and Nash Sant (India fan) analyse Gujarat Titans (GT). Can Gujarat qualify for the playoffs and then go on to win their second men's IPL title?

In our series of team previews for IPL 2025, Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) and Nash Sant (India fan) analyse Delhi Capitals. Can DC win their first IPL title?

In our series of team previews for IPL 2025, Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) and Nash Sant (India fan) analyse Lucknow Supergiants (LSG). Can LSG qualify for the playoffs and then go on to win their first men's IPL title?

In our series of team previews for IPL 2025, Charbel Coorey (Australia fan) and Nash Sant (India fan) analyse Rajasthan Royals. Can RR get back into the playoffs and win their first title since 2008?

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