The Follow On

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi, Aashay Chavan and Aneesh Tyle dive into all things 2019 World Cup. The group breaks down the teams by tiers, starting with Tier 4 (00:30), then Tier 3 (10:15), followed by Tier 2 (16:10) and concluding with Tier 1 (23:24). The guys make their predictions (44:57) for the four semifinal teams, the two finalists, the 2019 World Cup champion and who will win player of the tournament.

Cricket blogger Tim Dale Lace joins The Follow On to discuss how South Africa cricket has changed since AB de Villiers' retirement, a player fans should watch out for at the World Cup and expectations for the Proteas in the tournament.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan and Cricket Adda's Shubham Kulkarni review IPL 2019, which saw Mumbai Indians take down Chennai Super Kings to capture their fourth IPL title. The trio also discusses the best and most underwhelming XI from IPL 2019 (12:54), including a debate over whether Andre Russell was actually the best player in the league (16:21). The group also hands out the second annual Paul Valthaty Award (29:16) and talks about potential changes needed in IPL (32:50).

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan, Aneesh Tyle and Paarth Joshi break down the most surprising and disappointing teams and players of IPL 2019 through three weeks, the best moments from the competition so far (26:55) and whether RCB should shut down Virat Kohli (46:12).

Australian podcaster Andrew Menczel, host of Cricket Unfiltered, joins The Follow On to discuss how he started in cricket podcasting, the ball-tampering scandal that rocked Australian cricket and how the team is looking ahead of the 2019 World Cup.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan, Aneesh Tyle and Cricket Adda's Shubham Kulkarni break down Australia's 3-2 series win over India (00:23) and look ahead to the World Cup for both squads. The guys then preview IPL 2019 using a tier system, placing teams in tier 3 (13:45), tier 2 (18:46) or tier 1 (30:08) based on their talent level and then giving predictions for how the tournament will pan out (38:45).

CricViz data analyst Patrick Noone joins The Follow On to discuss how he got started covering cricket, the future of analytics in the sport and if England's batting prowess will translate to World Cup success.

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi, Aneesh Tyle and Aashay Chavan discuss the Big Bash League final and BCCI's attempt to ban Pakistan from the 2019 World Cup due to a terrorist incident (1:55). The guys also look at India's 4-1 series win over New Zealand (11:00), break down India's upcoming ODI series against Australia (30:10) and look at England's tour in the West Indies (39:50).

International cricket journalist Wajahat Kazmi joins The Follow On to discuss how he got started covering cricket, how the sport has changed in Pakistan over the last decade and what the future holds for the team heading into the 2019 World Cup.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan and Aneesh Tyle delve into India's successful tour of Australia with a 2-1 win in the Test series and a 2-1 win in the ODI series. The guys also analyze the controversy surrounding Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul (23:00) and break down the 10 most valuable players in the game (33:45).