Special guest Subash Jeyaraman (@cricketcouch) joins The Last Wicket gang for a therapy session as we talk about the horror tours of England and Australia by the Indian test side in 2011. We break down each of the eight games and dissect what went wrong, and in the process we talk about Dhoni's captaincy and test batting, Sachin and Dravid's battles against the fading light of their careers, the lack of bench strength, emergence of Kohli the test batsman and much more. Listen in as we revisit some forgotten gems like Eoin Morgan scoring a test ton, and RP Singh taking a break from a vacation in Miami to appear for a solitary game.

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Stuart Broad's hattrick 

Ian Bell run-out incident

Virat Kohli's maiden test ton

The Cricket Guys are joined by special guest Michael Wagener (@Mykuhl) to discuss the upcoming World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand. We also talk reasons for New Zealand's recent successes, expectations from the public, memorable games from this championship cycle, thoughts on the structuring of the WTC, and some fascinating statistical insights.

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Bowling SR for right-arm pacers in England in last five years 

New Zealand vs Pakistan - dramatic finish at Mt Maunganui

Australia vs India - history made at Gabba

Former Indian international Murali Kartik joins The Last Wicket to chat about spin-friendly pitches, evolution of spinners in T20s, transition to television career, the "Mankad" debate and much more.

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Murali Kartik on Twitter

Circle of Cricket

We speak with eminent journalist and cricket author Vijay Lokapally about his career in journalism, current state of Indian cricket and the book he co-authored with Gulu Ezekiel - “Speed Merchants: The Story of Indian Pace Bowling 1886 to 2019”.

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Follow Vijay Lokapally on Twitter.

“Speed Merchants: The Story of Indian Pace Bowling 1886 to 2019”

Former Indian cricketer and Indian Women's coach WV Raman joins us for a chat about his time as a player with the Indian and Tamil Nadu side for close to two decades, his thoughts on an expanded Women's IPL as well as women's tests, his book "The Winning Sixer: Leadership Lessons to Master", and much more.

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Follow WV Raman on Twitter

Find his book on Amazon

Follow his podcast on Buzzsprout

The Cricket Guys are joined by former India player, commentator and current Bengal coach Arun Lal for an expansive chat touching upon his approach to coaching in the domestic circuit, his thoughts on how a commentator can add value to proceedings, memories of Bengal's Ranji trophy win in 1990, his fight against cancer, and much much more. Don't miss his thoughts on dealing with anxiety in the middle of a pandemic.

Delhi Capitals super-fan Gurkirat Singh Gill joins us to chat about the transformation of the Daredevils into the Capitals, the evolving social media strategies of the IPL franchises, the wild extremes of IPL fandom, the enduring allure of the IPL and much more. 

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Rajasthan Royals team coordinator Arjun Dev joins The Last Wicket to talk about coaching kids at the Six Cricket Community in Bangalore as well as his experience of working within the IPL. We talk about his journey in coaching, the dynamics of mentoring kids, the rising interest of girls for the game, and much more. We also hear some interesting behind the scenes stories from the Rajasthan Royals dressing room. 

Also, The Last Wicket hosts take some time to share their thoughts on the debate over the IPL in times of spiking COVID-19 cases in India.

00:13 - 25:10 - The Last Wicket hosts share their thoughts

25:47 - 01:38:33 - Conversation with Arjun Dev

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Six Cricket Community

Cricket Central Store

The Cricket Guys continue their conversation with analyst and author Dan Weston (@SAAdvantage) who works with teams to provide recruiting and strategy assistance through his firm Sports Analytics Advantage. In the second of a two-part conversation, we talk about the value of anchors in T20 batting, future of cricket analytics and advice for budding analysts.

00:14 - 18:32: Thoughts on the "denied run" between Sanju Samson and Chris Morris, as well as the criticisms of KL Rahul and Manish Pandey

18:39 - 56:41: Conversation with Dan Weston

(Leave us a voice message to be featured on an upcoming episode of The Last Wicket!)

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Find Dan on Twitter

Sports Analytics Advantage

Check out his book: "Strategies for Success in the Indian Premier League"

The Cricket Guys are joined by analyst and author Dan Weston (@SAAdvantage) who works with teams to provide recruiting and strategy assistance through his firm Sports Analytics Advantage. In the first of a two-part conversation, we discuss Dan's journey in cricket analytics, his views on IPL team building, inferring player potential from statistics and much more. 

(Leave us a voice message to be featured on an upcoming episode of The Last Wicket!)

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Find Dan on Twitter

Sports Analytics Advantage

Check out his book: "Strategies for Success in the Indian Premier League"