81 All Out - A Cricket Podcast

What we talk about when we talk about luck

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We chat with Karthik Krishnaswamy and Kartikeya Date about the role of luck in cricket and how we can better describe the game by separating actions from outcomes. 

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Talking Points:

  • Luck v skill - and why the two are not opposed to each other
  • The traditional method of describing cricket - by ascribing reasons for outcomes
  • Why it is hard for fans to accept 'luck' as a major part of a sporting contest
  • The luck component in different sports - and the 'optimal' luck cricket needs
  • The brief phase in each ball when neither batter or bowler is in total control 
  • India's loss to New Zealand in 2020 against an attack best suited for the conditions 
  • England's strategy v spin in the 2019 World Cup compared to their strategy in the 2023 World Cup
  • The model of the game that views contest without the layer of chauvinism 
  • The post-facto analysis that accompanies most discussions around captaincy

    • Participants:

    Karthik Krishnaswamy (@the_kk) | ESPNcricinfo page

    Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo page

    Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

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    Related:

    • What's luck got to do with it: a control review of the World Cup - Kartikeya Date - ESPNcricinfo 
    • Virat Kohli's battle with himself - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfo
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    • Are some points in Tennis more important than others? - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview substack
    • Luck and skill untangled: the science of success – Michael Mauboussin interview – Wired
    • Why it’s so much harder to predict winners in ice hockey than basketball – Vox – YouTube
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