Travails of TN tragics

12/15/19 • 110 min

Being a Tamil Nadu fan in the Ranji Trophy is not a journey for the faint-hearted. We talk to two ardent followers of Tamil Nadu's fortunes and chart their journey through the losses, moments of ecstacy, and eternal hope. We talk about the classic TN heartbreaks over the years, favourite games, the vibrant league cricket in Chennai, the struggles of early TN cricketers, the recent success stories, rise of CSK and N Srinivasan, and we cap off the chat by picking an all time TN XI. Participants: K Balakumar (@kbalakumar) Dipak Ragav (@dipakragav) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

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New Zealand's finest brace for the biggest season - feat Michael Wagener

We talk to Michael Wagener about New Zealand's impressive Test results over the last 3 years and get a rundown of their strengths & weaknesses ahead of their series against Australia.

Talking points:

The pitches used for the England series

Is Tom Latham a bully?

The unYoutubable B J Watling

How Colin de Grandhommme found himself alongside the legendary Aubrey Faulkner

And the most fascinating bowler in the world - Neil Wagner

Participants:

Michael Wagener (@mykuhl)

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

And his Firstpost columns

From extreme to mainstream: How Neil Wagner has wanged his way to the top - Sidharth Monga in ESPNcricinfo.com

Black Caps make convincing case as New Zealand's best test side in history - Ian Anderson in stuff.co.nz

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A forgotten classic squeezed between a washout and a dud - India's tour of New Zealand, 1998-99

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Talking Points: Simon Doull's spell from hell. Azhar's brilliant back to the walls century. The Nash-Vettori partnership that took the game away. Tendulkar's peak that produced a dazzling century. A Boxing day Test without a tradition. McMillan's short balls. Srinath's fifer, Prasad's batting, and Dravid's twin hundreds.