The Cricket Slouch

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A fun cricket podcast by a group of friends, who worship at the altar of the 22-yard strip bookended by 3 sticks. We love to talk cricket, have a laugh, include new people, express some polarising opinions (perhaps) and hope to help spread the word of the sport to far reaching corners. We try to keep it as kosher as we can, but there may be a few expletives every now and then. Huge thanks to Noman W and Umangi H for the brilliant podcast cover art. Tune composed using Garage Band and limited imagination.

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The one with an Indo-Pak perspective on the Asia Cup and World Cup

The Cricket Slouch

09/10/23 • 87 min

Greetings and welcome to all listeners to the Cricket Slouch podcast.

Today we will touch upon some of the salient events of the past 6 weeks, such as the series wins by Sri Lanka and Pakistan womens teams over England and South Africa respectively, Heath Streak’s passing, and the Indo-Pak section of the ongoing Asia Cup and then discuss India and Pakistan’s WC squads.

Today I am joined by Sandeep, as usual, and we have a debutant, named Hamza.

Twitter handles are as below -

The Cricket Slouch - @Cricketing_Conv

Sandeep - @Sportsfan3791

The One with the Preview of the 1st Ashes Test

The Cricket Slouch

06/15/23 • 58 min

In this episode, I am joined by Damien to discuss the first Ashes test, Ricky Ponting's wine, Broad's likely record for most 6 sixes in an Ashes career, England's ageing side, and a likely Aussie win.

Twitter interactions on @Cricketing_Conv

The one with the WTC review and final day prediction

The Cricket Slouch

06/11/23 • 70 min

In today's episode, Sandeep and I are joined by Damien, our long awaited Australian contributor. We talk about the WTC final thus far and parse the Indian and Australian performance over the first 4 days and discuss the possibility for the final day.

The One with Alan Curr on Cricket in Japan

The Cricket Slouch

03/25/23 • 84 min

In this episode we have a special guest who has joined us all the way from the land of the rising sun, the samurais, the sakuras, the anime, manga, ramen, Takoyaki, etc.

Today we have Alan Curr, Head of Operations at Japan Cricket Association, here to talk to us about the state of the game in Japan, the hard work that his team and players have done to spread the game, build a domestic structure and compete strongly in the east asia pacific region.

Please support them by listening to their podcast, watching their matches on YouTube, engaging on social media, spreading the word about cricket in Japan, and in any other way that you can.

Essential links

Website - https://cricket.or.jp/en/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/japan_cricket/?hl=en

Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/CricketJapan

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0tgPt9NuYVUQlG8lpZeOxO?si=61c0323db99b4008

The One where we preview the India-Australia series

The Cricket Slouch

02/06/23 • 78 min

A preview of the India-Australia series with Bhavin.

We talk about the likely team compositions, playing XIs, venues, pitches, missed selections and a likely outcome of the series. It appears that our curse has struck again and Hazlewood was pronounced injured soon after this podcast was recorded.. ouch..

Our twitter handle is @Cricketing_Conv

Credit to Noman and Umangi for the podcast artwork.

The One on the Post-mortem of New Zealand's whitewash over India

The Cricket Slouch

11/14/24 • 103 min

Hello all, The Cricket Slouch podcast is back with a broad post-mortem review of New Zealand's historical whitewash over India in India.

I am joined by Shounak and Aryan in dissecting what NZ did well and where India fell behind in this series and wondering what may have been if certain events had panned out differently.

Whilst NZ did the basics well, this series loss was a perfect storm of things going wrong for the Indian side and we ponder whether this side is now ready to transition towards youngsters. We talk a little about the squad for the BGT and how India are likely to perform there.

Take away message - Paternal obligations are the secret to away wins !

Shounak writes features for Emerging Cricket.

Aryan writes match reports and feature articles for Guerilla Cricket.

The One with Aryan Surana analysing the Indian squad for the T20WC

The Cricket Slouch

06/03/24 • 88 min

Hello everyone. In this episode, I am joined by a new guest, Aryan Surana, who writes regularly for Guerrilla Cricket’s website, and occasionally tweets. He had also started Cricket Beyond Borders, a podcast that has sadly gone MIA for a while now.

We talk about the Indian squad in some depth and Aryan shares his views and observations about the players from the recent IPL, as well as talking about the most likely combination for the playing XI, the role of the spinners, and most likely approach of the team, on their way to the semis.. He isn't confident of predicting beyond that.

Please enjoy the discussion and feel free to write to us at our X/Twitter handle - The Cricket Slouch

The one with the CWC Qualifiers round-up

The Cricket Slouch

06/25/23 • 55 min

In this episode, I am joined by Sandeep and Shounak, returning collaborators to talk about the ongoing CWC Qualifiers, the pathway to WC qualification, which team has impressed and who hasnt, our usual ICC bashing, and talk of potential things that can be done to market the game better.

TCS can be found on twitter @cricketing_conv

The one with the Ten Commandments.

The Cricket Slouch

11/26/22 • 95 min

In this episode I sit with Nitesh of the Broken Cricket Dreams blog to discuss his Open Letter to BCCI and the Ten Commandments a few friends and I came up with in 2011. Although this is specifically targeted at the BCCI and Indian cricket in general, I suppose the template can fit any team as we have seen from England's example. The Ten Commandments are - 1) To get rid of partial, biased zonal selectors and impose limitations on tenure based on results.2) Personnel at the top, such as coaches, to be based on qualifications, and to consider different coaches for tests and ODIs. Also having at least one former cricketer on the Board.3) Preparing a diverse range of pitches and having at least two major national venues to assist pace, and at least one in every State.4) Improvement in resources for the domestic games, optimising facilities at NCA and collaborating with specialists such as MRF Pace academy.5) Selection of the team based on form rather than reputation, no automatic for seniors.6) Horses for courses policy in selecting the playing XI and to be flexible with this depending on venue.7) Regular matches overseas and home for the Colts and A sides.8) Transition pathway for emerging players to make it to the national side, and using series against weaker teams to test them out.9) Encouraging players to play in the county league, or similar, to gain valuable experience. 10) To plan for major tournaments and series about a year in advance and to breed a mentality of winning and team-comes-first attitude. Nitesh is found on Twitter @cricket_broken , and his blog is at brokencricketdeams.com I am on @cricketing_convPodcast artwork courtesy of Noman and Umangi.

The One about West Indies' Magnificent Win at The Gabba

The Cricket Slouch

01/30/24 • 51 min

In this episode Shounak and I capture the joy and the emotions following West Indies magnificent win at The Gabba and what this could mean for the team and the players. Will ths herald the rejuvenation of West Indian Cricket or will this be another false dawn that follows a typical pattern that we have seen in the past.

We then talk about the difficulties they have had with resources, broadcasting, the financial support for the team and the wider ramifications of this win.

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How many episodes does The Cricket Slouch have?

The Cricket Slouch currently has 55 episodes available.

What topics does The Cricket Slouch cover?

The podcast is about World Cup, News, Podcasts, Sports, Cricket and Sports News.

What is the most popular episode on The Cricket Slouch?

The episode title 'The One with Kendel and Lachlan on holding a World Record' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Cricket Slouch?

The average episode length on The Cricket Slouch is 79 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Cricket Slouch released?

Episodes of The Cricket Slouch are typically released every 11 days.

When was the first episode of The Cricket Slouch?

The first episode of The Cricket Slouch was released on Apr 23, 2022.

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