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The Last Wicket

Two US-based cricket fans are joined every episode by some of the most knowledgeable people in the game, for wide ranging conversations on everything from analytics to cricket history and everything in between.

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01:58:23

Memories of A Humbling: 0-8 in 2011

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2021/06/14

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

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01:09:32

The Road to the World Test Championship Final

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2021/06/07

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. Links: Follow Michael on Twitter Bowling SR for right-arm pacers in England in last five years New Zealand vs Pakistan -

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01:10:44

A Conversation with Murali Kartik

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2021/05/31

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. Links: Murali Kartik on Twitter Circle of Cricket --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lastwicket/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lastwicket/supportPlease subscribe and share the podcast!Support this podcast at —

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01:16:04

A Tale of Indian Speed Merchants with Vijay Lokapally

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2021/05/24

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”. Links Follow Vijay Lokapally on Twitter. “Speed Merchants: The Story of Indian Pace Bowling 1886 to 2019” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lastwicket/message Support this podcast:

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56:03

A Conversation with WV Raman

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2021/05/17

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. Links Follow WV Raman on Twitter Find his book on Amazon Follow his podcast on Buzzsprout --- Send in a voice message:

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01:25:00

A Conversation with Arun Lal

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2021/05/10

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. --- Send in a voice message:

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01:01:16

The Evolution of IPL Fandom

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2021/05/03

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. Links Follow Gurkirat on Twitter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lastwicket/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lastwicket/supportPlease subscribe and share the

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01:41:16

A Conversation with Arjun Dev

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2021/04/26

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

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59:13

Talking T20 Analytics with Dan Weston - Part 2

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2021/04/19

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

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59:41

Talking T20 Analytics with Dan Weston - Part 1

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2021/04/12

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!) Links Find Dan on Twitter Sports Analytics

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01:13:28

A Conversation with Aatif Nawaz

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2021/04/05

In a freewheeling chat with the Cricket Guys, stand-up comedian and TV presenter Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz) talks about his juggling act as a television presenter and comedic performer, his thoughts on the cricketing rivalry between India and Pakistan, the PSL setback, his expectations from Pakistan's tour of South Africa and much more. Spoiler alert: not everything about this episode is concerning cricket. Links You can follow Aatif on Twitter Check out his YouTube channel Post Match Chat

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01:14:28

Once Upon A Time In Mumbai - When Dhoni Lifted the...

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2021/04/02

In this special episode, the Cricket Guys and Minal (Granger_Gab) gather on the 10 year anniversary of the 2011 Cricket World Cup final to reflect on some fond memories. We talk pre-tournament expectations, greatest moments, our immediate reactions to India's win, and the team's legacy ten years on. Tune in for some flashbacks to the insouciant Sehwag, tribute to Tendulkar, Yuvraj's champion mentality and well of course, "Dhoni finishes off in style". Links: You can follow Minal

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53:09

A Conversation With Jake O'Flaherty

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2021/03/29

New Zealand Cricket's Ground Announcer Jake O'Flaherty (@jakoboflaherty) pulls over by the side of the road to talk with us about how he got into ground announcing, memories of announcing Dhoni's and Kohli's names in front of a raucous crowd, exciting talents in New Zealand cricket, and what he expects from the inaugural World Test Championship final. We also commiserate over shared heartbreaks from the 2019 World Cup. --- Send in a voice message:

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57:45

Has Test Match Batting Got Harder Recently?

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2021/03/22

Why has batting averages in test cricket plummeted in recent times? Is it due to the flattening of conditions brought about by Limited Overs cricket? Has deeper bowling attacks tightened the pressure on batsmen? Or is all of this due to worsening defensive techniques among modern batsmen? Aftab Khanna joins The Cricket Guys to dissect this phenomena and bust some myths. Tune in for some surprising stats. Links: Check all graphs and tables referenced in this episode over here. Follow Aftab Khanna on

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01:15:10

Same Story Different Day - When India Bossed Another...

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2021/03/15

In this episode, we break down India's dominant home series win against England with a returning James Marsh (@pavilionopinion). We recap the four tests, dissect the talking points from each game, and talk about where the two teams go from here. Tune in for James' rousing optimism about the English test side. Links: Follow James Marsh on Twitter You can find his writing on Substack Bonus: Kartikeya Date's breakdown of the difference between the 2012-13 series and the recent series

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50:46

The Fire Burns Blue for Women's Cricket in India

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2021/03/08

We speak with Karunya Keshav (journalist and co-author of "The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women's Cricket in India") and Ananya Upendran (former cricketer and managing editor of Women's CricZone) about the evolution of women's cricket in India over the last few decades. We talk the beginnings of women's cricket in India, growth of the game at a grassroots level, rising stars to watch out for, the Equal Hue Project, Women's CricZone, and so much more. Links: Buy the

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48:29

The Faf Legacy

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2021/03/04

In a special mid-week episode, we speak with writer Rohit Sankar about South African cricketer Faf du Plessis who recently retired from test cricket. We talk Faf's standout moments in tests, his captaincy tenure, and the larger legacy he leaves behind. Towel-clad Faf defusing a volatile situation will be missed for sure. Bonus: we also talk Ravichandran Ashwin's momentous achievement of 400 test wickets. Links: Follow Rohit on Twitter: @imRohit_SN Check out his Wisden article on Faf: Six

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01:08:42

An Indian Perspective on the PSL

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2021/03/01

The Cricket Guys speak with Clive Azavedo about the Pakistan Super League (PSL). We talk Clive's experience of working for the Islamabad United franchise, the uniqueness of PSL that sets it apart from other leagues, the player drafts, and much more. We also get some exclusive behind-the-scenes tidbits: Always play nice with Saeed Ajmal. Links: Follow Clive on Twitter: @_vanillawallah You can subscribe to his writings at: When You Win The Toss Cover art by @RanjithaS --- Send in a voice

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01:05:32

IPL 2021 Auction - Who Won and Who Lost?

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2021/02/22

This week, the Cricket Guys speak with Karthikeya Manchala about the recent IPL mini-auction. We talk mini auction dynamics, evolution of team strategies, seam-bowling allrounders, the Pujara buy, and much more. We also discuss Himanish's recent article on Cricinfo, talk about unconventional ways to assess batsmen's consistency across their careers, and see if we can come up with an answer to the question: Who is currently the most consistent batsmen in Test cricket? The answer might

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01:12:07

Are India's new cricket stars the true face of modern...

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2021/02/15

This week, the Cricket Guys speak with journalist Raghu Kesavan about his recent article on The Wire: "Siraj, Sundar and Natarajan Are the Real Representatives of New India". We talk to him about the Indian identity shift over the last two decades, the desire to claim collective success as our own, and even talk some football (?!). We also have an IPL Trivia contest, and let's just say the results went in favor of a certain Chennai Super Kings fan. Links: You can find Raghu Kesavan on

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