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Sledging Room

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A weekly India Today podcast, Sledging Room is a sports show which will hold discussions related to sports, especially cricket. This is a podcast with a difference, a podcast where tempers will flare and participants, to put it mildly, are not always polite. For your weekly dose of sporting hostilities, this is your final destination. Sledging Room will dissect views and bring in new perspectives with a dash of irreverence.

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35:43

Kohli vs Gambhir Spat: The Ugly Side to Cricket...

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2023/05/03

Virat Kohli is no stranger to controversies. He has been involved in some arguments and sledge-fests with opposition players in the past but his stature has grown in world cricket. Naveen-ul-Haq might have been at fault in needling Kohli but the senior pro could have perhaps handled it with a little more dignity.Was Gautam Gambhir trying to stand up for his young player? Who is to blame? The latest episode of the Sledging Room takes a look with its typical no non-sense style.Besides, what about MS

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30:01

End of Mumbai Indians' Domination in the IPL? |...

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2023/04/26

Mumbai Indians, the most successful side in IPL history, looked good for a while before two straight defeats. Their bowlers have leaked runs in the death overs and batters have failed to chase down big totals. They still have some brilliant players in the team but they need some miracles to make it work this season. MI had finished last in the points table in 2022- what is in store for them this summer? Listen in!

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39:30

Is The MS Dhoni Magic Working For CSK Again? |...

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2023/04/19

In the latest episode of the Sledging Room, we discuss whether India's top batters need to take the strike-rate conversation a little more seriously? Why is it that batters from Australia, England and West Indies always come out and bat so rapidly while some of India's stars are happy to play the "anchor role" in T20 cricket?Akshay Ramesh and Saurabh Kumar join Rajarshi Gupta in another heated debate on the Sledging Room.Tune in!

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37:43

IPL 2023: Delhi Capitals' Horror Start, Strike Rate...

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2023/04/12

Delhi Capitals went for David Warner as their stand-in captain but the Australia opener, who was battling for place in the Australian side, has struggled to get going. He has hit 3 fifties in 4 matches but those runs have come at a cost. Delhi Capitals lost to Mumbai Indians in a game where Warner hit 51 off 47 balls.Also, strike rate concerns have become more mainstream in this year's IPL. It's not just the noise from the Sledging Room anymore as experts are questioning when runs are not coming at

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34:05

Is Rohit Too Flustered As Captain And Is The Dhoni...

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2023/04/05

Both Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings had a poor time last season. Can they make a comeback this season? For Royal Challengers Bangalore, Virat Kohli has started the season brilliantly. These are good early signs for a team which has shocked observers for its lack of a single IPL trophy despite the riches of talent in the side.Listen in!

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32:06

IPL 2023: Will RCB Finally Repay Their Fans’ Loyalty...

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2023/03/29

The new season of IPL will get underway from March 31 with defending champions Gujarat Titans taking on Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad. A lot is expected of IPL 2023 as the tournament returns to home and away format for the first time since 2019.Will it be the Super Kings’ year? Will RCB finally manage to repay their faith?The IPL 2023 edition also provides the ones who are in the waitlist to move up the ladder.Akshay Ramesh joined Rajarshi Gupta for a wholesome discussion on IPL 2023 on the

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33:09

India's Top-order Collapse in Vizag ODI Frustrating...

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2023/03/22

India had won 8 ODIs before the Vizag game but the worrying signs were there in Mumbai as well as Kolkata against Sri Lanka. KL Rahul had pulled his team out of trouble on each of those occasions.This is a World Cup year and India are still trying to figure out the best possible XI. You could argue there is time left but then you start to see what has gone wrong repeatedly for the Indian team over the last several years.Akshay Ramesh and Saurabh Kumar join Rajarshi Gupta in another fiery debate on

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32:39

Kohli Silences Critics in Boring BGT Season Finale |...

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2023/03/15

Should India and Australia have shown more intent in the final Test? Have India answered every question despite another series win against Australia? How much did India miss Rishabh Pant? Burning questions were once again asked on one of the podcasts.Akshay Ramesh and Saurabh Kumar joined Rajarshi Gupta in another fierce debate on the Sledging Room.Tune in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound mix by Amrit Regi

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43:04

Virat Kohli faces tough questions despite...

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2023/03/08

Virat Kohli is of course not the lone batter to struggle in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Indore pitch was in focus after India's dramatic collapse in the first innings and another below-par performance in the second. After a 9-wicket defeat, India captain Rohit Sharma said his team just wanted to play to its strengths? But are these pitches really a good idea, especially against Australia? Moreover, are India well prepared to take on Australia's spinners? Even in Nagpur and Delhi, the top-order

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40:39

Is England A better Test Team Than India? | Sledging...

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2023/03/01

India have done remarkably well at home - they have been invincible in their own backyard but in the last few years, that success has been largely due to the spin twin of R Ashwin and R Jadeja and the emergence of Axar Patel. Not only have they taken wickets in clusters, they have also made significant contributions with the bat.Do India need a new approach? Should KL Rahul make way for Shubman Gill? Who is a replacement for Virat Kohli?The latest episode of the Sledging Room started on a pleasant

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36:25

Is Pat Cummins's Side The Worst-ever Australian Team...

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2023/02/22

Questions have been asked of Australia’s team selection. Pat Cummins’s captaincy has been questioned and the visitors have been ravaged by injury concerns. Do they have it in them to stage a comeback and battle for pride and manage a draw? Listen in!

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30:21

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Australia Need to Stop...

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2023/02/15

Australia could perhaps learn a lesson or two from India who defied the odds in 2019 and 2021 to win back-to-back Test series Down Under. Akshay Ramesh and Saurabh Kumar join Rajarshi Gupta for a fiery episode where the Aussie media's conspiracy theories were busted. Listen in!

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30:15

Does India's Test Team Have the Killer Instinct to...

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2023/02/08

Is it fair to say the Indian team has lost the killer instinct in Test cricket with Rahul Dravid as coach? Under Ravi Shastri, India won Tests in South Africa and England and secured back-to-back Test series in Australia, a feat that was once considered impossible to achieve. Can India continue their dominating run against Australia or will the visitors shock the hosts? Rajarshi Gupta was joined by Akshay Ramesh and Saurabh Kumar in the latest episode of the Sledging Room. Tune in!

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34:08

Can the Women's Premier League Make an Early...

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2023/02/01

The Women's Premier League is finally happening. Record bids for broadcast rights and team ownership showed there is massive interest and women's cricket in India has now come of age. There is little doubt the WPL will do a lot of good for women's cricketers in the country but can it make an early impression? Should the WPL have been launched earlier or is this the right time? How important will this tournament be for India's women cricketers especially after the U19 T20 World Cup triumph? Also on

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28:39

The Controversial Sarfaraz Khan Non-selection and is...

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2023/01/26

Should India have selected Sarfaraz Khan for the Test series against Australia? Despite lots of runs in the Ranji Trophy, Sarfaraz Khan continues to be out in the cold. Several former India cricketers have questioned the move and questioned the obsession with cricketers who look a particular way instead of focusing on the real hard runs scored in the middle. Sarfaraz Khan has been one of India's top batters in the country's most elite domestic tournament but he found no spots in either the series in

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36:32

Why The Double Standards Over Non-Strikers' Run-Outs...

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2023/01/18

Mankading, not anymore. Call it what you will, the furore over non-strikers' run-outs is intense every time a bowler removes the bails to 'Mankad' a batter. Rohit Sharma withdrew an appeal after Mohammed Shami dismissed Dasun Shanuka on 98 in an ODI which India already had in their grasp. Then there was an instance of a non-striker being run-out for backing up too far. But why the controversy when it is a perfectly legitimate form of dismissal. In another heated debate in the Sledging Room, Akshay

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37:04

Shocking: Why Were Ishan and SKY Dropped for Guwahati...

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2023/01/11

Ishan Kishan, exactly a month after scoring a record-breaking double hundred against Bangladesh, was dropped for India's next ODI against Sri Lanka. The reason? Rohit Sharma said it was only "fair" to give Shubman Gill a chance after his consistent run in the format. Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav, who scored a breathtaking hundred in the series-deciding T20I against Sri Lanka, did not find a spot in the playing XI against Sri Lanka in Guwahati. Was all this done only to accommodate KL Rahul? Ishan

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36:49

Is Hardik Pandya Ready for White-Ball Captaincy?...

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2023/01/04

Will Hardik Pandya take over India's white-ball captaincy soon? The all-rounder has been named as captain of the T20I side for the Sri Lanka series and has been elevated to vice-captain role in ODIs. While the Indian cricket board (BCCI) has not confirmed the change of guard in T20Is, it appears as if India are preparing for transition. Will the injury-prone all-rounder be able to manage the rigours of the workload? Is the solution to India's woes in white-ball cricket change in captaincy? We

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30:29

India's Test Woes and The IPL Auction Madness |...

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2022/12/28

KL Rahul, standing in as captain for Rohit Sharma, failed in both Tests while Shubman Gill who scored his maiden Test hundred is sure to keep the former on his toes. Kuldeep Yadav returned to the Test side, scored runs, got wickets, won the man-of-the-match award and was dropped from the second Test. The Indian thinktank was severely criticised and KL Rahul had little to offer in terms of explanation for this bizarre call. Besides, as interesting things played out in Bangladesh, some interesting

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29:30

Messi vs Mbappe: Can We Compare a Prodigy to a GOAT?...

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2022/12/21

Did Mbappe deserve to win the tournament a little more than Lionel Messi, or was it Messi's brilliance throughout the tournament that had more weight? Can Mbappe keep shining and overtake Miroslav Klose’s all-time scoring record in World Cup? We discuss in Sledging Room. Listen in!

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