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The No Balls Cricket Podcast

No Balls Cricket Podcast

A "respected" (former) sports journalist and a "club cricketer" take a lenient view to over-stepping the line while talking about cricket.

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00:36:26

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 19

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/06/18

The moment two years of Test cricket has been building up to is here. And so, just in time, hours before the World Test Championship final is set to start, we have a podcast to preview it. If you're wondering why so late, well, please check in with our new panelist Phil for an answer. Key points: Niket is not on this pod, but more importantly, he had nothing to do with the pitch for the final, which means we should have a good match. Also, we recorded before India announced their XI, and,

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00:36:49

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 18

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/06/07

Some of you may have noticed that though we claimed to love our new concept, a pod in 20 minutes, we often (code for always) go over our self-imposed 20-minute time limit. You're absolutely right. And to know what we think of anyone pointing this out or, even worse, complaining about this, well, meet our newest panelist, Phil. Phil has a handy response to all such criticism. Speaking of criticism, Ollie Robinson has come in for plenty. We give our take on the now-suspended England seamer, as well as

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00:36:10

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 17

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/05/29

If anyone thought we couldn't find something to talk about even when there's almost no cricket on, well, you haven't been paying attention. Clearly, we love to talk, and we will find our ways. And thanks to some good old-fashioned ineptitude, drama, and sexism from the BCCI, we had an episode's worth of ranting. Women's cricket has been shafted yet again by the powers that be in India, with things coming to a head over contracts, prize money, scheduling, and all manner of disrespect that should be

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00:31:34

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 16

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/05/15

The IPL is off for the time being, after the powers that be finally saw sense and realized how big a risk this whole endeavor was in the middle of a pandemic...especially after the pandemic started hitting home. So our latest T20 in 20 discusses the fallout from the postponement and where the tournament could end up being played in the meantime, along with a round-up of the world of cricket including updates from Zimbabwe, who are still a Test-playing nation despite what some incredibly smart people

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00:32:33

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 15

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/05/04

We've convinced ourselves that our T20 in 20 format is a genius idea. It certainly rolls off the tongue, and sounds exceedingly clever — 20 minutes to talk about a 20-20 game, how smart! — and there's nothing we like more than a clever, smart-sounding idea. So without further ado, Siddhant and Aditya are back for a second round of talking about the IPL and asking the important questions, like...are CSK good again? While we're having a little fun talking about the cricket, though, we'd also like to

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00:32:17

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 14

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/04/22

IPL season is upon us, and in the spirit of the times, we have a new format for our round-up of the best, biggest, most significant tournament in cricket: T20 in 20, where we round up the week that was in the IPL in 20 minutes. How is this episode still 32 minutes long? Well...we found a loophole. Niket, Siddhant, and Aditya pat themselves on the back for their preseason predictions bearing out so far, and we also had to discuss the best moment of the season: Rohit Sharma bowling! Sid and Adi would

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00:59:24

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 13

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/04/08

We mentioned last week that Rob Moody was our first guest on the pod (speaking of which, please check out Episode 12 if you haven't already!) because we were sure Niket was going to be on again at some point. Little did we know how soon that was going to be proven true. Yes, the man who said the Chennai pitch was going to be "English-looking" (the English did like the look of it for the first match) is back. We did let him know what we thought of his pitch expertise (a role thrust upon him thanks

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00:46:58

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 12 featuring our...

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/04/04

We are BUZZING after this episode. It's our coolest one yet! For the first time, the No Balls Cricket Podcast has a guest! (We're not counting Niket, who 1. Fucked up his pitch tips so badly we'd rather forget him and 2. Is supposed to be a regular contributor more than a guest, and will be back soon.) Rob Moody, of the robelinda YouTube channel fame, with his extensive archive of highlight videos, joins us from Melbourne to talk us through some of his funnier video titles, his favorite memories as

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00:41:22

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 11

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/04/01

It's rapid fire time. We tried setting a time limit on ourselves. And failed, but not that badly, so maybe we actually succeeded? We'll leave that one up to you. Aditya's back to round up the India-England ODI series with Siddhant, who along with dunking on the England cricket team, is also taking the challenge to an English royal. With good reason, we believe. Surely he's sexier than Prince William? For context, and general shenanigans, check out our latest episode! And be sure to follow/subscribe

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00:53:25

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 10

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/03/24

This episode carries special meaning for us, as friend of the pod Rohan Das tragically passed away last week. In his honor, Siddhant was joined by fellow friend of the pod Aayushraj Soni, with Aditya and Ian out this week and Niket still in hiding (we haven't forgotten about his completely bogus inside information about the pitch for the Chennai Tests). But Sid and Aayush didn't miss a beat, with enough jabs about Dinesh Karthik, the England cricket team, and the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, not

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01:04:40

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 9

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/03/18

There was a big update from West Indies cricket just after we recorded our last episode, and we thought we might do a live episode to react to that. So we did. Except, four days later. And not live. Great job, us. But now that we finally got ourselves together, Ian took his chance to gloat about West Indies' 3-0 win over Sri Lanka in the ODI series and react to the Test captaincy change, and then tell us to put on our best camera faces. For all that and more, check out our latest episode, and be

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01:04:09

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 8

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/03/12

Ian's back, which can only mean one thing: we're talking about the finer points of dentistry in Guyana. Like, for example, whether West Indian batsmen have the precision to deal with good spin bowling. Or if the ultimate blunt force tool that is Chris Gayle still has a place in West Indies' T20 squad, sacrilegious though such a question may be. Yes, we're doing another West Indies focus this time, quick on the heels of our India-England Test series review. The team from the Caribbean just beat Sri

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01:14:27

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 7

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/03/09

Lend us your ears, we come to bury England, not to praise them. That's right, India wrapped up a series win, booked their spot in the World Test Championship final, and Aditya and Siddhant are here to celebrate. There is some hint at serious analysis along the way, but largely we've taken the same tone as some of the shitposters who have made Ravi Shastri's supposed drunkenness a source of entertainment for everyone: this is time to troll. Listen as we do exactly that, and as Shastri said, have a

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00:39:35

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 6

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/03/02

The whole point of this podcast is that we get together and troll whoever we want to troll in the world of cricket. This time, we didn't even have to do anything - that Test match trolled itself, England, cricket in general. Our best way of paying tribute to a Test that lasted only two days was to do an episode with only two people. Some combination of the Chennai pitch inside man and the official dentist of Guyana cricket (as declared by No Balls Cricket) will be back soon, but for now, Aditya and

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00:54:44

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 5

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/02/25

Do you like the IPL? We like the IPL. Sort of. Siddhant hates it but loves the entertainment it provides. Aditya appreciates how it's helped a lot of cricketers but doesn't really care about it day-to-day as long as Mumbai Indians are winning. We both do care enough about it to take time off in the midst of an India-England series with implications for the championship round of the only format that truly matters to discuss what is really the most important part of any IPL season: the auction. Ian

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01:06:24

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 4

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/02/19

Big news - we're moving up in the world. We're now on Spotify! And Anchor, Pocket Casts, and Podcast Addict as well. In honor of this huge moment of a plucky, fun-loving group doing big things, we have a special theme for Part 1 of this episode: the West Indies. We even have a Guyanese guest on the pod! Tune in to watch us run the rule over the West Indies' stunning whitewash of Bangladesh, and then, of course, talk about India's big win over England that set everything right with the world

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00:33:52

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 3

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/02/18

Long before he became respected journalist (and now disrespected former journalist, apparently), back when Aditya was just starting off as a sportswriter, he had a client who liked to say: expect the unexpected. It’s a lesson that should have stuck, so that you can avoid egg on your face from doing stupid things like predicting a 4-0 whitewash of England only for India to lose a home Test against England by a whopping 227 runs. So now, after James Anderson managed to find the one cloud in Chennai

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01:02:55

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 2

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/02/18

In the true spirit of India’s upcoming series against England, we’re one-upping the London busses: no podcast for two years, then two episodes in two weeks. If that particular cliché made you groan, wait until you get to the end of this episode, where we showcase our sense of humor at its finest. In the meantime, we have a new third man, better than the old third man in so many ways, but most importantly because he brings us inside info from Chennai, venue of the first two Tests of the India-England

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01:24:20

No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 1

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/02/18

The team was down a key man. Others weren’t in the country, either. And so, it looked hopeless, if not already over. We mean us. We’re baaaaaaaaaaack. As far as overcoming absences and coming back when it never looked possible, can you really top a podcast returning after no episodes in two years, with one member deciding to bow out entirely and the other two leaving for different parts of the world? Oh. Right. The Indian men’s cricket team did something similar, apparently. But…but…we’ve switched

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00:39:46

Episode 14: Henry Olonga’s a thrower, not a shower

The No Balls Cricket Podcast ·

2021/02/18

This is an archival episode from June 5, 2019. We’ve redefined the concept of a World Cup preview, in that we waited until almost every team has played a game, and some teams have played two, to get started. Hey, if it works for the Indian cricket team at the World Cup, why can’t we do it, too? First off, a special message to one of our favourite Pradhan Dental Care patients, Virat Kohli: win or lose, your teeth will always be in good hands. But please win. Did that seem like a shameless sponsor

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