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PCCI Podcast 🏏

This is the official pod for all cricket tragics. From the trauma of the 90s to the heights of the Noughties, if you are a cricket fan, this is the pod for you. Also, if you love the niche and the obscure discussions around cricket (color of TV graphics in the 90s, broadcast theme music), this is also the pod for you. This is as much the pod for a Noel David fan as it is for an ABD fan!

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01:03:00

Project Milaap 2.0: India–Pakistan Cricket Fan Memories

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2026/02/14

Are you tired of the jingoism and ‘badle ka muqabla’ type narratives around India-Pakistan games? If yes, then this one’s for all you cricket lovers. We bring on people from both sides of the border, to hear their perspectives as people who have grown up loving the game and what this fixture has meant to them. This one should warm the heart, enjoy!We would like to thank Nawab Hassan Hussein Qureshi, Neha Shetty, Akshay, Assad Hasanain, Siva, Samee Siddiqui, Shubha Dutta, Rohail Salman, Saurabh,

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02:01:45

Project Milaap with Sharda Ugra, Mohammad Isam &...

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2026/02/10

In what can only be classified as a coup (and as South Asians, we don’t use this term lightly), we have Sharda Ugra, Ahmer Naqvi, and Mohammad Isam to talk through the recent crisis in international cricket. We often explore these themes through Shah Rukh's movie metaphors, starting with K3G and ending with Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman. The episode serves as a reminder that we need to keep lines of communication open between the public, and it’s even more important to do this with the current media

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01:50:10

WPL 2026: Mega Review

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2026/02/06

We have a star studded line up for this! Richa is joined by Tarutr Malhota from Best of Cricket StoriesNeha Shetty from Never on the Backfoot PodcastPraatibh from Cricket by JBShayan Ahmad Khan from CommboxWe discuss RCB’s win (some of us still can’t believe it), talk about each team and even crown Sophie Devine as Falguni Pathak, worry about UP-W, wonder what went wrong with MI-W and end with some fun awards and a draft of the team of WPL 2026 which includes an uncapped player in this edition.

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02:15:10

Peace is Peace Yaar with Chander Shekhar Luthra &...

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2026/02/02

India-Pakistan cricket tensions are back in focus after Pakistan’s announcement of a boycott of the February 15 clash, raising fresh questions about the future of cricket diplomacy and global governance in the sport.To discuss this and more we spoke to Senior Journalist Chander Shekhar Luthra who has been covering the sport for over 30 years and long time friend of the pod, Behram Qazi.There are a ton of tangents but that's how it is, isn't it?

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01:04:56

BCCI's Dubai Office and the Saffronisation of Cricket...

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2026/01/30

We had a freewheeling chat with Sushant Singh about Bangladesh’s omission from the T20 World Cup, ICC as the BCCI’s Dubai office, Hindutva and its reflections on how Indian cricket functions, sport’s culpability at letting oligarchs trample through the field, and lots of cricket memories.Sushant Singh is a journalist, author, and lecturer in South Asian Studies at Yale University. He is the Consulting Editor at The Caravan, a columnist with The Telegraph and The Morning Context, and his work has

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01:18:36

Protected by Design: Sport and Assaulters

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2026/01/27

The PCCI pod brings on a cricket fan who goes by the name @vibeyseagull on twitter to talk through the allegations against Yash Dayal and the wider implications of how this case has been handled by the organisations that employ and are affiliated with him. We talk through other such cases in sport, how they have been handled, and the impact on women’s safety and participation in sport at all levels.Books mentioned on the podThe Day I Became a Runner by Sohini ChattopadhyayWhole Numbers and Half

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01:32:49

Ashes Review & Thoughts on WPL

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2026/01/18

In this pod, we have Nishant, Richa, and MV to discuss the Ashes. We discuss Noosa, the wad of cash, England's lengths, new ball bowling, Mark Wood's audacious plan to drive to Perth, the death of Bazball, and the continued excellence of the boring Aussies. We then move to the WPL where we briefly discuss each team on the table and who are we buying, selling and holding.

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01:09:20

BCCI vs Bangladesh : New Enemy Unlocked

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2026/01/10

We try to address the continued hijacking of ICC events by BCCI (and the BJP), how cricket as a sport only serves interests of the Indian nationalistic idea, and against the interests of the sport.

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01:26:36

WPL 2026: Preview

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2026/01/05

In this episode, MV is joined by Richa and Dave to preview the WPL 2026. We break down the teams, talk about the new money flowing into the game, thank Jay bhai, and decide which food item best represents each franchise. There’s also a bold call on why DC could finish last, a completely unnecessary but entertaining detour on whether Meg Lanning will run onto the field to hug Sophie Ecclestone, and an attempt to explain why MI just keep getting everything right.The order of Previews -UPWRCBGGMIDCWe

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01:13:29

Our First Game at a Stadium

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2026/01/01

In this episode, regular listeners Shay, Fahad and Smarts record about their first time at the stadium watching a Cricket match.We compare iconic Indian venues like MA Chidambaram Stadium, Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, and Wankhede Stadium, and contrast them with international experiences at Lord's Cricket Ground.The conversation revolves around stadium access, ticketing challenges, hygiene and security issues, crowd behaviour, and how these factors impact families and first-time fans. We also relive

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01:54:34

Plunder Down Under: The End of Bazball (Australia...

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2025/12/22

In this episode, we talk about Bazball.Its merits, demerits ,and how it all came crashing down because of very little planning and even poor execution.We also talk briefly about the Indian T20 squad for the upcoming T20 WC and what happened with the axing of Shubman Gill?

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01:44:22

Toota Hai Guwahati mein Ghamand + Perth Mein Anarth

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2025/11/27

Richa, Aditya & MV are joined by Vatsal to discuss the humiliation in Guwahati and the first Ashes Test in Perth.- We start with a fun Game - Whose Line is it anyway? Baz or Gam?- Discussion on the difficulty of playing spin- Decline in structured cricket tours - Abject Selections and insipid leadership- Analysis of the game + Jansen, Bavuma and Harmer - the stars for SA- How teams prepare for Indian tours and the future- Lots of Vicky Paaji/Rev etc thrown in- Ashes - Disappointments with

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01:48:46

93 All Out (Kolkata Not Mumbai)

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2025/11/16

We talk of Gambhir's latest blockbuster, how he can conjure lineups without balance even if given infinite resources. We then move onto discussing the insecurity that results in such pitches. The discussion then moves onto the recent news of Indian cricketers backing a majoritarian movement, diversity and inclusion in Indian cricket. Also, a lot of Sports Tak, Yaari and RevSports review around this test match.

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01:19:33

Unkliyat, Biryani & The Politics of Sport with Ahmer...

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2025/11/10

In this episode with Ahmer Naqvi, we sit down to discuss the politics of sport, will cricket ever go truly global?, the future of India Pakistan Cricket, Is indian Cricket a Biryani or a Fine dining restaurant & why Ronnie from Awwal Number was the greatest batter in Cricket ever.Ahmer can be found on Twitter His Youtube Channel with Osman Samiuddin is Batta FastAhmer recommended the following books, movies & documentaries through the course of our conversation -Khayal Darpan -

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01:59:37

India are World Champions ft. Sharda Ugra

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2025/11/04

This is an episode we had the most joy in creating. We can’t thank Sharda Ugra enough for her time, and you’ll hear that come through in the podcast. She also promises to join us for Part Two!India are World Champions and we discuss the game, the immediate aftermath, the emotions and the performances.This was a truly wide ranging chat and there was a lot of joy for the women who have just become World Champions!We are very thankful to a host of publications who sent their reporters all across the

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01:01:10

Women's World Cup: India beat Australia

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2025/10/30

Well, that's the pod.The game, the players, Jemi, Harman, Charani, Litchfield, Australia's fielding but also the dropped catches and of course we lament that ICC's Twitter Team has not posted a single clip of the winning moment.

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01:10:58

Women's World Cup: Rain Stops Play

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2025/10/19

This episode is an ode to the organisational skills of the ICC and the dedication of the BCCI to make the Women's World Cup the biggest ever by throwing money at it.Rain started as a means of jeopardy in a WC has simply ruined it.Might add the lack of marquee venues and faraway venues has ensured the interest doesn't pique but decrease. So, this entire episode is a collection of Rain Sounds from PIXABAY. Enjoy.

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01:03:46

Bunch of Thoughts on the Women's World Cup

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2025/10/15

This is not a review. We got together to discuss our thoughts on the current status of the tournament, lack of support for the game and the wonderful coverage in print and online media, we discussed Marufa Akter, Nigar Sultana Joty's inspiring captaincy, SA's chances at lifting the trophy, Aus-India game which was attended by Sarthak, and the joy of an underdog victory and the time for Bangladesh has come, the level playing field in the women's game compared to the men's game and

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01:37:49

Peace is Peace Yaar

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2025/10/02

There’s some strong language in this episode. If that’s not your vibe, you’ve been warned.In this podcast, we discuss peace. Only fitting it's out on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday!

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01:19:10

Asia-Cup 25, and the idea of the perfect enemy

PCCI Podcast 🏏 ·

2025/09/17

We discuss the noises about a boycott, the profiteering around the boycott, the lack of nuance and professional decency in Ind-Pak cricket coverage.

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