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The Cricket with an accent podcast is a weekly podcast on cricket.
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Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
In the latest episode of the podcast we take a deep dive into world cup nostalgia using miscellaneous topics. Podcast regular Vijay Arumugam returns to the podcast to talk about unsung heroes, underperforming legends, memorable WC match and organizational issues of the BCCI.
In a rich conversation Vijay recalls upon lot of memories from the late 80's to the mid 90's of world cup competition. Names like Desmond Haynes, David Houghton, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Simon O'Donnell make this conversation a lot more nostalgic than it was intended. Tune in for a detailed listen.
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
In the latest episode of the podcast we talk about Rivalries. Rivalry is quite an integral facet of how fans engage with a sport. Not only it can be an entry point for new fans but it is also an everlasting feature for many fans - be it a team sport or an individual sport. Host Saqib is joined by podcast regular Aftab Khanna and first time guest Kandarp Mehta. The conversation explores the meaning of the word rivalry for each panelist and then further attempts to address issues such as partisanship and evolution of fandom.
India Pakistan rivalry is a benchmark of this discussion as its part of trio's formative cricket experience as fans. Cross sports examples from Football, NBA and Tennis are used to further elaborate the connection. Tendulkar, Lara, Akram are among many names discussed as examples. Please tune in and let us know what are your favorite and most impactful rivalries as fans.
Aftab on twitter - https://twitter.com/aftabkhanna
Kandarp on twitter - https://twitter.com/kmacts
Kandarp's work can be found here -https://kandarpmehta.wordpress.com/
Saqib on twitter - https://twitter.com/saqiba
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Professor Ratnakar Shetty is the podcast guest for this episode of Cricket with an Accent. He had served in the BCCI for more than thirty years in which he had donned many a hat - be it back room administrator, touring team manager or WC host team tournament director among other positions. In this deep dive of a conversation Professor Shetty shares his insights from his book - ON BOARD TEST, TRIAL AND TRIUMPH: MY YEARS IN BCCI.
The book is a detailed account of a long serving career who had the best seat in the house to witness the rise of the BCCI. The name BCCI can polarize many a discourse even in the partisan Indian fan base and this episode brings out quite a few fascinating accounts of the corporations date with destiny.
Ratnakar Shetty on twitter - https://twitter.com/RatnakarShetty
Saqib Ali on twitter - https://twitter.com/Saqiba
https://www.amazon.com/BOARD-TEST-TRIAL-TRIUMPH-Years/dp/9355202873
Saturday May 27, 2023
Saturday May 27, 2023
As Cricket with an Accent reaches a 100 episodes, @aftabkhanna takes over the moderator’s chair and along with Saqib, Vijay and Saahil, we look ahead to the future of cricket podcasting. We try and understand how fans engage with digital media in cricket, the factors driving niche content creation, the challenges with standard mass braodcasting and how cricket can learn from bigger sports like the NBA.
Thank you helping us get to the 100th episode and we hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed doing this!
Saqib on twitter - https://twitter.com/saqiba
Aftab on twitter - https://twitter.com/aftabkhanna
Vijay on twitter - https://twitter.com/VAAChandran
Saahil on twitter - https://twitter.com/faahil
Saturday May 20, 2023
Saturday May 20, 2023
On this episode of the pod we look back at one of the true modern day greats - AB De Villiers. Helping host Saqib Ali do the honors are freelance cricket reporter from South Africa Dan Gallan and ABD superfan Prithvi. We needed an incredibly analytical fan and a cricket reporter for this episode to breakdown the highs and lows of the genius cricketer.
De Villiers is a bit of an interesting study as well because his career shares the same timeline with other modern greats and he was also a mediocre captain unlike some of the greats. Prithvi and Dan also highlight the racial allegations on the man towards the end of this career.
Tune in and see how we remember this great talent.
https://ewn.co.za/2019/06/08/ab-de-villiers-the-one-that-got-away
Dan on twitter - https://twitter.com/danielgallan
Prithvi on twitter - https://twitter.com/puneite_/with_replies
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
The West Indies of the Clive Lloyd-Viv Richards era is arguably one of the greatest teams in all of sports. They did not lose a test series for a span of 15 years and won two cricket world cups among other laurels. In the 80's their most worthy adversary was Imran Khan led Pakistan side. The two sides clashed three times in a span of 6 years and produced three drawn series. In the latest episode of the podcast I am joined by Pakistani cricket broadcaster Sohaib Alvi and podcast resident guest Vijay Arumugam.
Both guests fill this two hour long episode with great recall of historical sequence of the Pakistan West Indies rivalry. It is a great listen for all cricket fans to get the context of this clash of the titans. Key names covered are Clive Lloyd, Imran Khan, Viv Richards, Javed Miandad, Abdul Qadir and Desmond Haynes among others.
Sohaib on twitter -https://twitter.com/sohaibalvi
Vijay on twitter -https://twitter.com/VAAChandran
Saqib on twitter -https://twitter.com/saqiba
Saturday Mar 25, 2023
Saturday Mar 25, 2023
Mohammad Azharuddin remains one of the most mystical figures in all of cricket. His rise and fall from grace have both been meteoric. How does one do justice in unpacking a simple career gone so complex in a podcast. Here's a very personalized attempt from all quarters with the panel consisting of senior cricket writer Sharda Ugra and super fan Vijay Arumugam. In a long free flowing chat we look back at Azhar the cricketer and the man and try to reflect our own recollections of how it all played out in public domain.
It's a must listen episode to revisit one of the games biggest fallen heroes.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-inscrutable-craftsman-346898
https://muckrack.com/sharda-ugra/articles
Vijay on twitter - https://twitter.com/VAAChandran
Saqib on twitter - https://twitter.com/saqiba
Cricket with an accent website - https://cricketwithanaccent.podbean.com/
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
On this episode of the podcast host Saqib Ali is joined by podcast regular Aftab Khanna as the duo reminisce on favorite cricket books. The conversation paves a very candid path and terms like The Sportstar, Doordarshan and newspapers eventually lead the listener to the main topic of books. Both men share their evolutionary stories as young readers and how certain books help them evolve as cricket fans.
The list is a combination of history of the game, its flawed superstars and some misunderstood figures. It is a fun and fast paced episode with lot of notes exchanging on the books and its heroes - Baloo, Imran, Larwood and Manjrekar!
Aftab Khanna on twitter -https://twitter.com/aftabkhanna
Saqib Ali on twitter -https://twitter.com/saqiba
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