Matchpoint Paradox

It was yet another successful Women's Premier League campaign for the Mumbai Indians, which won it's second title after beating Delhi Capitals by eight runs. Our correspondents Lavanya L, Rajdeep Saha and Kavita Menon provide an in-depth analysis of the 2025 WPL season.

Expectations can be a double-edged sword in elite sport. The pre-tournament favourite team or an athlete winning a title could be taken for granted while failure could attract intense criticism. India was in this unenviable situation.But over the last three weeks, the Men in Blue have gone about their business clinically and methodically to emerge triumphant after beating New Zealand by four wickets in a pulsating summit clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.Our correspondents Dipak Ragav and Pranay Rajiv dissect India's journey to the top.

In this episode of Matchpoint Paradox, Sportstar's Cricket Podcast, Dhruva Prasad and Sahil Mathur try and unpack the raging debate on a two-tiered international Test ecosystem, its pros and cons and more. #CricketPodcast | #SportsPodcast | #TestCricket

Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years with a 3-1 series win. The series was filled with misses for India which comes away from the continent with its Test ecosystem in disarray. KC Vijaya Kumar joins Dhruva Prasad and Sahil Mathur to discuss the ups and downs of the series and the road ahead for Gambhir and his boys. #BGT | #CricketPodcast | #CricketNews | #SportsPodcast

If there is one person who knows R. Ashwin better than most, it is former India cricketer and women's team coach W.V. Raman. The Tamil Nadu off-spinner made his First Class debut when Raman was at the State team's helm and spoke about the latter's role in his early years in domestic cricket. #Ashwin #IndianCricket #CricketPodcast #IndianSports #SportsPodcast

The #INDvAUS Test rivalry has some incredibly dramatic moments From Gavaskar's angry walkout in 1981, Dravid and Laxman's resistance in 2001, the infamous Sydney Test in 2008 to Pant and Co.'s defiance in 2020/21, we revisit the experience of one of the best rivalries in the sport across generations in this special video. ft. Vijay Lokapally, Dipak Ragav, Aashin Prasad, Pranay Rajiv CHAPTERS 00:36 - 02:18 - Intro 02:19 - 17:03 - Earliest memories of the India vs Australia cricket rivalry 17:04 - 25:30 - Gavaskar's walkout in 1981 a flashpoint in the IND v AUS rivalry? 25:31 -28:40 - The infamous 2008 Sydney Test 28:41 - 31:34-How Kohli changed the character of the rivalry 31:35 - 39:23- Most competitive India vs Australia series 39:24 - 43:54- Predictions for BGT 2024 #BorderGavaskarTrophy | #PerthTest

Arun Dhumal, the chairman of the Indian Premier League, talked about the exit of T20 World Cup-bound England players mid-season and also the future of the Impact Player rule. #CricketPodcast #Podcast #IPL #IndianCricket --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

Hardik Pandya and Ashish Nehra were unable to recreate the magic they managed together when they went their separate ways in the ongoing Indian Premier League season. Amol Karhadkar and Pranay Rajiv look at the repercussions of the IPL's most controversial transfer and what it means for the future of Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians. #IPL2024 #IndianPremierLeague #CricketPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

Asha Sobhana Joy is an individual with immense faith in the universe. In 2021, the leg-spin-bowling all rounder was dropped from the Railways side and found herself low on confidence. She posted a photograph on her Instagram account then with the text — ‘Fall seven times, stand up eight.' Roughly 869 days later, she and her Royal Challengers Bengaluru outfit, led by Smriti Mandhana, lifted the franchise's maiden Women's Premier League (WPL) title. Less than a month later, Asha was named in the squad for India's five-match T20I series against Bangladesh. Read the story here Watch the full chat here Here's Asha Sobhana's story of how she found cricket and her difficulties staying in the game Send in your feedback to sportstar@thehindu.co.in #RCB #wpl2024 #WomensCricket --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

Senior cricket analyst Dan Weston breaks down how teams go about their auction picks in the Indian Premier League. Catch our complete cricket coverage on Sportstar. #IPL2024Auction | #IPL2024 | #IndianCricket --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

From rule changes forcing teams to change auction strategy to tickets for to watch the auction looking like the new norm, Amol Karhakdar and Sahil Mathur recap the IPL 2024 Auction in this episode of Matchpoint Paradox. #IPL2024 | #IPL | #CricketPodcast | #SportsPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

Amol Karhadkar joins Lavanya Lakshminarayanan in this episode of Matchpoint Paradox, Sportstar's cricket podcast, to review India and Australia's World Cup campaign and the road ahead for the two countries. #CricketPodcast #Podcast #WorldCup2023 #Cricket --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

In this episode of Matchpoint Paradox, Sportstar's cricket podcast, Lavanya Lakshminarayanan and Pranay Rajiv look at the positives and negatives of New Zealand's campaign in the 2023 Men's ODI World Cup. #CricketPodcast #Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

Beyond the four teams who have qualified for the knockouts, the World Cup has seen drama, ambition and stutters from the rest of the playing field. In this episode, Lavanya Lakshmi Narayanan is joined by Pranay Rajiv, Dhruva Prasad and Mayank to dissect the ODI World Cup campaigns of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, England and the Netherlands. Listen in. Resources: How Afghanistan's rapid ascent in 2023 ODI World Cup came to be: A behind-the-scenes look  ICC World Cup 2023: England's title defence unravels amid contentious selection calls, ageing squad and lack of game time #CricketPodcast | #Podcast | #WorldCup2023 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

Dhruva Prasad joins Lavanya Lakshminarayanan to look at the World Cup that was and wasn't for South Africa. #CricketPodcast | #Podcast #WorldCup2023 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

World Cup-winning Indian allrounder Yuvraj Singh speaks to Vijay Lokapally about mentoring Shubman Gill, his utility to the Indian side and what sets him apart from the a generation of emerging cricketing talent. #IndianCricket #CricketPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

Australia women's team captain Meg Lanning shocked the world by announcing her retirement from all forms of international cricket in the early hours of Thursday - November 9. Sportstar's Lavanya Lakshminarayanan is joined by author, former journalist and Delhi Capitals Media Manager Suprita Das to discuss Lanning's legacy, the itch to move away from the game and more. #CricketPodcast #WomensCricket #AustraliaCricket --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

Lavanya Lakshminarayanan is joined by Amol Karhadkar from Colombo to discuss a chaotic Asia Cup, a few questionable tournament rule tweaks and India's squad for the ODI World Cup. #CricketPodcast #Cricket #IndianCricket |#AsiaCup | #CWC23 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

From Pakistan's underrated rise this year and Bangladesh's versatile lineup that has given India a run for their money, the Asia Cup is proving to be a crucial practice ground ahead of the ICC ODI World Cup later this year. What do India's opponents look like and what should Rohit Sharma's side watch out for? Dhruva Prasad and VS Aravind explore. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

In this episode, Pranay Rajiv and Sahil Mathur look at Ben Stokes return from ODI retirement, Hardik Pandya's unfavourable transformation post captaincy and the much-awaited return of Jasprit Bumrah. #CricketPodcast | #Podcast | #Cricket --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

"Who should be India's No. 4" is a debate that raged in the build-up and aftermath of the team's 2019 World Cup campaign. Four years have passed since, but the conundrum continues unabated, with the 2023 World Cup also on the horizon. India captain Rohit Sharma had recently said that "nobody has come and settled themselves in" for the No. 4 spot. India has tried 11 players at No. 4 in ODIs since the 2019 World Cup, and yet the management, partly due to injuries to key players, seems to be nowhere close to zeroing in on a name. Sportstar's Ayan Acharya and Dhruva Prasad, wrestle with the subject in this installment of Matchpoint Paradox. #CricketPodcast #Podcast #IndianCricket #CricketNews --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

From middle order batting choices and the return of "KulCha" to India's pace arsenal tweaks, VS Aravind and Dhruva Prasad look at all the conversations surrounding India's Asia Cup and World Cup preparations. #CricketPodcast | #Podcast | #IndianCricket --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

In this episode of Matchpoint Paradox, we look back at the recently concluded Ashes, India's takeaways from its ongoing tour of West Indies and the highs and lows of the Deodhar trophy. #Sportstar #CricketPodcast #Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

VS Aravind and Dhruva Prasad look at the ongoing Ashes and explore the questions the five-match series has thrown up for the hosts. #Ashes #CricketPodcast #SportsPodcast #Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

In this episode of Matchpoint Paradox, Ayan Acharya and Shayan Acharya are joined by former India cricketer-turned-broadcaster Deep Dasgupta on all things cricket, including India's preparation for the home ODI World Cup later this year, Ashes and the trials facing Bazball and more. Check out the latest cricket news from Sportstar here. #CricketPodcast #Podcast #Cricket --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sportstar-podcast/message

Competitive franchise cricket is no longer a man's world. With the WOMEN'S BIG BASH, the now defunct Kia super league, and the current Hundred putting women's cricket in the spotlight, opportunities for fresh talent to break through and the game to find newer takers are growing by the day. Another addition towards this end is the Women's Caribbean Premier League and the quirky 6ixty tournament currently underway in St Kitts & Nevis. One element bringing these developments and India closer is Rajasthan Royals CEO, Jake Lush McCrum. The IPL franchise joins Kolkata Knight Riders as the 2nd Indian franchise to dabble in the CPL, going out as Barbados Royals in this ecosystem. McCrum spoke to Sportstar's Shayan Acharya on prioritizing fan experience, what diving into the proposed Women's IPL seems like, and more. #RajasthanRoyals #WomensCricket #CricketPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

In 1981, India scripted a memorable 138-run victory over England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to take a 1-0 lead in the six-Test series. The team sheet on both sides had legendary names like Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Ian Botham, Geoff Boycott, and more. There were no centurions in this Test but the match saw four five-wicket hauls and one of those went to Dilip Doshi when he almost singlehandedly took care of the English lineup which batted second. In this episode of India's Greatest Cricketing Victories, Sportstar's Vijay Lokapally caught up with the veteran spinner about this match, his playing days, and how far the game has come in India since. Do listen in. MORE EPISODES: E01 ft. CD Gopinath: bit.ly/CDGopinath E02 ft. Farokh Engineer: bit.ly/FarokhEngineer E03 ft. Karsan Ghavri: bit.ly/KarsanGhavri E04 ft. Madan Lal: bit.ly/MadanLal E05 ft. Yajurvinder Singh: bit.ly/YajurvinderSingh E06 ft. Syed Kirmani: bit.ly/Syed_Kirmani E07 ft. Shivlal Yadav: bit.ly/ShivlalYadav From Eden Gardens to Perth - India's greatest Test victories: bit.ly/3K1OX49 #CricketPodcast | #Podcast | #Cricket | #IndianCricket | #MatchpointParadox --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

In this episode of India's Greatest Cricketing Wins, we catch up with veteran offspinner Shivlal Yadav as we revisit a special victory India pulled off over neighbour and fierce rival Pakistan in Mumbai back in 1979. Vijay Lokapally speaks to the player-turned-administrator about that Test match, the state of spin bowling in India's cricketing ecosystem, why coaching never came up on Yadav's radar, and much more. Listen in. E01 ft. CD Gopinath: bit.ly/CDGopinath E02 ft. Farokh Engineer: bit.ly/FarokhEngineer E03 ft. Karsan Ghavri: bit.ly/KarsanGhavri E04 ft. Madan Lal: bit.ly/MadanLal E05 ft. Yajurvinder Singh: bit.ly/YajurvinderSingh E06 ft. Syed Kirmani: bit.ly/Syed_Kirmani From Eden Gardens to Perth - India's greatest Test victories: bit.ly/3K1OX49 #CricketPodcast | #Podcast | #Cricket | #IndianCricket | #MatchpointParadox --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

In this episode of Matchpoint Paradox, Ayan Acharya is joined by KC Vijaya Kumar, sports editor of The Hindu to discuss the Ranji Trophy final where Madhya Pradesh beat Mumbai. From what this means for the domestic scene, to the standout storyline of MP coach Chandrakant Pandit who fulfilled a long-lasting dream, tune in to this episode for the complete lowdown of the summit clash. RESOURCES: Madhya Pradesh wins maiden Ranji Trophy title, beats Mumbai by six wickets in final: https://bit.ly/3a3uBej Chandrakant Pandit: ‘Felt I had to give something back to MP': https://bit.ly/3ugEw72 Chandrakant Pandit's commitment, sincerity impacts everybody around: Jagdale - https://bit.ly/3QWAafb Same ground, different story for Pandit's Madhya Pradesh: https://bit.ly/3OR5Osz #RanjiTrophy | #DomesticCricket | #Cricket | #IndianCricket | #CricketNews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

On Matchpoint Paradox this week, Ayan Acharya, Ashwin Achal and Amol Karhadkar discuss the many selection takeaways from India's recently concluded T20I series against South Africa and some chatter in Ranji Trophy circles about making the games more engaging and competitive for a viewer ahead of the final. For our complete Ranji coverage, visit: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/ For our women's sports podcast, visit: https://spoti.fi/3pEdQux #Podcast #CricketPodcast #Cricket #RanjiTrophy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

For a wicketkeeper, taking six catches in your debut Test match is quite an impressive way to get people to sit up and notice you. Syed Kirmani has always worn his heart on his sleeve and that's brought him accolades and brickbats in equal measure. He was also an important part of a remarkable win India registered against Australia in 1979 in Bombay where Kirmani scored his maiden Test century In this installment of India's Greatest Cricketing Wins, the veteran keeper talks about that game, the ups and downs in his career and why talking about his parents always brings tears to his eyes in a candid chat with Sportstar's Vijay Lokapally. Do listen in. E01 ft. CD Gopinath: bit.ly/CDGopinath E02 ft. Farokh Engineer: bit.ly/FarokhEngineer E03 ft. Karsan Ghavri: bit.ly/KarsanGhavri E04 ft. Madan Lal: bit.ly/MadanLal E05 ft. Yajurvinder Singh: bit.ly/YajurvinderSingh From Eden Gardens to Perth - India's greatest Test victories: bit.ly/3K1OX49 #CricketPodcast | #Podcast | #Cricket | #IndianCricket | #MatchpointParadox --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reaped a total revenue of ₹48,390 crore through Indian Premier League's (IPL's) media rights. At the end of intense bidding over three days through e-auction, BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced the winning bidders on Tuesday. Star India has bagged the television rights for ₹23,575 crore, while the Viacom 18-led combine has been awarded the digital rights for Indian sub-continent at ₹23,758 crore. The rest of the world rights were divided between Viacom 18 and Times Internet Ltd. for a total figure of ₹1,057 crore. RESOURCES: 1. IPL second-most valued sporting league in the world in terms of per match value: bit.ly/3mVj6Il 2. IPL media rights: Star India wins TV for Rs 23,575 crore, Viacom gets digital for Rs 23,758 crore: bit.ly/3HtnkAv #IPL | #Cricket | #Podcast | #CricketPodcast | #IPLTelecast | #IPLRights | #Sports | #SportsPodcast | #SportsNews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

The Indian Premier League is not new to astronomical monetary numbers, viewership, interest and crowds. The 15th season which just ended a week ago saw some big bidding amounts and player salaries, massive audiences for games and larger-than-life performances too. Now, the IPL is turning its attention to another space with scope for big numbers - the media rights auction. This is what we'll dive into in this episode of Matchpoint Paradox. READ THE STORY HERE: bit.ly/38WrK69 Ft. Amol Karhadkar and Meenakshi Verma Ambwani #IPL2022 | #IPL | #IPLMediaRights | #IndianCricket | #Cricket | #CricketPodcast | #Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

On Matchpoint Paradox this week, Shayan Acharya and Amol Karhadkar discuss the league stage of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League and a look at the four teams moving into the knockouts this week. For our complete Ranji coverage, visit: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/ For our complete Women's cricket coverage, visit: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/womens-cricket/ For our women's sports podcast, visit: https://spoti.fi/3pEdQux #Podcast #CricketPodcast #Cricket #IPL2022 #IPLPlayoffs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

In this episode of India's Greatest Cricketing Wins, Vijay Lokapally speaks to Yajurvindra Singh about a famous win against England in Bangalore in the 1976-77 season. Subscribe to this show so you don't miss a single episode from this exclusive series. E01 ft. CD Gopinath: bit.ly/CDGopinath E02 ft. Farokh Engineer: bit.ly/FarokhEngineer E03 ft. Karsan Ghavri: bit.ly/KarsanGhavri E04 ft. Madan Lal: bit.ly/madanlal From Eden Gardens to Perth - India's greatest Test victories: bit.ly/3K1OX49 #CricketPodcast | #Podcast | #Cricket | #IndianCricket | #MatchpointParadox --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

It's one thing to have an achievement like the 1983 World Cup on your resume. But it's a whole other deal to start your career with a match-winning performance against an intimidating and, at the time, world-beating West Indian side at home in your first year in international cricket. Our guest in this episode has seen it all - the struggles, the rise, the highs, and the obstacles Indian men's cricket has gone through, as a player, coach and selector. In this episode, we catch up with World Cup winner Madan Lal. E01 ft. CD Gopinath: bit.ly/CDGopinath E02 ft. Farokh Engineer: bit.ly/FarokhEngineer E03 ft. Karsan Ghavri: bit.ly/KarsanGhavri From Eden Gardens to Perth - India's greatest Test victories: bit.ly/3K1OX49 #CricketPodcast | #Podcast | #Cricket | #IndianCricket | #MatchpointParadox --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

On Matchpoint Paradox this week, Ayan Acharya, Santadeep Dey, and Dhruva Prasad discuss the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League and the performances in the league along with a roundup of developments in Indian cricket this week. For our complete Ranji coverage, visit: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/ For our complete Women's World Cup coverage, visit: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/womens-cricket/ For our women's sports podcast, visit: https://spoti.fi/3pEdQux #Podcast #CricketPodcast #Cricket #WomensCricket #IPL2022 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

On Matchpoint Paradox this week, Amol Karhadkar, Shayan Acharya and Vijay Lokapally discuss the recently concluded Women's ODI World Cup, Pakistan's possibilities to continue hosting international cricket, Ross Taylor signing off from the international stage, and their first impressions of the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League. For our complete Ranji coverage, visit: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/ For our complete Women's World Cup coverage, visit: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/womens-cricket/ For our women's sports podcast, visit: https://spoti.fi/3pEdQux #Podcast #CricketPodcast #Cricket #WomensCricket #WomensWorldCup #RossTaylor #IPL2022 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

India has some fond memories of playing cricket down under, a few of those are stellar victories too. In this episode, Vijay Lokapally catches up with veteran Indian cricketer Karsan Ghavri about a particularly special victory in Melbourne in 1981 - from his own performance in the game, being received at the airport by Sir Donald Bradman, making Greg Chappell his bunny, and more. E01 ft. CD Gopinath: bit.ly/CDGopinath E02 ft. Farokh Engineer: bit.ly/FarokhEngineer From Eden Gardens to Perth - India's greatest Test victories: bit.ly/3K1OX49 #CricketPodcast | #Podcast | #Cricket | #IndianCricket | #MatchpointParadox --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

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Irrespective of the personnel, the two captains with the team sheet in their hand for the toss around dusk will surely signify the dawn of a new era in IPL. Content: Amol Karhadkar Voice over and edit: Lavanya Lakshmi Narayanan Follow Sportstar's IPL coverage here: sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ #IPL2022 | #CSK | #KKR | #ShortPodcasts | #CricketPodcast | #Cricket | #IPL --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

On Matchpoint Paradox this week, Shayan Acharya is joined by Amol Karhadkar, Dipak Ragav and Dhruva Prasad to discuss how the Ranji season is progressing. For our complete Ranji coverage, visit: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/ For our complete Women's World Cup coverage, visit: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/womens-cricket/ For our women's sports podcast, visit: https://spoti.fi/3pEdQux #Podcast #CricketPodcast #Cricket #IndianCricket #Ranjitrophy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

On Matchpoint Paradox this week, Lavanya Lakshmi Narayanan is joined by Amol Karhadkar, Dipak Ragav, Lalith Kalidas and Shayan Acharya to discuss how the Ranji season is progressing, updates from the men's international calendar, Virat Kohli's big 100th Test and the Women's ODI World Cup. For our complete Ranji coverage, visit: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/ For our complete Women's World Cup coverage, visit: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/womens-cricket/ For our women's sports podcast, visit: https://spoti.fi/3pEdQux #Podcast #CricketPodcast #Cricket #ViratKohli #WomensCricket #WomensWorldCup #IndianCricket --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

Ayan Acharya and Amol Karhadkar join Lavanya Lakshmi Narayanan in this episode of Matchpoint Paradox to discuss the latest from cricket this week - from the return of the Ranji Trophy after over 700 days, the Wriddhiman Saha controversy and India's preparations ahead of the Women's World Cup. Check out our special series - India's Greatest Cricketing Victories E01 ft CD Gopinath (On India's first ever Test win n 1952): https://bit.ly/3LYK11i E02 ft Farokh Engineer (On India's series win against England in 1971): https://bit.ly/3rVTApT Tweet to us at @Sportstarweb and share your thoughts about our podcast. #CricketPodcast | #Podcast | #IndianCricket | #Cricket | #SportsPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

In 1971, India has tamed the British cricket lion in its den. It was a historic day when India beat England in the third and final Test by four wickets with 205 minutes to spare at the Kensington Oval, to clinch the series 1-0. One of the fulcrums of the Indian effort at the Oval was Farokh Engineer. Now 83, the veteran Indian cricketer looks back at that memorable victory with fondness as he joins Vijay Lokapally in this episode. E01 ft CD Gopinath on India's first ever Test win - bit.ly/CDGopinath Latest weekly episode - Lowdown on the IPL 2022 Mega Auction - bit.ly/iplauctionlowdown Report of this match published in The Hindu on August 24, 1971 - bit.ly/3oUHLyt #CricketPodcast | #Podcast | #Cricket | #IndianCricket | #MatchpointParadox --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

In this episode of Matchpoint Paradox, Vijay Lokapally, Amol Karhadkar and Shayan Acharya join Lavanya Lakshminarayanan and recap the highs and lows of the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. What do you make of the squads after the auction? Tweet to us at @Sportstarweb and share your thoughts. Links referred to in the podcast - Interview with Aakash Chopra: https://youtu.be/QCsPoGtaKh8 E01 of India's Greatest Cricketing Victories: https://bit.ly/3HQt4DV #CricketPodcast #IPL #IPL2022 #IPLAuction #IPL2022Auction --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

In this brand new series where we revisit some of India's most cherished cricketing victories, we start at the country's first win in Test cricket history. We go back 70 years to a historic moment at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai where, after 20 years and 24 Test matches, Vijay Hazare captained India to its first win in the format beating England on February 10, 1952. Coimbatorao Doraikannu Gopinath is the only surviving member of that Indian side and sat down for a freewheeling chat with Ayan Acharya, taking us back in time to his own challenges in making it to the Indian Test team, that memorable win and how Indian cricket itself changed thereafter. Read the story here: bit.ly/3b61dR9 Watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/mB7Sgke7TiQ Follow our complete cricket coverage: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ #Cricket | #CricketPodcast | #IndianCricket | #TeamIndia --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

Shayan Acharya, Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya and Vijay Lokapally are back on Matchpoint Paradox and in this week's episode, the trio look at Virat Kohli's decision to step down from Test captaincy, its implications and the challenges it poses for Rahul Dravid going forward. Follow our complete cricket coverage: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sportstarweb Twitter: https://twitter.com/sportstarweb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sportstarweb/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sportstar1978 Telegram: https://t.me/sportstarweb #TeamIndia | #CricketPodcast | #IndianCricketTeam | #SAvIND | #TestCricket | #ViratKohli --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

Shayan Acharya, Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya and Vijay Lokapally are back on Matchpoint Paradox and in this week's episode, the trio look at India's Test series decider against South Africa, an underwhelming Ashes and a special win for Bangladesh against New Zealand. Follow our complete cricket coverage: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sportstarweb Twitter: https://twitter.com/sportstarweb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sportstarweb/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sportstar1978 Telegram: https://t.me/sportstarweb #TeamIndia | #CricketPodcast | #IndianCricketTeam | #SAvIND | #TestCricket | #Ashes --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message

Shayan Acharya and Vijay Lokapally discuss the takeaways and selection conundrums from the ongoing India vz New Zealand Test series and the talking points from the IPL 2022 Retention exercise in this week's episode. Follow our complete cricket coverage: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sportstarweb Twitter: https://twitter.com/sportstarweb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sportstarweb/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sportstar1978 Telegram: https://t.me/sportstarweb #TeamIndia | #CricketPodcast | #IndianCricketTeam | #INDvNZ | #RahulDravid | #TestCricket --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportstar-podcast/message