The Follow On

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan and Aneesh Tyle react to Chennai Super Kings winning IPL 2021 and discuss whether the title should be considered an "asterisk" championship. The group then previews the T20 World Cup, making predictions for the tournament.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan and Aneesh Tyle react to New Zealand and subsequently England deciding to not move forward with tours of Pakistan and India's final Test match against England being called off due to COVID. The group also discusses the IPL restart in UAE and makes updated predictions for the league's playoff teams and champion.

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi and Aneesh Tyle break down the first two Test matches between England and India with the visitors holding a 1-0 edge. The group looks at England's openers struggling, the pressure on Joe Root and Jimmy Anderson and what the hosts need to do next while also examining Virat Kohli's lack of runs, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane rediscovering form and India's tailenders showing up. The guys then make predictions for the rest of the series.

Chinmay Vaidya and Aashay Chavan discuss how New Zealand was able to defeat India to win the World Test Championship final and capture the tournament's inaugural title, along with upcoming cricket as IPL 2021 and the T20 World Cup get set to take place in UAE this fall.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aneesh Tyle and Aashay Chavan analyze and predict the World Test Championship final between New Zealand and India, concluding the 2019-21 WTC competition.

Chinmay Vaidya and Aneesh Tyle examine the COVID-19 pandemic situation in India and react to IPL 2021 being postponed indefinitely after four teams had either a player or support staff member test positive for the virus. The duo analyzes at each team at the midway point of the competition and makes amended predictions for when the league eventually resumes.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan and Cricket Adda's Shubham Kulkarni quickly recap India's 2-1 ODI series win over England before previewing IPL 2021 (5:37). The guys place all teams in one of three tiers and make their predictions for the playoffs and final.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan, Aneesh Tyle and Paarth Joshi recap India's 3-1 Test series win over England to send Virat Kohli's men to the World Test Championship Final and preview the clash between India and New Zealand (11:31) before looking at India's 3-2 T20I series win over England and how the results affect the selection process for both teams heading into the T20 World Cup (17:48). The guys also check in T20 World Cup contenders West Indies (41:47), New Zealand and Australia (47:22) before picking their current top 4 teams to lift the trophy.

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi, Aneesh Tyle and Aashay Chavan predict the outcome of the Big Bash playoffs, discuss how South Africa's tour of Pakistan brings cricket back to the country and Rajasthan Royals shaking up their team ahead of the IPL auction. The group then dives into India's miraculous 2-1 Test series victory vs. Australia (9:20), giving India the top spot in the World Test Championship standings ahead of a series vs. England. The crew then predicts the results of India's series vs. England (37:59), Australia's series vs. South Africa (40:43) and who will get to the WTC final at Lord's.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan and Aneesh Tyle recap India’s limited overs series vs. Australia ahead of a pivotal Test series between the two sides. The group also looks at New Zealand’s World Test Championship aspirations after a 2-0 result vs. the West Indies (17:11) and England’s messy tour of South Africa, which got shelved after three T20Is due to a positive COVID test (31:20).

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi, Aneesh Tyle and Aashay Chavan react to Mumbai Indians winning IPL 2020 before picking the best XI (10:10) and most underachieving XI (13:11) of the tournament. The group then looks at the future of cricket in bubbles as the Australia and New Zealand summers get set to begin (25:47).

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi, Aneesh Tyle and Cricket Adda's Shubham Kulkarni examine each of the IPL franchises at the halfway point of the 2020 competition before discussing general IPL thoughts and potential changes for future editions. Kings XI Punjab (:53) Rajasthan Royals (8:37) Chennai Super Kings (16:24) Sunrisers Hyderabad (25:27) Kolkata Knight Riders (34:38) Royal Challengers Bangalore (45:40) Delhi Capitals (56:29) Mumbai Indians (1:01:32) General IPL thoughts (1:07:40)

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi, Aneesh Tyle and Cricket Adda's Shubham Kulkarni preview IPL 2020 as the tournament gets set to take place in UAE amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The group slots each team into one of three tiers (Tier 3 being the worst teams and Tier 1 being the best) and predicts the four playoff teams and eventual IPL 2020 champion.

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi, Aashay Chavan and Aneesh Tyle react to Indian icons MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina retiring from international cricket and whether either player will feature in T20 leagues outside the IPL. The group then reacts to England's 1-0 Test series win over Pakistan (15:50) before previewing England's T20 series with Pakistan and a limited overs series against Australia.

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi, Aashay Chavan and Aneesh Tyle react to the T20 World Cup being postponed to 2021, the IPL's plan to hold its competition in the United Arab Emirates and the ICC's World Cup ODI Super League starting. The guys then go into England's 2-1 Test series win over the West Indies (23:08), spotlighting the good and bad from both teams in cricket's first major live action since early March before previewing England's Test series with Pakistan.

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi and Aashay Chavan react to widespread protests after George Floyd became the latest victim of police brutality in the United States and how the sports figures, including cricketers, have addressed the situation. The group then picks World Cup XIs for each country using only players who have never played in a World Cup final (13:10).

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi and Aashay Chavan select the best XIs from every country using past World Cup champions and finalists.

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi, Aashay Chavan, Aneesh Tyle and Cricket Adda's Shubham Kulkarni conduct a fantasy draft for The Follow On Premier League using IPL rules.

With cricket at a standstill across the globe due to the coronavirus pandemic, Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi and Aashay Chavan look back on cricket's greatest moments and wonder what would happen if those moments hypothetically turned out differently.

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi and Aashay Chavan recap Australia's win over India at the Women's T20 World Cup, which was a tremendous success for growth of the women's game despite some ICC logistical mishaps. The group then dives into New Zealand's 2-0 Test series win over India (7:20), South Africa's impressive showing against Australia (24:50) and some promising youngsters for Sri Lanka and the West Indies (34:59).

Chinmay Vaidya, Aneesh Tyle and Aashay Chavan discuss sportsmanship in cricket and the "spirit of the game" after three high-profile incidents at the Under-19 World Cup. The group also looks at India's T20I and ODI series against New Zealand (14:30) and previews the Test series between the two sides before checking in on South Africa's response against England in its respective limited overs series (29:20). Finally, the guys give their predictions for the 2020 Women's T20 World Cup and examine a trial process at the event where the third umpire alone will be responsible for front foot no-balls (39:03).

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi, Aneesh Tyle and Aashay Chavan react to the tragic news of Kobe Bryant's death and reflect on his impact on the world and their respective lives. The group then makes amends to its Big Bash prediction (6:56) before diving into India's 2-1 series win over Australia and India's tour of New Zealand (13:06), concluding with South Africa attempting to recover in its ODI series against England after dropping three straight Test matches (32:25).

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi, Aashay Chavan, Aneesh Tyle and Cricket Adda's Shubham Kulkarni dive into India's 2-1 T20 and ODI series wins against the West Indies and also discuss South Africa's administrative changes, including AB de Villiers' potential return to cricket (17:00). The group then reacts to the IPL auction, picking their best and worst signings, the biggest bargains, which players were surprisingly left unsigned and which teams did the best and worst jobs spending their money (22:05).

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi, Aneesh Tyle and Aashay Chavan break down the most surprising trades and releases heading into the 2020 IPL auction and analyze India's dominant performance over Bangladesh in the T20 and Test formats (11:15). The group then dives into New Zealand's Test series with England (24:03) and Australia's dominant showing in two Tests against Pakistan (35:37).

Chinmay Vaidya and Paarth Joshi break down the latest news in cricket, including Bangladesh's players temporarily striking to improve cricketing conditions and England making The Hundred one step closer to reality (5:02). The duo then analyzes India's demolition of South Africa in a three-match Test series and how both squads shape up going forward (9:33). Finally, the guys dive into Pakistan's ODI and T20 series against Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka's visit to Australia (19:14) before looking at England's interesting changes to its T20 squad in a tour of New Zealand (27:22).

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi and Aashay Chavan dive into Australia retaining The Ashes against England and how the summer results shaped both sides going forward. The group then dives into the 1-1 T20 series between India and South Africa (11:25) and previews the upcoming Test series, while also questioning whether Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer have earned future opportunities with the team.

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi and Aneesh Tyle discuss Ben Stokes' historic effort to help England level The Ashes 1-1 against Australia with two Tests remaining (4:17). The trio analyzes India's dominance in the West Indies, looking at Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer's performances and Virat Kohli's resurgence after a relatively quiet 2019 World Cup (16:57). Finally, the group checks in on Sri Lanka's rebuild in its series against New Zealand (34:52).

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan and Cricket Adda's Shubham Kulkarni discuss the 2019 Ashes and the start of the inaugural ICC Test Championship. The trio also dives into India's tour of the West Indies (21:05) and Zimbabwe getting suspended by the ICC (32:36) for political interference.

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi, Aashay Chavan and Aneesh Tyle recap the thrilling World Cup final between England and New Zealand, including whether both teams should've kept playing a "super over". The guys also give their respective World Cup XIs (14:50) and provide four-year plans for each team heading toward the 2023 World Cup in India (31:41).

Chinmay Vaidya, Aneesh Tyle, Paarth Joshi and Aashay Chavan analyze the 2019 World Cup 30 matches into the tournament. Paarth discusses his World Cup experience as a spectator (00:40) and the group discusses the highlights of the tournament so far and potential alternate World Cup formats (12:22). Finally, everyone gets a chance to amend predictions made on the preview podcast based on the results so far (40:10).

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi, Aashay Chavan and Aneesh Tyle dive into all things 2019 World Cup. The group breaks down the teams by tiers, starting with Tier 4 (00:30), then Tier 3 (10:15), followed by Tier 2 (16:10) and concluding with Tier 1 (23:24). The guys make their predictions (44:57) for the four semifinal teams, the two finalists, the 2019 World Cup champion and who will win player of the tournament.

Cricket blogger Tim Dale Lace joins The Follow On to discuss how South Africa cricket has changed since AB de Villiers' retirement, a player fans should watch out for at the World Cup and expectations for the Proteas in the tournament.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan and Cricket Adda's Shubham Kulkarni review IPL 2019, which saw Mumbai Indians take down Chennai Super Kings to capture their fourth IPL title. The trio also discusses the best and most underwhelming XI from IPL 2019 (12:54), including a debate over whether Andre Russell was actually the best player in the league (16:21). The group also hands out the second annual Paul Valthaty Award (29:16) and talks about potential changes needed in IPL (32:50).

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan, Aneesh Tyle and Paarth Joshi break down the most surprising and disappointing teams and players of IPL 2019 through three weeks, the best moments from the competition so far (26:55) and whether RCB should shut down Virat Kohli (46:12).

Australian podcaster Andrew Menczel, host of Cricket Unfiltered, joins The Follow On to discuss how he started in cricket podcasting, the ball-tampering scandal that rocked Australian cricket and how the team is looking ahead of the 2019 World Cup.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan, Aneesh Tyle and Cricket Adda's Shubham Kulkarni break down Australia's 3-2 series win over India (00:23) and look ahead to the World Cup for both squads. The guys then preview IPL 2019 using a tier system, placing teams in tier 3 (13:45), tier 2 (18:46) or tier 1 (30:08) based on their talent level and then giving predictions for how the tournament will pan out (38:45).

CricViz data analyst Patrick Noone joins The Follow On to discuss how he got started covering cricket, the future of analytics in the sport and if England's batting prowess will translate to World Cup success.

Chinmay Vaidya, Paarth Joshi, Aneesh Tyle and Aashay Chavan discuss the Big Bash League final and BCCI's attempt to ban Pakistan from the 2019 World Cup due to a terrorist incident (1:55). The guys also look at India's 4-1 series win over New Zealand (11:00), break down India's upcoming ODI series against Australia (30:10) and look at England's tour in the West Indies (39:50).

International cricket journalist Wajahat Kazmi joins The Follow On to discuss how he got started covering cricket, how the sport has changed in Pakistan over the last decade and what the future holds for the team heading into the 2019 World Cup.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan and Aneesh Tyle delve into India's successful tour of Australia with a 2-1 win in the Test series and a 2-1 win in the ODI series. The guys also analyze the controversy surrounding Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul (23:00) and break down the 10 most valuable players in the game (33:45).

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan and Paarth Joshi, along with Cricket Adda's Shubham Kulkarni and Nikhil Potnis, take a look at how India can get ahead of Australia in the Test series and the historic effort from Sri Lankan batsmen Angelo Mathews and Kusal Mendis. The group also breaks down the aftermath of the 2019 IPL auction and which players are poised to make a big impact next year for their teams.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan and Cricket Adda's Shubham Kulkarni discuss the India-West Indies series and Virat Kohli's pursuit of Sachin Tendulkar's ODI records. The guys then dive into Australia's recent struggles and look at two of cricket's most recent bizarre moments.

Chinmay Vaidya and Paarth Joshi discuss the road ahead for India, Pakistan and Bangladesh as the 2019 World Cup continues to draw close. Cricket Adda's Shubham Kulkarni joins the podcast to help review the Asia Cup.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan and Aneesh Tyle break down the England-India Test match series and preview the 2018 Asia Cup.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan and Paarth Joshi dish their three favorite cricket matches of all time, weigh in on South Africa's 3-2 ODI series win over Sri Lanka and offer solutions for what India can do to turn around its fortunes in England after falling down 2-0 in the Test series.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan and Paarth Joshi break down Fakhar Zaman's amazing run and Pakistan's resurgence while also checking in on the India-England tour after the conclusion of the T20 and ODI series.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan and Paarth Joshi break down England's 5-0 sweep of Australia ahead of the pivotal England-India tour, discuss Dinesh Chandimal's ball tampering incident and the lack of reverse swing in the modern game and take a look at South Africa's first tour since AB de Villiers announced his retirement.

Chinmay Vaidya, Aashay Chavan, Paarth Joshi and Aneesh Tyle break down AB de Villiers' retirement and his place in history, Afghanistan's sweep of Bangladesh ahead of a Test clash with India and Scotland's big win over England.

Chinmay Vaidya and Aashay Chavan review the 2018 IPL season. The duo goes over Chennai's return to glory with a win in the championship game over Sunrisers Hyderabad, picks the IPL's best and worst players, hands out the first Valthaty Awards and discusses the future of the league.