Show notes
We review the India v New Zealand match in Dharamshala - and chat about the other themes as the World Cup nears its halfway stage. We also pay our heartfelt tribute to one of India's greatest cricketers: Bishan Bedi.
Talking points:
- The poetry of Bishan Bedi - and what he meant to a generation of fans
- New Zealand running India close in Dharamshala
- Daryl Mitchell and Rachin Ravindra trying to hit Kuleep out of the attack
- Jadeja's discomforting pace - and his ability to calibrate it so finely
- Rohit and Gill taking their chances against a quality opening spell
- Kohli's quest for a century - and the needless uproar around it
- Afghanistan and Netherlands showing their class
- Why aren't teams looking to limit the damage with NRR?
- Will Australia sneak into the semi-finals?
- Will England's batters finally fire?
- Who will go after India's bowlers? New Zealand try but fall short?
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo
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Related:
- The Art of Bedi: Our conversation with Suresh Menon - 81allout podcast
- Previous 81allout episodes on World Cups - 2011, 1987, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003
- Buy War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee - Amazon
- War Minus the Shooting - Revisiting the 1996 World Cup through a classic book - 81allout podcast
- Buy Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward - Amazon