The Great War has well and truly ended and miraculously, we have five scarred survivors who look back on the Great War and look forward to a battle of a different kind to be fought on an almost circular battlefield. After gazing wistfully at the credits and debits of the War, they shift their attention to the Final which probably doesn’t feel like one. They are hoping for the best but fearing the worst. They are looking at battle formations and weather conditions, jinxes and reverse jinxes, experts and punters. They are eyeing the opposition with brows furrowed and eyes narrowed. They are holding their collective breaths for a battle that’s been a long time coming.
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Show Notes
- Hardik Pandya ft. Nana Patekar for Gujarat Krantiveers: https://twitter.com/BishOnTheRockz/status/1662318566648041473?t=bEkWgdao5qwb8yqgC696Yg&s=19
- It’s time for Cryptic Clues in the Jadeja household: https://twitter.com/Rivaba4BJP/status/1660246115428761601?t=vCaimICSy1q6pN0u7Mg9og&s=19
Prithvi Shaw off-the-field randomness: https://youtu.be/rbxNen8W2tc and https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/prithvi-shaw-attacked-by-fans-with-baseball-bat-after-bitter-row-over-selfies/articleshow/97981611.cms - Steve Smith takes a blinder in the slips for Sussex: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZEwNmU-rjZM
- Shastri with the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle for India ahead of the WTC final: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/wtc-final-2023-ravi-shastri-ks-bharat-vs-ishan-kishan-could-hinge-on-bowling-combination-1379371
- New Adidas India team kits blessed by Drone-acharya: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-world-test-championship/team-indias-new-jerseys-unveiled-ahead-of-wtc-final/articleshow/100682596.cms
- Rayudu vs. Hyderabad Cricket Association: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/unhappy-with-politics-in-hyderabad-cricket-ambati-rayudu-skips-ranji-trophy-1207394 and https://kochipost.com/2019/09/01/the-curious-case-of-ambati-rayudu/
- World Cup 1983 team issues statement. Binny doesn't Roger that: https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/bcci-president-roger-binny-legends-sunil-gavaskar-and-kapil-dev-disturbed-by-manhandling-of-wrestlers-8642447/
An unedited video version of this podcast can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/@bitsandpiecesthefriendlies7100