The Last Wicket

26/02/2024

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An Indian team in transition stands up to deliver an outstanding series win against a challenging England setup.



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03/02/2024

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We welcome Criccrazyniks on the podcast for the 1st time in our latest episode to discuss India's recent coaches and their performances:

Key topics discussed:
- Man management & vision
- In-game strategy
- Overall performance & disappointments

https://thelastwicket.captivate.fm/episode/shastri-and-dravid-a-song-of-fire-and-ice

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For the first episode of 2024, The Last Wicket duo are joined by Nikhil Popat aka to talk about the contrasting tenures of the Indian men...

23/11/2023

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Australia, India, and a World Cup recap!

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‎Show The Last Wicket, Ep Australia, India and the Cup of Destiny - Nov 20, 2023

28/10/2023

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In our latest, we talk to Kartik ( on Twitter) and discuss all things related to !

Key topics:
- The lack of preparation by certain teams
- Captaincy across teams
- Top battles so far

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‎Show The Last Wicket, Ep 2023 Men's Cricket World Cup - A Pulse Check - Oct 24, 2023

25/09/2023

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With around the corner, we talked to Yash Jha of ESPNcricinfo to talk about ODI cricket.

Key topics:
1. The evolution of the game in the last decade
2. How the format has been impacted by T20s
3. Will this format exist a decade from now?

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‎Show The Last Wicket, Ep State of ODI Cricket with Yash Jha - Sep 24, 2023

23/08/2023

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A little delayed, but an episode with focus on Major League Cricket with Cameron Ponsonby, who worked for Washington Freedom!

Key topics:
- Top performers of Season 1
- Australian influence at the MLC
- Future of cricket in the US

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Freelance cricket journalist Cameron Ponsonby joins host Mayank to chat about all things MLC. The two discuss the success of the inaugural edition of th...

20/06/2023

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Back after a break, we partner with Armchair Cricket Podcast. Key topics covered:

- Preview
- Review & what else could India have done
- Mike Hesson's comments & Shubman Gill's tweet

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‎Show The Last Wicket, Ep India's WTC Woes - A Special with the Armchair Cricket Podcast - Jun 19, 2023

15/05/2023

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Hosts Mayank and Benny take a ball-by-ball look at the last 12 balls of two very exciting IPL games, that went right down to the wire.

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A discussion on the last overs of the KKRvGT and RCBvLSG games in IPL 2023.

23/04/2023

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joins the TLW gang to talk about "Miracle Makers", by Bharat Sunderesan and Gaurav Joshi, a fantastic book covering India's tour to Australia in 2020/21.

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‎Show The Last Wicket, Ep The Miracle Makers - A Book Review with Tareque Laskar - Apr 16, 2023

03/04/2023

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Radha Lath Gupta of She Talks Ball, joins TLW hosts to talk all things .

Key topics:
- Format and scheduling
- Performance of the Indian senior players
- Chances to youngsters and hopes for future editions

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20/03/2023

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Kartik Kannan (previously of Cricket.com) joins us to talk about R Sridhar's book, Coaching Beyond, about his time with the Indian team.

Key topics:
- Working with Bharat Arun & Ravi Shastri
- Journey from 2014 to 2021
- Impact of COVID & much more

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Host Mayank is joined by Kartik Kannan (contributor at Cricket.com) to discuss former India fielding coach R Sridhar's recent book - Coaching Beyond. They discuss fascinating anecdotes from Sridhar, his impact on India's fielding during his tenure, the team-up with Ravi Shastri and Bharat Arun, and....

13/03/2023

Another Border-Gavaskar Trophy comes to an end!

India's domination continues but Australia has fought back well in the 2nd half of the series despite some unavailability.

With many players in their mid-30s, this could be the last of some epic battles (Ashwin vs Smith, Pujara vs Lyon amongst others) we have seen over the years!

06/03/2023

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Assad Husnain (of Pace is Pace Yaar) joins the TLW gang to talk about one of his favorite cricketers , his book Sultan, Pakistan cricket in the 90s, and the bonds Wasim shared with the likes of !

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A one-stop-shop for cricket fans searching for intelligent conversations on analytics, cricket history and niche topics. The Last Wicket offers all that and more with the help of an array of guests who have a wide array of expertise in the game.

04/03/2023

India won the CB Series 2008 by beating Australia 2-0 in a best of 3 finals.

scored 117* and 91 to help setup an unexpected win. This was India’s first multi-team tournament win since Natwest 2002.

26/02/2023

Australia completes a hattrick of T20 World Cup wins, for the 2nd time.

Beth Mooney the top-scoring, batting with 74*. Good fight by Laura Wolvaardt, but just not enough support to get 157 against the likes of Gardner and Jess Jonassen.

20/02/2023

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Veteran Cricket Writer joins the TLW team to talk about small-town heroes, Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni.

- Styles and ways of handling a crisis
- Captaincy & man management
- Impact on Indian culture

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19/02/2023

Jaydev Unadkat leads Saurashtra to their 2nd Ranji title, with a 6-wicket haul in Bengal’s 2nd innings.

Bengal’s 34 year wait continues despite incredible efforts from Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep who bowled long spells.

12/02/2023

1st T20I 50 for Jemimah Rodriguez since Oct 2022 leads India to a win against Pakistan.

Radha Yadav is amongst the wickets as well, good signs for India as they kick off the campaign!

06/02/2023

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We talk to story-teller and writer CS Chiwanza to discuss South African Cricket.

Key topics:
- The recent structural changes and impacts on red ball cricket
- Strength of the LOI sides
- SA20 and what that means for the future

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A one-stop-shop for cricket fans searching for intelligent conversations on analytics, cricket history and niche topics. The Last Wicket offers all that and more with the help of an array of guests who have a wide array of expertise in the game.

29/01/2023

Congrats Team India!

Winners of the inaugural women’s !!

Shafali Verma becomes the 1st ever women’s captain to lead India to an ICC title. Historic moment!

24/01/2023

in 2001, Zimbabwe pulled off a remarkable victory over West Indies, led by an all-round performance by Heath Streak.

After they were bundled out for just 138, Streak along with Bryan Strang reduced WI to 26/7. Then Mluleki Nkala broke the last 2 partnerships to win by 47 runs

23/01/2023

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Daniel Beswick of Emerging Cricket and ICC joins us to discuss the ongoing U-19 Women's World Cup. Key topics:

- What's exciting about the 1st ever
- The incredible journey of Rwanda and Indonesia
- What should be the next moves for women's cricket?

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A one-stop-shop for cricket fans searching for intelligent conversations on analytics, cricket history and niche topics. The Last Wicket offers all that and more with the help of an array of guests who have a wide array of expertise in the game.

11/01/2023

Prithvi Shaw has continued his incredible form in domestic cricket. He just smashed 379 in just 383 balls against Assam in the .

How long before he gets an India call-up (particularly in LOIs)?

Hat-tip to Kausthub Gudipati for the unique stat!

09/01/2023

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Back from a break, The Last Wicket gang is joined by Assad Jaffer (of Cover Drive Podcast) as we review Pakistan's World Test Championship performance, off-field antics, and the positives in the LOIs.

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A one-stop-shop for cricket fans searching for intelligent conversations on analytics, cricket history and niche topics. The Last Wicket offers all that and more with the help of an array of guests who have a wide array of expertise in the game.

28/11/2022

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World Cup-winning Toby Radford joins us for the latest episode to talk about:

- Batting masterclass / Key fundamentals of batting
- Coaching the West Indies team of the early 2010s
- Evolution of

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A one-stop-shop for cricket fans searching for intelligent conversations on analytics, cricket history and niche topics. The Last Wicket offers all that and more with the help of an array of guests who have a wide array of expertise in the game.

14/11/2022

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World Cup winner from Australia's 1999 squad, is our guest this week:

We talk about:
- Mental health
- Player management
- Anecdotes about , , and others from Shane's career

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09/11/2022

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Cricket Journalist Jamie Alter joins us to talk about different pathways and varying structures across India - from club cricket in Delhi to school cricket in Mumbai.

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19/10/2022

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Our latest guest is fast bowling specialist from England. He has worked with a wide range of fast bowlers from Darren Gough to Harshal Patel.

We talk about techniques, how baseball helped him get the basics right, and managing workloads.

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04/10/2022

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We talk to Dr. Paul Felton, The Cricket Biomechanist! Key topics covered:

- How biomechanics helps reduce injuries
- Differences between men's and women's cricket in terms of power hitting and other aspects
- 4 tent peg fast bowling approach and MUCH MORE.

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07/09/2022

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This week, we are joined by ECB Level 3 Wicket-keeping coach Josh Sivier to discuss all things wicket-keeping.

Key topics:
- Fundamentals of wicket-keeping
- Takes down leg side
- Hand and head position and a lot else.

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