We review India's magnificent win over Bangladesh in the second Test in Kanpur. [podcast_subscribe id="1595"] Talking Points: India doing both the expected and unexpected at the same timeIndia's great bowling attack and the art of picking 20 wicketsJasprit Bumrah - in a rarefied space of fast bowlingJadeja's speeds v Bangladesh's spinner's speedsIndia's batting assaultKanpur 2021 v Kanpur 2024Kohli, Shastri and the decision to play five fast bowlersJaiswal's remarkable start to his Test career Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Ashoka Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: The simple genius of Ravindra Jadeja - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview substackRohit Sharma and the sixes that woke up a dead game - Alagappan Muthu - ESPNcricinfoA freakish ten-for and good old Indian dominance - 81allout review of the India v New Zealand series in 2021

We review India's 280-run win over Bangladesh in the first Test in Chennai.  Talking Points: Bangladesh complete... then lose by 280 runsBangladesh's impressive trio of pacers The sessions that Bangladesh won - before the ball got older and runs flowedThe sweep v drive ratio: and why Bangladesh chose to sweep much moreIndia's spinners finding the right pace for the conditions Mohammad Siraj's relentless second-innings spell Mehidy and Shakib: too slow with the ball?Rishabh Pant's grand return to Test cricketShubman Gill's purple patch in Tests Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Ashoka Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Ashwin, Jadeja, Bumrah, Siraj, Akash Deep Lead India Into The Black - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview substackAshwin's double act of hundred and six-for secures 1-0 lead for India - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfoReminiscing special memories from my home test - R Ashwin - YouTubeWhy does India need a players' association? Ask a former cricketer - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfo

We chat with ESPNcricinfo's Bangladesh correspondent Mohammad Isam about Bangladesh's historic series win in Pakistan and their chances in the upcoming two-Test series in India. Talking Points: Bangladesh's dream-like comeback wins in the two Tests in RawalpindiA bowling attack with tremendous variety - world-class spin and promising paceThe arrival of Nahid Rana - and his ferocious spells in PakistanThe symbolism of Bangladesh's series win amidst the political climate in the countryMehidy Hasan Miraz - workhorse, counter-puncher, MVPCan Bangladesh's attack adapt to India's varied conditions?The challenge of a two-Test series without any warm-up gamesIndia's unsettled top six How spin-friendly conditions could help Bangladesh narrow the gap  Participants: Mohammad Isam (@Isam) | ESPNcricinfo Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Ashoka Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Bangladesh's small wonders conjure a Rawalpindi miracle - Mohammad Isam - ESPNcricinfoNahid Rana: a new express finds fame in Rawapindi - Mohammad Isam - ESPNcricinfoThe quirks and challenges of covering Bangladesh cricket - 81allout podcast with Mohammad Isam on his book 'On the Tiger's Trail'

In the latest episode we chat with Paras Mhambrey on his recent stint as the bowling coach of the Indian team. We discuss India's varied bowling attack and how he managed the transition from one set of fast bowlers to the next. Participants: Paras Mhambrey Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: ‘We have a cluster of fast bowlers who have got exposure in white-ball cricket and are not far away (from Test call-up)’, says Paras Mhambrey - Indian Express Data driven: How Mhambrey's work is helping Shami & Co - Sanjjeev K Samyal - Hindustan Times ‘What a bowler thinks and what he actually does are different things’ – Bharat Arun interview with 81allout The value of data analysis and how the Indian team embraced it - 81allout podcast with Himanish Ganjoo  'I cannot tell a bowler what to do or not do. I need to help them understand their own rhythm' - Bharat Arun interview - Karthik Krishnaswamy - The Cricket Monthly

In the latest episode we chat with Himanish Ganjoo on how data can assist cricket teams and what he learnt from his own stint as a data analyst with the Indian side. Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Himanish Ganjoo (@hganjoo_153) Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Himanish Ganjoo's articles - ESPNricinfo | Substack Training the Hawkeye on Axar Patel: Angular, Anomalous - Substack Understanding T20 - 81allout podcast with Hassan Cheema Hitting v Batting: the choice that dictates the shape of a T20 contest - 81allout podcast Databall - Kartikeya Date - The Cricket Monthly

We chat with veteran journalist Clayton Murzello about the oldest living Indian captain: Nari Contractor. Clayton speaks about his interactions with Contractor and why we must remember the man for much more than that one day in Barbados: when he suffered a near fatal injury in a warm-up game.  Talking Points: A story full of destiny: from his birth till that fateful day in BarbadosThe stylish left-handed batter who couldn't make it to the Mumbai Ranji sideHow Contractor ended up playing first-class cricket for GujaratThe captain who first introduced team meetings and broke down barriersThe day when the universe conspired against ContractorFrank Worrell's advice to Contractor before the Indians faced Charlie GriffithA remarkable story of recovery - and how cricket saved ContractorThe visionary that roped in Frank Tyson to coach youngsters in Mumbai Participants: Clayton Murzello (@claytonmurzello) Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Contractor steps into the 90s - Clayton Murzello - Mid-DayGriffith's delivery hit my face at 90 degrees: Nari Contractor - Clayton Murzello - Mid-DayThe amazing life of Mumbai-based former India captain Nari Contractor - Clayton Murzello - Mid-DayThe bouncer that ended a career - Martin Williamson - ESPNcricinfo

We review the final of the T20 World Cup and end of India's wait for an ICC trophy. Talking Points: How trophy wins don't define India's legacy. The unfairness of labelling South Africa chokers. The peerless Bumrah.Virat Kohli's change of approach and his great swansong T20 innings in the final.Rohit, Pant and the fallacy of "shot selections". How India finally managed to construct a well balanced squad for the conditions. Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@⁠sidvee⁠) Ashoka (⁠@ABVan⁠) Mahesh (@cornerd) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: ⁠War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee⁠ ⁠Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward⁠ ⁠The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh ⁠ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: 'The Worm Turns for India's Greatest Generation"- Cricketingview.

We review the Super 8 phase of the T20 World Cup and touch upon Afghanistan's glorious triumph, India's sweet win against Australia, and the hopes for the semis and final. Talking Points: Afghanistan's historic wins over Australia and BangladeshGurbaz and Zadran - the rocks around Afghanistan's journeyPlaying their first official cricket match to 2004 to a semi-final in 2024The political question around Afghanistan - and absence of public pressureRohit Sharma's assault against Australia in St LuciaIndia and South Africa thriving with their Test-quality attacksThe mystery of Kuldeep - and his indecipherable fastish spinLooking ahead to the semis and final Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Ashoka (@ABVan) Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: ‘Cricket is the only source of happiness back home’ - Ben Morse and Masoud Popalzai - CNNThe World catches up with Australia - Gideon Haigh - Cricket et al. substackPerfect Imperfection for Imperfect Tournament? - Neil Manthorp - Manners-on-cricket substackHuman rights question hangs over success story of Afghanistan's men - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo

We review the first two weeks of the T20 World Cup and chat about the heartwarming performances of USA and other Associate teams. Plus Pakistan's insistence on opening with Babar and Rizwan; Kohli's attempts to change; Pant's hitting training; and the umpiring decision that Bangladesh are furious about. Talking Points: Why a 20-team World Cup seems so much more inclusive  Why USA beating Pakistan is not as shocking as it may have been 10 years agoMany teams have struggled to score freely but the games have been closePakistan's RizBar problem The importance of a T20 batter having a wide range of strokesRishabh Pant's trained hitting - and how he embraces risk at all timesBangladesh's close defeat to South Africa - and the lbw  Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Ashoka (@ABVan) Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: BAN lose to SA Despite A DRS Reprieve for Mahmudullah - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview substackWhat will be the legacy of Cricket World Cup’s New York adventure? - Andy Bull - GuardianHow India vs Pakistan converted an American sports fan to cricket - Michael Dominski - New York TimesSaurabh Netravalkar and Harmeet Singh: two Mumbai boys living the American cricket dream - Nagraj Gollapudi and Shashank Kishore - ESPNcricinfoCricket stadium opponents relieved with ICC’s decision to nix Van Cortlandt Park proposal, opt for Long Island site - Camille Botello - Bronx Times

Is there any other sport that allows recreational players to rub shoulders with superstars? Scott Oliver has traced down these delightful stories in a new book called Sticky Dogs and Stardust and we speak to Scott to understand his passion for this type of story and how these experiences can reveal so much about a cricketer and their love for the game.  Among the several superstars to have played in club cricket in England, the book tells the stories of all-time greats such as Adam Gilchrist, Malcolm Marshall, Viv Richards, Garry Sobers, Wasim Akram, and Shane Warne - and also reveals what these cricketers' presence meant for their amateur team-mates.  Support 81allout on Ko-fi * Sticky Dogs and Stardust by Scott Oliver is available to buy in hardback and ebook formats. You can get 10% off the standard price at ⁠thenightwatchman.net⁠ with coupon code 81ALLOUT. Hardback (£15.30 + shipping when you use 81ALLOUT): ⁠https://www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/sticky-dogs-and-stardust⁠ Ebook (£4.49 when you use 81ALLOUT): ⁠https://www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/sticky-dogs-and-stardust-ebook⁠  Talking Points: The allure of the big star playing the small gameThe thrill of seeing a youngster with the potential for greatnessSeventeen-year old Adam Gilchrist finding himself in EnglandThe remarkable story of Viv Richards in his pomp at Rishton CCThe sight of great fast bowlers like Marshall and Donald terrorizing amateursThe cult of Garry Sobers at Norton CCThe cricketers who disappointed their clubs The passing of an era - and how cricket's current economy doesn't allow for superstars to be part of an amateur setting  Participants: Scott Oliver (@reverse_sweeper) Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting - Mike MarquseeCricket Beyond the Bazaar - Mike CowardThe Summer Game - Gideon Haigh --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Sticky Dogs and Stardust review - Martin Chandler - Cricketweb.netList of Scott Oliver's articles

The 2024 edition of the IPL has seen hitters step up to a new level - with 200-plus totals becoming routine and 200-plus chases being achieved too. Is this an inflection point for the format? And how should we be talking about the sport if this is the new normal?  Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: Why has this IPL seen a sudden jump in totals?Has the impact-player rule played a significant role in raising totals?Have teams found more hitters to accomodate in the XIs?Jake Fraser-McGurk - the prototypical T20 hitterThe effect of non-capped Indian players like Abhishek Sharma, Ashutosh Sharma Why Dhoni bats so late in the game: the effect of platooning What does it mean when you wish for a balance between bat and ball in T20s?Why higher scores suggest the hitters are more in control of their shot-making Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) Ashoka (@ABVan) Karthikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (republished by 81allout) India (hardback) | India (paperback) | India (e-copy) Australia (paperback, e-copy) USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy) UK (hardback, paperback, e-copy) Canada (hardback, paperback, e-copy) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Hitting v Batting: the choice that dictates the shape of a T20 contest - 81allout podcastWhat’s the deal with T20 bowling? - 81allout podcastJake Fraser-McGurk, the ideal T20 batter - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfoHow Do International Cricketers Do At The IPL? - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview

How much does bowling matter in T20s and how does one measure the potency of a bowler in this format? What are the measures of excellence for a T20 bowler?  Support 81allout on Ko-fi Talking Points: How does one describe a good T20 bowler?Is it possible to separate actions and outcomes for T20 bowling? A format that offers the bowlers almost no leverageWhat is the role of bowlers in a contest designed to be between bat and bat?Does a great T20 bowler need any particular skills? The value of bowlers with unconventional actionsWhat Jasprit Bumrah does well in T20sWhy T20 bowlers can't be viewed in the same way as Test or ODI bowlersCan we gauge bowling in T20s before hitting has reached its full potential?The future of T20 bowling - and why some rule changes can bring bowlers into the gameThe Harshal Patel problem for T20 bowlersAre teams being inefficient when paying huge sums for bowlers? Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) Ashoka (@ABVan) Karthikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (republished by 81allout) India (hardback) | India (paperback) | India (e-copy) Australia (paperback, e-copy) USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy) UK (hardback, paperback, e-copy) Canada (hardback, paperback, e-copy) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Hitting v Batting: the choice that dictates the shape of a T20 contest - 81allout podcastBowling doesn't really matter in T20 - Kartikeya Date - CricketingviewFerociously fast and thrillingly direct: how Mayank went bang, bang, bang - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfo'If you go searching for wickets in T20, you're playing into the batsman's hand' - Samuel Badree interview by Nagraj Gollapudi - The Cricket MonthlyICC recommends ODI rule changes - Cricket Australia

T20 started in the early 2000s but what if the format was invented 15 years earlier. Who were the players who would have excelled in the shorter format? We decided to pick a T20 side from the era before the IPL and debated how Aravinda de Silva and Brian Lara might have changed their game for T20s. And if players like Ricardo Powell and Adrian Kuiper would have had more illustrious careers than they did. Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: The evolution of ODIs and T20s - and how both took about 20 years ago matureWould players like Sunil Narine have been as big a star if not for T20s?The West Indian legacy in terms of accelerating the T20 evolutionWhich players from the past would have thrived in this format?Would you have heard much more of Alistair Brown and Michael Di Venuto had T20s been around earlier? Would Aravinda de Silva have continued his Mad Max avatar in T20s?Ricardo Powell, Atul Bedade, Robin Singh - the superstars who could have beenPlayers like Lance Klusener who rigorously practiced range-hitting The value of a good googly bowler in T20s Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) Ashoka (@ABVan) Deepauk Murugesan (@complicateur)  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (republished by 81allout) India (hardback) | India (paperback) | India (e-copy) Australia (paperback, e-copy) USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy) UK (hardback, paperback, e-copy) Canada (hardback, paperback, e-copy) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related:  Ijaz Ahmed's 84-ball 139 v India in Lahore in 1997 - YouTubeWhen Surrey smashed the 50-over World Record thanks to Alistair Brown's 268 - YouTubeWhen Kapil Dev hit four sixes in a row to avoid the follow-on at Lord's - YouTubeAtul Bedade's big day in Sharjah - YouTube

We review the fifth Test between India and England in Dharamshala – where India stamped their authority with a win by an innings and 64 runs. Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: A one-sided – and thoroughly expected – end to a Test series in IndiaThe Bazball delusion England's inadequate bowling resources thoroughly exposedKuldeep the genius - a wristspinner with both variety and control R Ashwin caps off his 100th Test with signature spellsThe first morning - when Bumrah and Siraj made the ball talkThe challenge against spin for Duckett, Pope, Stokes, and Bairstow Did England Bazball enough or too much? And why it doesn't matterWhen Shubman Gill was at his fluent bestThe problem with England playing Anderson and hardly bowling himEngland not replacing the injured Leach and Rehan - and over-bowling Bashir Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) Ashoka (@ABVan) Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo page --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (republished by 81allout) India (hardback) | India (paperback) | India (e-copy) Australia (paperback, e-copy) USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy) UK (hardback, paperback, e-copy) Canada (hardback, paperback, e-copy) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related:  IND Win By An Innings In Dharamsala, Finish Series 4-1 - Kartikeya Date - CricketingviewOn Ravichandran Ashwin - India's greatest matchwinner - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview Just sit back and get ready to marvel at R Ashwin, for the 100th time - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfoJoe Root on facing Ashwin and Lyon - Sky Cricket podcast - YouTubeHow India Bazballed England - Himanish Ganjoo - X (formerly Twitter)

We review the fourth Test between India and England in Ranchi – where India sealed a series with a magnificent five-wicket win.  Support 81allout at Ko-Fi Talking Points: The third-innings bowling that capped another brilliant third-day fightbackIndia's forced accelerated transition - with a team full of youngstersDhruv Jurel's expert batting with the tailAshwin, Jadeja, Kuldeep - an undecipherable trio Bazball sucking all the oxygen out of the England mediaDid England miss a trick by not bowling Anderson and Robinson enough?How England's statements often ran opposite to their actionsCould England have done better in India if they shelved Bazball?Akash Deep's dream first spell Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) Ashoka (@ABVan) Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo page --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (republished by 81allout) India (hardback) | India (paperback) | India (e-copy) Australia (paperback, e-copy) USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy) UK (hardback, paperback, e-copy) Canada (hardback, paperback, e-copy) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Ranchi win epitomises current era of India's Test team with promise for the next one - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfoIndia Pull Off Sensational Heist Against Negative England In Ranchi - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview SubstackFog of post-truth Baz-chat obscures England’s progress under Ben Stokes - Barney Ronay - GuardianEngland lose series in India - Sky Cricket Vodcast - YouTube

We review the third Test between India and England in Rajkot – where a terrific all-round performance helped India go 2-1 up.  Support 81allout at Ko-Fi Talking Points: India's magnificent bowling on Day 3How the flat pitches in this series are neutralizing BazballIndia's spinners - turning the ball more with greater controlWhy England's batting tactics are actually a tribute to India's great bowlingWhy India are actually relentlessly attacking while England are highly defensiveWhy England should have played an extra seamer in all three TestsThe problem for England's spinners in India - lack of controlSarfaraz Khan's old-school method of lofting spinners Shubman Gill's tweak to his techniqueAshwin's 500th, Jadeja's stupendous TestMohammad Siraj - non-stop relentless  Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) Ashoka (@ABVan) Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo page --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (republished by 81allout) India (hardback) | India (paperback) | India (e-copy) Australia (paperback, e-copy) USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy) UK (hardback, paperback, e-copy) Canada (hardback, paperback, e-copy) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Craft Kuldeep undoes Bazball - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfoIndia win by 434 runs - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview SubstackWhat next for Bazball after India crush England - Sky Cricket Vodcast - YouTubeR Ashwin: the 5D chess master of modern cricket - Jarrod Kimber - YouTube

We review the second Test between India and England in Visakhapatnam – where Jasprit Bumrah powered India to a 106-run win.  Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: A celebration of Test cricketA series with echoes of the 2016-17 home series v Australia Are England really playing Bazball?India's decision to play five bowlers even with an inexperienced batting line-upDoes anyone think of drawing a Test match these days?Jasprit Bumrah: an artist operating on a different plane to the restJames Anderson's spell and the mystery around how little he bowls in IndiaDid England pick one spinner too many?Yashasvi Jaiswal's crackling double-hundredShubman Gill making the most of his luck to a fine Test hundredDo these pitches give India the best chance v England? Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) Ashoka (@ABVan) Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo page --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (republished by 81allout) India (hardback) | India (paperback) | India (e-copy) Australia (paperback, e-copy) USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy) UK (hardback, paperback, e-copy) Canada (hardback, paperback, e-copy) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Jasprit Bumrah press conference after Day 2 - BCCI.tvSky Cricket podcast with Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain - YouTubeIndia Beat England By 106 runs- Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview SubstackJasprit Bumrah's spells in West Indies in 2019 - Antigua, Kingston - YouTube

We review the first Test between India and England in Hyderabad – where India lost a Test match at home after gaining a first-innings lead of 190.   Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: One of England's greatest winsOllie Pope's freakish 196India's approach to facing left-arm spinWhy England choose to sweep and reverse-sweep India's spinnersBazball and the approach to risk-takingIndia's batters getting out to unforced errors after being setJasprit Bumrah's astonishing range  Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) Ashoka (@ABVan) Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo page --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (republished by 81allout) India (hardback) | India (paperback) | India (e-copy) Australia (paperback, e-copy) USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy) UK (hardback, paperback, e-copy) Canada (hardback, paperback, e-copy) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Sky Cricket podcast with Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain - Sky SportsHow England cracked the risk-reward equation in Hyderabad - S Rajesh - ESPNcricinfoEngland begin their series in India with a win... Again - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview SubstackJasprit Bumrah interview with Ali Martin - GuardianBharat Arun interview - 81allout podcast

We rewind to England's tour to India in 2001-02 - when India won the three-Test series 1-0 and England leveled the six-match ODI series 3-3. England arrived in India on the back of terrific series wins in Sri Lanka and Pakistan - and despite a green bowling attack managed to gave India a scare in two Tests.  Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: The uncertainty around the tour because of the events around 9/11India's eventful 2001 - epic wins, big defeats, and plenty of controversy The similar (yet contrasting) narratives around the captaincy of Nasser Hussain and Sourav Ganguly How England's raw bowling attack found a way to restrict India's batting line-upThe legend of Ashley Giles bowling a negative line from over the wicketTendulkar's peak - and the unrealistic high standards everyone set for himCraig White and Matthew Hoggard: coming of age on a tough tourThe Bangalore Test that could have been played in HeadingleyThe threat of Sehwag at No.7 Marcus Trescothick's dream run in the one-dayersWhen Flintoff took his shirt off Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) DP Prashant (@prashantdptweet) Ashoka (@ABVan) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (recently republished by 81allout) India (hardback) | India (paperback) | India (e-copy) Australia (paperback, e-copy) USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy) UK (hardback, paperback, e-copy) Canada (hardback, paperback, e-copy) Related: India v England, Ahmedabad Test highlights, 2001-02 - YouTubeIndia v England, Bangalore Test highlights, 2001-02 - YouTubeEngland divided by safety worries - Mike Selvey.- GuardianPlaying with Fire - Nasser Hussain autobiography - AmazonComing Back to Me - Marcus Trescothick autobiography - Amazon

We review the two-Test series between South Africa and India - which ended 1-1 after a bowler-dominated shootout in Cape Town.  Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: India's missed opportunity to finally win a series in SAWhy the Cape Town pitch backfired on South AfricaIndia's lack of fast bowling depth - a sign of more struggles in future away seriesMohammad Siraj's dream spell on the first morning in Cape Town Dean Elgar's century: a tale of plays-and-misses and cashing in on poor bowlingAiden Markram's astonishing attackWhere Rabada and Bumrah showed their class: figuring out the conditionsRohit Sharma's comments about the pitch - and potential double-standardsAre these short Tests harming the format? Or are they ideal for entertainment?  Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) Ashoka (@ABVan) Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo page --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh (republished by 81allout) India (hardback) | India (paperback) | India (e-copy) Australia (paperback, e-copy) USA (hardback, paperback, e-copy) UK (hardback, paperback, e-copy) Canada (hardback, paperback, e-copy) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: India prove their golden age has plenty of kick left - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo Mean Reversion - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview - SubstackNewlands pitch the tip of WP’s iceberg of problems - Telford Vice - WordpressOn the ICC pitch evaluation system - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview - SubstackCrime and punishment: warnings, fines, bans and let-offs - Alok Prasanna Kumar - The Cricket Monthly