Episodes

  • Whitewashed Again - The Pakistan Injury Curse - Two Tier WTC - Afghanistan Boycott - Episode 75
    Jan 11 2025

    00:00 Introduction and Context of Pakistan's Cricket Performance
    01:14 Analysis of Recent Matches and Player Performances
    04:49 Pakistan's Injury Curse
    08:59 Evaluating Pakistan's Test Team Consistency
    13:02 Is Pakistan really a fast bowling country?
    26:30 Pakistan cricket's mismanagement of bowlers
    24:51 Conclusion and Final Thoughts on Team Development
    33:13 The Two-Tiered World Test Championship Debate
    49:53 The Hypocrisy of the Afghan cricket boycott calls

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Heartbreak in Centurion - PAK v SA 1st Men's Test Review - Episode 74
    Dec 31 2024

    00:00 Intro
    00:29 Abbas's Travolta-like comeback
    06:01 Analyzing Abbas's Bowling Performance
    08:50 Abbas's changing pace
    12:08 Celebrating like Shaiby
    26:00 Rabada and Naseem's spells
    29:49 Rabada vs Bumrah and Cummins
    35:42 Race and Class Privilege in South African Cricket
    36:53 South Africa's Incredible Journey to the WTC Final
    40:44 The Big Three's Dominance of ICC Events
    43:02 The Media's Role in Cricket Narratives
    45:22 Recognising players outside of the Big 3
    54:58 Why this match was a rare tragedy in SA
    01:00:34 Empathising with Shan

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Sweeping in South Africa - Saeed ka Suna Tha, Saim ko Dekha Hai - PAK vs SA Men's ODI review - Episode 73
    Dec 26 2024

    00:00 Celebrating the sweep
    02:53 Shaheen finds his form
    09:46 On the circle of Love, Saim & Saeed
    19:49 Comparing Generations: Saeed Anwar and Saim Ayub
    29:57 Sufyan, Salman and other Solid Performers
    33:49 Why doesn't South Africa hurt as much as Australia?
    40:00 Pakistan and the WTC Final
    39:07 Pakistan's Chances Against South Africa
    46:13 How to win in SA
    52:03 Do Bilaterals matter?
    57:48 How the Rizwan era might be different

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Sex of Saim - Salman Ali Bevan - Pakistan vs South Africa Men's T20s & 1st ODI - Episode 72
    Dec 19 2024

    00:00 Easy Ho Ja

    03:04 Ahmer’s nightly fantasy

    05:52 Saim Ayub: Dekha Na Tha

    15:10 Salman Ali Agha: The Unsung Hero

    21:05 Pak record in SA

    30:05 Agha’s superb spin

    36:53 Rizwan’s captaincy

    44:56 Gillespie resignation

    54:12 The fkn Champions Trophy


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    59 mins
  • PAK v SA Test squad, Sadness of Shaheen, Champions Trophy drama - Episode 71 - Batta Fast Manjan
    Dec 5 2024

    Pakistan's men's squad for the tour to South Africa featured the omission of Shaheen Afridi, a development that was more sad than shocking. We debate the rest of the squad, and then get into the absolute sh*tshow that has been the Champions Trophy hosting crisis.

    00:00 Reflections on Pakistan's Test Squad
    05:52 The Future of Shaheen Afridi's Career
    09:13 Do Tests still offer the same legacy as white-ball?
    14:50 Why Pakistan is a graveyard for bowlers
    17:51 Sajid Khan's Exclusion and Its Implications
    20:55 Hope for Mohammed Abbas's Return
    31:26 More complaints about how we've ruined our pacers
    39:39 The Hybrid Model Controversy
    50:28 BCCI's Actual Stance on Security Concerns
    56:38 The Ineffectiveness of ICC Leadership

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Patreon Q&As 3 - Who was the best player in each decade, what will happen to the CT, and more! Episode 70
    Nov 17 2024

    00:00 Introduction to the Q&A Session
    01:09 Who was the best Test player in every decade from the '50s onwards?
    16:30 What will happen with the PCB, ICC and the BCCI in the Champions Trophy?
    34:06 Which bowlers should make the squad for the SA tour?
    37:59 What are the pop-culture implications of 1987-era Imran Khan being present today and dating Taylor Swift?
    47:40 Did the recent series wins hide deeper structural problems in the men's team?
    51:12 How much do individuals end up influencing bilateral cricket relations between India and Pakistan?
    57:02 Players you thought would be great but weren't/Thoughts on Umar Akmal
    1:00:15 Lovely anecdote about Osman and Bob Woolmer
    1:04:30 Does Afridi still make the 21st century Pak Test XI as an opener?
    1:05:07 Who should be in Pak men's T20 squad?

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 22 Saal Baad Pakistan beat Australia - Episode 69 - Pak vs Oz ODI Review
    Nov 10 2024

    00:00 CONGRATES TO PACE LOVERS

    05:48 Seeing Pakistan cricket as a work of art rather than sport

    08:54 Haris Rauf: Pace is Pace Yaar

    11:59 The Game Changing Impact of Tape Ball Cricket

    21:20 Pakistan’s pacers rediscovering their groove

    22:58 Demythologising the Mighty 90s

    25:10 Saim Ayub and the Saeed Anwar comparisons

    37:42 Rizwan's Captaincy: A New Perspective

    47:39 Political Ramifications of the Champions Trophy

    01:01:27 The Future of ICC Dynamics

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Aqib's 11 - Episode 68 - Sajid & Noman help Aqib and Aleem Dar script epic heist
    Oct 26 2024

    Recently paroled con artist Aqib Javed is traveling around the country gathering people for his next big scheme: to rob three Tests owned by the ever ruthless English cricket team. With the aid of a right hand man named Aleem Dar, an umpire out of retirement, a Shani, a boundary dealer, a bald offie, a smooth leftie, an explosives expert, two failing openers, and a bitter casino mogul, they make up Aqib's Eleven, out to make one very big score.

    00:00 Celebrating an Unbelievable Victory
    03:10 The Context of Pakistan's Test drought
    06:07 The Rise of Unsung Heroes - Sajid and Noman
    12:01 The Importance of Unpredictability
    14:53 How to explain Haal
    20:54 The Randomness of this duo working out
    24:02 Is Pakistan Cricket Embarrassed of Home Advantage?
    34:14 Aleem Dar's Insights
    36:43 Why this series was basically Ocean's 11 with Aqib as Clooney and Aleem Dar as Brad Pitt
    38:31 Saud Shaqeel's Remarkable Innings
    40:53 Rizwan's Exceptional Keeping Skills
    44:52 Traditional Test Cricket vs. Bazball, Rohitball etc
    49:47 Can Pakistan make this their new formula for home tests?
    01:00:38 Why home advantage matters

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    1 hr and 3 mins