Expectations can be a double-edged sword in elite sport. The pre-tournament favourite team or an athlete winning a title could be taken for granted while failure could attract intense criticism. India was in this unenviable situation.But over the last three weeks, the Men in Blue have gone about their business clinically and methodically to emerge triumphant after beating New Zealand by four wickets in a pulsating summit clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.Our corresponden...
Mar 10, 2025•25 min
In this episode of Matchpoint Paradox, Sportstar's Cricket Podcast, Dhruva Prasad and Sahil Mathur try and unpack the raging debate on a two-tiered international Test ecosystem, its pros and cons and more. #CricketPodcast | #SportsPodcast | #TestCricket
Jan 14, 2025•40 min
Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years with a 3-1 series win. The series was filled with misses for India which comes away from the continent with its Test ecosystem in disarray. KC Vijaya Kumar joins Dhruva Prasad and Sahil Mathur to discuss the ups and downs of the series and the road ahead for Gambhir and his boys. #BGT | #CricketPodcast | #CricketNews | #SportsPodcast
Jan 07, 2025•43 min
If there is one person who knows R. Ashwin better than most, it is former India cricketer and women’s team coach W.V. Raman. The Tamil Nadu off-spinner made his First Class debut when Raman was at the State team’s helm and spoke about the latter’s role in his early years in domestic cricket. #Ashwin #IndianCricket #CricketPodcast #IndianSports #SportsPodcast
Dec 19, 2024•50 min
🎙️ Podcast | In a brand new episode of Matchpoint Paradox, Lavanya Lakshminarayanan and Amol Karhadkar look at an interesting IPL Auction and the talking points that emerge: From Mumbai Indians' faith in Tendulkar Jr.'s and the practicality of Vaibhav Suryavanshi's acquisition by the Royals to #IPL2025 signifying the closing of an important loop and much more. You can also catch this episode on all major podcast platforms including YouTube where the full video of this episode is available. ...
Nov 28, 2024•27 min
The #INDvAUS Test rivalry has some incredibly dramatic moments From Gavaskar's angry walkout in 1981, Dravid and Laxman's resistance in 2001, the infamous Sydney Test in 2008 to Pant and Co.'s defiance in 2020/21, we revisit the experience of one of the best rivalries in the sport across generations in this special video. ft. Vijay Lokapally, Dipak Ragav, Aashin Prasad, Pranay Rajiv CHAPTERS 00:36 - 02:18 - Intro 02:19 - 17:03 - Earliest memories of the India vs Australia cricket rivalry 17:04 -...
Nov 21, 2024•44 min
Arun Dhumal, the chairman of the Indian Premier League, talked about the exit of T20 World Cup-bound England players mid-season and also the future of the Impact Player rule. #CricketPodcast #Podcast #IPL #IndianCricket
May 21, 2024•24 min
Hardik Pandya and Ashish Nehra were unable to recreate the magic they managed together when they went their separate ways in the ongoing Indian Premier League season. Amol Karhadkar and Pranay Rajiv look at the repercussions of the IPL's most controversial transfer and what it means for the future of Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians. #IPL2024 #IndianPremierLeague #CricketPodcast
May 17, 2024•17 min
Asha Sobhana Joy is an individual with immense faith in the universe. In 2021, the leg-spin-bowling all rounder was dropped from the Railways side and found herself low on confidence. She posted a photograph on her Instagram account then with the text — ‘Fall seven times, stand up eight.’ Roughly 869 days later, she and her Royal Challengers Bengaluru outfit, led by Smriti Mandhana, lifted the franchise’s maiden Women’s Premier League (WPL) title. Less than a month later, Asha was named in the s...
Apr 21, 2024•47 min
Senior cricket analyst Dan Weston breaks down how teams go about their auction picks in the Indian Premier League. Catch our complete cricket coverage on Sportstar. #IPL2024Auction | #IPL2024 | #IndianCricket
Dec 24, 2023•1 hr 1 min
From rule changes forcing teams to change auction strategy to tickets for to watch the auction looking like the new norm, Amol Karhakdar and Sahil Mathur recap the IPL 2024 Auction in this episode of Matchpoint Paradox. #IPL2024 | #IPL | #CricketPodcast | #SportsPodcast
Dec 22, 2023•25 min
Amol Karhadkar joins Lavanya Lakshminarayanan in this episode of Matchpoint Paradox, Sportstar's cricket podcast, to review India and Australia's World Cup campaign and the road ahead for the two countries. #CricketPodcast #Podcast #WorldCup2023 #Cricket
Nov 21, 2023•41 min
In this episode of Matchpoint Paradox, Sportstar's cricket podcast, Lavanya Lakshminarayanan and Pranay Rajiv look at the positives and negatives of New Zealand's campaign in the 2023 Men's ODI World Cup. #CricketPodcast #Podcast
Nov 18, 2023•23 min
Beyond the four teams who have qualified for the knockouts, the World Cup has seen drama, ambition and stutters from the rest of the playing field. In this episode, Lavanya Lakshmi Narayanan is joined by Pranay Rajiv, Dhruva Prasad and Mayank to dissect the ODI World Cup campaigns of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, England and the Netherlands. Listen in. Resources: How Afghanistan’s rapid ascent in 2023 ODI World Cup came to be: A behind-the-scenes look ICC World Cup 2023: England’...
Nov 18, 2023•49 min
Dhruva Prasad joins Lavanya Lakshminarayanan to look at the World Cup that was and wasn't for South Africa. #CricketPodcast | #Podcast #WorldCup2023
Nov 17, 2023•21 min
World Cup-winning Indian allrounder Yuvraj Singh speaks to Vijay Lokapally about mentoring Shubman Gill, his utility to the Indian side and what sets him apart from the a generation of emerging cricketing talent. #IndianCricket #CricketPodcast
Nov 12, 2023•12 min
Australia women's team captain Meg Lanning shocked the world by announcing her retirement from all forms of international cricket in the early hours of Thursday - November 9. Sportstar's Lavanya Lakshminarayanan is joined by author, former journalist and Delhi Capitals Media Manager Suprita Das to discuss Lanning's legacy, the itch to move away from the game and more. #CricketPodcast #WomensCricket #AustraliaCricket
Nov 10, 2023•27 min
Lavanya Lakshminarayanan is joined by Amol Karhadkar from Colombo to discuss a chaotic Asia Cup, a few questionable tournament rule tweaks and India's squad for the ODI World Cup. #CricketPodcast #Cricket #IndianCricket |#AsiaCup | #CWC23
Sep 10, 2023•21 min
From Pakistan's underrated rise this year and Bangladesh's versatile lineup that has given India a run for their money, the Asia Cup is proving to be a crucial practice ground ahead of the ICC ODI World Cup later this year. What do India's opponents look like and what should Rohit Sharma's side watch out for? Dhruva Prasad and VS Aravind explore.
Aug 27, 2023•33 min
In this episode, Pranay Rajiv and Sahil Mathur look at Ben Stokes return from ODI retirement, Hardik Pandya's unfavourable transformation post captaincy and the much-awaited return of Jasprit Bumrah. #CricketPodcast | #Podcast | #Cricket
Aug 18, 2023•16 min
"Who should be India's No. 4" is a debate that raged in the build-up and aftermath of the team's 2019 World Cup campaign. Four years have passed since, but the conundrum continues unabated, with the 2023 World Cup also on the horizon. India captain Rohit Sharma had recently said that "nobody has come and settled themselves in" for the No. 4 spot. India has tried 11 players at No. 4 in ODIs since the 2019 World Cup, and yet the management, partly due to injuries to key...
Aug 13, 2023•16 min
From middle order batting choices and the return of "KulCha" to India's pace arsenal tweaks, VS Aravind and Dhruva Prasad look at all the conversations surrounding India's Asia Cup and World Cup preparations. #CricketPodcast | #Podcast | #IndianCricket
Aug 11, 2023•30 min
In this episode of Matchpoint Paradox, we look back at the recently concluded Ashes, India's takeaways from its ongoing tour of West Indies and the highs and lows of the Deodhar trophy. #Sportstar #CricketPodcast #Podcast
Aug 04, 2023•31 min
VS Aravind and Dhruva Prasad look at the ongoing Ashes and explore the questions the five-match series has thrown up for the hosts. #Ashes #CricketPodcast #SportsPodcast #Podcast
Jul 28, 2023•21 min
In this episode of Matchpoint Paradox, Ayan Acharya and Shayan Acharya are joined by former India cricketer-turned-broadcaster Deep Dasgupta on all things cricket, including India's preparation for the home ODI World Cup later this year, Ashes and the trials facing Bazball and more. Check out the latest cricket news from Sportstar here. #CricketPodcast #Podcast #Cricket...
Jul 21, 2023•30 min
Competitive franchise cricket is no longer a man's world. With the WOMEN'S BIG BASH, the now defunct Kia super league, and the current Hundred putting women's cricket in the spotlight, opportunities for fresh talent to break through and the game to find newer takers are growing by the day. Another addition towards this end is the Women's Caribbean Premier League and the quirky 6ixty tournament currently underway in St Kitts & Nevis. One element bringing these developments and Ind...
Aug 24, 2022•25 min
In 1981, India scripted a memorable 138-run victory over England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to take a 1-0 lead in the six-Test series. The team sheet on both sides had legendary names like Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Ian Botham, Geoff Boycott, and more. There were no centurions in this Test but the match saw four five-wicket hauls and one of those went to Dilip Doshi when he almost singlehandedly took care of the English lineup which batted second. In this episode of India's Gr...
Aug 16, 2022•43 min
In this episode of India's Greatest Cricketing Wins, we catch up with veteran offspinner Shivlal Yadav as we revisit a special victory India pulled off over neighbour and fierce rival Pakistan in Mumbai back in 1979. Vijay Lokapally speaks to the player-turned-administrator about that Test match, the state of spin bowling in India's cricketing ecosystem, why coaching never came up on Yadav's radar, and much more. Listen in. E01 ft. CD Gopinath: bit.ly/CDGopinath E02 ft. Farokh ...
Jul 12, 2022•44 min•Season 7Ep. 1
In this episode of Matchpoint Paradox, Ayan Acharya is joined by KC Vijaya Kumar, sports editor of The Hindu to discuss the Ranji Trophy final where Madhya Pradesh beat Mumbai. From what this means for the domestic scene, to the standout storyline of MP coach Chandrakant Pandit who fulfilled a long-lasting dream, tune in to this episode for the complete lowdown of the summit clash. RESOURCES: Madhya Pradesh wins maiden Ranji Trophy title, beats Mumbai by six wickets in final: https://bit.ly/3a3u...
Jul 01, 2022•24 min
On Matchpoint Paradox this week, Ayan Acharya, Ashwin Achal and Amol Karhadkar discuss the many selection takeaways from India's recently concluded T20I series against South Africa and some chatter in Ranji Trophy circles about making the games more engaging and competitive for a viewer ahead of the final. For our complete Ranji coverage, visit: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/ For our women's sports podcast, visit: https://spoti.fi/3pEdQux #Podcast #CricketPodcast #Cricket...
Jun 23, 2022•34 min
