Bits and Pieces : The friendliest cricket podcast
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Ep 176: India make her-story with fem-ous win!
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
India's rollercoaster World Cup campaign had the perfect finish as they overcame unbeatable Australia, and their own bugbears South Africa in the ...
Ep 175: Storm in a no cup, amid epic Ani-Mohsin-ity
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
India win the Asia Cup while staging an embarrassing political charade, at the end of which the BCCI have managed to have their cake and eat it too, b...
Ep 173: The Super Intent of the Superintendent Makes a Nation Believe
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mohammed Siraj has pulled off the near impossible. And the Bits and Pieces gang is here to celebrate. In this episode owe dive into the thrilling conc...
Ep 172: Lord's and the Catch 22 run loss
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tony, VaMu, Hank and MuSa bring you Episode 172 of BnP, a few days after smarting and internalising the Lord's heartbreak. Join the gang as they c...
Ep 171: Prince crowned when rubber meets the road
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a brief hiatus, the friendliest cricket podcast is back. Join Tony, PGK, PDP and VaMu as they dissect India's performance in the first two t...
Ep 170: Temba Main Hoon! Markram Idhar Hai! And Aus Sapna's up nah!
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For only the second time in 29 years, Australia loses an ICC final! For only the second time in 27 years, South Africa have an ICC trophy! And it took...
Ep 169: RCB JCB JCB! Zinta's boys not good enough
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After 18 years, RCB and Kohli taste IPL success. Tony, Nitin, Max and Bisi assemble to mark the occasion with an incoherent episode on Mo Bobat, Rajiv...
Ep 168: Virat and Rohit say Tata, IPL resumes
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest stars of the post-Dhoni era call time on their India Test careers. Nitin, Tony, Chops, PDP and Bisi gather to discuss what may have happen...
Ep 167: Dayal MSD for Murder 2 - Kolaveri Derby redux
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
PGK, Srinath, Nitin, Tareque and Max sat together for Episode 167, moments after yet another South Indian Derby classic, and once again, RCB turned th...
Ep 166: Jumping Jhapaak Jampak Champak, from Kantara to Vantara
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As IPL heads into mid season frenzy, Bits and Pieces turns its eyes to the most pressing matters around the greatest show on earth: The origins of Cha...
Ep 165: Chicken 65 Super Kings and Kantara Legend Rahul
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which, we go back to the era when MS had Do Knees, and wonder if Umar Gul's Bowl-out inspired Digvesh Rathi, who signs off autographs for Travi...
Ep 164: Make Ashna Great Again
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After another highly eventful week of the IPL, Max, PGK, Bisi and VaMu take you through the latest in April Fool's trends, Tollywood, c chess, science...
Ep 163: 8-down and out -- The IPL Preview Continues into Week-2
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this post-preview, "why not preview this gig once again" preview episode of Bits and Pieces, host Tareque Laskar and CSK apologist, Max delve into ...
Ep 162: Indian Preview League 2025
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to the only IPL preview you will ever watch, because it's possible you will self-destruct within 5 seconds of this wonderful ep...
Ep 161: Magnificent India win prestigious ICC tupperware
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
India inevitably run to another ICC title, brushing past Australia in the semis, and New Zealand in the finals of the Pakistan edition of the ICC Cham...
Ep 160: Kane Unable: Abhimanew Zealand caught in Chakravarthy's Chakravyuh
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Right after India wrap up a comprehensive win against a shameful New Zealand team, Vikas, Bodhi, Sandy and Tony get together to make sense of the grou...
Ep 159: Ind v Pak - Dampest Squib Game
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
PDP, Max and Tareque assemble after India demolish Pakistan in the much hyped league fixture of the Champions Trophy. The gang acknowledges the irony ...
Ep 158: The Goa trip of cricket tournaments
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“You come macha, we will figure it out” seems to be the way the ICC is going about organizing the Champions Trophy. Srinath, PDP, Max and Murali p...
Ep 157: India v England - Home or Away series for Virat Kohli?
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Iman Pande hosts (and refuses to edit) his first ever episode of Bits and Pieces. As expected, it is an incoherent trainwreck featuring discussions on...
Ep 156: Dube-ous swaps, Akash Deepseek, Varun's CV
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bits and Pieces gets all technical about legspinners and Kohli in the latest episode of BnP. Max, Rahul, VaMu and PGK also chat about India's gun ...
Ep 155: Gambhir Gauti, Muh Meh Goti, Gudakesh Motie
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bits and Pieces assembles to survey the train-wreck that is the Indian cricket team discipline policy document leak, including the strange luggage sti...
Ep 154: 60 overs of hell... 10 years of heaven
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the dust settles and the tears subside, Bits and Pieces looks back wistfully at India's glorious decade in Test cricket that culminated with the BG...
Ep 153: Smile because it's over, don't cry because it happened
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The end of India's BGT streak signals the end of an era for the Indian team. Tony, Iman, Mohan, and Nitin take stock of what has been, where we go fro...
Ep 152: When the LLLeve Breaks (BGT Boxing Day Test)
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Conclusion: Shared Memories >> Loss Therapy Post mortem of The BGT Boxing Day Test, 2024. Many of us from BnP saw and lived every ball of this ...
Ep 151: See ya, from the Gabba Ash!
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In an unexpected turn of events - much like an Ash na carrom ball - the Bits and Pieces gang is caught unawares by the surprise retirement of R Ashwin...
Ep 150: Justice Adelaide... Is Justice A-denied
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's one-all in the BGT after Australia smash India in less than half the duration under lights at the Adelaide Oval. Bits and Pieces completes 150 ep...
Ep 149: Lights, Camera, Auction
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the auction episode. Which means, we say Zinta hoon yaar kaafi hai and let AI do the edit. Join Max, Varun, and Sandy as they discuss the bids an...
Ep 148: Perth a No-Swing state as India Trump Aus in OPTUS race
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ndia add another to their list of incredible away Test wins against the odds, this time under the watch of the one-off combine of Bumrah-Gambhir. Tony...
Ep 147: Birth, rebirth, mirth and selection berth simulated at Perth
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Max, Adi and VaMu usher in the BGT which begins this week - two of them hiding behind a couch and sneaking a peek through the gaps between their finge...
Ep 146: Happy go lucky with Director General, Joy Bhattacharjya
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
M'lord Joy Bhattacharjya joins my lads of Bits and Pieces in ep 146. Prashant, Srinath, and Tony kick it about with Joy about Fantasy sports, KKR, Cri...
Ep 145: 121 All Out
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
India began their series against New Zealand with a 3-0 scoreline predicted. As expected, the scoreline read 1-0 after the first Test, at which point...
Ep 144: Emergency Section 144 on Indian cricket?
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
India's 12 year undefeated home reign comes to a shuddering, shattering, sobering, Santner-ing end against post-Apocalyptic Williamson-less New Zealan...
Ep 143: R Ashwin has the sheets & KL Rahul's enShettyfication
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a week in which New Zealand reigned supreme, Prashant, Chops, Iman and Tony train their sights on everything mockable in the world of cricket. No p...
Ep 142: Brook Cricket, and 'Anju' Samson
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Sebastian makes a timely return to the podcast to share his euphoria over Sanju Samson's record-breaking 100 as India bury Bangladesh under an av...
Ep 141: Gall, dare and Galle Diaries
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
India play GauBall in Kanpur to defeat the rain, crap ground conditions, distraction in the form of the strangest ever set of IPL retention rules and ...
Ep 140: Thanks for coming to Ashwin's TEDxChennai
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a week where he generated runs, wickets and sound-bytes like only he can, Bits and Pieces turns its focus fully on its favourite muse. It's an ...
Ep 139: In affectionate remembrance of Pakistan cricket
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
PGK, Adi, Murali and Nitin bring you Episode 139, which is a post-mortem of Pakistan's worst series, Rahul Dravid's ascension to Rajasthan co...
Ep 138: Bangladesh reign at Unravel-Pindi
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Max, Tony and Nitin bring to you Episode 138 of Bits and Pieces, covering uncoverable cricket from Pakistan (which was not televised), at uncoverable...
Ep 137: Rally 'round the Test Indies
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
West Indies shudder to a series defeat against South Africa, collapsing spectacularly from winning positions. Bits and Pieces asks the tough questions...
Ep 136: Chaliye Pudu Cherry ko vanakkam
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Max, PDP, VaMu, Bisi and special guest (who does not appear) Krt as they bring you all the latest from Gambhir era, Ash na veri, and Puducherry. ...
Ep 135: Thalappakatti for a reason
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Iman, Bisi, and host Varun Murali as they bring you the distinction between thala and thalappakatti, the tension from the retention in the IPL, a...
Ep 134: Chronicles of a duck foretold - A SKY documentary
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bits and Pieces somehow continues into its 134th week on the trot, and Sanju Samson must be quite miserable about this. The pod was recorded just as...
Ep: 133: Mr Gambhir, ‘You are not the CEO of Me’; The Ambanis are!
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BroT, Hank and poDebutant, Vishal Shah, discuss the Ambani wedding, which was the most important event in Indian cricket this week. They then discuss,...
Ep 132: We Welcome Grumpy and Farewell Grumpy: Hello Gambhir. Goodbye Jimmy
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Choppy, Max and VaMu say hello and welcome to Gautam Gambhir as coach of the India cricket team. They farewell Jimmy Anderson. And also talk about Ind...
Ep 131: Euphoria from a heady Wankhede evening
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Mumbai, India gave its cricketing heroes a massive and spontaneous reception to mark their memorable World Cup triumph. Vipul from the Bits and Pie...
Ep 130: Rohit and Dravid's India are champions!
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After 4024 days, India end their ICC tournament drought in incredibly dramatic fashion in Barbados. An ending that you could not have scripted, for Ro...
Ep 129: Gulbadin's Oscar, and Jay Shah's gif that keeps on giving
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We originally wanted to record this episode on the weekend, since we expected Semifinal slots to be decided well before India played Australia. But as...
Ep 128: Of Nepal's Walker and Netravalkar
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a sizzling second week of the World Cup filled with close games, upsets, near-upsets and a teary farewell to New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lank...
Ep 127: Pakistan defeated by India, and by India H1B
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Despite the ICC's best efforts with messed up pitches at strange venues, ticketing faux-pas, scheduling gaffes and comical broadcast deals, the fi...
Ep 126: This time for America
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for that flagship, marquee cricketing event ... that happens every year. No, we aren't talking about the IPL anymore (and so thank y...
Ep 125: Ab ki baar KKR
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As IPL 2024 winds down to anti-climactic conclusion, Tony, Chops, Bisi and Nitin come together to ponder the most important question of all - who has ...
Ep 124: Sambar Derby, Sweet Finish
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the day after RCB poured sambar all over the sweet strawberries of CSK, the gang get together to cry/celebrate about the outcome of the best match...
Ep 123: Cricket's holy cows, with Sharda Ugra
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When was the last time the media, the selectors, the commentators, or even the coach could speak their mind freely or take a hard call in relation to ...
Ep 122: Selective Selection Outrage, Unending Umpiring Umbrage
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tony, Chops and Nitin chat about the latest happenings in the unending IPL, and cast their deep focus on the strange edge-case that was witnessed at t...
Ep 121: Uncomfortably Numb - reacting to scores of 260+
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From book cricket to stick cricket to cheat mode, the scoring rates in IPL 2024 continue to soar out of the realms of anything we could have imagined....
Ep 120: Dhoni's journey - from strike-farming to strawberry farming
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kookaburras in England, Kiwis in Pakistan ... and Ducks in India. As the IPL moves into mid-season madness, our knowledgeable friends assemble to kil...
Ep 119: Is Jasprit Bumrah a Product Manager at Cred?
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The answer is no, of course, but why let that come in the way of a buzzword filled headline for your podcast episode! But no, seriously, in Episode 1...
Ep 118: East or Vest, Shreyas is the best
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's IPL season, so naturally Max, PGK, Varun, and Tony want to start the episode with the team selection for the T20 World Cup. Which Mahabharats...
Ep 117: Prodigal son returns after a year and nothing has changed
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaustubh Kumar returns to the pod after nearly a year and says "nothing has changed". The same folk are doubing down on the same views on mo...
Ep 116: One finger points to third man, three fingers point back at Hardik
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two bouncers per over, TV umpires sitting with directors, bright AF stumps, and some ridiculous cricket. As the IPL clown car drives past the first ro...
Ep 115: Ee Sala Cup Namdu!
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After 16 years, Royal Challengers Bangalore are champions. We lived to witness this fine day. Whodathunk! Nitin, Max, VaMu and Brother T assemble soo...
Ep 114: Chatsguru by ESPNCricinfo
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the wonderful occasion of R Ashwin's 100th test, the gang get together to finally deliver the long promised Cage Match. Join Tony, PGK, Srinath...
Ep 113: Does Mufa Bro have a BCCI contract?
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Bits and Pieces goes deep into contract law and HR practices, and quite fittingly, we do this without the lawyer or the HR professional in ...
Ep 112: India deflates Gas-ball for Ranchi Trophy
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following India's stirring 3-1 series win over England in Ranchi, the gang assembles for take 112 of trying to explain Bazball. And we have two eq...
Ep 111: Jai Jaiswal, RIP Bazball
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Moments after India's remarkable win at Rajkot, the crew assembles with boundless joy and schadenfreude, in fond remembrance of Bazball, whose As...
Ep 110: Shreyas Iyer and Selection Ire
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is Shreyas Iyer injured? Is he dropped? Is he rested? Is he acting? Is Kaviya Maran the greatest T20 franchise owner in history? Who is Ollie Robinson...
Ep 109: What Stokes talks about when Stokes talks about running slowly
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tony, Bisi, Nitin and SpamMo come together to review India's hard-fought win to draw level in Vizag, on the back of Jaiswal's fine 200 and Jas...
Ep 108: Two unlikely wins and one group hug
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What a start to a summer of grief, and the Shamar of joy... Bisi, Sandy, Srinath, Murali and Chops get together on the day of Bazball's first win ...
Ep 107: Five-nil. Puff of (dust).
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 107, Bits and Pieces continues its Pulitzer-worthy investigation into the state of cricket pitch manufacturing, outfield preparation and st...
Ep 106: Fielding cauliflower match ups for dust bowels
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At one point Tony says "We've been talking for 20m and only Rachna has made any sense" (edited out). At another point Tony whines on lik...
Ep 105: Dean Elgar, aaj jaane ki Prasidh na karo
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's year 3 of Bits and Pieces, and on episode 105 Tony, PGK, Mohan, Murali, Tareque and surprise guest Iman talk about how the balance of the uni...
Ep 104: A Placid Prasidh Centurion Manchurian
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As 2023 winds down, catch the gang in a mood that is equal parts dark and humorous. There's a bit of looking back with dollops of recency bias thr...
Ep 103: Throwing auction to the wind
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a glorious week, one in which Sanju Samson has scored a scintillating century to win India an ODI series in South Africa. So, Max, Varun...
Ep 102: Aap Krunal-ogy Samajhiye!
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just when we thought we'd covered every possible angle there was to the Hardik Pandya transfer story, Mumbai Indians named him as captain, setting...
Ep 101: Gambhir v Sreesanth, Warner v Mitch, Mumbani v Rules
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bits and Pieces takes guard afresh after completing a fine 100. We ponder the metaphorical implications of Mushfiqur's soft-handl...
Ep 100: Ankola Vat Bangalore Auto ChatGPT Selections
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If an auto-rickshaw in Bangalore were a player in Indian cricket, who would it be? And why? What is the connection between a former Indian cricketer, ...
Ep 99: Silly Mid Wicket
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the Bits and Pieces gang is in conversation with S Giridhar and VJ Raghunath, two amazing cricket romantics who talk about their wonderful ...
Ep 98: India remain No. 1 in ICC ODI rankings!
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Hank, SamMo, Tony, Iman, Chops, PGK and Nitin as they review India's resounding performance in the 2023 World Cup, where they followed up fla...
Ep 97: Dare Quality Index finger
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for the semi circle. With the 4 qualifiers decided, the gang is now ready to take a 180 degree turn on all of their pre world cup qualif...
Ep 96: The Englandenfreude and the Ind-vincibles
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the World Cup leaps into the final round of league games, Mohan, SamMo, PGK, Prashant and Nitin come together to laugh at England, applaud India, s...
Ep 95: From MottBall to MothBall
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What connects the England team to your grandma's Godrej Almirah? Is Hardik Pandya's injury a ligament of our imagination? Is this pod calling ...
Ep 94: La Copa de la Viva
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Tony, Bisi, Prashant, and Chops for an Oral Examination of the world cup as they pose important questions such as are voltage fluctuations a good...
Ep-93: ICC (we mean, BCCI) Now Declares WC23 Open
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SUMMARY: TWELVE games in, the latest edition of the 50-over cricket World Cup, WC23, was finally a go. With a star-studded line up of top Indian singe...
Ep 92: Of Ashwin Attribution and Rachin Retribution
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's only fitting that the latest edition of the ODI World Cup kicks off in week 92 of the podcast! Five games into the tournament, Tony, Max, PDP...
Ep 91: Prematchure joculation
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The world cup has somehow not started yet, but the Bits and Pieces gang is not holding back any punches on preparations and reparations. Join Srinath,...
Ep 90: At 6s and 7s over No. 8s
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The gang this week decides to put on their combinatorics hats to work out multiple combinations for India in the upcoming World Cup, set to the sound ...
Ep 89: ODing on ODIs
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Tony, Nitin, Max, Tareque, Vaishnavi, and Sameer on ep 89 of the friendliest cricket podcast as they get together with the cup of joy overflowing...
Ep 88: Sharda Ugra shreds the BCCI ogre
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The conscience keeper of Indian cricket joins the gang on Episode 88 of Bits and Pieces, for a wide-ranging chat on the heavy-handedness of the BCCI a...
Ep 87: The Devil is in the Long Tail
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our friendly bunch of friends record this week's episode right after the India vs. Pak match in the Asia Cup ended as a damp squib. They waste no ...
Ep 86: There are some things Mastercard can't buy...
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Big Cricket scenes are upon us again with the Asia Cup, the Asian Games, the ODI World Cup scheduled for the near future. This week's podcast has ...
Ep 85: The IRCTC World Cup 2023
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Max, Tony, Hank, Chops, SamMo and Sandy as they bring their ranting A-Game to the ICC World Cup ticketing and scheduling mess that doesn't se...
Ep 84: PiPY -- Peace is Peace Yaar
13 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, Podcaster and all-round pop culture connoisseur Ahmer Naqvi joins the Bits and Pieces gang for Episode 84, where they exchange notes about gr...
Ep 83: A Mukesh of Mistaken Identities
06 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 83, our enthusiasm is undimmed by India's supremely sub-par showing in the Caribbean. As the BCCI continues to muck up the 2023 ODI Wo...
Ep 82: Harry di-stressed, Malfoy de-Tests
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vinayakk and Nishit make their pod debuts and join pod regulars Murali, Sameer, Tareque and Srinath to discuss all things from Bazball, Pakball, the c...
81 not out
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can a nightmare leave you nostalgic? Yes - if you are an India cricket fan whose formative years were the 90s! That glorious decade that continues to ...
Ep 80: ApoCalypso Now
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 80, Mohan, Bisi, Murali, Vaishnavi and Tony have a point of view on the end of West Indies cricket, preview potential AI applications, ren...
Ep 79: Tamim The Meme, and haircut theft
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Prashant, Rachana, Bisi, Chops and Nitin gather around for a chat on England's bounceback in the men's and the women's Ashes, the latest...
Ep 78: Bashball
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the very depths of hell, they say you find the ashes of the greatest sinners and their spirits left to wander. Quite the contrast to the last two w...
Ep 77: This too shall Baz
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join the friendliest podcast with Tony, Vipul, PGK, Srinath, and Sandy as they break down the first Ashes test, the world cup schedule, and the new I...
Ep 76: Will Duleep Mend His Ashes?
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the aftermath of a deflating loss in the WTC final at the Oval, the legendary Hank Philharmonic Symphony descends to the recording and delivers pot...