The No Balls Cricket Podcast
Episodes
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 58: BazBall Turns Into BegBall
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The one thing about BazBall is that it does not do boring. Even in a run-fest that turned into only the 2nd draw of Ben Stokes's captaincy, the ma...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 57: Lords Don't Slow Us Down (Please)
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where did it all go wrong? After an unexpected win at Edgbaston, where Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill and the rest of the Team India showed ...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 56: Bazboozled
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We went away for a short while, and an entire era changed. South Africa won a trophy, Australia LOST A FINAL, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retired, Sh...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 55: Crashed Down Under
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
India's decade-long stranglehold on the most fiercely-contested trophy in Test cricket has finally come crashing down. And at the end of this long...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 54: Thank the Gods for Rain, Ashwin, and Bumrah
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There was no repeat of the last miracle at the Gabba, but India not losing that Test might be its own version of a miracle, helped by the rain gods an...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 53: Day-Night Debacle, Awards Galore, and...Sex Tapes?
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
India had another nightmare pink-ball Test, but it included a moment that is our podcast's raison d'être: a wicket off a no ball. The past week was...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 52: The BCCIA and TOOTH-E
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just how powerful are the BCCI and Jay Shah? That question was important enough to ask even when we had a magnificent India win to review. Would you p...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 51: The Return
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're BACK (again)! We could make some overwrought metaphor about how we gritted it out to get to 50 and then retired hurt, but are now back to compl...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 50: A Half-Century of No Balls
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our esteemed podcast has managed to do something Jonny Bairstow wasn't able to do during England's tour of India: get to 50. In a series full ...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 49: BazBollocks Capitulation and Ranji Madness
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
England nearly had it. Everything they wanted. A vindication that their stupid marketing gimmick is actually good cricket (even though they only got t...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 48: A Moral Loss for BazBollocks?
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you suffer your worst defeat on the pitch in 90 years, is there any way you can still claim moral victory? According to us, there isn't, but we...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 47: BazBollocks 1, JaisWallops 1
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
India get back in the series thanks to an outstanding innings from Yashasvi Jaiswal...and are England getting high on their own supply? Also, because...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 46: BazBollocks Has Arrived
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So about those 5-0 and 4-0 predictions from our podcast... We look back on a wild first Test and how exactly England pulled off the "Heist of Hy...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 45: BazBollocks Comes To India
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back! With perfect timing. After a winter break for us where a lot of cricket happened (and we aren't even talking about the IPL and WPL...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 44: Tails Between Our Legs
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We put it off for as long as we could, but finally, here we are, sucking it up and dealing with our loss. By which we mean, of course, India's los...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 43: Don't Choke
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Working against a deadline trying to get an episode in before the World Cup final puts a lot of pressure on us. Thankfully we didn't choke. Unlike...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 42: A Crispy Preview
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to preview the semifinals. India get a chance to stare down the demons of 2019 and New Zealand, and South Africa have semifinal ghosts o...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered Episode 41: Timed Out and the Big Show
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After a ho-hum first half of the group stage, the World Cup has really kicked off over the last week. Our favorite rivalry just had its biggest contro...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Ep 40 – Pakistan this, England that, Bangladesh whatever
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Having come back after a long time, we've decided that we need to freshen this podcast up by doing something we didn't know we're capable ...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 39
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
WE'RE BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK! After a long hiatus as we moved around in the world, we finally figured out how to do a long-distance pod. Just in time ...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 38
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This may or may not be the last episode of No Balls Cricket. Are we being dramatic and dumb? Would anyone listening to us think we're capable of such ...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 37
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cricket had its own version of March Madness last month, with three Test series going on simultaneously and the month culminating in the Women's World...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 36
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We mentioned last time that, in true No Balls Cricket fashion, we were releasing a preview episode just in time for the start of a tournament or serie...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Women's World Cup Preview
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In true No Balls Cricket fashion, we have yet again cut it fine with a series or tournament preview. Two, in fact, as we've also got a preview for the...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 35
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For those of you who are regular listeners, you know we have a long-standing joke about being "respected" journalists. Aditya has worked in sports con...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 34
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've come to the realization that our podcast is sort of a cricketing grim reaper. Apparently, the two of us, without even trying, have an outsized i...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 33
05 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This was supposed to be another special episode, or at least one with a guest, since we're previewing the India vs West Indies series. Talking West In...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 32
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Okay, we had our serious episodes with the two-part Mohinder Amarnath interview, which of course we LOVED doing and are extremely proud of, but we had...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 31 – Part 2 of our Mohinder Amarnath interview!
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We hope you enjoyed Part 1 of our interview with Mohinder Amarnath! Sid and his dad were clearly enjoying themselves as they spoke to the legend about...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 30 - Part 1 of our interview with Mohinder Amarnath
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a big moment for No Balls Cricket: our first-ever interview with a cricketer! Sid's dad, Dr. Suchetan Pradhan (who, it should be noted, is our...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 29
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We know we're coming back from a break, but recent updates from the cricket world make us wonder if we should have stayed off the air entirely. Seems ...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 28
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Remember the time when Indian men's cricket was having a glorious moment? A miraculous series win in Australia, winning series across all three format...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 27
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
THE COWARD IS BACK! That's right, our resident Guyanese dentist, Dr. Ian Jagan, has finally decided to show up, after multiple efforts to get him back...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 26
13 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Does anyone know the difference between Himesh and Kamlesh? Two classic Gujarati names, so quintessentially Gujju that our supposedly "respected" jour...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 25
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The curse of the podcast production turnaround time strikes again: we bring you an episode recorded before India were officially knocked out, but coul...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 24
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After a brief hiatus as we recovered from the disappointment of the last Test of the England-India series being cancelled, we are back! (It was especi...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 23
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Well, it only took one Test to get us back into gloating mode. In the midst of selection controversies, covid scares, and the specter of batting colla...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 22
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So, uh, that'll teach us to gloat too much. India's batting collapses left some egg on their players' faces, and some more on ours – which is a...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 21
21 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've ditched our 20-minute format this week, because 20 minutes is not enough time for the amount of gloating we want to do. Not after the way ...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 20
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are back! After a hiatus due to...well, life, as well as avoiding talking about that one Test match that happened in June that might have been some...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 19
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The moment two years of Test cricket has been building up to is here. And so, just in time, hours before the World Test Championship final is set to s...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 18
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Some of you may have noticed that though we claimed to love our new concept, a pod in 20 minutes, we often (code for always) go over our self-imposed ...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 17
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If anyone thought we couldn't find something to talk about even when there's almost no cricket on, well, you haven't been paying attention. Clearly, w...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 16
15 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The IPL is off for the time being, after the powers that be finally saw sense and realized how big a risk this whole endeavor was in the middle of a p...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 15
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've convinced ourselves that our T20 in 20 format is a genius idea. It certainly rolls off the tongue, and sounds exceedingly clever — 20 minutes ...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 14
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
IPL season is upon us, and in the spirit of the times, we have a new format for our round-up of the best, biggest, most significant tournament in cric...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 13
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We mentioned last week that Rob Moody was our first guest on the pod (speaking of which, please check out Episode 12 if you haven't already!) because ...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 12 featuring our first-ever guest, Rob Moody!
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are BUZZING after this episode. It's our coolest one yet! For the first time, the No Balls Cricket Podcast has a guest! (We're not counting Niket, ...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 11
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's rapid fire time. We tried setting a time limit on ourselves. And failed, but not that badly, so maybe we actually succeeded? We'll leave that one...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 10
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode carries special meaning for us, as friend of the pod Rohan Das tragically passed away last week. In his honor, Siddhant was joined ...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 9
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There was a big update from West Indies cricket just after we recorded our last episode, and we thought we might do a live episode to react to that. S...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 8
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ian's back, which can only mean one thing: we're talking about the finer points of dentistry in Guyana. Like, for example, whether West Indian batsmen...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 7
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lend us your ears, we come to bury England, not to praise them. That's right, India wrapped up a series win, booked their spot in the World Tes...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 6
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The whole point of this podcast is that we get together and troll whoever we want to troll in the world of cricket. This time, we didn't even have to ...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 5
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you like the IPL? We like the IPL. Sort of. Siddhant hates it but loves the entertainment it provides. Aditya appreciates how it's helped a lot of ...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 4
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Big news - we're moving up in the world. We're now on Spotify! And Anchor, Pocket Casts, and Podcast Addict as well. In honor of this huge moment of a...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 3
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Long before he became respected journalist (and now disrespected former journalist, apparently), back when Aditya was just starting off as a sportswri...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 2
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the true spirit of India’s upcoming series against England, we’re one-upping the London busses: no podcast for two years, then two episodes in ...
No Balls Cricket Unfiltered: Episode 1
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The team was down a key man. Others weren’t in the country, either. And so, it looked hopeless, if not already over. We mean us. We’re baaaaaaaaaa...
Episode 14: Henry Olonga’s a thrower, not a shower
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an archival episode from June 5, 2019. We’ve redefined the concept of a World Cup preview, in that we waited until almost every team has pla...
Episode 13: No Third Man
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an archival episode from March 24, 2019. Bad news: we’ve lost our stats and analytics man, technical producer, junior pro cricketer, and res...
Episode 12: 2018 in review, AKA how little can we talk about Kohli
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an archival episode from January 22, 2019. Let’s face it. Virat Kohli is always the biggest story in cricket. Either he’s letting his bat ...
Episode 11: The Cricket Monarchy
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an archival episode from December 5, 2018. We are back after a long hiatus, having enjoyed a well-earned vacation. 10 episodes seemed like an ...
Episode 10: The Fix Is In
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an archival episode from October 25, 2018. ICC’s bid to fix Test cricket comes under the scanner, as we take a look at the Test Championship...
Episode 9: Looking Back, Looking Forward
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an archival episode from October 4, 2018 covering the 2018 Asia Cup. India won the Asia Cup. Apparently this was important. They also have a T...
Episode 8: Crazy Rich Asians
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an archival episode from September 26, 2018 covering the 2018 Asia Cup. This episode is entirely about Asian cricket, since that’s the only ...
Episode 7: We're In Splits
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an archival episode from September 16, 2018 covering India's 2018 tour of England. We’re mixing things up a bit, splitting this episode into...
Episode 6: No More Cooks To Spoil The Broth
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an archival episode from September 6, 2018 covering India's 2018 tour of England. We’re as lost as India at the moment, after the disappoint...
Episode 5: The Quick Single
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an archival episode from August 29, 2018 covering India's 2018 tour of England. We figured waiting until the end of the fourth Test would be d...
Episode 4: Who Needs A Buttler?
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an archival episode from August 24, 2018 covering India's 2018 tour of England. India finally showed up, blowing England away to make the Tes...
Episode 3: Nobody Gives A Toss
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an archival episode from August 14, 2018 covering India's 2018 tour of England. Does anyone really care about cricket anymore? Seeing India’...
Episode 2: Curran Affairs
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an archival episode from August 9, 2018 covering India's 2018 tour of England. Virat Kolli got his first Test century in England. Unfortunate...
Episode 1: The Big Deal About Adil
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an archival episode from July 29, 2018 covering India's 2018 tour of England. India had questions to answer before their warm-up game ahead o...