The Edges & Sledges Cricket Podcast

On this week's episode, it's a full house as Ashwin, Varun and DJ are extremely excited to get together to discuss India's comeback win in the Delhi test match against Australia. With this win, India will retain the #BGT with two tests to play. It also gives India a fantastic chance to make the #WTCFinal in June.  We cover: - Chetan Sharma sting and resignation - selection (what next for KL Rahul?) - Shami's 4-for - the Kohli LBW controversy - Nathan Lyon's 5-for - Axar/Ashwin fightback with the bat - Jadeja's 7-42 and Australia's second innings meltdown - Pujara's 100th test - Indore test preview - WWT20 update as India lose to England  #IndvAus #IndvsAus #BGT2023

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Pitch doctors. Left handers. SKY. Bharat. Jadeja. Axar. Rohit. Ashwin. Ointments. Thumbs ups. Steve Smith. Happy Tod Murphy. Sad Marnus. Australia all out for 91.   We discuss the first test of the #IndvAus series. India win the Nagpur test to lead the Border Gavaskar Trophy 1-0. Can Australia bounce back in Delhi? #BGT #indvsaus

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This week we are joined by Jarrod Kimber as we talk about the upcoming 4 test match series between India and Australia starting 9 February 2023. #IndvAus

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In a momentous week for women's cricket, the 5 Women's IPL teams were selected and the India U-19 women lifted the World Cup!#U19womensT20WorldCup #WomensIPL  In parallel, the India men levelled up the T20 series with NZ with a bizarrely low-scoring 2nd match. #IndvNZ.

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As Shubman Gill made a magnificent double century, India defeated NZ 2-0 in the 3 match ODI series with 1 match to go. Varun and Ashwin get together to debrief this the series!

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This week, Ashwin is joined by DJ and we talk about King Kohli's supreme form as India defeat Sri Lanka 3-0 in the ODIs.  We also cover selection quandaries - Gill over Kishan, Kuldeep back in the side, KL Rahul's role, Siraj in ODIs, SKY in Tests, Shaw in T20s and much more!

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In this week's episode, the first of 2023, Varun, DJ and Ashwin get together and talk about: India vs. Sri Lanka T20s #IndvSL #IndvsSL - Heroics from Suryakumar Yadav and Axar Patel to deliver a series win - Hardik Pandya's Captaincy - India's bowling with Arshdeep, Umran and Chahal - Rishabh Pant's accident and #BGT concerns - World Test Championship scenarios #WTCFinal.

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This week Ashwin is joined by Varun to discuss India's massive win over Bangladesh in the first test match. They also talk about the Aus-SA test .. and a little about Leo Messi too.

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This week we discuss India's men losing to Bangladesh 2-1 in the #BanvInd ODI series, but a bonus match for Ishan Kishan where he made a tremendous double century. We also preview the #banvsind test series and talk about the India Women's stunning win over Australia in a Super Over and some of the test match action from across the globe. #auswvsindw #pakveng.

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Edges and Sledges is back after a week’s break to talk about India's shocking loss to Bangladesh in the first ODI and the rain-affected India tour of. 

#BanvInd #BanvsInd #IndvNZ  

We also celebrate the return of Test cricket as Australia plays West Indies and England plays Pakistan all at once!

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As the super 12 phase of the T20 World Cup 2022 kicks off, we re-live #IndvPak and a #KingKohli masterclass for the ages at the MCG. #IndvsPak

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This week, we bring you a very special episode where we dig deep into the world of Legends League Cricket, including very special guests Ross Taylor, Liam Plunkett, and Raman Raheja, the founder of Legends League.

We discuss:

1. The awesome new format to see Legends playing cricket

2. How has Ross Taylor enjoyed playing, especially under Gautam Gambhir's captaincy

3. Liam Plunkett's perspective on the dressing room and atmosphere with legends of the game

4. Favorite sledges from this year's legends league

5. What does the future hold for legends league cricket?

We will be back next week to talk India vs. South Africa and the Women's Asia Cup!

On this week’s episode, we discuss - India v Australia T20s Preview - India Women's tour of England.

In this week's episode our hosts talk about the Asia Cup 2022, India's squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup and the much awaited Virat Kohli's 71st Century. Tune into the episode for all this and much more.

• Afghanistan's surge to the Super 4s
• Every single match thus far being won by the team who chased - except in the HK games
• Sri Lanka defeating Bangladesh
• India's team selection woes and the hurt from not having Jadeja available
• A brilliant innings from Rizwan that led Pakistan to defeating Team India in the Super 4s match

• #EngvSA: The End of Bazball?

• #ZimvInd ODIs: who is watching and what does it mean to play for India?
• #AsiaCup22: Prediction on Indian batting line up, who will win the tournament and man of the series

• Smriti's semifinal heroics and Harman's final innings
• Team India's incredible CWG2022 run only to miss out on a Gold Medal
• Do we need a Women's IPL already? (Short answer: Yes)
• Rohit Sharma continues to win bilateral T20I series as Captain
• Which of the Men's Team will make the squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia? SKY, Iyer, Pant, Hooda, Kishan, Samson, Bishnoi, Arshdeep, Avesh, Chahal, Bumrah - which players will really make it?

• Shubman Gill's misfortune at getting stranded on 98 due to rain
• Rohit Sharma wins 13 T20Is in a row as Captain; how does he do it?
• Suryakumar Yadav opens for India in T20s, an unexpected move
• Renuka Singh's blistering spell and 4-wicket haul to take India close against Australia, but fell just short
• Smriti Mandhana's magnificent half century to give Team India a win against Pakistan and keep medal hopes alive

• Shikhar Dhawan, another new temporary captain for Team India
• Shreyas Iyer & Suryakumar Yadav as India's middle order
• What is the future of ODI cricket - how does it fit in to the Test & T20 World?
• Shardul Thakur's incredible knack to pick up key wickets
• Axar Patel's heroics with the bat to deliver a series win
  

In this week’s episode DJ and Ashwin discuss:

1. Bumrah’s 6 for 19

2. Hardik Pandya as MVP/short ball enforcer

3. Rishabh Pant’s incredible summer

4. The Kohli question

5. Does India have a left-arm seamer problem?

This week Varun and Ashwin get together to break down Team India's T20 Series victory over England as they wrapped up the series 2-1 after the crushing 5th test defeat. Rohit Sharma came back in to lead the side, and Kohli, Pant & Bumrah joined the team for the 2nd match.

While India won, there were still several unanswered questions.

1. Why was Hooda dropped at the peak of his form to make way for Kohli?

2. Is Pant going to be a T20I opener from here on?

3. Did India bring Umran Malik into the national setup too quickly?

4. What is going on with Virat Kohli's form - does he need even more game time or less?

5. Where do Axar Patel and Dinesh Karthik fit into a full-strength lineup with everyone available?

With 3 ODIs vs. England coming up soon too, lots more Team India cricket awaits!

This week's episode is one long rant by DJ and Varun about the final #engvsind test match played at Edgbaston. We talk: - Jonny Bairstow's twin hundreds - Pant scored over 200 runs in the game - Jadeja scoring a hundred - Shardul and Vihari dropping catches - Should Kohli be dropped? - Should Dravid be sacked? - Should Ashwin have played? - Is Bazball real? It's all covered by these long-suffering Indian cricket fans. The #engvind series ends 2-2 but why does it feel like a loss?

On this week’s episode we discuss England’s crazy week, scoring nearly 500 in the ODI against the Netherlands just days after chasing down 299 against the World Test Champions New Zealand at Trent Bridge.

In the second half of the show we discuss the winning performances by India in the third and fourth T20s against South Africa. We talk Rahul, Rohit, Kohli as a top 3, Pant v Karthik and much more.

This week Varun and DJ chat through the rocky start to Rishabh Pant’s India captaincy career. Can a team without Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah make a comeback in the series? South Africa lead the five match T20 series 2-0.

The second half of the show is with South African commentator and podcaster Mpho Mutloane. We talk about his views on Team India and also why South Africa is the best T20 team in the world.

Ashwin and DJ record this week's podcast to review the final week of the group stages, as the top 4 teams cement their playoff spots - congratulations to the Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore for qualifying!

Disappointment and despair for Delhi fans as they just fall short of a great opportunity to qualify, as Mumbai Indians defeated them in their final game.

Stay tuned till the end for a fantasy cricket league update.

Varun and Ashwin are back on the podcast to deep dive into the second last week of the IPL group stages! As we enter the final week of the Indian Premier League 2022, 3 slots on the points table are still up for grabs with 8 teams fighting for them!

Stay tuned till the end for a fantasy cricket league update.

DJ is back on the podcast after three weeks and he is joined by Varun (who is down with COVID-19) to talk all the big hits, misses, thrills and spills of week six of the Indian Premier League 2022. Things are getting heated as we head towards the business end of the tournament!

Hard to believe but we are already into the second half of the 2022 IPL Season! Ashwin hosts the first ever SOLO episode of the Edges and Sledges Podcast in 4 years, as Varun was traveling and DJ did his best but had too many technical challenges this week.

Ashwin reviews the fifth full week of #IPL2022 - which included the 2 new franchises (Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants) cementing their place at the top of the table, and Mumbai Indians finally picking up a win and getting their first points of the year. The playoff race is heating up, and the Chennai Super Kings have a familiar face re-emerging as captain, with MS Dhoni getting captaincy back from Ravindra Jadeja who had a tough start as skipper in yellow.

Stay tuned till the end for a fantasy cricket league update.

It's the halfway stage of the 2022 IPL Season! Ashwin and Varun get together to discuss the fourth full week of #IPL2022 - in a familiar story, the most successful IPL team in history (Mumbai Indians) still remain winless and are mathematically out of the IPL with 0 from 8! CSK win their second, Gujarat Titans keep going from strength to strength and Sunrisers Hyderabad have proved all the naysayers wrong by picking up some huge wins, including dismissing RCB for just 68.

Stay tuned till the end for a fantasy cricket league update.

Ashwin and Varun get together to discuss the third full week of #IPL2022 - the most successful IPL team in history (Mumbai Indians) remain winless, CSK pick up their first win and newbies Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans are sitting at the top of the table! Stay tuned till the end for fantasy cricket tips and a league update.

It’s a full house as Ashwin, DJ and Varun get together to discuss the second full week of #IPL2022 - the most successful IPL team in history (Mumbai Indians) and the defending champions (Chennai Superkings) are still winless as newbies Gujarat Titans stay undefeated!

Ashwin and DJ wrap all the games from the first full week of the Indian Premier League 2022. The undefeated Rajasthan Royals top the table as Sunrisers Hyderabad sit at the bottom of the league with Chennai Superkings and Mumbai Indians also currently winless.

We wrap all the action from the opening weekend of #IPL2022 and announce the winner of our #BatSense giveaway. We also discuss Team India’s frustrating exit from #CWC22, #PakvAus and #WIvEng.

Varun Ashwin and DJ get together to preview the Indian Premier League 2022 that starts on Saturday 26 March with #CSKvKKR. They run through the strengths, weaknesses and X factor for each of the 10 teams. #TataIPL #IPL2022

Also please enter the exciting giveaway on the show by replying to the question asked on the show tagging @smartcricket19 and @1tip1hand and the answer using #TheBatSenseAdvantage.

Ashwin is joined by Varun after a few week hiatus as they dive into the the first three matches by Team India in the women’s 50 over World Cup, and how team India can keep it going to have a shot at the #CWC22 title.

They also talk through #IndvSL, the pink ball test at Bengaluru, which is setting many infamous records and all the heroics from Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah.