Edges & Sledges The Cricket Podcast

This week Varun and Ashwin join DJ to discuss the opening weekend of IPL 2021. We talk RCB v MI, the genius of AB de Villiers and of course the Tom Curran v Sam Curran sibling rivalry. We also discuss the incredible win by the Delhi Capitals over the Chennai Superkings. We talk selection, Pant's captaincy and of course Prithvi and Shikhar Dhawan’s fantastic partnership.Harshal Patel picks up our CEAT SecuraDrive player of the week for the first ever five-for against the Mumbai Indians and Prithvi Shaw is the CEAT puncture resistant performer of the week for his brilliant fifty against the Chennai Superkings.The second half of the show is a discussion between DJ and Jack Hope of The Cricket Podcast about the KKR v SRH match. We talk strike rates, batting orders and match losing innings. We also discuss SRH's chances of making the playoffs.Watch the raw unedited video recordings on the dedicated Edges & Sledges YouTube channel. Subscribe and turn on those notifications! https://youtube.com/channel/UCXuz5pvzBvyv

DJ and Ashwin join Varun for the ultimate IPL 2021 preview. We go through every team, their strengths and weaknesses and their key players. We make our predictions for the playoffs, announce the winners of the #BatwithCEAT giveaway and the giveaway for signed copies of Gulu Ezekiel’s latest book. Congratulations to all the winners! Finally, we announce the Edges & Sledges x official IPL 2021 fantasy league. The Danny Morrison episode Ep. 123: IPL 2020 Feels with Danny Morrison Raw live video on YouTube (remember to subscribe and turn on notifications) The Ultimate IPL 2021 Preview : Ep.165 The Edges & Sledges Cricket Podcast Winners of the #BatwithCEAT and Myth Busting giveaways Edges & Sledges Cricket Podcast on Twitter Fantasy league code Edges & Sledges Cricket Podcast on Twitter Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/2sujX2J You can follow Edges & Sledges on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @1tip1hand You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. You c

In the first half of the show, Ashwin and Varun wrap India’s nerve-wracking 2-1 ODI series win. Ashwin gloats about winning the prediction contest as both are thrilled to have India beat England across all 3 formats. We review the 3 ODI series, performance of each of the bowlers, and how India just managed to pull off the series victory even when Sam Curran looked poised to steal it from Team India. As always, we celebrate Rishabh Pant and talk about the importance of a deep bowling bench for India given the busy calendar. Bairstow and Stokes win the CEAT SecuraDrive award, and Varun surprises Ashwin with this week’s 2nd CEAT award winner – tune in to find out who gets it. Also your last chance to enter the March #BatwithCEAT giveaway. Winner will be announced on next week’s show! After the CEAT Strategic time-out, DJ speaks to cricket writer Gulu Ezekiel about his new book “Myth Busting: Indian Cricket Behind The Headlines”. We will give away three signed copies of the book so enter the contest by:1. Retweet

Edges & Sledges goes live this week as Ashwin and DJ join Varun to wrap India’s fabulous T20 series win against England. We summarise the last three ODIs before getting stuck into the big questions - KL Rahul, who should opener with Kishan, Kohli and Rohit, Kohli’s captaincy (again) and India’s middle order conundrum. In the second half we each give our top 7 batters for the T20 world cup and also talk about the bowlers we would back to win India the WT20 trophy in October. SKY wins the CEAT SecuraDrive award for player of the week for his brilliant batting and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar takes the puncture safe performer of the week for his excellent returns with the ball in the last two games. Yuvraj on debut Yuvraj Singh 84 vs Australia on ODI debut- 2000 Kenya Jos Buttler and Philander PEAK on Twitter Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/2sujX2J You can follow Edges & Sledges on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @1tip1hand You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram and F

On this week’s episode, DJ joins Ashwin as we talk: selection strategy by the India and England sides whether Kohli should give up the T20 captaincy; and whether India can disrupt England’s white ball supremacy. We deep dive the first two India v England T20s at the Narendra Modi Stadium and talk about Shaw’s incredible run in Mumbai’s victorious Vijay Hazare Trophy. Ashwin’s appearance on the Cricket Pod India v England - First T20 - Virat Kohli’s Duck, India’s Collapse, Mark Wood’s Pace, Roy’s Power Episode with Jeremy Snape Ep. 161: Mind Games with Jeremy Snape Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/2sujX2J You can follow Edges & Sledges on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @1tip1hand You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.c

England cricketer and high performance coach Jeremy Snape joins us on this special mid week episode to discuss the mental challenges faced by cricketers and high performers. We talk about playing cricket in the social media era, living life in a bubble, sledging and much more. Jeremy’s podcast, Inside the Mind of Champions:Inside the Mind of Champions Find Jeremy on social media:https://twitter.com/thesportingedge?s=09 https://instagram.com/jeremy.snape?igshid=1e8y1meqnhd30 Website:https://www.sportingedge.com/ Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/2sujX2J You can follow Edges & Sledges on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @1tip1hand You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

Ashwin is joined by Varun and DJ this week as India win the test series against England 3-1 to complete a magnificent comeback and book their spot in the inaugural ICC World Test Championship Final. We discuss all the highs and lows from the fourth test at Ahmedabad including: More selection errors from England and Dom Bess’s performance Poor first innings batting performance from England Fightback by England thwarted by the brilliance of India’s young guns Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar India’s problem of plenty in the pace as well as spin departments We pick Rishabh Pant (who else?!) as the CEAT SecuraDrive player of the week for his 101 and Washington Sundar as the CEAT puncture resistant performer of the week for his 96* and the important wicket of a well set Ben Stokes. We also look forward to India’s T20 games against England and the upcoming IPL 2021. Axar as Jadeja’s understudy: https://wickets.substack.com/p/axar-patel-crickets-greatest-understudy Redditors have fun with Shastri’s bubble com

DJ is joined by Varun and Ashwin to wrap the third test match of the series against England at Ahmedabad. We focus on the importance of the toss, team selection errors, umpiring and of course we answer all the important questions about the pitch including: Are two day tests a good look for test cricket?Is England’s batting up to test standard?Is India killing test cricket with its pitches?Double standards on seaming against spinning pitches?Does this pitch chatter devalue spinners’ wicketsHow much did the pink ball affect the third test?What rating should the Ahmedabad pitch get? We pick Axar Patel’s 11-for as our CEAT gripping performance of the week and Joe Root wins our CEAT SecuraDrive player of the week for the second time for his controlled spell of 5 for 8. Couch Pundits preview: https://twitter.com/1tip1hand/status/1365965684245684225?s=21 Our tweet while India was batting: https://twitter.com/1tip1hand/status/1364878622331461632?s=21 Winner of the February #BATWithCEAT giveaway https://twitter.com/1t

On this week’s episode we preview the 3rd India v England pink ball test at Ahmedabad’s newest stadium, discuss the new additions to India’s T20 squad and run down the big buys for each of the IPL teams, giving each franchise a score out of 10 for their auction performance. We also announce Kyle Jamieson as the CEAT SecuraDrive Player of the Week and Cheteshwar Pujara as the CEAT Puncture Resistant Performer of the Week for their auction performance. The second half is the first of our Rajasthan Royals specials and we are joined by Jake Lush McCrum, COO of the Rajasthan Royals to discuss his role at the franchise, RR’s auction preparation and strategy and their big buys at the IPL 2021 auction. Polls for E&S X CEAT SecuraDrive player of week and E&S x CEAT puncture resistant performer of the week: https://twitter.com/1tip1hand/status/1363420185340874754?s=21 Enter the #BatWithCEAT contest for February 2021 by answering the question we ask on the show. You can find Jake on Twitter: @JakeLushMcCrumhttps://twitt

Normal service resumes as India beats England in the second Chennai test to level the test series 1-1. We talk about the important of the toss, the “unplayable” Chennai pitch, Rohit’s hundred, Kohli’s first innings dismissal, Kohli’s on-field antics, Ashwin’s genius and much more. We pick the CEAT SecuraDrive player of the week – Ravichandran Ashwin for his eight wickets and second innings hundred – and our favourite player Rishabh Pant gets the CEAT puncture resistant performer of the week for his exciting batting and excellent keeping. After the CEAT strategic time-out we talk with Nishad Pai Vaidya - sports anchor, broadcaster and writer on the Chennai crowd, the Chennai pitch and the importance of the toss. Polls for E&S X CEAT SecuraDrive player of week and E&S x CEAT puncture resistant performer of the week: https://twitter.com/1tip1hand/status/1361625249951985669?s=20 Kimber’s article on Ashwin against Dan Lawrence: https://wickets.substack.com/p/ashwins-academy Edges & Sledges episode on India’s first

In the first half of this episode, Varun joins DJ to discuss the first test match between India and England at the Chepauk stadium in Chennai. We talk through all the big performances and name Root our first CEAT player of the week and Ashwin our first CEAT reliable performer of the week. The second half of the show is where Ashwin joins Varun and DJ as we talk Indian comeback stories, pitches, Kohli’s captaincy, why teams are winning more abroad and we look ahead to the second test at Chepauk. We also discuss what India need to do to make it to the final of the World Test Championship at Lords in June 2021. Enter the #BatWithCEAT giveaway for February 2021 by answering the followed question we ask on the show- "Before the first test against England that India has just lost, when was the last time India lost a test at Chennai?" Name the opposition and give us the year. Winner must have an Indian delivery address. Jarrod Kimber article on Kohli’s control percentage https://wickets.substack.com/p/virat-kohli-wa

In the first half of the show Ashwin, DJ and Varun discuss the upcoming test series between India and England. The second half of the show is an interview with Anindya Dutta, banker by day and cricket writer by night. We announce the winner of The Commonwealth of Cricket giveaway and announce another giveaway for Anindya’s book - Wizards, The Story of Indian Spin bowling. All you need to do is share the link to this podcast and tell us your favourite spell of Indian spin bowling. The cost of dropped catches: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1056115/how-do-dropped-catches-impact-a-test Cricinfo article on Chennai curator: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-vs-england-chepauk-accidental-curator-set-to-roll-out-pitch-with-english-look-1249664 Anindya’s e-book on the 1971 tour:https://www.amazon.in/Greatest-Year-Tours-Indies-England-ebook/dp/B08F7TYTQ1/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+greatest+year&qid=1612109521&sr=8-1 Links to buy Wizards: The Story of Indian spin bowling by Anindya DuttaUK: ht

This week we have the incredible privilege of speaking to Dr. Ramachandra Guha, cricket writer and historian. We discuss India’s recent test series win in Australia and where it ranks amongst the greatest Indian wins, Dr. Guha’s time in the CoA as a BCCI administrator and his latest book – The Commonwealth of Cricket. Dr Guha responds to questions from listeners and we announce details of how to win a copy of the book courtesy Harper Collins (hint: share the link to this podcast, check the subtitle of the book and send us your answer to the question asked by Ashwin on the podcast). 1996 article mentioned by Dr Guha – in Defence of the Draw https://scroll.in/field/983817/ramachandra-guha-in-defence-of-the-draw Rohit Brijnath article on the rhythms of test cricket https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/opinion/the-slow-music-of-test-cricket-111610708725244.html Links to buy Dr. Guha’s book:India: https://amzn.to/3obGRdBUK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780008422509 Listener questions: https://twitter.com/1tip1ha

India achieve Gabba glory by beating Australia by 3 wickets to take the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2-1. It is the first time in 33 years that Australia have lost in Brisbane. Varun, DJ and birthday boy Ashwin come together on this historic day to make sense of the most dramatic test series of all time. Sunny Gavaskar video that made us sob https://twitter.com/1tip1hand/status/1351118584328708096?s=21 Siddharth Monga on Rohit’s batting method https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/aus-vs-ind-4th-test-brisbane-nathan-lyon-s-plan-just-trumped-the-rohit-sharma-method-1248047 The Summer of Siraj article https://www.google.co.uk/amp/m.cricbuzz.com/amp/cricket-news/115791/the-summer-of-siraj-cricbuzzcom Monga on Siraj https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30734328/australia-vs-india-miya-bhai-mohammed-siraj-lives-father-dream-fullestJoin us on Discord: https://discord.gg/2sujX2J You can follow Edges & Sledges on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @1tip1hand You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twit

In the first episode of 2021, DJ, Varun and Ashwin discuss India’s great escape in the third test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Sydney Test Preview with Couch Pundits YouTube live https://youtu.be/Z_A86qmrZKs Militant Indian cricket fan tweet https://twitter.com/1tip1hand/status/1347895077394403328?s=21 Warne and Symmonds mocking Labuschagne https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/13044540 The unverified video of alleged racial abuse https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/coupler.foxsports.com.au/api/v1/article/amp/cricket/cricket-racism-at-scg-australia-vs-india-test-mohammed-siraj-video-brown-dog-slur/news-story/78f6138089c0d9a38ae3d9931a1c01b4 Bharat and Mel’s video https://twitter.com/1tip1hand/status/1348240906672087042?s=21 The Vihari Tweet https://twitter.com/1tip1hand/status/1348396605003747329?s=21 Why we will be called the Hanuma Vihari Show for a week https://twitter.com/cannotbeblankk1/status/1348401687132852226?s=21 Tweets by Babul Supriyo and Rajeev Shukla critical of India’s approach to t

In the final episode of 2020, DJ, Varun and Ashwin discuss all the big talking points of India’s momentous win against Australia at the MCG. Telegraph Article on Rahane https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2020/12/27/ajinkya-rahane-benefits-dropped-catches-claim-12th-test-century/Ravindra Jadeja averages when compared with other allrounders https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket/status/1343357401710227456 Gavaskar on Ashwin being sidelined by team management https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/sunil-gavaskar-ashwin-natarajan-different-rules-7116767/ Pant v Wade https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/australia-cricket-2020-vs-india-boxing-day-test-wade-vs-pant-sledging-highlights-matthew-wade-rishabh-pant-fight/news-story/dbce4d074f286b916c0f82bbad4615da Top cricket moment of 2020 https://twitter.com/1tip1hand/status/1343873121070309381?s=20MSD in 2008 asking players not to show emotion after beating Australia https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/787962 Varun’s favourite episode of 2020 https://ivmp

Thirty six for nine or thirty six all out - what difference does it make? The boys get together for their 150th episode and talk through all the big issues from the first day and night test match at Adelaide- selecting Shaw and Saha, Rahane’s moment of madness, India’s poor catching, the Australian tail wagging with Paine and the disaster in the second innings. We also look ahead to the Boxing Day Test and we pick the lucky winner of our E&S jersey contest!Sid Monga article mentioned by DJ https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/aus-vs-india-1st-test-australia-perfect-storm-catches-india-in-the-wrong-place-at-the-wrong-time-1244738Jarrod Kimber on Ashwin’s spell https://wickets.substack.com/p/ashwins-dream-start?r=6pnf6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copyResponse to Vikrant Gupta’s tweet https://twitter.com/1tip1hand/status/1339987507644149766?s=21Winner of 150th episode contest https://twitter.com/1tip1hand/status/1340685826708090881?s=21Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/2sujX2JYou can follow

This week we discuss the first pink ball test of India’s tour of Australia starting in Adelaide on 17 December.We discuss all the big questions facing the Indian test team - who will open with Mayank, the bowling combination, the third seamer, the frontline spinner and of course the all important wicket-keeper batsman spot.Pant v Saha stat https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/771764407968464997/787325791192350730/EpCbcVwVQAAS7mD.jpegIndia’s last Pink Ball Test scorecard https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-test-championship-2019-2021-1195334/india-vs-bangladesh-2nd-test-1187017/full-scorecardAshwin bowling average in Australia https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26421.html?class=1;home_or_away=2;opposition=2;template=results;type=allroundGrab your chance to win a E&S t-shirt to celebrate our 150th episode: https://twitter.com/1tip1hand/status/1334495009916194816?s=21

What a difference a week makes - this week we talk through an undefeated week for Team India! We discuss the brilliant partnership between Jadeja and Pandya, Shardul’s fire and Maxwell’s brainfade against Bumrah in the last ODI. We then move on to the T20 series and focus on the Yuzvendra-Jadeja concussion substitution drama in the first game, brilliant finishing by Pandya against Sams in the second game and Natarajan’s emergence as a contender for India’s third seamer spot in limited overs. We also go through all the other big talking points from India’s wins in the first two T20Is against Australia. To round up, we briefly discuss the first test between New Zealand and the West Indies and the abandonment of the first South Africa v England ODI due to COVID-19 concerns. Why is India bad at T20s episode:https://open.spotify.com/episode/6HWtBSccckXBIXb1CoTFiv?si=vdJJ24q0S1GOEwNhFDkCKw Grab your chance to win a E&S t-shirt to celebrate our 150th episode: https://twitter.com/1tip1hand/status/1334495009916194816?

In the first half of the episode, we talk about India’s ODI series loss against Australia. We talk about the Rohit selection fiasco, India’s ODI bowling issues, issues against the short ball, squad selection and team balance issues and of course Kohli’s captaincy on the field. There is also praise for the Australian batters “finding their hands”. The second half is a fascinating chat with Ragini Kumar, Star Sports presenter who tells us about her experience in the IPL 2020 COVID-19 bubble. Link to Couch Pundits featuring Edges & Sledges: https://youtu.be/NfbId8HF0C4 Link to Kohli’s video discussing Rohit’s availability: https://twitter.com/cricbuzz/status/1331952304874942469?s=21 Sid Monga’s article on batters who can bowl: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30399043/australia-vs-india-1st-odi-india-one-dimensional-batsmen-hurting-their-five-bowler-strategy You can find Ragini on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/kumaragini?s=21 https://instagram.com/kumaragini?igshid=lhzm62pzwyzi Join us on Disco