A World Cup that had so much (and could have had so much more) - Rahul Bhattacharya interview

81 All Out - A Cricket Podcast

We are thrilled to have novelist and cricket writer Rahul Bhattacharya to talk about his experiences from the World Cup.

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Talking points:

• Cricket writing v cricket analysis - and how each is a specialised job
• Does the BCCI care for what is written about them in the press?
• The antipathy towards Indian and foreign fans throughout this World Cup
• The staggering amount of money people were willing to pay for tickets
• The experience of covering a match at Ahmedabad
• India v Pakistan - and how the discourse seems to be war minus the shooting
• Jasprit Bumrah - what can't he do?
• The electricity of India's fast bowling trio
• Maxwell's fantastical night
• Rohit Sharma - the dada batsman
• Virat Kohli's fitness - and his Djokovic-level fitness
• Australia's perfect game in the final
• Travis Head and his Gilchrist-like audacity
• The 'anyone but India' sentiment pervading much of the cricket world

Participants:

Rahul Bhattacharya

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

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