Category Archives: ODI

A retroactive look at India v Pakistan 1996 World Cup QF in Bangalore

Posted on February 14, 2015 by thecricketcouch

Ahmer Naqvi Four years ago, on the eve of Mohali, a series of coincidences led me to be chatting quite regularly with Subash. I was an absolute wreck at the time, while he was in some serious zen state. So this … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 136 with Ian Bradshaw

Posted on October 14, 2014 by thecricketcouch

Former West Indies bowler Ian Bradshaw talks about his short lived Test career, captaincy aspirations, the famous 2004 Champions Trophy final run chase, Barbados club cricket, bowling a 25 over spell in a Test vs India amongst other things. Download … Continue reading →

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On Afridi, Risk Taking and Being A Pakistan Cricket Fan

Posted on March 3, 2014 by thecricketcouch

A version of this post was first published on StarSports.com —- I wouldn’t know the feeling. In fact, I don’t think I want to know it either. It is too unhealthy. Being a Pakistani cricket fan must be the most … Continue reading →

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Couch BatCheet Season 2 Episode 2

Posted on January 18, 2014 by thecricketcouch

Preview of India vs New Zealand ODI series with Mahek Vyas and Michael Wagener Tweet

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Spare a thought for Vinay Kumar

Posted on November 6, 2013 by thecricketcouch

A version of this post was first published on ESPN CRicinfo’s Cordon Blog. — Cricket, like any other sporting contest, provides the stage for its players to put on performances that push the boundaries of what was thought to be … Continue reading →

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Two ODIs, Two Different Games

Posted on November 2, 2013 by thecricketcouch

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 saw two one day internationals play out to two different tunes, combining the ridiculous and the sublime, one reminding us of how it used to be and the other what some fear could quite possibly be … Continue reading →

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Tale of Dhoni and Two Sharmas

Posted on June 23, 2013 by thecricketcouch

Let me get the cliché machine cracking: A captain is only as good as his players. There is no amount of playing the hunches and strategizing that can substitute for a set of very good, skillful players. While Ricky Ponting’s … Continue reading →

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A Good Old-fashioned Cricket Broadcast

Posted on May 24, 2013 by thecricketcouch

It was throwback to an earlier time.  A time when cricket was innocent and the pictures shot with cameras you could count with the fingers on one hand; Almost an amateurish feel to the angles and the switch to the … Continue reading →

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Morale-boosting MoM Award and the Media

Posted on January 9, 2013 by thecricketcouch

A controversy has arisen with Mahendra Singh Dhoni having been awarded the Man of the Match award in the third ODI of the recently concluded India-Pakistan series. It was low score affair and there weren’t outstanding contributions from the winning … Continue reading →

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Tendulkar, Retirement and the Eternal Challenge

Posted on December 10, 2012 by thecricketcouch

He has everything. He has accomplished everything a cricketer could reasonably aspire to. He has the world cup trophy in his cabinet he so coveted. His name is etched in as many batting records as the number of hundreds he … Continue reading →

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