Ep-93: ICC (we mean, BCCI) Now Declares WC23 Open

SUMMARY:

TWELVE games in, the latest edition of the 50-over cricket World Cup, WC23, was finally a go. With a star-studded line up of top Indian singers like Arijit Singh, Sukhwinder Singh and Shankar Mahadevan and a marquee clash of India and Pakistan, the new Motera resembled a colosseum. Which it truly wasn’t.

Join Zainub, Murali, VaMu, Bisi, Iman and SamMo as they dive into the damp squib that was the game. They then dive into their predictions on who makes it to the semis; on why Bumrah is the G.O.A.T bowler to Pakistani fans and a heady cocktail of takes with the panel being at different levels of sobriety.

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SHOW NOTES:

Shownotes that are best enjoyed with free RO water (or Kinley if you’re in Chepauk):


1. Join BnP’s fantasy league here: https://icc.dream11.com/login?ru=/season/contest/join/340W0106@1

2. He returned only to be injured again: https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/128077/the-imperfect-return-of-kane

3. A stat overview of weeks 1 and 2: https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/128046/rohit-overtakes-tendulkar-for-most-world-cup-hundreds

4. Bumrah’s hall-of-fame slower balls: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-ind-vs-pak-the-jasprit-bumrah-slower-ball-that-bent-time-1403330

5. Colosseum, what: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-vs-pakistan-an-atmosphere-like-never-before-but-it-could-have-been-so-much-more-1403343

6. Daniel Brettig on that ball to Alistair Cook: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1232509/the-balls-of-the-century--no--1--ryan-harris-to-alastair-cook