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Is it Right for IPL Owners to Push Their Players for Indian Cricket Team? (5.75 Ounces S-2, Ep.10)
16 Feb 2020
Parth Jindal recently tweeted, expressing bewilderment that his IPL team (Delhi Capitals) players Rishabh Pant and Ravichandran Ashwin are not regulars in the Indian cricket team.
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Will KL Rahul as Wicketkeeper Hurt Indian Cricket Team in Long Run? (5.75 Ounces S-2, Ep.5)
21 Jan 2020
Indian cricket team is set to play KL Rahul as wicketkeeper for ODIs and T20Is in place of specialist Rishabh Pant. The 5.75 Ounces team tries to understand the logic and the pitfall of taking such a…
R Kaushik
R Ashwin and the Uncertain Spin in Indian Cricket Team Selection | On the Ball
28 Sep 2019
The fastest bowler to 300 wickets in Test cricket is no longer an automatic choice for his national team. R Ashwin has been in superb form over the past few months, but his inability to nail down a…
R Kaushik
Ben Stokes and the Art of Hitting Odds Out of the Park | On the Ball
31 Aug 2019
Within six weeks of his Lord’s magic that saw England get crowned as the ICC World Cup champions, Ben Stokes was back to his best, turning a lost cause into a done deal with a match-winning century…
Saurabh Sharma
UP: A Playground Fight Allegedly Takes a Communal Turn in Unnao
13 Jul 2019
Muslim students of a madrassa thrashed by four youths, allegedly forced to chant Jai Shree Ram
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ICC World Cup 2019: Semifinal Preview and Commentary Review (5.75 Ounces Episode 6)
06 Jul 2019
The 5.75 Ounces crew looks at the factors at play, and what could work for the Indian cricket team, in the ICC World Cup 2019 preview show.
R Kaushik
MS Dhoni, Chris Gayle and the ‘Old’ Tradition: ICC World Cup Swansongs | On the Ball
06 Jul 2019
This edition will also see a lot of ICC World Cup, if not international, farewells — some big names in cricket from MS Dhoni, Chris Gayle, Hashim Amla and Imran Tahir to Shoaib Malik, and potentially…
R Kaushik
“Cricket World Cup? Here In England? Are You Sure?” | On the Ball
29 Jun 2019
R Kaushik travels to a venue that is sacred ground for Indian cricket, and discovers, among other things, a change in the audiences for cricket in the English countryside. While stadiums fill with…
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India vs England: ICC World Cup Hosts' Worst Nightmare (5.75 Ounces Episode 5)
29 Jun 2019
5.75 Ounces Preview: Indian cricket team, unbeaten so far at the ICC World Cup 2019, takes on England at Edgbaston in what is a must-win match for the hosts.
R Kaushik
ICC World Cup: Beauty and Charm of an Underdog Victory | On the Ball
22 Jun 2019
Sri Lanka cricket team’s victory over England was celebrated by all except the English, as the triumph of the underdog over the hierarchy. It was an unexpected result that has also opened up the…