A big shoutout to both of them for bringing one of the most genuine journalist-Vijay Lokapally sir, to their show. It is always lovely to hear his opinions on cricket & his anecdotes about players. He is certainly one of the best person to write on this sport. Please bring more of such people to your podcast...
This how podcasts should be . The guest was so eloquent and articulate no forced sensationalism keep up the good work guys . Taran should try updating his knowledge on cricket history
2 of the things that I really like is Cricket and History. Hearing about our own cricketing history from journalist who has covered it makes it even more special. Thanks and please bring content like this more.
He is a natural at this. Eloquent and Humble. When a guest addresses the interviewer by name before narrating a tale, it is the ultimate sign of respect and how he truly enjoyed being there. 🙌🏼
A small correction- in 1999, the crowd incident at eden didnt happen because India was losing. It happened because Sachin got run out due to a collision with shoaib akhtar, who deliberately came in his way while he was taking a run. Pakistanis refused to take back their appeal, due to which crowd got infuriated
Kinda let down the kids these days aren't aware of the 99 Indo-Pak series in which Shoaib Akhtar had announced himself on the biggest stage. As a massive Sachin fan, the disappointment of seeing Dravid and Sachin being bowled to successive yorkers as I had just reached home from school is one of my most vivid memories of that series. And of course, Sachin's insane knock in the Chennai test and Kumble's 10 fer in Delhi. But the 3rd test in Kolkata was the one that meant Shoaib had written himself in Cricket Pop Culture for years to come.
Correct, the 3rd test was Asian Test Championship, but it was all projected as a 3 test series with Pak securing an upper hand by winning the Kolkata test. Fully agree with @abhisran 0509 about Shoaib’s announcing himself at the big stage! It was a defining moment in world cricket. What followed were two embarrassing tri series losses for India against Pak in finals (India & Sharjah) but we took sweet revenge in ‘99 world cup, albeit in largely a poor campaign for India.
I wouldn't have expected Vijay Lokapally as a guest on a podcast in this day and age. Such an iconic writer, brings back so many memories of reading Sportstar as a kid. I would genuinely look forward to reading his articles. Thank you for having him on the show
I was 16 year old in 1987 reliance world cup. My cousin yunus rushnaiwala was a ranji trophy player and he had invited vengsarkar kiran more manoj prabhakar and azharuddin to his bunglow for dinner. I had the privilege to meet all the stars and took their autographs. Vengsarkar was captain. This was in ahmedabad.
1996 में जब जिम्बावे भारत से क्रिकेट खेलने आया मुइनुल हक स्टेडियम के बाहर के गरीब आदमी को देख कर अपना बस का पर्दा लगा लिया 28 साल हो गया इस बात को लेकिन ओ गरीब आज ओबैसा और ओबाहीं का ओबहिं है ।🙏😢 बिहार और भारत सरकार 🤡
It's actually other way around. Saif Ali Khan is the son of the Tiger Pataudi. The likes of Bishan Singh Bedi, Imran Khan and Ian Chappell had the great regards for MAK Pataudi
*Great start to podcast, can make it more deep as well. And Taran isn't completely wrong. Kohli and when he was Captain or when Ravi was coach as well, changed a lot. How many tests did we win in Aus overall before that??*
Gen Z bachhe listening to Boomer dadaji wale vibes 😂😂 "Graham Gooch uss time ka Travis Head tha" I get where the guy's coming from but still... Travis Head khud thoda sharma jayega and Gooch khud hans padega.... Gooch was Masterclass for as long as he played. Head is just the latest "fashion" - no idea how long his legacy will last...if at all he'll have one!
Oh the quality of content!😌🤌Kudos to both of you...always wondered about the game and its culture in 90s and what better than listening about it from one of the most decorared cricket journalist...Loved it👏🌟
Loved the entire episode... Like the child-like innocence of both our hosts in front of Sir. Like how they showed immense respect to Sir, who deserved it so richly....
It's true overseas players have complained about poor food and accommodation in India and Pakistan. Although Ian Chappell said India had fantastic hotel in 70s in Taj but he blamed his board for giving them poor hotel back in the days. Tbh, people from overseas will always struggle because of the food. Here, in sub continent foods are bit spicy. England suffered a lot in their 1993 tour because of the weather and food. Also, Australia in their 1986 tour.
Just finish Off now in breaks .so Wonderfully in terms of guest, Quality ,little humor of both .Very Well Part-2 daal do and then Umpire wala bhi laa do
Uncle 1999 Eden Gardens main stadium is liye khaali nahi hua tha k India haar raha tha balkay Sachin ka controversial runnout wajah thi jis se public main ghussa tha.
Been following vijay lokapally sir from years.. i liked the instance he told about my hometown patna and what the foreigners used to think about india... Liked the whole podcast..
don't promote people to watch the video in 1.5x as that reduces the channel watchtime that makes the algorithm think the people probably skip/stop the video thus reducing overall channel growth
Hey guys it was a wonderful episode and great content , just a humble request whenever a senior comes , do the comedy thats your job but dont use slangs which they cannot understand it doesnt suit our culture of respect for elders. Slangs like bro or other internet slangs. Otherwise a great show , keep going ❤
2023 was the biggest heartbreak. India was the favourite and did not lose a single game until the final. 1996 - India had lost 2 matches already to Australia and Sri Lanka. Beating Pakistan did not make India the favourites to win the cup. 1987 - Pakistan was the favourite.
Gem of a podcast lendies, Best ever content produced by you guys…. Only respect for you guys and feeling grateful to hearing that sort of pure cricketing discussions from 60s to current era ❤
Vijay Lokapally sir's articles have been integral part of our childhoos. Really appreciated you guys for doing this and may this series continue. Hindi ke cricket magazines ke bhi columnist laiye
Kudos to you guys for bringing Vijay Lokapally, but sorry guys it hurts my brain when Taran said Kohli introduced the sledging and aggression. I feel so old. 😂
Ind vs Pak match 1999 public went crazy in Eden Gardens because Sachin was run out as Shaoib Akthar came in his way. People did not like it and agitated.
00:01 - Intro 02:00 - Introduction of Vijay Lokapally 9:12 - Tiger Pataudi 14:34 - Spin chokdi of 80s and 90s era 20:07 - Why we afraid of Australians 22:46 - Pakistan played with 13 players 24:25 - How India change from Defeated to Undefeated 28:35 - Heartbreak in World Cups 32:51 - 1996 World Cup 36:21 - Fixing in match
Good interview. And extremely humble. But he did not summarise India-sl semi match correctly. Sachin was cruising at one stage india 98/1 with Sachin on 65. And from there we were 120/7. 😢
35:56 I guess you forgot to mention the Sachin run out in the second innings wherein the bowler barged into his running path and could not complete the run. This is the reason why the crowd saw red mist and were forced out of the stadium.
Having Mr.Vijaj Lokapally as guest but the interviewers weren't prepared and wasted such a great opportunity. So much would have been spoken about cricket history but a wasted opportunity.
Great podcast....Just one suggesting stop doing that "chip chip" sound. It's irritating...a good podcaster will have complete calmness while guesting is answering. 13:56
maine to bachpan se india ko Australia se harte hue dekha hai aur uncle world cup me btare hai ki favourites thi india aur zyada dukh phle hota hai kyunki tab favourites the 😂 are uncle ye bhi to btao Australians haste the ham pe har bar harate the even in bilaterals 😂
Yeah, IND and PAK were favourites in 1987 WC. Australia, against all the odds, won the WC. They were not favourites. England should have that won wc. Gatting's reverse sweep turned the future for Australia.
Some truth's of Indian cricket 1) Match fixing was real. 2) Azharuddin, Mongia and Prabhakar all involved in fixing. Mongia and Prabhakar in one game couldnt score 21 runs to win against SL if I remember. I watched the game. 3) Azzaruddin is a match fixer.
Good interview but i can not believe 2 guys with so much followiing were looking surprise in hearing about 2 Yorkers of Shoaib Akhtar to get Sachin and Dravid out.
