Ep 117: Prodigal son returns after a year and nothing has changed Bits and Pieces : The friendliest cricket podcast

Kaustubh Kumar returns to the pod after nearly a year and says "nothing has changed". The same folk are doubing down on the same views on most things. The episode, which is hosted by doubler-PDP features other regular "downers" VaMu, Sadagopan Murali and MohanK. They talk about the IPL, Kohli's "mediocrity", the Nagin Derby and captaincy problems that have spilled over from the IPL to Pakistan cricket! Tune in...



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SHOW NOTES:

1. KL Rahul impact subbed out: https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2024-lsg-expose-ipl-playing-conditions-loophole-with-tricky-kl-rahul-naveen-ul-haq-impact-player-sub-in-pbks-match-101711868790461.html

2. Karthik Krishnaswamy on Mayank Yadav, the latest fast bowling IPL sensation... err... of this season:

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/lsg-vs-pbks-can-we-have-more-of-mayank-yadav-the-exceptionally-quick-seamer-please-1427144

3. Did Pathirana do pranam/namaskaram to Thala Dhoni before bowling?

https://www.news18.com/viral/did-pathirana-take-ms-dhonis-blessings-during-ipl-match-cricket-fans-video-is-viral-8830901.html

4. Bangladesh review, the worst ever? Not quite:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/worst-review-ever-bangladesh-turn-repeat-offenders-as-dreadful-drs-vs-sl-brings-memory-of-bizarre-virat-kohli-incident-101711795088671.html

5. How funny is this dropped catch by Bangladesh in the slips, where two of three fielders involved are wearing a helmet:

https://www.theroar.com.au/cricket/video/watch-pure-comedy-as-three-bangladesh-slip-fielders-drop-the-same-catch-in-relay-chaos-1341820/

6. More than half the Bangladesh team chase this ball to the boundary:

https://wisden.com/bangladesh-v-sri-lanka-2024/watch-entire-bangladesh-slip-cordon-chases-ball-to-boundary-in-sri-lanka-test