Well Caught with Giri And Raghu | A Fan's Eye View of Indian Cricket's Glory Days

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Well Caught with Giri And Raghu | A Fan's Eye View of Indian Cricket's Glory Days

S Giridhar and V J Raghunath, Giri and Raghu to friends, are colleagues at Azim Premji Foundation. Forged by a common love for cricket, their friendship of four decades’ vintage began when they started playing city tournaments together. The duo are authors of Mid-Wicket Tales : A Century and More of Cricket (Speaking Tiger, 2023) and From Mumbai to Durban: India’s Greatest Tests (Juggernaut, 2016). Rekindle the excitement of being in the stands watching cricket history being made.

Episodes

  1. Late Cut

    15/11/2023

    Late Cut

    In the Nineties, match fees were fatter and the stakes higher, yet the temptations were darker. The match-fixing scandal exposed an underbelly of bookies, betting and sleaze. At the turn of the century, as heads rolled and reputations were sullied, the game weathered its darkest phase. In the decade of redemption that followed, captains and coaches employed analytics to decide match strategies. In Ganguly, India found an aggressive skipper who walked his talk. No one embodied leadership and team spirit like Dhoni, inspiring international respect for Team India that was buoyed by the dramatic 2011 World Cup victory. From the colourful radio commentaries that brought the game alive in the early days of Test Cricket to the elaborate theatrics of T20 in modern television broadcasting, cricket has travelled the distance. As it takes to the global stage at the 2028 Summer Olympics for the first time since 1900, we can say that the sport has truly come of age. Reliving these defining moments, Raghu and Giri hang up their gloves in this series finale of Well Caught. Thank you for listening. Credits:Akshay Ramuhalli, Bijoy Venugopal, Bruce Lee Mani, Narayan Krishnaswamy, Prashant Vasudevan, Sananda Dasgupta, Seema Seth, Shraddha Gautam, Supriya Joshi and Velu Shankar Acknowledgements and Resources: YouTube: Zee TV Closedown (1997)www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky5I81rYeVo Javed Miandad last ball sixer in sharjah cup final 1986www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhYJqV-cbMI India Pakistan Cricket Classic SHARJAH PEPSI CUP 1996www.youtube.com/watch?v=22QqFrlmkww Fmr cricket captain threatens to reveal match fixing nameswww.youtube.com/watch?v=mNy7IaJpwRo INDIA: CRICKET MATCH FIXING ALLEGATIONS: REPORT (V)www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqMa1EIJwo4 Not Cricket ! - Match Fixing (Orig 2001) Pt1www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVOmJVTeIEc Manoj Prabhakar presents a videotape on match-fixing in 2000www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNYa2yuhNn8 deepanshu madan on match ka mujrim konwww.youtube.com/watch?v=xu7YGK1a0bo Dadagiri ( Title treck )www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjLJhCiDdvM Harbhajan Singh Rips Apart Australia | 15 Wickets in 1 Match | INDvAUS 2001www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_cfSOcOB8A Sourav Ganguly: The Courageous Captain | Ian Chappell, Sachin Tendulkar | Discovery Pluswww.youtube.com/watch?v=c4DY8iBQd5o Cricket Connected: Nasser Hussain on Sourav Gangulywww.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq3J-JEk9

    36 min
  2. World Cup Whirlwind

    07/11/2023

    World Cup Whirlwind

    Athletic and courageous, all-rounder Kapil Dev smelled like team spirit (with a splash of Palmolive) and brought to India’s arsenal the firepower of wily pace, gutsy batting, and a never-say-die attitude. Promoted to captain in 1983, he led an underdog side (nicknamed Kapil’s Devils post facto) to a historic World Cup triumph. To date, he is lionised for his unforgettable 175 not out against Zimbabwe and his spectacular sprinting catch to halt the ferocious onslaught of Vivian Richards in the final. The Eighties saw India on the ascent, aided by a lineup of fluent stroke-makers in Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin, and tenacious all-rounders in Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri. Gavaskar, by now the elder statesman, cantered to a record 34 centuries and 10,000 Test runs. In 1987, when the World Cup was first played outside England, the home crowd in the subcontinent expected a repeat of 1983. That was not to be, but the end of the decade brought new hope. In November 1989, a 16-year-old boy marched out into the middle to face the brunt of a pugnacious Pakistani pace attack. His name was Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. Cricket would never be the same again. Credits:Akshay Ramuhalli, Bijoy Venugopal, Bruce Lee Mani, Narayan Krishnaswamy, Prashant Vasudevan, Seema Seth, Shraddha Gautam, Supriya Joshi and Velu Shankar Acknowledgements: YouTube Kapil Dev Was India's Greatest Match-Winner: Sunil Gavaskarwww.youtube.com/watch?v=mwE9hMdlQ_4 1983 WORLD CUP SEMI FINAL INDIA vs ENGLANDm.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gavrm8m-U…IzgwaW5uaW5nMDE%3D HIGHLIGHTS: Prudential World Cup Final 1983 Watch India Win World Cup 83 Final | #83TheFilm Trailorwww.youtube.com/watch?v=WmKQ7W-Miso&t=71s Kapil Dev and the story of the 1983 World Cupwww.youtube.com/watch?v=L6TYFyDm5Io 1983 World cup winners: Indira Gandhi celebrates with Kapil Dev and co.www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAIiVk3yhwI Kapil Dev - Palmolive Ad | (RARE)www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fA7QhWcJM8 Old Indian TV Ads featuring Kapil Devwww.youtube.com/watch?v=6WIRuaN_Bbc Old Doordarshan ad Vimal ft Ravi Shastriwww.youtube.com/watch?v=CBJS4un2fvk M13 - Final India vs Pakistan 1985www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDudsBwP5…H8fwOxWz&index=12 *RARE* INDIA v ENGLAND - SEMI FINAL 1987 WORLD CUPwww.youtube.com/watch?v=8P4Rq9mtxhc&t=12s Cricket bat sound | Hitting Soundwww.youtube.com/watch?v=_g0ceWN2_Mg Indi

    25 min
  3. Spinning Through The Seventies

    31/10/2023

    Spinning Through The Seventies

    The Seventies, in the annals of Indian cricket, constitute an epoch. Ajit Wadekar proved to be a shrewd and pragmatic captain, leading India to historic away victories in the West Indies and England. Wadekar helmed an all-star side that included Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Viswanath, Farokh Engineer, and Dilip Sardesai. It also included the legendary Indian spin quartet of Bishen Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, and S Venkataraghavan. For a game that favoured white in more ways than one, the Seventies brought a burst of colour. Australian media tycoon Kerry Packer set the cat among the pigeons when he introduced sponsor logos, coloured team uniforms, white balls, and floodlights, earning the ire of cricket boards but bringing irreversible change to the future of televised cricket. It was a tumultuous decade for the Indian subcontinent. The India-Pakistan war in 1971 birthed the new nation of Bangladesh, while the 21-month Emergency under Indira Gandhi led to a redrawing of political battle lines. Ironically, while their respective countries were at war, Indian and Pakistani cricketers played as one side for the Rest Of The World. Even as geopolitical machinations ran their course, the Indian spin quartet responded to the belligerent and martial pace of the times with their gentle and non-violent bowling, one that without doubt turned the tide. Credits:Akshay Ramuhalli, Bijoy Venugopal, Bruce Lee Mani, Narayan Krishnaswamy, Prashant Vasudevan, Seema Seth, Shraddha Gautam, Supriya Joshi, and Velu Shankar Acknowledgements and resources: YouTube: India West Indies 1971, Glimpse of Port of Spain, Gavaskar felicitations, Wadekar introduces team Gavaskar Calypso RR7151A INDIA-PAKISTAN WAR RR7145A INDIA-PAKISTAN: THE DRIFT TO WAR Australia vs Rest of World XI 1971/72 WACA Thalikettu marriage music from https://youtu.be/ZytRy37H4u0?si=tgiXhbFBar-TRPm3 OPEC OIL EMBARGO - 1973 SYND 09/05/74 RAIL STRIKERS DEMONSTRATE SYND 17-3-72 NEWLY RELEASED FOOTAGE FROM THE INDO-PAKISTAN WAR RR7528A INDIA: MRS GANDHI'S EMERGENCY 1975 - Declaration of Emergency by Then PM Indira Gandhi 1971 - Indira Gandhi's Broadcast to the Nation | Indo-Pakistan War Imran Khan vs Rod Marsh | Classic Ball | Kerry Packer Series 1978-79 1978-79 WORLD SERIES CRICKET SUPERTEST FINAL Mojo Singers - C'mon Aussie C'mon (1978) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/radio-azim-premji-univers0/message

    35 min
  4. Captains and Musical Chairs

    25/10/2023

    Captains and Musical Chairs

    The captains who shaped Indian cricket in the 1950s and 1960s scripted a tale of guts and glory on and off the field. There was the stylish Ghulam Ahmed who chose to stay with India after Partition (while his nephew Asif Iqbal went on to captain Pakistan). There was the swashbuckling Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, who became the youngest Indian skipper at age 21. Despite losing an eye in a car accident, he played with a ferocity that earned him the nickname of Tiger. And there was the unforgettable Vinoo Mankad. On the Australia tour of 1947-48, the legendary all-rounder opened the batting fearlessly against the fearsome pace duo of Ray Lindwall and Keith Miller. After scoring ducks, he knuckled down and took tips from his opponents. By the end of the tour, he had helped himself to a couple of centuries. Despite their prowess on the field, even the best Indian players had to dance to the tune of the selectors. Mankad’s blazing talent had attracted the attention of English County leagues, and he was invited to play professional cricket for much better pay. This didn’t go down well with the cricket administration in India, which paid its players a pittance. When the bosses gave him an ultimatum to choose, the feisty Mankad asked them to take a walk. Discover more exciting vignettes as we trace the story of Indian cricket in the second episode of Well Caught with Giri and Raghu. Credits:Akshay Ramuhalli, Bijoy Venugopal, Bruce Lee Mani, Narayan Krishnaswamy, Prashant Vasudevan, Seema Seth, Shraddha Gautam, Supriya Joshi, and Velu Shankar Acknowledgements and resources YouTube | Jai Galagali channelWest Indies - India 1948 - 1st ever test series Brabourne Stadium Bombay India Pakistan 1st Test Match 1952 1952 India Pakistan Lucknow 2nd test 1950-51: Commonwealth Cricket Team arrives in Bombay Vinoo Mankad: interviews, clear footage, Golden voices of John Arlott’s and Pratap Sharma YouTube | Paul Sawtell: music from Desperate (1947) YouTube } 1950 HITS ARCHIVE: The Third Man Theme - Anton Karas (his original #1 version) YouTube | Broadcast Imaging channel | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi || Old Rare Interview || Anmol Ratan Tv Serial (1990) YouTube | New Zealand vs India 1968 | India's First Away Series Win YouTube | Vintage cricket GOLD! Incredible interview with LEGENDS Keith Miller and Denis Compton, 1980. YouTube | ICC channel | Meet the ICC Hall of Famers: Vinoo Mankad | 'The finest Indian left-arm spinner ever' --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/radio-azim-premji-univers0/message

    31 min
  5. Separate Gates, Separate Dressing Rooms

    18/10/2023

    Separate Gates, Separate Dressing Rooms

    It’s a beautiful day for cricket. The turf is green. The radio is crackling. The scoreboard is ticking. The crowd is cheering. And the sun is beginning to set on the British Empire. We travel in time to an age when caste and class divide the pavilion. On and off the field, cricket reflects the discrimination that prevails in colonial societies. Players are segregated, teams assigned ethnic names, and coloured players docked their pay for using gates meant for white Englishmen. Yet, it is this golden age that gives us greats like Ranjitsinhji and Duleepsinhji, and later Griffith and Sobers. Many new flags flutter in the winds of change as the colonies assert their independence. A game designed to cement the British Commonwealth takes on a life of its own and engenders a new world order. Credits:Akshay Ramuhalli, Bijoy Venugopal, Bruce Lee Mani, Narayan Krishnaswamy, Prashant Vasudevan, Seema Seth, Shraddha Gautam, Supriya Joshi and Velu Shankar Explore further: Books: Mid-Wicket Tales — From Trumper to Tendulkar (Sage India, 2014) From Mumbai to Durban: India’s Greatest Tests (Juggernaut, 2016) YouTube: Cricket Giants Of 1890s (0)www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0KqQiurckQ Rare Footage of English and Australian Cricket Teams (1905) | Sporting Historywww.youtube.com/watch?v=ChrFcjLJymU 1972: Gavaskar, Venkat, Solkar visit Ranjitsingh's home in Nawanagar.www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu3wIJkz5lg Calypso Summer 1960/61 - Part 3 ABC Australiawww.youtube.com/watch?v=VFitqoB2B08 Shehnai Recital of Ustad Bismillah Khan | Part 1www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JeMR0RAHZg All India Radio Signature tunewww.youtube.com/watch?v=WuS-UiaKiVk England & Australia 1948 | The Lord's Ashes Test | Classic Cricket Filmswww.youtube.com/watch?v=l-xXMHXUMZg Maryan - Official Teaser 3www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V8iZBq0JPo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/radio-azim-premji-univers0/message

    28 min
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S Giridhar and V J Raghunath, Giri and Raghu to friends, are colleagues at Azim Premji Foundation. Forged by a common love for cricket, their friendship of four decades’ vintage began when they started playing city tournaments together. The duo are authors of Mid-Wicket Tales : A Century and More of Cricket (Speaking Tiger, 2023) and From Mumbai to Durban: India’s Greatest Tests (Juggernaut, 2016). Rekindle the excitement of being in the stands watching cricket history being made.

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