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"What do they know of cricket, who only cricket know?" Ahmer Naqvi (and occasionally) Osman Samiuddin look at cricket from beyond the runs and wickets to the larger sociocultural context of the sport.

  1. The Boy Who Never Got Out - Episode 88

    17/11/2025

    The Boy Who Never Got Out - Episode 88

    Aik bacha tha jo out nahi hota tha. Link to Haroon Khalid's works: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/7247507.Haroon_Khalid Follow us on Youtube!

    28 min
  2. How Much Winning Is Too Much? Episode 87

    07/11/2025

    How Much Winning Is Too Much? Episode 87

    An extremely #RichPeopleProblems issue leads to a deeper understanding of why we watch our favourite teams. My essay on fandom and forgetting: https://karachikhatmal.com/the-i-who-becomes-a-we-the-importance-of-forgetting-to-fandom F1 creator on why NBA content > other sports: https://ideefixe.co/p/the-creator-paradox-why-f1-and-tennis Game of Zones: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoqDIJHlyN3NIPW9D37rQEceGNZEiRmMX Essay criticising Uncut Gems 'facile cruelty': https://www.theringer.com/2025/10/31/movies/uncut-gems-review-best-movies-21st-century Essay on why Uncut Gems is a great movie about watching sports: https://unnamedtemporarysportsblog.com/uncut-gems-is-the-first-great-movie-about-watching-sports/ Essay on why Adam Sandler's character is like our favourite sports team: https://www.sbnation.com/2019/12/24/21028750/uncut-gems-review-sports-movie-adam-sandler Follow us on Youtube!

    37 min
  3. Why Tapeball is Decolonized Cricket - Episode 86

    30/10/2025

    Why Tapeball is Decolonized Cricket - Episode 86

    An invention from Karachi in the 80s, Tapeball cricket took the colonial history of the sport and ripped it apart. Biryani article featuring Malang: https://fiftytwo.in/story/rice-fat-meat-streets/ Abid Hussain's Tapeball Longform: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/929545/tape-ball-tales Tapeball image credit: Ali Akbar Naqvi, originally made for PaceisPaceYaar. Follow us on Youtube!

    47 min
  4. When Does A Rivalry End? Episode 85

    21/10/2025

    When Does A Rivalry End? Episode 85

    "I don't know what the stats are. But this is not a rivalry anymore" - Suryakumar Yadav's claim that India-Pakistan is not a rivalry anymore made me want to explore what rivalries are, and when - if at all - do they end? Follow us on Youtube!

    30 min
  5. Noman Ali and the Aesthetics of Pakistan Cricket - Episode 84

    15/10/2025

    Noman Ali and the Aesthetics of Pakistan Cricket - Episode 84

    "Pakistan is a country of SLAs pretending to be pacers" - this throwaway text from Osman on PiPY led to this podcast: a discussion on the aesthetics of Pakistani bowling, how they changed irrevocably with Imran Khan, and how the continued presence of guys like Noman in the chaos since is what makes sports so beautiful.  Follow us on Youtube!

    38 min
  6. The Ship of Theseus or why Pakistan cricket never really changes - Episode 83

    07/10/2025

    The Ship of Theseus or why Pakistan cricket never really changes - Episode 83

    In this lecture Ahmer argues that almost every time you watch a Pakistan cricket team play - men's, women's, u19, whatever - you end up seeing the same match. No matter how many times you repair and replace its parts, the ship remains the same. Link to Jarrod's video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPWYKyjCP_j/ Link to Danyal's article: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/asia-cup-2025-ind-vs-pak-what-pakistan-say-what-pakistan-do-and-the-gap-between-them-1504056 Follow us on Youtube!

    32 min
  7. Debating the Legacy of 90s Pakistan Cricket with Osman Samiuddin - Episode 81

    15/03/2025

    Debating the Legacy of 90s Pakistan Cricket with Osman Samiuddin - Episode 81

    00:00 Hafeez, Rashid and Legacy of 90s Cricket Players 03:57 The Impact of 90s Cricket on Modern Perceptions 10:36 Cultural Significance of 90s Cricket 14:44 Corruption and Instability 21:37 Why the 90s were an era of decline 30:04 The Lost Tournaments of the 90s 39:14 The Impact of County Cricket on Pakistani cricket 43:47 13 Captaincy changes in 3 years! 52:01 Late-Era Wasim Captaincy Follow us on Youtube!

    1 h y 1 min
  8. Ranking the Greatest ICC Event Performances by Pakistani players - @sportingmyths - Episode 80

    11/03/2025

    Ranking the Greatest ICC Event Performances by Pakistani players - @sportingmyths - Episode 80

    Back with the  @sportingmyths crew, we debate the GOAT ICC event performances. Before anyone gets too senti, the nominations and seedings were done kafi arbitrarily, because the intention was to just discuss some great performances.  Fakhar Zaman vs India 2017 Mohammad Amir vs India 2017 Shahid Afridi vs South Africa, 2009 Inzamam ul Haq vs New Zealand, 1992 Wasim Akram vs England, 1992 Babar Azam vs New Zealand, 2019 Rambo vs New Zealand, 1992 Misbah ul Haq vs India, 2007 Follow us on Youtube!

    1 h y 7 min
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"What do they know of cricket, who only cricket know?" Ahmer Naqvi (and occasionally) Osman Samiuddin look at cricket from beyond the runs and wickets to the larger sociocultural context of the sport.

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  • Creador
    Ahmer Naqvi
  • Años de actividad
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodios
    81
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    © 2025 Ahmer Naqvi
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