Cricket Unplugged- A Podcast on Cricket Raghav Ravichandran & Sooraj SG

10 teams bought as many as 204 players after shelling out a total of ₹551.70 crore at the mega-auction in Bengaluru. Ishan Kishan was the most expensive buy at ₹15.25 crores when MI bought the wicketkeeper-batsman back to their franchise that has won a record five titles!
It was a dramatic mega auction when the auctioneer, Hugh Edmeades had to be replaced by Charu Sharma due to health reasons. Charu took over the mantle within less than thirty minutes notice & did a fabulous job! As this event is touted as the 'biggest event in the cricketing calendar' & its never easy to take centre stage and come out with aplomb!

We at Cricket Unplugged take a deep look into each franchise and break down each team's best buys. Which are the franchises that have been really good at the player's auctions?


Which are the teams that don't look that strong on paper heading into IPL 2022? Can a new champion be crowned this season with the inclusion of two teams; Lucknow Super Giants & Gujarat Titans?

Soraj & myself present our IPL 2022 Auction Review in this super chilled, fun analysis of each squad and also share our personal opinion on some players who have got more than maybe they could have, to how its going to be to see regular faces who were part of one franchises for over 5 years represent another team from this year onwards; For all of you who love IPL & especially who have followed the IPL Auctions this is going to be a really enthralling, insightful episode! Enjoy listening!

Cricket is a beautiful game and will continue to be so. But one can't deny that there have been certain incidents/ scandals that have presented the game in bad light. Apart from being a Cricket Analyst, I have been and continue to support the Australian cricket team. The teams under Steve Waugh's leadership and Ricky Ponting have played a defining role in my passion for the game. 

In this episode, I don the hat of an Australian fan and try to present how it must have been from the other side, especially when the cricketing fraternity and media were openly pouncing the Aussie side post the unfortunate incident that happened on 24th March, 2018.  Yes, those cricketers deserved to be punished, but was the treatment meted out to them fair and 'within the spirit of the game'? 


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What does it take to have such a loyal, close knit support base like the CSK franchise have enjoyed over the years?? Why are fans so connected with CSK despite all the trials and tribulations they went through which included their two year ban from the tournament. 

Every player who is a part of CSK feels like it's a family and we have  our host Sooraj pour his heart out about CSK and why he is so attached and connected with the franchise from the past twelve years!! This episode is a special tribute to all the 'Whistle Podu' fans who I am sure will be rooting for their franchise even this year! 


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In the latest episode of Cricket Unplugged, we  get talking about two significant eras in Cricket that shaped the sport for the better: Clive Llyod's West Indies that ruled and dominated World cricket in the 1970's & 1980's and Steve Waugh's Australia that trampled oppositions across the world in the 1990's. 

Can one team be better than the other? Both of us present our opinion on each side and why probably one team could rank higher than the other. We also look at an interesting proposition where we find out what a great like Sir Vivian Richards could have probably achieved if he had started playing from the early 1990's. 

Through this episode on Cricket Eras,  we would definitely take the listeners down memory lane and make them remember some of the greats of the game who we have had the privilege to see either live or on TV! 


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Many of you who have been following the game must have heard about the Kolpak Deal as a result of which many prominent and talented players from especially the African cricket countries like South Africa and Zimbabwe decided to forego the pride and honor to play for their country and instead chose to move to the United Kingdom and play for English counties. The main reason stated by players who took this deal was financial security. 

So then what really is the Kolpak Deal? Why has it affected cricketers from South Africa and Zimbabwe as much as it has in the past decade or so? Isn't playing for the country the biggest motivation and drive for a professional sportsman? Or do they also have to think about other factors that may not make too much sense for a common cricket fan.

We discuss about this grave and sensitive issue plaguing World cricket in this episode where we present our personal take and opinions on this issue and look at what we think this has done for the quality of cricket coming out of South Africa and Zimbabwe in the past 7-10 years.


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What transpired before the England- West Indies test series was a stirring and heartfelt talk about the 'Black Lives Matter' campaign that shook the world of cricket. We had the former West Indian fast bowler Michael Holding break down on camera recollecting what it was like for his parents to face constant racism owing to their skin color. 

In this episode, we are going to focus on the issue of Discrimination and Bias in cricket. Discrimination happens on various levels- color of skin and religion to name a few factors. We look at this very grave and serious issue and analyze why this issue needs to be addressed now and how sportsmen  especially prominent cricketers can help in reducing this clearly visible discrimination and bias seen in the sport. 




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