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The Sports Bench

This podcast will bring you all things from the world of Cricket and Footbal with a special emphasis on news from India. Minal and Nani host a cricket and football show respectively with experts from India. Listen in to stay updated about Sports in India

  1. 08/23/2011

    TSB Cricket: Warren Brennan of Hot Spot Technology Speaks

    Warren Brennan, the man behind the Hot Spot technology used in the India England series joins us to talk about his invention, challenges and the controversies surrounding Dravids dismissal in the last test and of course, VVS Laxmans Vaseline non incident.

    25 min

  2. 07/11/2011

    TSB Football # 13: Indian Football in a Hurdle Race

    Arunava joins Nani to talk about the future of Indian football. With tight budgets, Indian clubs find themselves in a fix and with older players being part of the national side, things dont look bright for Indian football at the moment. Discussion on news like Ariel Ortega, the man who was supposed to be the next Maradona, arriving on the Indian club scene. What are the chances of international stars joining Indian clubs? How much will Indian football benefit? And reminiscing a bit on JCT, the club that was.

    16 min

  3. 06/13/2011

    TSB Football # 12: What is Wrong with West Bengal Football

    Dhiman Sarkar of Hindustan Times joins Arunava and Nani to talk about the growing concern surrounding the Mecca of football in India called West Bengal. Arunava and Dhiman feel that while thousands gather to watch important matches in the state, the authorities who run the show have taken a lot of things for granted. The problem also may lie in the over-blown fan expectations, but both our experts feel that not all is lost in the state which takes pride in being the frontrunner of football.

    41 min

  4. 06/01/2011

    TSB Football # 10 - FIFA is dead. Long Live Football

    Arunava joins us from Zurich, the venue for FIFA presidential election. Football lovers from around the world are shocked and concerned after news reports which announced that some FIFA officials received bribes for handing out World Cup bids. In this short podcast, Arunava gives us a ground zero update from the media centre.

    10 min

  5. 06/01/2011

    TSB Football # 11: Goa Football vs Bengal Football

    Kolkata & Goa share the love for two F words: fish & football. The names that flash across the mind immediately on the mention of football in India are East Bengal & Mohun Bagan (not necessarily in that order). However, the fact is that Goan teams that have ruled the roost & sustained the tag of Indias champions in the last several years. The state seems to attract the best talent, the best coaches, the top goal scorers. In Kolkata, something must be amiss somewhere. We are trying to put a finger on it. In this one we have Mark Rodricks with us as the Goa expert for the Goa side of things. Mark is a FA level 1 licensed coach, plying his trade in Pune. We plan to penetrate into Kolkata football in the next episode.

    35 min

  6. 06/01/2011

    TSB Football # 9 - A Conversation with Horst Wein

    Horst Wein is a renowned name in field hockey as well as football across continents. It is difficult to finish listening to someone who has experience spread over several decades and geography. And we found Horst Wein to be an absolutely charming man, full of energy and lots of stories. We have tried to capture the essence of his training methods in this podcast. We inquire whether or how his methods are relevant in the Indian scenario and his opinion on the appropriate coach for the Indian national football team.

    40 min

  7. 05/03/2011

    TSB Football # 8 - A little bit of Everything

    Finally with the resignation of Bob Houghton as Indian national football team coach, a saga that was increasingly turning distasteful has ended. Discussed are possible replacements and the importance of setting up of or following the system that Houghton set up over the last five years, because India is struggling from the development perspective as well. Meanwhile, the I league is in a very interesting phase and I-League 2nd division has also surprisingly emerged as a fiercely contested competition. This podcast covers a bit on the teams in these two groups.

    27 min

  8. 04/06/2011

    TSB Cricket #10: India, the New World Champions

    The first ball of the Indian innings in the world cup was put away to the fence and the last ball of the World Cup almost hit the sight screen. Indian Captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni looked unflustered when he played that shot and thats been the story of India in this world cup. Ayaz and Minal talk about this and a lot more.

    27 min
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About

This podcast will bring you all things from the world of Cricket and Footbal with a special emphasis on news from India. Minal and Nani host a cricket and football show respectively with experts from India. Listen in to stay updated about Sports in India

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  • Creator
    Minal & Nani
  • Years Active
    2010 - 2011
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    ℗ & © 2008 Indicast
  • Show Website
    The Sports Bench

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