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

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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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  • Separate Gates, Separate Dressing Rooms

    Separate Gates, Separate Dressing Rooms
    Oct 18 2023

    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

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    28 mins
  • Captains and Musical Chairs

    Captains and Musical Chairs
    Oct 25 2023

    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'
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    31 mins
  • Spinning Through The Seventies

    Spinning Through The Seventies
    Oct 31 2023
    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
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    35 mins

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