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Batta Fast
"What do they know of cricket, who only cricket know?"
Ahmer Naqvi and Osman Samiuddin look at cricket from beyond the runs and wickets to the larger sociocultural context of the sport.
Podcasting since 2023 • 77 episodes
Batta Fast
Latest Episodes
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 prese...
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Season 16
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Episode 2
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37:45
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....
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Season 16
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Episode 1
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31:30
Debating the Legacy of 90s Pakistan Cricket with Osman Samiuddin - Episode 81
00:00 Hafeez, Rashid and Legacy of 90s Cricket Players03:57 The Impact of 90s Cricket on Modern Perceptions10:36 Cultural Significance of 90s Cricket14:44 Corruption and Instability21:37 Why the 90s were an era of decline30:...
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Season 15
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Episode 2
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1:00:39
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...
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Season 15
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Episode 1
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1:07:19
The Osman Retirement Episode - Episode 78
Just in time for the incredible disappointment of a winless home tournament, Osman Samiuddin announces his totally final (unless need of nation arises) absolutely complete retirement from the show.00:00 Introduction and Context of...
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Season 14
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Episode 1
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