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.

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Episode 45 - Batta Fast Manjan - Clown Season at the PCB

April 01, 2024 • Ahmer Naqvi and Osman Samiuddin • Season 5 • Episode 1

We had planned to do a data deep dive on the recent PSL, but instead we have to content with all the elite level clownery going on at the PCB.

Turns out, the board changed captains and released a #wholesome press release which had never been shared with the players instead.

So now, we've got one recently sacked captain back, one highly fucked over player sacked without being told why, two of the most recent successful PSL captains not even considered, and two known haters of the current captain back in the team.

Of course, the big question is, which of these can run 2 kilometres with faujis?

00:00 Discussion on the latest farce
04:11 Lack of communication and mismanagement in the PCB
08:04 Mohsin Naqvi's role as chairman
12:16 Treatment of players in Pakistan cricket
25:30 The captaincy debate and overlooked captains in the PSL
30:40 The legacy of Sheharyar Khan
47:21 Same old genuine concern for the future of Pakistani cricket