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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Batta Fast

Episode 53 - Batta Fast at the T20 World Cup - Ghum Hour Continues

June 12, 2024 • Ahmer Naqvi and Osman Samiuddin • Season 6 • Episode 2

What a delightfully horrible way to lose to India. We discuss the causes of the defeat, Pakistan's stagnant development, the clusterf**k that is the PCB, and India's own batting woes.

0:00 Intro and why Pakistan lost
3:30 Has Pakistan's core stagnated?
14:00 Why Pakistan's batting is not fit for purpose
25:15 How the bowlers have evolved more than batters
36:16 From Wahab to Mohsin, a collection of unserious people
44:30 India's batting struggles in T20 World Cups
52:10 The professional athlete's constant need to improve