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 54 - Batta Fast at the T20 World Cup - Tournament Review and ranking Pak's worst ICC events

June 18, 2024 • Ahmer Naqvi and Osman Samiuddin • Season 6 • Episode 4

As our period of massive viewcounts (lol) ends before it really began, we review a depressing campaign, outline the many causes for failure, and end up ranking the worst ICC events for the Pakistan's men's team this century.

0:30 Batta Fast revenue streams destroyed
2:00 Babar's captaincy, the fallout, the tactical issues
11:00 Why PSL success hasn't translated for this team
18:00 A look at PCB's mystifying selection process
22:00 Disastrously unstable era at the PCB
24:20 "Even for Pakistan cricket, this is a wild era"
36:00 Reviewing this tournament in light of others
37:30 Ranking the all-time worst ICC events for Pakistan
38:30 2006 Champions Trophy
40:30 2007 ODI World Cup
44:00 2009 Champions Trophy (the fallout)
48:00 2013 Champions Trophy
49:00 2015 ODI World Cup
51:00 2014 T20 World Cup
52:00 2016 T20 World Cup
55:00 2023 ODI World Cup
59:00 Final Rankings