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Batta Fast

By: Ahmer Naqvi and Osman Samiuddin
  • Summary

  • "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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Episodes
  • Episode 39 - Batta Fast at the T20 World Cup - Ghum Hour Continues
    Jun 12 2024

    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



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    56 mins
  • Episode 37 - T20 World Cup Preview
    May 29 2024

    We get very excited about the upcoming T20 World Cup, including a chance to see a whole bunch of associate sides, new stars to emerge, and for good/bad mojo to decide the tournament.

    0:00 The boredom of creating content vs the excitement for the World Cup
    11:00 Unique stories from the associate sides and potential for upsets
    25:00 Pakistan, West Indies & Sri Lanka - Aar ya Paar sides
    28:00 How India's conservatism holds them back
    35:00 Ugh, Australia
    45:00 England's X-factors - Chris Jordan and Jofra Archer in the Caribbean
    50:00 Recapping Pakistan's squad, and charting their possible route to a title
    58:00 Semifinal predictions

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 36 - Batta Fast Manjan - How to think about T20s
    May 21 2024

    A discussion about #PAKvIRE became a long debate on what tactics should one look at in T20s, how Pakistan batting first and batting second are different teams, and what a bowler like Amir and a format like tapeball teaches us about the future of T20 cricket. Trust us, you will find this boring af.

    0:00 Intro
    02:00 The challenges of setting a target in T20s
    07:30 Why T20Is are not the apex of the format
    13:00 Understanding the value of runs and wickets in T20s
    30:00 Mohammad Amir's vegetarian bowling
    40:00 Rethinking what to value in T20 bowling and batting
    45:00 Gary Kirsten on 'liberating' Babar Azam's batting

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    52 mins

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