"The closest you can get to a just society is sports." - Mikahil Almeida The time is upon us, folks! The 50th episode of Waddaplayah is also the Season Finale! Siddharth and Mikhail are taking a break and we're sad to see the season end. But the show must go on as the game is always bigger than the player, especially since a lot of cricket happened this week.Here's what they talked about on this episode: The Bushfire match - Ponting XI vs Gilchrist XI Seeing Sachin in Australian...

In the absence of Dudeja, Mikhail is joined by comedian Joel D'Souza this episode. They start off with talking about Dudeja and how he always has a question.On this episode, Mikhail and Joel talk about bad losers in sports (eg. the Australian cricket team in the 2000's) and tons more happening in the world of sports: India thrashing New Zealand to win the T20 series 5-0 Hardik Pandya not knowing he's quite a catch What Robin Uthappa told Joel at a house party How are Tottenham fans taking...

Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja start off the episode with Amit Doshi, Founder, IVM Podcasts, a huge fan of basketball, to talk about the surprising and sad news of Kobe Bryant's death. They discuss his legacy in the sport and what he did for the game.They also talk about tons more happening in the world of sports this week, including: India vs New Zealand T20 matches Virat Kohli dropping a catch and being angry at himself for it KL Rahul's and his consecutive half-centuries Dudeja...

In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja start you off with theIndia v Australia match in Rajkot, and the other matches from Australia's tour of India. They also analyse the psyche of a young player. They spoke about various things that happened in sports over this week, such as: Virat Kohli grabbing 'Man of The Series' Steve Smith averaging more than a 100 runs in each match of the series Steve Smith vs Kohli the England vs South Africa test matches England's...

Hey cricket fans!Mikhail went for the Live India vs Australia match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.- Yes, India lost, but it was worth it nonetheless, because now Siddharth and Mikhail can talk about it. Favourite teams in IPL history Which IPL team has the best name? The Australian Open - Who do you think is going to win? The first 'Waddaplayah of the week' and 'Noddaplayah of the week' of the year. All this and a lot more on this episode of Waddaplayah. You can reach out to...

On this episode, hosts Mikhail and Siddharth talk about what 2020 is looking like to them in the world of sports. Who is in the best form, who is going to win what? They also discuss the Australia-New Zealand and England-South Africa test matches over the past week. A few topics include: Virat Kohli's year, compared to Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith Serena Williams being close to being the GOAT of tennis Nadal overtaking Federer in the number of titles they've each won Peter Wright...

As we approach the end of 2019, we bring you a special episode with stand-up comic Azeem Banatwalla who joins hosts Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja in a 2019 review. They decide the Waddaplayah of the Year & Noddaplayah of the Year (WOY & NOY) for Football, Cricket, Tennis and F1. A few topics include: PV Sindhu wins World Championship Megan Rapinoe wins the Ballon D'or The decline of Manchester United Nadal catching up with Federer The Umpiring Team's terrible performance at...

In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja start you off with their favourite game, Cricket. They are then joined by Shlok Chaturvedi after the break as they shed light over the current happenings in the footballing world. They spoke about various things that happened in sports over this week such as: Jadeja or Pandya? India's prowess on a sunny day How long will Mitchell Starc last? The darts week that was a total carnage The Champions League Draw Arsenal. You...

With Mikhail back from his trip, Waddaplayah returns to normal as the episode is kicked off with their favourite sport: Cricket. Producer Shlok joins after the break to talk some football. This episode features: Washington Sundar's buttery hands Kesrick Williams' beautiful introduction to the game Ole ke dole (Mourinho and Pep defeated in the span of a week) Bye Bye Unai Aubameyang's tiny bladder The worst fans in the world: Manchester City You can reach out to us on...

It's the Maha episode with the Maha collaboration, as lone warrior and host Siddharth Dudeja, is joined by the host of Football Shootball, Gaurav Sapre and IVM producer Shlok Chaturvedi. After fighting for years over which is the better club, both the Manchester United and Arsenal fans have decided to cry together instead and trust football newbie Siddharth Dudeja with a much needed therapy session. They give Siddharth some football knowledge, share their sorrows and come up with the WOW and...

India's demolition of Bangladesh seemed so brutal that host Siddharth Dudeja decided to brand it "India-Bang". However, the top story of the week is what used to be the top story of most weeks: Jose Mourinho. After his appointment as the manager of Tottenham Hotspur we wonder, has Mourinho lost all his morals? India's demolition of Bangladesh The brilliance of BJ Watling Ishant Sharma on fire Manchester City vs Chelsea Jose Mourinho becomes Spurs manager United and Arsenal...

It's said that one's biggest competition is themselves, Team Ferrari seems to have taken that a little too literally. In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja are in conversation about the Ferrari controversy, as Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc clashed with one another on track at the Brazilian Grand Prix, and other topics: Hamilton's 5 second penalty Ishant Sharma's bowling Gervyn Price winning The Grand Slam of Darts Akash Chopra's commentary ...

In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja are in conversation about the recent India Bangladesh T20 match and other topics such as: The level of the India Bangladesh match India winning the match Shivam Dube, the listeners, and Siddharth Dudeja The highest stats in cricketing history Mikhail predicting India not performing well in the upcoming T20 World Cup Rishabh Pant and the media going after him Pressure building on India for the day-night test The exciting...

In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja are in conversation about the recent India Bangladesh T20 match and other topics such as: The terrible weather condition The T20 world cup and T10 tournament Jaydev Unadkat hilarious runout in Deodhar Cup Rugby Worldcup New Zealand's Haka dance Is the South African team 'chocker' in Rugby? US Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton wins 6th F1 championship Virat Kohli's proposal for only 5 test venues Links: Jaydev Unadkat forgets...

In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja are joined by a creative coach, trainer, improviser, writer, stand up comedian: Neville Bharucha. He is the Parsi heavyweight champion and can talk about wrestling for hours. They discuss some heavy WWE topics such as: King of the deathmatch (The one who is alive wins?) The C-4 explosive WWE ring Super showdown & Crown Jewel Kane & Undertaker vs. Triple H & Shawn Michaels iconic match The WWE retirements What...

In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja are joined by a writer-comedian Dhruv Deshpande. Dhruv used to be a die-hard cricket fan but things change and now he is a football fan. They spoke about various things that happened in sports over this week such as: How Dhruv became Liverpool fan Germany and Mesut Özil racism instance What is 'anti-racism football' Punishment for racism Do hooliganism and football go hand in hand? Human and technological errors in...

In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja are in conversation about the week in sports and it's hilarious. They talk about: How boring the India vs. South Africa test match was! Virat Kohli's innings changing everything in the test match Mayank Aggarwal's superb performance Gautam Gambhir's birthday and Mikhail's hatred towards him Wriddhiman Saha's great wicket-keeper Saurabh Ganguly becoming the president of BCCI ICC Test world championship final Japanese F1...

In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja are joined by Joel Dsouza, hot from Comicstaan season 2! A lot happened in Football but they start with cricket such as: India vs South Africa test Rohit Sharma's dominance Mayank Agarwal's double century Rishabh Pant's bad shot selection Everyone is now getting done with Pant, including Shastri Ashwin and Jadeja's bowling attack The 2nd inning Shami Bumrah being overused UEFA Europa League Joel's obsession with Tottenham...

In this episode, Mikhail is joined by three comics Abbas Momin, Siddharth Gopinath, and Rahul Lalchandani. They all talk about the entertainment sport WWE, trying WWE moves in their childhood, underprivileged kids enacting John Cena match in 15secs, WWE commentary as a career, the types of commentators, Rock and Stone cold's mutual admiration, WWE videogames, and Abbas is giving out random WWE facts in the first half. After the break, they discuss E-Sports as a middle event in the 2022 Asian...

"The Sports Crossover" On this episode, Mikhail and Siddharth are joined by Sivaram Parameswaran, the host of another sports podcast on the IVM network called Football Shootball. Shifting gears from cricket, this episode focuses mainly on football and of course other sports. They talk about Football Shootball's origin story, Wayne Rooney being on the cover page, the generation of Arsenal fans, Dudeja watching Toon cricket in the stadium, Mikhail and Siva explaining Rugby to Dudeja, Chelsea...

On this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida, Siddharth Dudeja and Aakash Mehta talk about Vinod Kambli, Hong Kong national cricket team captain - Anshuman Rath, Afgahanistan - Bangladesh - Zimbabwe tri series, Rohit Sharma in the test team, dropping KL Rahul, Moto GP, Rugby, comparison of Rugby and Kabbaddi, Monty Panesar wanting to be the next mayor of London, the techniques and physical requirements for playing Chess, Football premier league, Liverpool dominating the season, Dudeja's...

On this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida, Siddharth Dudeja and Aakash Mehta start the discussion with Dudeja's trick question and eventually the Waddaplayahs go to their sister podcast 'The Edges & Sledges Cricket Podcast' for the answer. They also cover The Ashes, Bangladesh - Afghanistan match, Ben Stokes walking off while bowling, David Warner's poor performance, Malinga's outstanding performance in the New Zealand vs Sri Lanka game, Daniil Medvedev, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal,...

On this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja discuss about The US Open (Tennis), fitness in sports, Formula 1, Jofra Archer demanding to bowl at Steve Smith, the most boring week in cricket, Kohli being everywhere, Waddaplayah of the Week (WOW), Noddaplayah of the Week (NOW) and a lot more! You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH. You can follow Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja on...

On this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja discuss about the buzz of the town: World Badminton Champion PV Sindhu. They analyze how she smashed Nozomi Okuhara, the mid air shots and of course BOB's Kulfi! In the second half Aakash Mehta joins them for the cricket segment where they talk about Jofra Archer's bowling spree, Ben Stokes in Ashes, Bumrah's transparent underwear, Waddaplayah of the week, Noddaplayah of the week and a lot more! You can reach out to us on...