Ahead of the big WTC final, Firstpost's Ujwal Singh, Jigar Mehta and our cricket contributor Michael Wagener preview the WTC final.

In the latest edition of IPL on Pod, Firstpost's Anish Anand, Shantanu Srivastava and Jigar Mehta analyse the week gone by in the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League. We discuss whether it feels right to continue the tournament amid the COVID-19 surge, CSK's turnaround from last year, MI's struggles and some of the best moments of the week.

In the latest edition of IPL on Pod, Firstpost's Ujwal Singh, Shubham Pandey and Jigar Mehta analyse the week gone by in 14th edition of Indian Premier League. We discuss Glenn Maxwell finally showing his worth with RCB, SRH's poor start to the season and young Indian pacers who are showing a lot of quality.  Update Description

In the latest edition of IPL on Pod, Firstpost's Anish Anand, Shantanu Srivastava, and Jigar Mehta analyse the chances of the previous edition's top four teams - Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Royal Challengers Bangalore. 

In this opening episode, host Anish Anand and guests Jigar Mehta and Shantanu Srivastava preview four teams – Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings, and Kolkata Knight Riders. 

In this special episode of our podcast series, Yorked, we catch up with former England cricketer Monty Panesar as we revisit England's memorable series win in India in 2012. It was England's first Test series win in India in 28 years and Monty starred in the triumph with 17 wickets from three matches. Monty speaks, in detail, about the training methods and dressing room conversations that spurred them to win in India. He also reminisced the magical delivery that had Sachin Tendulkar stunned...

In this edition of IPL on Pod, we discuss Mumbai Indians' comprehensive win in IPL 2020 final as they clinched their fifth title, MI's unmatched IPL legacy, Delhi Capitals' historic campaign, memorable moments from the 13th season, the impact of the successful hosting of the tournament amid the pandemic and more.

In this edition of IPL on Pod, Firstpost's Ujwal Kumar Singh, Amit Banerjee, and Shantanu Srivastava discuss what went wrong with Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Qualifier 2 against DC, besides debating whether it is time for RCB to look beyond Virat Kohli as a captain, and previewing the all-important final. 

In the sixth episode of IPL on Pod, we discuss the reasons why DC and RCB have yet not qualified for the playoffs despite a terrific start to the season, the scenarios, and how DC, RCB, KKR, and SRH could still qualify for playoffs. We also preview the remaining two league matches that would decide the fate of four IPL teams, and more.

In the fifth episode of IPL on Pod, we discuss CSK failing to qualify for playoffs for the first time in the history of the tournament, DC losing two consecutive matches for the first time in this edition, Glenn Maxwell's IPL future, and more. 

In the fourth episode of IPL on Pod, we discuss the crazy night when two matches had three Super Overs, Dinesh Karthik's decision to handover captaincy to Eoin Morgan, predict playoff candidates, and more.

In this episode of IPL on Pod, host Anish Anand and Firstpost writers Shantanu Srivastava and Shubham Pandey discuss all the key moments from the third week of IPL 2020.  

In the second edition of IPL on Pod, we discuss the biggest movers, some fine individual brilliance, and scratch our heads over Dinesh Karthik promoting himself over Eoin Morgan.

In our first edition of IPL on Pod, our weekly IPL podcast, we discuss the week gone by, look at the key movers likely in the coming week, and rant about CSK! 

In the ninth episode of our podcast series, Yorked, we revisited India’s maiden Test series triumph in Pakistan. On this day, 16 years ago, India convincingly beat their traditional rivals, Pakistan, in the third Test at Rawalpindi, recording a historic 2-1 series win, which also happened to be their first Test series win away from home in a decade. Member of that side Aakash Chopra shared ancedotes from that series, the dressing room atmosphere, batting with Virender Sehwag during his epic...

On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of India lifting the World Championship of Cricket at the MCG, in this episode of Yorked, we caught up with two 80s kids – Gaurav Kalra and Devendra Prabhudesai – who not only recalled India's famous win but revisited their embellished memories of their childhood which for once weren't grainy, courtesy the heightened and never-seen-before broadcasting experience, provided by Australia's broadcaster Channel Nine.  Such was the cricketing spectacle that...

As Priyam Garg and his boys prepare for the upcoming ICC U19 World Cup Final against Bangladesh, in this episode of Yorked, we take you back 20 years to celebrate India's maiden World Cup win at the junior level.  We were joined by former U19 World Champion and the Player of the Final of the 2000 edition, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, who shared some fond memories of that successful campaign along with Gaurav Kalra, who was one of the only few journalists covering the Indian U19 team in Sri Lanka.

India A women's team is in Australia for their first-ever tour Down Under and the re-introduction of the A tours for women is seen as a step forward in bridging the gap between domestic and international cricket. Former India cricketer, Snehal Pradhan, who is also a well-known journalist talks on the importance such tours. She also revisits her maiden foreign tour, what significance it holds in the growth of a cricketer and also points out the timing of India A women's tour to...

Amidst dearth of inspirational figures, middling times in the country and tense BCCI-player relationships, Sachin Tendulkar emerged as a beacon of hope and excellence, Gaurav Kalra and Devendra Prabudesai revisit how Tendulkar's arrival on 15 November 1989 was a gift to their generation.

MS Dhoni's retirement has been one of the most divisive topics off late and to explore more on the same, noted cricket journalists Ayaz Memon and Gaurav Kalra once again join us on Yorked. In this episode they address – What makes it so hard for an international sportsperson to walk away from sport? What triggers the thought of retirement and why it is the most vexing decisions of all?

In the third episode of Yorked, we sit down with renowned journalists Ayaz Memon and Gaurav Kalra, both of whom have seen the domination of two cricketing eras – the West Indies of 1980s and the Australian side from 1999 to 2007.  Join us as they try and address the big question: Are we on the brink of another era? Is the current Indian men's cricket team on the foothills of carving their own legacy?

Is Sourav Ganguly the answer to the BCCI's woes? Can the former India captain regain BCCI's lost identity? Also, can Ganguly find a solution to the long-standing conflict of interest issue? Senior journalists Ayaz Memon and Gaurav Kalra discuss this and more in the second episode.

What were the early post-apartheid days like for cricket in South Africa? How did India become its closest ally and what has their relationship been like since? How has cricket served as a part of sporting diplomacy for both countries? All that and more in the debut episode of Yorked, Firstpost's cricket podcast, featuring top journos Ayaz Memon and Gaurav Kalra.