BroT, Hank and poDebutant, Vishal Shah, discuss the Ambani wedding, which was the most important event in Indian cricket this week. They then discuss, in passing, the Indian Team support staff setup, the india team selections for the Sri Lanka series and the coaching styles that have worked well for India. They also discuss, as always the crucial #8 position, a long-held Bits and Pieces tradition, before wrapping up with mentions of the England v West Indies series and the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup… Follow us:

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Choppy, Max and VaMu say hello and welcome to Gautam Gambhir as coach of the India cricket team. They farewell Jimmy Anderson. And also talk about India's games in Zimbabwe. Along the way, R. Ashwin is a casualty!

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SHOW NOTES:

1. Grumpy Gambhir is new Team India head coach: https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/why-did-bcci-select-gautam-gambhir-as-india-s-head-coach-no-kkr-winning-ipl-2024-trophy-didn-t-matter-11720780301778.html

2. Grumpy Gambhir's selection criteria: https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/gautam-gambhir-makes-selection-criteria-clear-right-after-replacing-rahul-dravid-as-head-coach-6089597

3. Grumpy Anderson Retires: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13176931/james-anderson-retires-with-victory-as-england-thrash-west-indies-by-an-innings-in-first-test-at-lords

4. Drive By Shooting on the Pod of Ashwin being at the "top of his game": https://x.com/CricCrazyJohns/status/1809526060192555422

5. Review of Ashwin's new (1 of 25) book, "I Have The Streets" -- https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/cricketer-ashwin-india-spinner-new-book/article68276277.ece Help your friends discover this podcast :-) https://linktr.ee/bitsnpieces

In Mumbai, India gave its cricketing heroes a massive and spontaneous reception to mark their memorable World Cup triumph. Vipul from the Bits and Pieces gang - a North Stand Gang regular, and a major patron of live sport - was one of the 1000s of people who thronged the streets of Mumbai and found their way to the Wankhede, braving rain, crowds, unsympathetic police, dehydration, lost footwear and other pitfalls to celebrate with the team. In this episode, Vipul joins Nitin and Tony to recount his experiences, as we continue to bask in the glory of India's win and briefly look ahead to the post Dravid era. Find us on social media: 1. Bits and Pieces: https://twitter.com/bnp_cricket 2. Vipul: https://twitter.com/Sporty_Baba 3. Tony: https://twitter.com/notytony 4. Nitin: https://twitter.com/knittins

After 4024 days, India end their ICC tournament drought in incredibly dramatic fashion in Barbados. An ending that you could not have scripted, for Rohit, Kohli and Dravid. A redemption arc for Hardik that no one saw coming. A reaffirmation of Bumrah's legend status. A SKY moment whose magnitude will be felt for years. We are still pinching ourselves to confirm that we didn't dream this whole thing up. What a World Cup! What a finish!

Fittingly, it is a Royal Rumble of a Bits and Pieces episode featuring Hank, Tony, Nitin, Nishit, Prashant, PGK, Iman, Varun Murali, Varun Venkatesh, Max da Vinci and Murali Satagopun. We are almost certain we have left someone out... Please watch the podcast and let us know in the comments!If you love the Indian team, give us 5 stars and hit the Bell Icon!

We originally wanted to record this episode on the weekend, since we expected Semifinal slots to be decided well before India played Australia. But as it transpired, we ended up recording in multiple installments on Monday, after India defeated Australia, and again on Tuesday following Afghanistan's magical sprint past Australia on the points table, dumping them and Bangladesh out of what is, arguably, the greatest World Cup ever!

Join us as we review the action as coherently as possible. Do listen till the end for the post Afg v Ban coda, and do share this episode with your friends. Please also let us know if you too are experiencing the strange Jay Shah gif bug that is afflicting our Whatsapp group.

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After a sizzling second week of the World Cup filled with close games, upsets, near-upsets and a teary farewell to New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (and nearly England), Hank, Max, Nitin and Adi join the pod to wonder if this is going to be Afghanistan's year. What is Shubhman Gill's side business? Is South Africa practicing the anti-choke, and are New Zealand at the end of an era? How on earth did ICC manage to make it rain endlessly in America? Tune in for answers.

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Despite the ICC's best efforts with messed up pitches at strange venues, ticketing faux-pas, scheduling gaffes and comical broadcast deals, the first week of the T20 World Cup has been a low-scoring blockbuster featuring upsets, reversals and box-office Pakistan. As England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Pakistan lick their early - potentially tournament-ending - wounds, Hank, Chops, Tony and Nitin join the pod to review a memorable week.

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It's time for that flagship, marquee cricketing event ... that happens every year. No, we aren't talking about the IPL anymore (and so thank you god) - It's time for a World Cup, in the oddest corner of the world, at the oddest times of the day. As you reset your body clocks, here's a rare episode of Bits and Pieces that doesn't mention Ashwin or Rahul or Shardul or Dhoni... Join Hank, Adi, Max and Vikas as they blunder their way through the team rosters and make random predictions about the semi-finals. The only thing they seem to get right are Adi's softball quiz questions. Can you crack them? We are on Twitter at 1. Bits and Pieces: https://twitter.com/bnp_cricket 2. Max: https://twitter.com/maxdavinci 3. Hank: https://twitter.com/mohank 4. Vikku: https://twitter.com/donquicksort