In the 2nd episode of the Cricket Enthusiast podcast, Kaushik and Mehul reminisce about Sachin the pacer, discuss Ind vs Aus, India's fielding woes, NZ's mastery of 5 day tests, Bavuma, the travails of Asia Cup and World Cup scheduling, Afghanistan's stunning win against Pakistan and predict our 50 over cricket world cup favourites.
Talking Points:

- India win the BTG, lose the ODIs

- Who will win the cricket world cup in November?

- Williamson's rich vein of test form

- Bavuma scores a test ton after 7 years

- The nonsensical Asia Cup and World Cup scheduling

- Sachin the pace bowler

Intro and Outro Music by LiteSaturation from Pixabay

Sachin's last over at Perth vs West Indies 1991

You can follow Kaushik and Mehul in the following places:

Kaushik

Twitter: @rklakshman

Substack: https://kaushikramachandranlakshman.substack.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@offthecrease5210

Mehul:

Twitter: @mehuljain2k

The podcast is hosted by Kaushik Lakshman and Mehul Jain

The podcast was created, edited and produced by Kaushik Lakshman

In the first episode of the Cricket Enthusiast podcast, Mehul traces his unique journey from playing cricket in his backyard at Ajmer, India, to becoming a Sunday League cricketer at Middlesex, England and how he graduated to become an ECB Accredited Level 2 Umpire. 

We discuss the umpire training process, Sachin's Daryl Harper moment in 1999 and how umpires regard mankading, spirit of the game, DRS.

Talking Points:

- Introducing Kaushik and Mehul

- What made Mehul take up umpiring?

- Criteria, process and levels involved in umpire training

- Sachin's 'Shoulder before the Wicket' LBW moment in 1999 as a discussion point in training

- DRS, Mankading and Spirit of Cricket from an umpire's point of view

- Can Mehul umpire in a world cup final?

Intro and Outro Music by LiteSaturation from Pixabay

Sachin's LBW dismissal

You can follow Kaushik and Mehul in the following places:

Kaushik

Twitter: @rklakshman

Substack: https://kaushikramachandranlakshman.substack.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@offthecrease5210

Mehul:

Twitter: @mehuljain2k

The podcast is hosted by Kaushik Lakshman and Mehul Jain

The podcast was created, edited and produced by Kaushik Lakshman

Welcome to The Cricket Enthusiast podcast where 2 cricket fans, Kaushik Lakshman and Mehul Jain, will share their perspectives and opinions on the cricketverse, its rivalries, umpiring, controversies, and discuss the umpteen number of cricket matches that takes place around the world at any given point of time.

Mehul, a Tech Salesman by profession is based out of Middlesex county in London. He took the unconventional path of an ECB Level -2 certified umpire and is a member of the ECB Association of Cricket Officials, Middlesex and is a Sunday Club Cricketer

Kaushik Lakshman is a Digital Communications Professional currently based out of Switzerland. He is also a digital sports show host on YouTube, a sports writer and like most Indians have a deep abiding love for cricket from the age of 6.