England too good in a tournament of upsets: T20 World Cup review

In the latest episode of the podcast we discuss the recently concluded T20 World Cup in Australia – where England were crowned champions. We focus on some of the themes of the tournament – upsets, teams assessing a variety of conditions, exploiting ground dimensions, and the overall calibre of strokeplay – and wonder how some of the great bowlers are largely nullified by the format.

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Talking Points:

• A World Cup full of memorable upsets
• Navigating the conditions across Australia – and the effect it had on teams
• Was the pitch in Perth a ‘spicy’ one?
• Batting against length v batting against the field
• Why some great batters are misfits in the format
• India’s problem at the top – and KL Rahul’s T20 v Test fortunes
• England: perfectly built for T20
• The Nasim Shah over to Jos Buttler in the final
• The big difference between batting in an ODI and in a T20

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

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Related:

• England’s approach may lead other teams into the T20 era – Sidharth Monga – ESPNcricinfo
• The England white-ball machine – Jarrod Kimber – YouTube
• The ‘rationally irresistible’ rise of Jos Buttler, T20 opener – Matt Roller – ESPNcricinfo
• Who was to blame for India’s defeat – Cricviz
• Hitting v Batting: the choice that dictates the shape of a T20 contest – 81allout podcast
• An essential point in T20 – Kartikeya Date – – A Cricketing View
• Why T20 hitting is not just a more risky version of batting – Kartikeya Date –  ESPNcricinfo
• The world of data (and how it is upending the game) – 81allout podcast
• Pakistan ride on the PSL generation – 81allout podcast with Ahmer Naqvi and Hassan Cheema

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