#OnThisDay 20 Years #VVSLaxman demolished an all conquering Australian team with a counter attacking 281 at Kolkata. Laxman’s brilliance against Warne, McGrath and Gillespie, his partnership with Dravid, Harbhajan’s hattrick and the ebbs and flows of one the greatest innings and test matches of all time in this next episode. #VVS #Laxman #IndvsAus #IndianCricket #Kolkata

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Counterattacking Laxman’s 281 demolishes all conquering Aussies

Arjun Tendulkar for Mumbai Indians has opened up obvious questions of whether legendary Sachin Tendulkar's mentorship role in MI played a role. Check out the opinions of our #MottaMaadiGumbal in the next episode of #RooftopChat  #MumbaiIndians #IPL #IndianPremierLeague #SachinTendulkar #ArjunTendulkar

Nepotism or not - Arjun Tendulkar for Mumbai Indians

Check out the dissection of Chennai Super Kings IPL - Indian Premier League's Auction choices in the first episode of Rooftop Chat by the #MottaMaadiGumbal.   From Pujara being chosen after 7 years to splurging on K Gowtham to a smart pick for Moeen Ali watch all the different nuances and strategies behind these choices made by CSK at the IPL 2021 Auction.   #CSK #IPL #Pujara #Gowtham #MoeenAli #ChennaiSuperKings #Dhone #Fleming #IPL2021 #IPLAuction

CSK’s IPL Auction Choices dissection

Ashwin and Bumrah vs Root and Stokes, the first India vs England test match at Chennai is a mouth watering contest. With Jadeja & Shami out due to injury, check out who India are likely to select for the first test at Chennai.

Ashwin and Bumrah vs Root and Stokes at Chennai

Dropped Catches also win matches ! In this episode let us take a deep dive into how dropped catches and stumping helped India win the test series in Australia. 

How dropped catches helped India win vs Australia

Injury, Painkillers and 17 overs on the trot on a 2 paced 5th day track. This is how @KapilDev delivered one of India’s best wins on Australian soil almost 40 years back in @MCG. All this just defending 143.

Injured Kapil Dev 5/28 at MCG defending 143

The greatest #India vs #Australia test match ever and only the second ever tied test match. What a match ! Check out a quick mini episode of this great match from 1986 at #Madras (#Chennai), India.

The Second Tied Test

In this episode we talk about how the the decline and freefall of the West Indies cricket team starting from the 1990's happened. We also analyze the freefall using data from the 1980 through the early 2000s.

The West Indies freefall of the 1990s

One of the hottest topics since the end of the World Cup has been about whether MS Dhoni should retire from Cricket or not. There is no question that Dhoni’s career has been exceptional. But choosing when to retire can be one of the toughest decisions a sportsperson has to make. Let us take a journey through the past 30 years of great cricketers and look at how players have handled retirement. In order to make it simpler I have categorized it into 5 different categories. Will he ever retire, Overstayed, Well Timed, Retired on Top, ‘Retired already ?’. 

Should MS Dhoni retire ? A Historical Perspective

Test Cricket is finally turning a corner. The World Test Championships is starting its 2 year tournament with the Ashes series on August 1st, 2019. In this episode, I take a deep dive into its origins, format, shortcomings and potential improvements that can be made to the format going into the future. 

World Test Championship

In this episode of Reliv we look at the Road to Wimbledon 2019. We take a deep dive into the last 3 years of Wimbledon Men's singles, the 2019 ATP tour performances and a Deep Statistical Analysis of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal's Wimbledon performances over the last 3 years.  We look at Net point percentage, Aces per match and Rally length. 

Road to Wimbledon 2019

In this episode of Reliv, we look at the 1999 Indian General Elections. Listen to the events as they happened in a long year of political opportunism, war, campaigning & elections ! Listen about Jayalalithaa's pull out of support from the Central Government, the "Tea Party", Sonia Gandhi's leadership of Congress, Sharad Pawar's protest exit and many more ! 

1999 Indian National Elections

In this episode of Reliv, we look at the 1996 Cricket World Cup Quarterfinal between India and Pakistan at Bangalore. Listen to the events as they happened, the Jadeja onslaught of Waqar, the Prasad-Sohail episode and controversy around Akram’s injury.

1996 India-Pakistan World Cup Quarterfinal

1998 Coimbatore Bomb blasts

A Retrospective view of all things Cricket, Tennis and pretty much any competitive sport