Couch Talk http://thecricketcouch.com Wed, 20 Nov 2019 02:45:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.19 http://thecricketcouch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cropped-TCC-logo-269x3001-32x32.png Couch Talk – The Cricket Couch http://thecricketcouch.com 32 32 yesAll rights reserved.cricket,india,bcci,icc,couchtalk,thecricketcouchCricket from the fan's perspective. We bring you thoughts and opinions from people who are passionate about the game.Talking Cricket from the CouchSubash Jayaramanthecricketcouch@gmail.comSubash Jayaraman Couch Talk 199 with Chris Green http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2019/11/19/couch-talk-199-with-chris-green/ http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2019/11/19/couch-talk-199-with-chris-green/#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2019 02:45:22 +0000 http://thecricketcouch.com/?p=4512 Continue reading →]]> In this episode, off spinner Chris Green of NSW, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Birmingham Bears etc., talks about his path to a professional cricketing career that is not based in first class cricket, his attitude towards bowling in the powerplay, his mental approach to the game, his idea of a good ball in T20, the challenges of being an itinerant T20 cricket and his dream of representing Australia. 

Couch Talk 199

Episode Credits:

Guest: Chris Green

Voice: Gideon Haigh from Couch Talk 60

Voice: Henna Khan

]]> http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2019/11/19/couch-talk-199-with-chris-green/feed/ 0 thecricketcouch@gmail.com (Subash Jayaraman) Couch Talk 193 – R Ashwin http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2019/10/17/couch-talk-193-r-ashwin/ http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2019/10/17/couch-talk-193-r-ashwin/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2019 18:54:16 +0000 http://thecricketcouch.com/?p=4482 Continue reading →]]> Indian offspinner R Ashwin joins the podcast for a third time to discuss his decision to play county cricket, his experiences in England and rediscovering the love of playing the game, Indian management’s decision to not play him in limited overs formats, handling setbacks due to injuries and his outlook on life and cricket as his career moves forward.

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The episode was first published at Sportstar Web.

Episode Credits:

Guest: R Ashwin

Voice: Gideon Haigh from Couch Talk 60

Voice: Henna Khan

]]> http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2019/10/17/couch-talk-193-r-ashwin/feed/ 0 thecricketcouch@gmail.com (Subash Jayaraman) Couch Talk 189* http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/05/26/couch-talk-189/ http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/05/26/couch-talk-189/#respond Thu, 26 May 2016 13:07:51 +0000 http://thecricketcouch.com/?p=4307 Continue reading →]]> couchtalk-logo-2It. is. done.

I have decided to take an indefinite – and most likely infinite – break from Couch Talk Podcast.

The podcast started as a hobby and was something fun to do in my spare time. I had lost the fun quotient of it a few months ago but kept motoring on till the thought formed fully in my mind that I was done with it. Today is that day.

Thank you all for your wonderful support with your constructive criticisms, feedback, sharing and pushing me to do more with the podcast.

A lot of people played significant roles in the shaping and growth of the podcast, and in its visibility. I am grateful for that but I want to give specific thanks to Jarrod Kimber, Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, Kartikeya Date and Shrikant Subramanian for all they did for the podcast.

Thanks to all the folks that appeared as guests on the show. Without their generosity -of time and thoughts, the show would be nothing.

I cannot thank Bharathram Pattabiraman enough for all the tireless transcribing he has done over the years. His help was instrumental in Couch Talk finding a larger audience.

A huge thanks to Aravind Murali (now a National Award winning music composer) for composing the intro music in a matter of few minutes and letting me use it for all these years. Thanks are to Sunny Mishra for helping me set up the feeds on iTunes etc. Thanks to ESPNcricinfo for featuring the podcast on their site, first as a part of the Cordon blog and later as a Feature.

I had some ideas and reasons behind starting the podcast and doing it for nearly 5 years (The first episode was published on June 2, 2011). I knew I was doing something right when a former international captain said, “It’s a good thing you are doing. Keep it up.” But all things must pass.

It sort of feels sad but 189* is not a bad time to leave the game. The King will be proud.

]]> http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/05/26/couch-talk-189/feed/ 0 thecricketcouch@gmail.com (Subash Jayaraman) Couch Talk 189 with R Ashwin on T20s http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/05/11/couch-talk-189-with-r-ashwin-on-t20s/ http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/05/11/couch-talk-189-with-r-ashwin-on-t20s/#respond Wed, 11 May 2016 05:41:19 +0000 http://thecricketcouch.com/?p=4299 Continue reading →]]> ashwinIndian spinner R Ashwin discusses the role of spin bowling in T20s, the asymmetrical contest of bat v ball in T20, and states that people ought to consider T20 as a different sport and not even part of cricket.

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Intro Music: Aravind Murali and Jaishankar, mixed at ‘Music from The Place’

Transcribed by: Bharathram Pattabiraman

]]> http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/05/11/couch-talk-189-with-r-ashwin-on-t20s/feed/ 0 thecricketcouch@gmail.com (Subash Jayaraman)yesIndian spinner R Ashwin discusses the role of spin bowling in T20s, the asymmetrical contest of bat v ball in T20, and states that people ought to consider T20 as a different sport and not even part of cricket. Download … Continue reading →Subash JayaramanIndian spinner R Ashwin discusses the role of spin bowling in T20s, the asymmetrical contest of bat v ball in T20, and states that people ought to consider T20 as a different sport and not even part of cricket. Download … Continue reading →cricket,india,bcci,icc,couchtalk,thecricketcouch Couch Talk 188 with Sanjay Bangar http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/05/02/couch-talk-188-with-sanjay-bangar/ http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/05/02/couch-talk-188-with-sanjay-bangar/#respond Mon, 02 May 2016 15:07:29 +0000 http://thecricketcouch.com/?p=4292 Continue reading →]]> bangarFormer India cricketer and currently their batting coach Sanjay Bangar talks about the responsibilities of his job, the influence of a great generation of batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid on the current side, batting plans in Tests vis-a-vis limited overs, and how he works with players going through a rough patch etc.

Sanjay is on Twitter as: @ImSanjayBangar

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Intro Music: Aravind Murali and Jaishankar, mixed at ‘Music from The Place’

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]]> http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/05/02/couch-talk-188-with-sanjay-bangar/feed/ 0 thecricketcouch@gmail.com (Subash Jayaraman)yesFormer India cricketer and currently their batting coach Sanjay Bangar talks about the responsibilities of his job, the influence of a great generation of batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid on the current side, batting plans in Tests vis-a-vis … Continue reading →Subash JayaramanFormer India cricketer and currently their batting coach Sanjay Bangar talks about the responsibilities of his job, the influence of a great generation of batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid on the current side, batting plans in Tests vis-a-vis … Continue reading →cricket,india,bcci,icc,couchtalk,thecricketcouch Couch Talk 187 with Anjali Doshi, “Tendulkar in Wisden” http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/04/07/couch-talk-187-with-anjali-doshi-tendulkar-in-wisden/ http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/04/07/couch-talk-187-with-anjali-doshi-tendulkar-in-wisden/#respond Thu, 07 Apr 2016 22:28:31 +0000 http://thecricketcouch.com/?p=4280 Continue reading →]]> srt-wisdenAnjali Doshi, editor of “Tendulkar in Wisden” talks about the idea behind the Wisden Anthology, the process of distilling 24 years of writing on Tendulkar in Wisden, her own experiences of covering Tendulkar and discusses the Sachin phenomenon that transformed from being about a great player to the level of infallible.

The book is available from Bloomsbury (LINK) and Amazon (LINK).

Anjali is on Twitter as: @anjaliadoshi

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Transcribed by: Bharathram Pattabiraman

]]> http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/04/07/couch-talk-187-with-anjali-doshi-tendulkar-in-wisden/feed/ 0 thecricketcouch@gmail.com (Subash Jayaraman)yesAnjali Doshi, editor of “Tendulkar in Wisden” talks about the idea behind the Wisden Anthology, the process of distilling 24 years of writing on Tendulkar in Wisden, her own experiences of covering Tendulkar and discusses the Sachin phenomenon that transformed … Continue reading →Subash JayaramanAnjali Doshi, editor of “Tendulkar in Wisden” talks about the idea behind the Wisden Anthology, the process of distilling 24 years of writing on Tendulkar in Wisden, her own experiences of covering Tendulkar and discusses the Sachin phenomenon that transformed … Continue reading →cricket,india,bcci,icc,couchtalk,thecricketcouch Couch Talk 186 with Mike Hussey http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/03/30/couch-talk-186-with-mike-hussey/ http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/03/30/couch-talk-186-with-mike-hussey/#respond Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:00:13 +0000 http://thecricketcouch.com/?p=4265 Continue reading →]]> Winning Edge Cover-1Former Australian batsman Mike Hussey talks about his new book “Winning Edge: Behind the scenes of elite cricket”, his coaching philosophies, the change in T20 batting approaches, and the various captains he’s played for, amongst other things.

The book is available here: AMAZON LINK

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Intro Music: Aravind Murali and Jaishankar, mixed at ‘Music from The Place’

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]]> http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/03/30/couch-talk-186-with-mike-hussey/feed/ 0 thecricketcouch@gmail.com (Subash Jayaraman)yesFormer Australian batsman Mike Hussey talks about his new book “Winning Edge: Behind the scenes of elite cricket”, his coaching philosophies, the change in T20 batting approaches, and the various captains he’s played for, amongst other things. The book is … Continue reading →Subash JayaramanFormer Australian batsman Mike Hussey talks about his new book “Winning Edge: Behind the scenes of elite cricket”, his coaching philosophies, the change in T20 batting approaches, and the various captains he’s played for, amongst other things. The book is … Continue reading →cricket,india,bcci,icc,couchtalk,thecricketcouch Couch Talk 185 with Graeme West, WI U-19 Coach http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/03/22/couch-talk-185-with-graeme-west-wi-u-19-coach/ http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/03/22/couch-talk-185-with-graeme-west-wi-u-19-coach/#respond Tue, 22 Mar 2016 20:35:19 +0000 http://thecricketcouch.com/?p=4257 Continue reading →]]> westWest Indies U-19 side’s coach Graeme West talks about moulding a side of young individuals from the different regions of the Caribbean as a unit, the game plans, the Keemo Paul Mankading incident and the fall-out from it, and looks ahead to the future of the under-19 players, among other things.

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Intro Music: Aravind Murali and Jaishankar, mixed at ‘Music from The Place’

Transcribed by: Bharathram Pattabiraman

]]> http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/03/22/couch-talk-185-with-graeme-west-wi-u-19-coach/feed/ 0 thecricketcouch@gmail.com (Subash Jayaraman)yesWest Indies U-19 side’s coach Graeme West talks about moulding a side of young individuals from the different regions of the Caribbean as a unit, the game plans, the Keemo Paul Mankading incident and the fall-out from it, and looks … Continue reading →Subash JayaramanWest Indies U-19 side’s coach Graeme West talks about moulding a side of young individuals from the different regions of the Caribbean as a unit, the game plans, the Keemo Paul Mankading incident and the fall-out from it, and looks … Continue reading →cricket,india,bcci,icc,couchtalk,thecricketcouch Couch Talk 184 with Shoaib Naveed, Project Manager, Pakistan Super League (PSL) http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/03/05/couch-talk-184-with-shoaib-naveed-project-manager-pakistan-super-league-psl/ http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/03/05/couch-talk-184-with-shoaib-naveed-project-manager-pakistan-super-league-psl/#respond Sat, 05 Mar 2016 14:18:58 +0000 http://thecricketcouch.com/?p=4243 Continue reading →]]> shoaib-naveedIn this episode, Shoaib Naveed talks about his journey from being a student-blogger to becoming the Project Manager of PSL, his position paper that envisioned the PSL, his entry in to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the various hoops he and his team had to jump through to organize PSL, the various criticisms of PSL’s first edition, and the visions for its future, amongst other things.

Shoaib is on Twitter: @SillyTiddy

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Intro Music: Aravind Murali and Jaishankar, mixed at ‘Music from The Place’

Transcribed by: Bharathram Pattabiraman

]]> http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/03/05/couch-talk-184-with-shoaib-naveed-project-manager-pakistan-super-league-psl/feed/ 0 thecricketcouch@gmail.com (Subash Jayaraman)yesIn this episode, Shoaib Naveed talks about his journey from being a student-blogger to becoming the Project Manager of PSL, his position paper that envisioned the PSL, his entry in to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the various hoops he and … Continue reading →Subash JayaramanIn this episode, Shoaib Naveed talks about his journey from being a student-blogger to becoming the Project Manager of PSL, his position paper that envisioned the PSL, his entry in to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the various hoops he and … Continue reading →cricket,india,bcci,icc,couchtalk,thecricketcouch Couch Talk 183 with Matthew Hayden http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/02/27/couch-talk-183-with-matthew-hayden/ http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/02/27/couch-talk-183-with-matthew-hayden/#respond Sun, 28 Feb 2016 01:41:21 +0000 http://thecricketcouch.com/?p=4219 Continue reading →]]> haydosFormer Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden talks about his pre-match visualization techniques, his opening partnership with Justin Langer and his ability to play spin, amongst other things.

Follow Matt on Twitter: @HaydosTweets

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Intro Music: Aravind Murali and Jaishankar, mixed at ‘Music from The Place’

Transcribed by: Bharathram Pattabiraman

]]> http://thecricketcouch.com/blog/2016/02/27/couch-talk-183-with-matthew-hayden/feed/ 0 thecricketcouch@gmail.com (Subash Jayaraman)yesFormer Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden talks about his pre-match visualization techniques, his opening partnership with Justin Langer and his ability to play spin, amongst other things. Follow Matt on Twitter: @HaydosTweets Download the episode by clicking here or listen to it on SoundCloud. … Continue reading →Subash JayaramanFormer Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden talks about his pre-match visualization techniques, his opening partnership with Justin Langer and his ability to play spin, amongst other things. Follow Matt on Twitter: @HaydosTweets Download the episode by clicking here or listen to it on SoundCloud. … Continue reading →cricket,india,bcci,icc,couchtalk,thecricketcouch