Here's Episode 21, and it's still the 21st century, though IPL 2022 seemed to go on for aeons. PGK, Tony, Kaus, Murali, Krtgrphr and Knittins come together minutes after Gujarat Titans' title win, to wrap up a season where nothing made sense - be it the garish CGI eagle, the Guinness-record breaking jersey (poor Dwayne Leverock), the team anthems, or the eventual champions, whom no one was backing. At the end of the day, Ashish Nehra was the winner. And KL Rahul continues to plumb new (Mundhe Baaro) lows da.
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Samanth Subramaniam on India's obsession with records: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/25/magazine/why-is-india-so-crazy-for-world-records.html
Jamie Alter's epic closing Cricinfo commentary lines for the IPL 2009 final: https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2009-374163/deccan-chargers-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-final-392239/ball-by-ball-commentary
The crazy nesting bird that scared the bejeezus out of Harbhajan Singh and us (watch at 2hrs 41mins) https://www.hotstar.com/in/sports/cricket/indian-premier-league/gujarat-titans-vs-rajasthan-royals-m705457/match-clips/replay-gt-vs-rr-final/1540014339
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