Description

We review the India v Pakistan match in Ahmedabad - and chat about the other themes developing in this World Cup.

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Talking points: 

• India's enviable bowling attack for the conditions
• Jasprit Bumrah - the magician
• Kuldeep and Jadeja keeping Pakistan quiet
• Siraj and the cross-seam attack
• Rohit Sharma's evolution as an ODI batter
• Shreyas Iyer's approach to playing spin
• The joy of the Australian collapse
• New Zealand's deceptive dominance in the early stages of the World Cup

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo

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