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The Sports Half"Fair to say, Virat is BACK to form before the World Cup!" - Indian Cricket - #18Listen to Rakshith say he dropped a tear when Virat celebrated his 100 and Nikhil keep up with his Rishabh Pant Tirade!
We discuss India's chances in the upcoming T20 World Cup, dissect the Squad that will go to Australia and the selection worries for the Indian Think tank.
2022-09-1641 min
The Sports HalfBONUS - Manchester United vs Liverpool Review - European Football - #17Manchester United had a complete U-turn in fortunes and find themselves ABOVE Liverpool. For a team that is struggling and has issues all over the pitch and also off-the pitch it is hilarous to find Europe's best team 2 places under United just above the Relegation zone.
In this episode we talk about the Liverpool game and how the team turned up after over a year of painful watching. United has also brought in Casemiro, the world's best defensive midfielder (probably). Things are looking up for United, until we go and Lose to Southampton ofcourse.
2022-08-2738 minThe Sports HalfEverything that is wrong with Indian Football - FIFA Bans AIFF - Indian Football - #16FIFA has banned India and there is sooo much that is wrong with Indian Football right now. Listen in as 2 very passionate Indian Football fans discuss the sorry state of affairs that we find ourselves in. IT IS ABOUT TIME FOR ALL OF US to Stand. Up. For. Indian. Football !!
We talk about how AIFF has been running for the last 34 years, How the ISL came to be and the Contract that is signed to sell Indian Football to a Private company with no guarentees on any Footballing aspect, How AIFF got banned, Praful...
2022-08-2547 minThe Sports HalfManchester United - brutally honest 2nd Week Review - 2022/23 Season - #15Manchester United haven't gotten off to the best of starts this season.
With a game against Liverpool just around the corner, dark clouds are looming over Erik ten Hag and his men.
Is it the players, is it the management or is is the owners?
What are the challenges that lie ahead as United plan their resurrection?
Join us as Nikhil and Rakshith review the games against Brighton & Brentford and try to get to the bottom of what has been going wrong for this team.
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2022-08-1836 minThe Sports HalfFormula 1 Mid Season Review - Formula 1 - #14Formula 1 goes on a Summer Break and we are here to talk about all the latest happenings in F1. The silly season is truly up and running with Vettel's retirement sparking a host of changes. Alonso to Aston Martin, Oscar Piastri to Alpi... oh! Never mind... to Mclaren? Where will Ricciardo go now?
The Title race has been exciting in the sense that Max Verstappen is running away with it while Ferrari are caught napping in the Strategy department. Will Mercedes make a come back in the second half of the season? All this...
2022-08-1046 minThe Sports HalfPremier League Predictions Bonanza 2022/23 - European Football - #13An fun and wild episode where we predict the Premier League Table for 2022/23.
Which team is going to be crowned Champions of England? and who will scrape it out to avoid the Relegation spots?
Who is going to win the Manager Sack race? and Which players aer going to be the top scorers and biggest flops of the season?
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2022-08-0352 minThe Sports HalfManchester United Preview 2022/23 - All you need to know - #12Join us as we talk in length about everything that has been happening at Manchester United recently. We talk about Ten Hag's Red Devils, latest Transfer news, Pre-season Hype and more.
Talking Points:
Have we seen the last Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United?
Can Maguire keep the the Captain's Arm band and also stay in the XI?
Will Frenkie De Jong be like another Sneijder Saga?
3 out of the box strikers to chase - Tammy Abraham, Dominic Calvert Lewin (DCL) and Lautaro Martinez
Lisandro Martinez
Youngster Impress in Preseason - Zidane Iqbal
and more...
2022-07-2756 minThe Sports HalfVirat Kohli! What is happening? - Indian Cricket - #11Virat Kohli has lost his form and has been struggling for a while now, which is very uncharacteristic of him. It has been 3 years since he last scored an International Hundred.
In this episode, Nikhil, Rakshith and Sanjay are back after 2 years of Hiatus to talk about the burning questions in Sport.
Virat Kohli, 7 Captains in 7 Series, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah as a Captain?, Is Rishabh Pant the future India Captain?, all these and more on today's episode.
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2022-07-2042 minThe Sports HalfThe Gunners - Are Arsenal Football Club shooting themselves in the foot? - ft. Rishab PavithranArsenal FC have had a wretched start to their English Premier League Campaign. Can they fight back to the top 4 places over the season? What is exactly wrong at the Football Club? Is it Arteta? Is it the Kroenkes? Or is it just a bad squad that's plaguing Arsenal's Fortunes.
We discuss Arsenal for 30 mins to figure out where they are headed.
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2020-12-0831 minThe Sports HalfBengaluru FC - Looking ahead to the Season - Indian Super League 2020In this episode, we review Game 1 of Bengaluru FC and preview the season ahead in ISL.
We will miss the atmosphere of the West Block Blues this year.
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2020-11-2828 minThe Sports HalfIndian Football 101 - Everything you need to know about The Structure of Indian Football.[2:00] - Why you should watch Indian Football [3:40] - Sunil Chhetri plea to fans
[4:00] - Fans importance in the game
[4:50] - Structure of Indian Football leagues
[5:40] - How the ISL started
[7:30] - Fsdl owning the league - Controversy
[8:30] - ISL branding; big name players
[9:30] - I-League history
[11:20] - Merger of ISL and I-League and its benefits
[15:30] - Why the merger has not happened yet
[17:20] - Benefits for the teams winning the ISL and I League
[18:30] - Roadmap to AFC competitions
[21:20] - What to look forward to in the upcoming ISL season
[23:35] - New rules in the ISL
2020-11-1526 minThe Sports HalfRCB Rant - IPL Mini-Series #4It was a year of "Same Old" for RCB. The Calculators were out. And it was a case of giving false hope to the supporters in the end. We go on, however.
2020-11-1320 minThe Sports HalfBengaluru Believes - IPL Mini-Series #33 Bangalore Boys get excited over the chances of RCB winning the IPL for the first time in their history. *Touchwood* Let's not jinx it.
(1:00) - Dependency on top order
(2:30) - Padikkal exceeding expectations
(6:00) - Shivam dube showing the importance of a supporting role
(7:15) - Massive improvement of RCB's bowling performances
(8:50) - Washington Sundar's brilliant economical performances
(10:25) - Yuzi Chahal's importance in the team
(13:50) - Chris Morris brining in much needed experience in the death overs
(17:00) - All round balance from top to bottom
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2020-10-1528 minThe Sports HalfIPL Mini-Series #2 - Young Indian Talent on Fire (who will get into the National Team?)Episode 2 of the IPL Mini-Series:
The Indian Premier League has seen some nail-biting finishes.
At the thick of the action in the tournament are the Talented, Young Indian Cricketers.
In this episode we talk about:
(1:21) - Young Indian Talent
Indian Batsman-
(2:33) - Sanju Samson
(3:36) - Devdutt Padikkal
(6:12) - Mayank Agarwal ?
(8:13) - 2021 T20 World Cup, Let's play the youngsters
(9:56) - Indian Bowlers
(12:05) - Rahul Dravid's Work Behind the Development of the Youngsters
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2020-10-0714 minThe Sports HalfIPL Mini-Series (#1) - Royal Challengers Bangalore - Ee Sala Cup Namda? - Top 4The Indian Premier League kicks off the rather dull Cricket season into full gear. Two Royal Challengers Bangalore fans discuss the chances of their team. Can RCB finally clinch an IPL title? Do we have enough Batting firepower? Will our Bowlers come short again, like every year? Which are the top teams to watch out for this IPL? All this and more... This is the first installment of our Special IPL Mini-Series. We can't wait for the excitement to build in this season of IPL.
2020-09-2226 minThe Sports Half#3 - Indian Football - Fan CultureIn this episode of The Sports Half, we bring to light the fan culture that prevails across the country. Indian football has come a fair way since the Indian Super League has popularised the sport and made it more accessible to fans.There is a beautiful...
2020-09-0653 minThe Sports Half#2 MS Dhoni, the uber cool Captain of India.In this episode of the Sport’s Half, we talk about the hard-hitting, lower-order Wicket Keeper Batsman who transitioned through his career, not only as a player but also as a human being. .We talk about his journey from the railway station of Kharagpur...
2020-08-2933 minThe Sports HalfLast Day Madness & EuropeThe football season is upon us in these covid, social-distancing times. We talk about why Manchester City's Ban was lifted, meaning 5th place doesn't get a champions league spot. The Premier League is headed for a nail-biting finish with 3 teams,...
2020-07-2659 min