gully boys of cricket

What is the purpose of having rules in sports? Are there instances where common sense can override the rules? Join host Prakash Wadhwa as he talks with Aaron Kumar, #sharethetrophy leader and an ardent Tennis fan, who brings a very interesting talk on Novak Djokovic disqualification from the US open, and draws a parallel to the World Cup Final result of 2019. 

Host Prakash Wadhwa and #ShareTheTrophy leader Aaron Kumar discuss the relevance of common sense and satisfaction in defining history. Aaron brings forth couple elements from recent news, Mark Ramprakash, ex England player, thought New Zealand won when #CWC19 final was tied. Also, ICC reversal of a Pakistan-England Test match result from 2006 provides an important parallel to correcting 2019 World Cup result. 

A World Cup result remains unfair, handling of the situation remains questionable, fans have time and again shown their resentment with #CWC19 result, but ICC remains silent since a Big Two team was awarded the trophy, how clean is the game at the end? Host Prakash Wadhwa and #ShareTheTrophy leader Darshit Pandya discuss the opportunity that lies in front of ICC to unite the cricket community by addressing a result that is obviously not clean. 

'Inability of the players to be match ready" reason cited by ICC for postponing Women's ODI World Cup in New Zealand. Host Prakash Wadhwa along with Darshit Pandya from New Zealand ponder on any genuine reasons for the postponement, and the message this sends to value of women's game relative to men's game.  

With IPL 2020 and WT20 on hold, Darshit Pandya from New Zealand and Sapan Dholakia from India join host Prakash Wadhwa to discuss the probability of these two big events and also talk the value of fan voice. Can IPL utilize the T20 World Cup window? Can IPL happen with Indian players only? Can Sky Sports replay of World Cup final be an opportunity for balanced review by England? Is ICC social media platform one way or two way communication? Do ICC leaders really listen to the pulse of fans on social media? and much more about cricket in the next six months. 

What was the Kolpak deal? What made it so popular with the South African players? What does the end of Kolpak era mean for South African cricket? Host Prakash Wadhwa is joined by Priyansh Chandra who educates us on matters related to Kolpak. 

Being super inspiring sports people, why aren’t New Zealand stars the superstars of world cricket yet? Host Prakash Wadhwa and special guest Michael Wagener discuss the New Zealand Test performance in Australia and questions that face the team at the end of a tough tour. Was 0-3 score line expected? What went wrong? What does it mean for the upcoming home series against India? Is this Wagner version 3.0? The case of Raval vs Blundell & more. 

How respectful is the voice of selectors on MS Dhoni's future? What happened with Sarfaraz's captaincy of Pakistan all of a sudden? Host Prakash Wadhwa and featured voice Priyansh Chandra discuss the similarities with Sarfaraz and Dhoni's state of things and question lot of the decision making around them. Can Dhoni be India's number 4 batsman? Why not a farewell game for Dhoni? Why not a clear exit strategy for legends of the game? Why Azhar Ali at the help for Pakistan? Why Babar Azam now? Catch this conversation.  

A genuine and an honest take of a fan from Qatar on cricket world cup final in 2019. What is the role of Big Three cricket nations and ICC in getting the trophy shared? What do fans think of Kumar Dharmasena's decision in the final? Did England really want to win the world cup by hook or by crook? Join in host Prakash Wadhwa and Gully Boy Khawaja Ahmed Hussain from Qatar as they discuss the World Cup final moments and events that followed in the weeks following that. 

Gully Boy Aaron Kumar from England discusses 2019 Ashes, the English summer of cricket, Test cricket culture of England, and gives us a perspective of local fans towards their #CWC19 World Cup victory and the idea of sharing the trophy. 

Unlike some of the other popular sports like soccer, tennis, pro wrestling, the cricketing community is divided in support of national teams. And now the fan wars are becoming common. Listen to this conversation on how can we have a less divided cricket community and the roles of media, boards, ICC, and players in making that happen. The episode also addresses the idea of sharing the world cup 2019 trophy and its importance in uniting the global cricketing community. Host Prakash Wadhwa and Gully Boy Priyansh Chandra discuss moral duty of cricket's governing body ICC, media and passionate fans.