Episode 1 - Shoaib Akhtar vs India, Kolkata 1999

The first episode of our podcast kicks off a series where we discuss our favourite fast bowling spells by Pakistani players.We begin with the birth of a legend - Shoaib Akhtar's two wickets in two balls, including Sachin on a golden duck, began one of the most exciting, intriguing and dramatic careers in cricket history.We go from Bappi Lahiri to Salman Khan in trying to explain what and who Shaiby was.0 – 2:20 – Intro to the podcast2:45 – 3:40 – The spell as the Pakistani Dream: bowling two Indians, one of whom is Sachin in front of a full house off two consecutive balls3:40 – 5:55 – Silence in the Biggest Stadium in the World & some more on the dreamlike nature of Shoaib impact7:32 – 10:15 Maradona 1986 vs England comparison13:00 – 14:30 - The Two Deliveries as works of art  20:20 – 22:17 - The Sallu Bhai comparisons25:25 – 27:55 - The Faisalabad Story28:25 – 33:40 - Gun Master Interlude – Bappi Da! Including the Jimmy Jimmy tangent 38:00 – 39:39 - Why Dravid was the greater wicket (and Shaibi bowling genius)41:45 – 43:53 Shaibi Origin Story and being an outlier as a worldly star43:59 – 45:10 Shaibi Saves a Child and Hello Nicole Kidman  45:11 – 47:00 The Groundedness of being Shoaib all the way through  47:10 – 49:20  On a White Horse in the Margalla Hills, with a Quran49:20 – 50:50  Navigating a way through match-fixing era52:55 – 53:33 The Mathew Hayden send-off 53:45 – 59:05 The Sachin Ball and the Art of Bunking School59:20 – end Loving Sachin Ball contdFollow us on Youtube!