The Cow Corner Cricket Podcast

The Cow Corner continues to track the IPL and shouts out some spectacular, and spectacularly bad, performances so far. Plus, a new segment with Siddharth!   Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds   Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:53) Winners (07:08) Losers (16:24) MVPs (24:00) What the Heck?! (32:34) Umpire’s Call (36:34) Selection Committee (49:01) New Segment - Who’s On Strike?

The Cow Corner recaps IPL goings on through April 21st - including some discussions around the importance of good captaincy, which teams are skidding back down to earth and which players are rising into their destiny! Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) Intro (02:22) Winners (13:47) Losers (27:37) What the Heck?! (34:47) MVP (41:21) Umpire’s Calls (51:02) Selection Committee

The Cow Corner discusses the events and trends of the week, full of what the heck?! moments and predictions as this IPL season throttles full speed ahead! Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) Winners (08:24) Losers (18:54) What the Heck?! (28:15) MVP (34:03) Trends and Predictions (42:59) Selection Committee

The Cow Corner assembled after the post-World Cup lull to discuss the IPL - but then the episode got stuck in producer hell! But we are BACK and better than ever. Tune in to hear the Cow Corner’s initial takes from the first few weeks of this IPL season, and see if their predictions have come true or fallen woefully flat! Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds   TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Winners (12:32) Losers & What the Heck (29:25) MVP (32:39) Umpire’s Call (43:50) Selection Committee

The Cow Corner meets to reveal their "Associates XI”, a squad composed of Associate team players that participated in this World Cup. Prashant also gives us a brief history of cricketing nations, and we go over some of the latest cricket news as we bid farewell to the World Cup.  Timestamps (00:00) A brief history of cricketing nations and their status (12:20) Associates XI (23:26) How can Associate teams work towards full membership? (33:27) Cricket world news! Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds

The ultimate World Cup recap (winners, losers, MVP, WTHs) with your crew at The Cow Corner!  Timestamps (00:00) Winners (11:55) Losers (24:31) Umpire’s Call (31:17) What the Heck?! (33:30) MVPs (39:32) Selection Committee Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds

Prashant and Jatan, after having had a few days to decompress from the victory celebrations, hop on to discuss India’s historic win!  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds

The reigning champs are just one step away! Jatan and Prashant discuss the high-octane semi between England and India, dissecting where the marginal differences between the teams are that led to this win. The Cow Corner is amped up and ready for the final!  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds

Siddharth and Jatan recap the first semi and highlight the various factors that went into this dominant win. The black caps are in the finals! And despite everything seeming to be favoring South Africa throughout this tournament, suddenly the tides turned - or was it a different water-related climate effect that turned against them?  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds

Siddharth joins for a solo edition of Cow Corner - making some quick predictions for South Africa vs New Zealand (listen to see if he was right!) followed by some storylines to follow for the India vs England semi still to come.  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps  (00:00) South Africa vs New Zealand predictions (05:49) India vs England key storylines

Prashant and Jatan cover the high stakes quarterfinal between India and West Indies. Almost time for the Semis to start!  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds

Siddharth and Mukta hop on for a quick podcast covering the consequential England vs New Zealand match, and what that means for the upcoming Pakistan-Sri Lanka match. Less than 24 hours until one half of the Semi-finals is set! Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds

The Cow Corner talks about the recent SA vs WI and India vs Zim, and what that tells us about Sunday's upcoming blockbuster "quarter-final" between West and “East” Indies! Plus, coverage of the Indian Women’s team play in Australia, and the romantic ending of the Ranji Trophy’s Cinderella story. Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) South Africa vs West Indies (15:14) India vs Zimbabwe (29:33) Women’s Cricket and Ranji Trophy

As Group Y starts to shape up, we have our first casualty of the Super 8s - hosts Sri Lanka no longer have any hopes in this World Cup. Jatan and Mukta meet to discuss Harry’s magical century, then Siddharth and Mukta play the blame game with Sri Lanka’s depressing loss.  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) England vs Pakistan (14:38) Sri Lanka vs New Zealand (26:08) Previewing upcoming Group X drama

Finally a score of 250+, and the Windies definitely feeling at home in Mumbai! Can they shut the door on India and be the homeowners? The Cow Corner gets into the details of the West Indies-Zimbabwe match and what else to look for this week in Super-8s Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds

The Cow Corner discusses a bizarre first two days at the business-end of the WC! A washout, followed by low-scoring thriller and then what was supposed to be the “clash-of-the-titans (instead it turned out to be a one-side rout). Both the WC hosts seem to be feeling out-of-place at the moment.  Can they bounce back? Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) Washout and Sri Lanka vs England (14:32) India vs South Africa (44:50) West Indies vs Zimbabwe predictions

The Cow Corner goes over key storylines and makes some predictions for the coming week of Super 8 matches - with a special shoutout for budding Cinderella story Zimbabwe and their win over Sri Lanka. An overview of everything and everyone you need to keep an eye on as the Super 8 begins!  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka and previewing “Group Y” - Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England (19:05) Previewing “Group X” - India, South Africa, West Indies, Zimbabwe (31:23) Final thoughts before the storm!

The Cow Corner gathers to go over the group stage matches from Day 12 - including Pakistan’s resounding victory over Namibia solidifying their place in the Super 8s as a team starting to peak at the right time. Then, some concern over the ducks in a row in India’s batting, as well as Ranji trophy coverage.  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) Pakistan vs Namibia, and a little bit of UAE vs South Africa (07:35) India vs Netherlands (13:48) Ranji trophy 

The Cow Corner meets to briefly discuss the events of Day 11 - which included the anticlimactic exit of Australia through a washout of Ireland vs Zimbabwe. With only one pertinent matchup left in the group stages (Pakistan vs Namibia tomorrow!), Prashant and Siddharth talk through some Super 8 matchups and wonder if there are new ways the ICC can restructure the world cup given the emergence of so many fiery teams.  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds

The Cow Corner meets to celebrate an epic win by the host nation of Sri Lanka, placing Australia deeply in doubt for their chances to head to the Super 8s! Some honorable mentions as well for team Italy’s performance against England.  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) UAE vs Afghanistan, England vs Italy (14:00) Siddharth enters the chat to talk Italy as well (16:52) Sri Lanka WINS in absolutely clinical fashion

The Cow Corner trio is finally back all together after a week of covering the group stages piecemeal! They rant about the much anticipated but ultimately boring India-Pakistan match, and then take a tour around the Cup with the return of some old segments - winners, losers, What the Heck?!, MVPs and Selection Committee.  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) India vs Pakistan (14:52) Winners, WC edition (19:59) Losers, WC edition (23:26) What the Heck?! (27:51) Biggest Upsets so far (32:59) Best Games so far (37:05) MVPs, WC edition (41:19) Exciting upcoming Group Stage matchups (43:41) Selection Committee, WC edition

As the Super 8 picture starts to look clear in most of the groups, The Cow Corner goes through the myriad of possibilities still in play for Group B - especially after Ireland’s big win over Oman. Then, some coverage of South Africa vs New Zealand and England vs Scotland. Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi (in absentia), Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) Group B implications of Ireland vs Oman (10:12) New Zealand vs South Africa (14:11) England vs Scotland (16:06) Usman Tariq and bowling rules

The Cow Corner is MOOing over these upsets!  Just wen you thought it wouldn’t happen, Australia loses to a clinical Zimbabwe attack, while Netherlands likely says goodbye to their campaign despite a very strong start. Prashant also goes on a bit of DRS-fueled rant.  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) Zimbabwe upsets Australia!  (09:42) Oman vs UAE and more Crowes… (13:30) What the Heck Australia?! with Siddharth (20:43) USA flattens Netherlands!  (28:02) Prashant laments the inefficiencies of DRS

The Cow Corner notices some emerging storylines for the groups’ strongest contenders, alongside some special shoutouts for the record-breaking Mosca brothers. Then, Prashant gives us a history lesson on how T20 cricket came to be - and you may be surprised at how far back the origins stretch! Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) Oman vs Sri Lanka, Italy vs Nepal, with a special cameo! (11:15) India vs Namibia (20:08) T20’s history stretches back to the 70s!

The Cow Corner relives the excitement of the double super over, twisting and turning finish of the Afghanistan-South Africa match. How can you not be romantic about cricket? Then, after cursory acknowledgements of Australia’s first match of the World Cup, they get into analysis of the England-West Indies match. Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) A match to remember! Afghanistan vs South Africa (09:53) Did Afghanistan fumble? (15:38) Australia enters the WC looking like Australia (18:14) West Indies expose England’s weaknesses!

The Cow Corner recaps Day 4, with the group stages proceeding mostly as planned. They discuss a few of the standout players as well as patterns that are starting to emerge across the tournament’s pitches.  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) Part 1 with Jatan & Prashant  (01:02) Netherlands vs Namibia; the Dutch are here to play. (08:17) New Zealand vs UAE; how come the black caps are so nice? (12:50) Part 2 with Siddharth & Prashant (13:48) Pakistan vs USA; history does NOT repeat itself

The Cow Corner covers Day 3, with South Africa coolly flexing their dominance and some of the associate teams facing some bad luck and expected losses. Plus, some breaking news!  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) Intro, Italy vs Scotland (8:09) Zimbabwe vs Oman (14:19) Looking to Day 4 with Jatan (17:03) South Africa vs Oman with Siddharth (20:58) Breaking News - Pakistan agrees to play with India!

The Cow Corner rallies to record Day 2 analysis across three different time zones! Dropped catches, close matches and an exciting look at what the future holds for cricket globally. Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) Intro (03:24) Afghanistan v New Zealand (08:15) England v Nepal (11:33) Sri Lanka v Ireland (13:05) Bowling across the two days (16:50) Best batting day 2 (18:33) Is Cricket a Batter’s game or a Bowler’s game? (21:00) Jatan wakes up! (22:16) What the heck?! with Jatan (33:49) Conclusion

The Cow Corner are stepping up their coverage as the group stage for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup finally begins! Today they cover the Day 1 matches and make predictions for Day 2.  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music by: Joe Reynolds Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:28) India vs USA (11:12) West Indies vs Scotland (16:15) Jet Pack Man! (17:06) Pakistan vs Netherlands (25:38) Best batting, bowling, fielding (29:00) What the Heck?! (32:46) Predictions for Day 2

The Cow Corner shares news of all kinds leading up to the Men’s T20 World Cup. Also - a rundown of the recent “get ready” series’: Aus v Pak, WI v SA, Ind v NZ, Eng v SL. They end with an Umpire’s Call fueled by a Prashant rant, and a Selection Committee that leads to some interesting tangents.  Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (01:52) - News from around the ICC: Pakistan, Pat Cummins, Aaron Jones, Visas  (14:06) - India vs New Zealand (24:15) - England vs Sri Lanka (33:38) - West Indies vs South Africa (38:01) - Pakistan vs Australia (42:23) - Umpire’s Call (46:15) - Selection Committee   Your Hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak Music: Joe Reynolds

The Cow Corner continues to ramp-up their T20 World Cup hype! This week they let us know which matchups in groups C&D are ripe for an upset, and which teams need to watch their backs. Some fun trivia and shoutouts for the newer teams too, as well as some spicy predictions.  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak - Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (01:21) - Group C: (03:24) England; (09:14) West Indies; (13:48) Bangladesh/Scotland; (16:49) Nepal; (22:54) Italy (26:36) - Group C key matchups & storylines  (30:00) - Group C MVP predictions (33:13) - Group C final standings predictions  (34:18) - Group D: (35:17) New Zealand; (39:59) South Africa; (45:49) Afghanistan; (49:56) Canada; (53:03) UAE (54:33) - Group D key matchups & storylines (58:18) - Group D MVP predictions (01:00:57) - Group D final standings predictions (01:04:31) - Umpire’s Call (01:06:02) - Selection Committee

The Cow Corner discusses which teams will be swatted away like a fly on a grazing bovine’s back, and which teams are a bit more frisky! Prashant, Siddharth and Jatan preview the teams, storylines and make predictions for Groups A & B of the upcoming T20 World Cup.  Your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak - (00:00) Intro (01:48) Group A, India (02:22) Pakistan (06:15) USA (11:50) Namibia (14:35) Netherlands (18:40) Key storylines & matchups for Group A (23:48) MVP predictions for Group A (25:32) Group B (27:04) Australia (32:16) Sri Lanka (33:34) Ireland (35:28) Zimbabwe (38:46) Oman (39:52) Key storylines & matchups for Group B (40:56) MVP Predictions for Group B (43:36) Final predictions for Group B (45:11) Umpire’s Call (49:44) Selection Committee rapid-fire (51:38) Conclusion  

The Cow Corner returns to the Ashes - wrapping up their takes on this once-storied, now-predictable series with passion and a healthy dose of “What the Heck?!”.  With your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by: Mukta Phatak

The Cow Corner dissects the decisions of players named in the Indian T20 World Cup squad. Their bias - both celebratory and critical - makes for an entertaining episode.  With your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by Mukta Phatak

The Cow Corner ~milks~ what analysis they can after a shorter than desired Boxing Day test match. With your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by Mukta Phatak

The Cow Corner discusses the so far rather sad - and therefore aptly named - Ashes, and muses on the future of Test cricket.  With your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by Mukta Phatak

Welcome to The Cow Corner! Join Prashant, Jatan and Siddharth as they discuss all things cricket. Passionate, informed, entertaining. By the fans, for the fans!  With your hosts: Prashant Phatak, Jatan Rajvanshi, Siddharth Phatak Produced by Mukta Phatak