Well Caught with Giri And Raghu | A Fan's Eye View of Indian Cricket's Glory Days

S Giridhar and V J Raghunath, Giri and Raghu to friends, are colleagues at Azim Premji Foundation. Forged by a common love for cricket, their friendship of four decades’ vintage began when they started playing city tournaments together. The duo are authors of Mid-Wicket Tales : A Century and More of Cricket (Speaking Tiger, 2023) and From Mumbai to Durban: India’s Greatest Tests (Juggernaut, 2016). Rekindle the excitement of being in the stands watching cricket history being made.

Latest episodes

1. Late Cut

   15 Nov 2023

   In the Nineties, match fees were fatter and the stakes higher, yet the temptations were darker. The match-fixing scandal exposed an underbelly of bookies, betting and sleaze. At th…

   36 min ▶

2. World Cup Whirlwind

   07 Nov 2023

   Athletic and courageous, all-rounder Kapil Dev smelled like team spirit (with a splash of Palmolive) and brought to India’s arsenal the firepower of wily pace, gutsy batting, and a…

   25 min ▶

3. Spinning Through The Seventies

   31 Oct 2023

   The Seventies, in the annals of Indian cricket, constitute an epoch. Ajit Wadekar proved to be a shrewd and pragmatic captain, leading India to historic away victories in the West…

   35 min ▶

4. Captains and Musical Chairs

   25 Oct 2023

   The captains who shaped Indian cricket in the 1950s and 1960s scripted a tale of guts and glory on and off the field. There was the stylish Ghulam Ahmed who chose to stay with Indi…

   31 min ▶

5. Separate Gates, Separate Dressing Rooms

   18 Oct 2023

   It’s a beautiful day for cricket. The turf is green. The radio is crackling. The scoreboard is ticking. The crowd is cheering. And the sun is beginning to set on the British Empire…

   28 min ▶