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Latest episodes
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35 min
KL Rahul takes Karnataka to Ranji Trophy semifinal | Quarterfinal round recap
The 2025–26 Ranji Trophy quarterfinals concluded with historic upsets and dominant performances, setting the stage for the semifinals starting February 15.Jammu & Kashmir made hist…
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36 min
Karnataka's Epic Chase Draws Curtains on Ranji Trophy Group Stage; Quaterfinalists Fixed!
The final round of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 group stages (Round 7) concluded on Sunday, delivering high-stakes drama and confirming the eight teams for the quarterfinals.
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24 min
Shubman Gill's underwhelming return, Andhra's giant-killing run the highlights of Ranji Trophy Round 6
Decisive results, rank turners, and a massive upset by Chandigarh—Renji Trophy Round 6 had it all. We discuss why 40 wickets fell in less than two days in Rajkot, how Ricky Bhui fo…
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36 min
Ranji Trophy Round 5 Review: J&K shines, TN struggles, and the two-part season debate
Shayan Acharya, Tarun Shastry, Aditya Padinjat, along with host Abhishek Saini, dive deep into the key performances and moments from the fifth round of the Ranji Trophy. They discu…
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44 min
Ranji Trophy Round 4 Review: J&K breaks through, TN takes a tumble, the old warhorses deliver
The defining narratives of Ranji Round 4: - Historic Win: J&K registers first-ever Ranji win over Delhi, anchored by Qamran Iqbal's unbeaten 133. - Mumbai's New Anchor: Musheer Kha…
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28 min
Ranji Trophy 2025, Round 3 recap - Tales from Tirpura, Rajasthan
Subscribe to Matchpoint Paradox, the cricket podcast brought to you by Sportstar, India's oldest sports magazine.Follow Sportstar on social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/sport…
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46 min
The Power Shift: Harman to Smriti — India’s New Era After World Cup Glory
In this episode, we dive deep into the power shift from Harmanpreet Kaur to Smriti Mandhana — how two icons shaped India’s greatest cricketing moment in different ways.We explore h…
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40 min
Ranji Trophy 2025, Round 2 recap - Tales from Chandigarh, Mumbai, and pondy
Subscribe to Matchpoint Paradox, the cricket podcast brought to you by Sportstar, India's oldest sports magazine.Follow Sportstar on social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/sport…
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37 min
Ranji Trophy 2025, Round 1 recap - Tales from Srinagar, Rajkot, and Coimbatore
Welcome back to Matchpoint Paradox. After a brief break, we dive straight into the drama of the Ranji Trophy's first round. Reporters Tarun Shastry, Prasanna Venkatesan, and Vivek…
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54 min
Mumbai Indians wins yet another title: The positives and negatives of WPL 2025
It was yet another successful Women's Premier League campaign for the Mumbai Indians, which won it's second title after beating Delhi Capitals by eight runs. Our correspondents Lav…
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25 min
India's Champions Trophy triumph - Undue advantage or utter domination?
Expectations can be a double-edged sword in elite sport. The pre-tournament favourite team or an athlete winning a title could be taken for granted while failure could attract inte…
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40 min
A two-tiered Test structure - Is it really that bad?
In this episode of Matchpoint Paradox, Sportstar's Cricket Podcast, Dhruva Prasad and Sahil Mathur try and unpack the raging debate on a two-tiered international Test ecosystem, it…
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43 min
India's misery Down Under - A horror BGT campaign analysed
Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years with a 3-1 series win. The series was filled with misses for India which comes away from the continent with its Test ec…
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50 min
WV Raman examines Ravichandran's Ashwin career and legacy
If there is one person who knows R. Ashwin better than most, it is former India cricketer and women’s team coach W.V. Raman. The Tamil Nadu off-spinner made his First Class debut w…
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27 min
Matchpoint Paradox: Big buys, lessons from the IPL Mega Auction and an ecosystem coming full circle
🎙️ Podcast | In a brand new episode of Matchpoint Paradox, Lavanya Lakshminarayanan and Amol Karhadkar look at an interesting IPL Auction and the talking points that emerge: From M…
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44 min
Is India vs Australia's Border-Gavaskar Trophy rivalry the best in Test cricket? BGT 2024/25 special
The #INDvAUS Test rivalry has some incredibly dramatic moments From Gavaskar's angry walkout in 1981, Dravid and Laxman's resistance in 2001, the infamous Sydney Test in 2008 to Pa…
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24 min
IPL chairman Arun Singh Dhumal on impact player rule, a potential clash with PSL and salary caps for IPL 2025
Arun Dhumal, the chairman of the Indian Premier League, talked about the exit of T20 World Cup-bound England players mid-season and also the future of the Impact Player rule. #Cric…
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17 min
The Nehra-Pandya pair breakup - a troubled transfer, big consequences and an unsteady future
Hardik Pandya and Ashish Nehra were unable to recreate the magic they managed together when they went their separate ways in the ongoing Indian Premier League season. Amol Karhadka…
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47 min
Asha Sobhana Joy and the art of finding happiness in the moment
Asha Sobhana Joy is an individual with immense faith in the universe. In 2021, the leg-spin-bowling all rounder was dropped from the Railways side and found herself low on confiden…
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Understanding IPL auction dynamics with Dan Weston
Senior cricket analyst Dan Weston breaks down how teams go about their auction picks in the Indian Premier League. Catch our complete cricket coverage on Sportstar. #IPL2024Auction…