I don't know what demon possessed on me, but ALL of Tamim's interviews were a delight and absolute treat that is gift for us fans during these quarantine times... Loved them all!!
Wish he could continue but (un)fortunately the Covid-19 is ceasing Her grip. As shovon would say.
Tamim's podcasts were addictive but the problem is in my opinion it wasn't marketed as aggressively. It can easily reach 1M+ following on Youtube if bandied and paraded properly.
Love Tamim's drive, ambition and humility. You can tell Tamim is still eager to be the #1. For instance, details like technical stance of Kohli (effectiveness of back and forth vs still) shows how elite athletes' brains operate way differently. Only thing is Tamim was a bit nervous as opposed to Rohit, Kane, Faf and Kohli. (I can understand the peer pressure of managers urging him to wrap up a 30 minute interview... but oh well.)
I love how Tamim is studying and learning from the best. He is eager and humble to learn from all the captains as he is himself one now in ODI.
My only lament is Tamim won't be doing more of these. And idiots think Shakib didn't appear out of ego.. LMAO.
He is already in hot waters. Why muddy it? I think he wanted to avoid public limelight and cricket related discussion due to the recent ban.
Shakib always wins. Always.
Bossman.
ICC bans Shakib for a year
*Shakib + Coronavirus hold my beer*
Unless you get to hear these interviews you don't get to listen the true heartbreakers such as Mashrafe having to deal with his wife's poor health during World Cup which he saw as a blessing for being left out... etc.
Also the story how The Pioneers were taking rags and draining the pitch just to have a shot at qualifier or Pilot saying: "God take anything away from me but give us this win" was poignant.
LOVED THOSE PODCASTS!!!! Thanks to Rabz bhai and the team behind and with him.
Nuances like Kane Williamson's twin brother anecdote, Tamim not batting on match days and staying relaxed, talking about throwers Raghu... really made those podcasts worthwhile.
I am in support of Ashwin's continuing fight against "miles-long" backing up done by non-strikers. Non-strikers backing up so much reduces the chances of a run-out at the wicket-keeper's end in events of quick singles.
If we remove the nominal stigma associated with the action named "Mankading", close in fielders would be able to create more run-out opportunities. This may even incentivize the captains to place fielders at silly mid-off, silly mid-on, short cover, or short mid-wicket more often during matches.
Pinak Ghosh scored 13 on the BEEP test, as per prothom-alo! If I remember correctly, he was struggling with obesity even last year. Quite a pleasant surprise from the youngster!