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Episode · Acquired · 2025-03-24

Books mentioned on Indian Premier League Cricket

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When you saw this episode pop up in your feed, you either jumped for joy and hit play immediately (in which case you’re not reading this), or you said “Huh. That’s a surprising episode.

Ben Gilbert discussed The Tao of Cricket by Ashis Nandy. Also mentioned: A New Innings by Manoj Badale and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Tao of Cricket

    Ashis Nandy · at 17:32

    Discussed
    “There's an amazing line about this by an author named Ashis Nandi who wrote a book called the Dow of Cricket and he says cricket is an Indian game accidentally discovered by the English.”
    Ben Gilbert Indian Premier League Cricket 2025-03-24 Listen at 17:32
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. A New Innings

    Manoj Badale, Simon Hughes · at 2:51:24

    Discussed
    “And I've been referring a couple times to Manoj Badali and the book he wrote in New innings about his experience owning and running the Rajasthan Royals, the other team that was suspended for two seasons.”
    Speaker Indian Premier League Cricket 2025-03-24
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible
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