PCCI Podcast 🏏: Daily Summaries Delivered

The story behind the 12- team (14-team) WC 2027 ft. Bertus de Jong

Before we start this epsiode, we would like to extend our deepest condolences on the passing of a member of our PCCI and BJPod community, Sourabh. Sourabh ji was always a huge supporter of our content since the early days and eager to share his thoughts on Indian and world cricket. Rest in Peace.In this episode, we discuss the recent developments from the ICC board meeting at Edinburgh and the last minute shrinking of the ICC ODI World Cup to be held in SA in 2027. We have with us Bertus de Jong, who first broke this story. Follow Bertus's substack - https://substack.com/@outsidethecircle/postsand twitter - https://x.com/BdJcricket?lang=en

T20 Champions 6-0 Review

We review the dual whitewashes and come up with solutions to ease GG's woes. Also, some tangential football WC chat, and uncle suggestions.

Discussing Jay Shah, FIFA WC 26, Cricket's Gatekeeping ft. Ahmer Naqvi

We discuss how FIFA has learned some of its tricks from Jay Shah and ask if cricket was always ahead of its time. The discussion moves to how gatekept cricket is, and how it fails to even get the basics of organizing a sporting event wrong, again and again. The discussion moves onto the idea of expanding the sport, and what holds it back.

Trishul, Homeopathy & The Joy of Watching Sport

In this episode, we have Sarthak, Nishant, Raj, Richa, and MV to discuss the burning topics of the day - Trishul on live telly, Homeopathy, how the average fan is thought as a noob by the broadcaster and above all the Joy of Watching Sport in different timezones and what it does to us being a fan and our growth as fans.

Thoughts on IPL 2026 + Roundup

We talk about how difficult this IPL has been to watch, KKR's misfortunes, GT's bowling, the return of Bhuvi, bouncers from Krunal, a possible Klaasen Orange Cap(?), a lot about Mumbai Indians, what are bowlers?, who is Vaibhav Suryavanshi, how will Punjab be remembered?Sarthak wrote a piece earlier today talking about how IPL became inert. Read it here.

IPL 2026 - 3 Week Review - PBKS & RCB rally on, Usual midtable traffic & bottom of the table garbage

29 games in. We review the teams based on their current position on the points table. Joining Richa and MV are Aravint and Karan We deep-dive into the conspiracy theories surrounding Mumbai Indians, briefly wonder if the Indian Premier League is basically the male version of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, and spend more time dissecting Kolkata Knight Riders than they probably have themselves, before getting stuck in mid-table traffic.We also take a few (okay, many) digs at Lucknow Super Giants, debate Rajasthan Royals’ inevitable late-season fade despite one panelist backing them to win it all, break down Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s newfound efficiency, and make the case for Punjab Kings as the team to beat this year.

IPL 2026 Mega Previews Part II: RR, PBKS, KKR, MI & GT

IPL 2026 Mega Previews Part I: RCB, CSK, DC, LSG & SRH