The Sledgehammer Cricket Podcast
The Sledgehammer Cricket Podcast
Sarthak Dev, Kaustubh Kumar
Very little sledging, but a lot of hammering. Join us, as we explore cricket with a glitchy stump mic, a few anecdotes, and a lot of personal stories.
EP8 - T20 + 2020 = #IPL2020
Kaustubh and Sarthak lower their face-masks to talk about the cricket tournament that the world needs and deserves. Along with it, they give us their cutting edge analysis, also known to some as hot-takes.
Sep 18, 2020
1 hr 15 min
EP 7 - The First Bow
In this episode, Sarthak and Kaus bring up some fun debuts from over the years. There are some double centuries, some dual-centuries, and some 420-ball nightmares.   
Aug 21, 2020
49 min
EP6 - Benjamin Breaks Bad
Sarthak and Kaustubh revel at the restart of cricket, cut into each other a few times, and look back at the first two tests from the ongoing West Indies - England series, also called #RaiseTheBat. Must watch Michael Holding on Sky Michael Holding and Ebony Rainford-Brent montage on Sky
Jul 23, 2020
51 min
Episode 5 - Cricket returns to chirping crickets
Sarthak and Kaustubh sat last week to discuss what a return to cricket looks like. And discuss why certain Indian cricketers need to have their social media access revoked for good. Jarrod Kimber on cricket during Covid-19 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYdtfEhncYY
Jul 7, 2020
30 min
EP4 - Short Leg #1 - Catastrophe in The Caribbean
In the first episode of our new segment, we talk about an unforgettable match. It marked the end of an era, and set into motion the wheels of a new, starkly different one.
Jun 19, 2020
30 min
EP3 - Lack of summer T20 is injurious to health
Because where else would you get a story involving leaked examination papers, Mexican bullfights, and Jacques Kallis listening to some Punjabi pop?
Jun 5, 2020
41 min
EP2 - How worldy was the World Cup?
In this episode, we discuss last year's 50-over Cricket World Cup, with copious amounts of love showered on New Zealand, Shakib Al Hasan, and Ben Stokes. Also, yes, we address the Thala-sized elephant in the room that is the last five overs of India's chase against England at Edgbaston.
May 23, 2020
49 min
Pilot - Can you binge-watch cricket?
In this episode, we discuss some recent cricket-based TV series’ available on popular streaming platforms - The Test (Amazon Prime), Roar of The Lion (Hotstar) and Cricket Fever (Netflix). We come with a lot of brickbats and a few roses.
May 14, 2020
39 min
Pitch
Hi! Welcome to Sledgehammer, a cricket podcast without any sledging but a lot of hammering. This is a quick introduction into what you can expect from us. We have a few episodes lined up for you. Stay tuned!
May 10, 2020
1 min