We review India's magnificent win over Bangladesh in the second Test in Kanpur.

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Talking Points:

• India doing both the expected and unexpected at the same time
• India's great bowling attack and the art of picking 20 wickets
• Jasprit Bumrah - in a rarefied space of fast bowling
• Jadeja's speeds v Bangladesh's spinner's speeds
• India's batting assault
• Kanpur 2021 v Kanpur 2024
• Kohli, Shastri and the decision to play five fast bowlers
• Jaiswal's remarkable start to his Test career

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Ashoka

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo

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• The simple genius of Ravindra Jadeja - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview substack
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We review India's 280-run win over Bangladesh in the first Test in Chennai.

Talking Points:

• Bangladesh complete... then lose by 280 runs
• Bangladesh's impressive trio of pacers
• The sessions that Bangladesh won - before the ball got older and runs flowed
• The sweep v drive ratio: and why Bangladesh chose to sweep much more
• India's spinners finding the right pace for the conditions
• Mohammad Siraj's relentless second-innings spell
• Mehidy and Shakib: too slow with the ball?
• Rishabh Pant's grand return to Test cricket
• Shubman Gill's purple patch in Tests

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Ashoka

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo

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Buy books republished by 81allout:

War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee

Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward

The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh

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Related:

• Ashwin, Jadeja, Bumrah, Siraj, Akash Deep Lead India Into The Black - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview substack
• Ashwin's double act of hundred and six-for secures 1-0 lead for India - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo
• Reminiscing special memories from my home test - R Ashwin - YouTube
• Why does India need a players' association? Ask a former cricketer - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfo

We chat with ESPNcricinfo's Bangladesh correspondent Mohammad Isam about Bangladesh's historic series win in Pakistan and their chances in the upcoming two-Test series in India.

Talking Points:

• Bangladesh's dream-like comeback wins in the two Tests in Rawalpindi
• A bowling attack with tremendous variety - world-class spin and promising pace
• The arrival of Nahid Rana - and his ferocious spells in Pakistan
• The symbolism of Bangladesh's series win amidst the political climate in the country
• Mehidy Hasan Miraz - workhorse, counter-puncher, MVP
• Can Bangladesh's attack adapt to India's varied conditions?
• The challenge of a two-Test series without any warm-up games
• India's unsettled top six
• How spin-friendly conditions could help Bangladesh narrow the gap

Participants:

Mohammad Isam (@Isam) | ESPNcricinfo

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Ashoka

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo

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Buy books republished by 81allout:

War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee

Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward

The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh

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Related:

• Bangladesh's small wonders conjure a Rawalpindi miracle - Mohammad Isam - ESPNcricinfo
• Nahid Rana: a new express finds fame in Rawapindi - Mohammad Isam - ESPNcricinfo
• The quirks and challenges of covering Bangladesh cricket - 81allout podcast with Mohammad Isam on his book 'On the Tiger's Trail'