Sledging Room

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A weekly India Today podcast, Sledging Room is a sports show which will hold discussions related to sports, especially cricket. This is a podcast with a difference, a podcast where tempers will flare and participants, to put it mildly, are not always polite. For your weekly dose of sporting hostilities, this is your final destination. Sledging Room will dissect views and bring in new perspectives with a dash of irreverence.

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20 episodes
Updated Oct 1, 2025

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Oct 1, 2025 · 42 min
Asia Cup wild ride: No trophy for India. No dignity for Pakistan | Sledging Room S3, Ep 15
The Asia Cup turned out to be an ugly affair. Dominated by off-field drama, the continental tournament made headlines for the wrong reasons more often than not. India and Pakistan met three times, including a historic first in the final. Yet, their...
Sep 19, 2025 · 27 min
Asia Cup: Has the PCB become the team’s biggest enemy? | Sledging Room, S03, Ep 14
When Pakistan finally took the field against the UAE in Dubai on Wednesday, the Asia Cup match began under a cloud that had little to do with form or tactics. An hour-long delay, frantic calls between Lahore and Dubai, and the sudden spectre of a...
Sep 12, 2025 · 32 min
Asia Cup: Is India vs Pakistan Still Cricket’s Biggest Rivalry? | Sledging Room, S03 Ep 13
India and Pakistan are set to clash in the Asia Cup group stage on Sunday in Dubai. The much-anticipated contest comes amid cross-border tensions and calls in India to boycott the game. Unlike previous high-voltage encounters, the hype this time feels...
Sep 5, 2025 · 58 min
Boycott or not? The big India vs Pakistan debate before Asia Cup | Sledging Room, S03 Ep 12
India are set to face Pakistan in the upcoming Asia Cup T20 after the Indian government recently clarified its stance on playing against Pakistan despite ongoing cross-border tensions. The Men in Blue will kick off their campaign against the UAE on...
Aug 29, 2025 · 37 min
Virat, Rohit, Pujara and Ashwin: Didn’t modern-day legends deserve farewells? | Sledging Room, S03 Ep 11
Cheteshwar Pujara retired two years after playing his last Test. R Ashwin bowed out midway through a Test series in Australia. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirements from Test cricket during the IPL season. Yet, none of them were...
Aug 22, 2025 · 53 min
Shubman Gill back in T20Is for Asia Cup: Injustice to Shreyas Iyer? | Sledging Room, S03 Ep 10
India have named a 15-member squad for the Asia Cup 2025, starting on 9 September. While Shubman Gill’s return to the T20I format – and that too as vice-captain – grabbed the headlines, a few notable omissions raised eyebrows. Has Gill’s comeback...
Aug 14, 2025 · 46 min
No Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in 2027 World Cup? | Sledging Room S03, Ep 09
The two icons of Indian cricket are back in the news. After India fought hard to draw the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, there’s calm after the storm with no international assignments scheduled for the men’s team until the Asia Cup in September. However,...
Aug 6, 2025 · 33 min
Siraj's Oval fury saves Gambhir's neck in England | Sledging Room S3 Ep 08
An epic final day brought fitting end to what has been a gruelling Test series between India and England. Mohammed Siraj left everything on the ground on the final day of the Oval Test match, handing India a comeback victory at the Oval. With the win...
Jul 29, 2025 · 54 min
England lose morale battle as heroic India pull off Manchester heist | Sledging Room S3 Ep 07
India scripted a great escape in the 4th Test match at Manchester. Ben Stokes's England were left frustrated by the grit of Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar. Controversy struck on the final day of the Test match when Jadeja and Sundar refused to...
Jul 22, 2025 · 44 min
Is India vs England giving BGT 2020-21 vibes? | Sledging Room S3 Ep 06
India have a massive injury crisis on their hands ahead of the 4th Test match, set to start on July 23. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Arshdeep Singh have been ruled out of the Manchester Test match, and it is being reported that Akash Deep might not play as...
Jul 15, 2025 · 35 min
Hero or Villain: Was Jadeja’s Lord’s Knock What India Needed? | Sledging Room S3 Ep 05
It was a heartbreak of epic proportions for India at Lord’s. Chasing 193, they were reduced to 82 for 7 and then 112 for 8. Just when it seemed England would wrap things up on the final morning and head in for a relaxed Lord’s lunch, Ravindra Jadeja...
Jul 9, 2025 · 52 min
Shubman Gill shuts down haters! Did you see that coming? | Sledging Room, S3 Ep04
After the humbling at Headingley, not many expected India to bounce back the way they did in Birmingham. Despite piling up over 800 runs in the first Test, India lost after England chased down 371 in the final innings — a stunning blow. But at...
Jul 2, 2025 · 55 min
Bumrah bachao? Is India’s fast-bowling future in danger? | Sledging Room, S3 Ep 3
The days of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, and Ishant Sharma hunting in packs in overseas Tests feel like a distant memory. While Bumrah still leads the pace unit, India’s overdependence on their premier fast bowler is becoming a...
Jun 25, 2025 · 32 min
Shubman Gill’s India crash in Leeds. New team, same problems? Sledging Room | S3 Ep 02
It was truly a baptism by fire for Shubman Gill in his Test captaincy debut. India lost a match they could have—and perhaps should have—won, despite racking up over 800 runs across two innings, fuelled by four centurions and a five-wicket haul from...
Jun 19, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Shubman Gill’s first test, Gautam Gambhir’s final shot? Is Shubman ready to lead India? | Sledging Room, S3, Ep 01
India are set to embark on a 5-match Test series against England. Shubman Gill is captaining a new-look side away from home, as India hopes to start the new World Test Championship cycle in style. As the Sledging Room Podcast returns with the first...
May 27, 2025 · 34 min
Rishabh Pant’s Nightmare Season: What Went Wrong for LSG & Delhi Capitals? | Sledging Room, S2 Ep 88
The Lucknow Super Giants splashed a massive amount of cash on Rishabh Pant in the Indian Premier League 2025 mega-auction. But things went horribly wrong for both Pant and his franchise this season. LSG failed to make it to the playoffs, and Pant...
May 16, 2025 · 45 min
Virat Kohli Retires from Test Cricket | Who Will Lead India in England? | Sledging Room, S2 Ep 87
Virat Kohli has announced his shock retirement from Test cricket, just 770 runs short of the coveted 10,000-run mark. Despite the BCCI's efforts to convince him to stay for the upcoming England tour, Kohli decided the time was right to step away....
May 5, 2025 · 32 min
IPL 2025: Is Vaibhav Suryavanshi the NEXT Sachin Tendulkar? | Sledging Room, S2 Ep 86
What were you doing at 14? Vaibhav Suryavanshi, at just 14, has become the toast of the cricketing world after smashing a 35-ball hundred — a knock far beyond his years as he pummelled 11 sixes, two of which travelled over 90 metres. Vaibhav became...
Apr 25, 2025 · 38 min
Mumbai Indians mean business, but what's wrong with Rishabh Pant in IPL 2025 | Sledging Room S2 Ep 85
Just a week ago, everyone had written off the Mumbai Indians. But with four straight wins and a squad clicking in perfect rhythm, they've roared back into the spotlight. The five-time champions aren't just winning—they're dominating, playing with the...
Apr 24, 2025 · 46 min
Worst Captain-Coach Combos of IPL 2025 | Sledging Room, S2, Ep 84
As IPL 2025 approaches its halfway stage, one trend is becoming increasingly clear: teams with strong captain-coach partnerships are thriving. Whether it’s Axar Patel and Hemang Badani, Ashish Nehra and Shubman Gill, or Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Ponting...