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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187 episodes
Updated Oct 1, 2025

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Jun 28, 2024 · 24 min
T20 WC Final Preview: Will Rohit Sharma's India be third time lucky? | Sledging Room, S02 Ep 41
Adelaide 2022 has been avenged. India's pursuit of an ICC title appears on track after a 68-run mauling of England in Guyana. England were handed a proper drubbing and this victory will feel a lot sweeter for India as they have made light work of the...
Jun 25, 2024 · 23 min
T20 WC: After payback for Australia, India target England in semifinal | Sledging Room, S2 Ep 40
Rohit Sharma certainly did not have Monday morning blues. The India captain tore into the Australian bowling attack, ensuring Australia got their payback for the ODI World Cup heartbreak. Rohit batted like a man possessed and decimated Australia,...
Jun 21, 2024 · 27 min
T20 WC: Does Bumrah need an ICC title to prove his greatness? | Sledging Room, S 02 Ep 39
Jasprit Bumrah has looked a million dollar in the T20 World Cup 2024. He has 15 overs so far and conceded just four boundaries. He has 8 wickets at an economy rate of less than four runs per over. Yes, India is certainly blessed to have him in their...
Jun 18, 2024 · 43 min
T20 World Cup Super 8s buzz: The big Virat Kohli question for India | Sledging Room S2 Ep 38
India has reached the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup without losing a single game. India has now travelled to the West Indies for the Super 8 stages and will face Australia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Should India change their playing XI, given the...
Jun 10, 2024 · 44 min
End of the road for Babar Azam? T20 World Cup 2024 new low for Pakistan | Sledging Room, S2 Ep 37
How can you not chase 120 when you know the tournament is on the line? The biggest match of the T20 World Cup saw Pakistan do a Pakistan. It was worse. Never has Pakistan been this listless with the bat in a major tournament in the recent past. After...
Jun 5, 2024 · 30 min
New York's imperfect pitch, scheduling issues mar T20 World Cup in US| Sledging Room, S2, Ep 36
India head coach Rahul Dravid took a slight dig at the tournament organisers ahead of their T20 World Cup 2024 opener against Ireland. Speaking in a press conference, Dravid said it was odd to hold training sessions at a park in an ICC tournament....
May 31, 2024 · 29 min
T20 World Cup in the US: Will ICC’s Big Gamble Pay Off? | Sledging Room, S2, Ep 35
The IPL is over, and the biggest T20 carnival is here. The USA and the West Indies will co-host the men’s T20 World Cup from June 1 to June 29. The USA will host a cricket tournament of such magnitude for the first time. 3 venues are hosting the T20...
May 28, 2024 · 39 min
KKR win IPL 2024: Who should take credit? | Sledging Room, S2 Ep 34
Have you seen a more dominant campaign than this? KKR looked like champions and played like champions, winning the IPL 2024 trophy in style. They won 9 out of 14 matches in the league stage and hammered the SunRisers in Qualifier 1 to progress to the...
May 25, 2024 · 29 min
IPL Final 2024: Is Pat Cummins as good a captain as MS Dhoni? | Sledging Room S2, Ep 33
Pat Cummins has guided SRH to the final of the Indian Premier League 2024. The Hyderabad-based side are going to face KKR in the summit clash of the tournament. Two mentality monsters in the world of cricket - Pat Cummins and Gautam Gambhir are set to...
May 20, 2024 · 38 min
IPL 2024: Dhoni’s heartbreak, toxic RCB-CSK fans and playoffs prediction | Sledging Room S2, Ep 32
The top four of IPL 2024 have been finalised. KKR and SRH are all set to face in the Qualifier 1, while RR and RCB will meet in the Eliminator in Ahmedabad on May 21 and 22. Yes, if you hadn’t followed up on the last two weeks of the IPL, you would...
May 17, 2024 · 28 min
Not foreign coach, but Gambhir is need of the hour for Team India | Sledging Room, S2 Ep 31
Even as the IPL is nearing its business end, BCCI has sounded the bugle, inviting applications for the potential successor of Indian team head coach Rahul Dravid. This move comes as Rahul Dravid's tenure ends after the T20 World Cup in 2024....
May 13, 2024 · 32 min
Gambhir Effect: Ex-captain brings back champion mentality at KKR | Sledging Room, S2, Ep 30
Kolkata became the first team to qualify for the IPL 2024 playoffs. After being a mid-table struggler in the last few seasons, KKR has been the team to beat this season. And it’s no coincidence that Gautam Gambhir returned to the side as their mentor....
May 10, 2024 · 26 min
Why Late Bloomers RCB May Not Reach IPL 2024 Playoffs | Sledging Room, S2, Ep 29
A Virat Kohli-inspired RCB is somehow alive in the playoffs race. From looking destined for an early exit to winning four matches on a trot, RCB has scripted quite a turnaround in IPL 2024. Much of RCB's turnaround has to be credited to Kohli....
May 6, 2024 · 33 min
Sunil Gavaskar is right about Virat Kohli and outside noise | Sledging Room, S2, Ep 28
Sunil Gavaskar shredded Virat Kohli's arguments into pieces. In one of the most straightforward pieces of television commentary, the legendary India batter lashed out at Virat Kohli, who had questioned his critics and the credibility of people who...
May 2, 2024 · 29 min
India’s T20 World Cup squad review: The inexplicable Rinku Singh blunder | Sledging Room, S2 Ep 27
India has named a 15-man squad with four reserve players under Rohit Sharma's leadership for the T20 World Cup 2024. While the top order is heavily stacked with experienced veterans like Rohit, Virat Kohli, and Suryakumar, the squad is completed by...
Apr 29, 2024 · 34 min
Roaring Lions: Virat, Samson Out To Prove People Wrong | Sledging Room, S2, Ep 26
We are living in Virat Kohli's world. The RCB star first hit out the GT bowlers for a match-winning unbeaten 70 and then tore into critics of his strike rate and his often-questioned ability to play against spinners in the middle overs. Kohli's...
Apr 26, 2024 · 35 min
Kohli’s Hyderabad Horror, Sanju's World Cup Woes | Sledging Room, S2 Ep 25
The public seems to think Virat Kohli’s place in the T20 World Cup is a given. However, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru superstar shot himself in the foot when he came up with a snoozefest in Hyderabad in RCB’s win over SunRisers on April 25, days...
Apr 22, 2024 · 35 min
T20 World Cup squad selection buzz decoded | Sledging Room, S2 Ep 24
We are halfway through the IPL 2024 season. While the playoffs race is heating up, the focus is also on the T20 World Cup squad selection, which is set to be done before May 1. Yes, many young names have performed wonderfully well, but will the...
Apr 19, 2024 · 26 min
Impact Player Rule 'Hurting' Indian Cricket, Rohit Sharma Calls Out Rumours | Sledging Room, Ep 23
The Impact Player rule has helped unearth gems like Ashutosh Sharma, who is making waves in the IPL 2024 season. The 25-year-old from Madhya Pradesh and Shashank Singh have been the usual suspects for PBKS in an otherwise floundering batting line-up....
Apr 15, 2024 · 31 min
RR, stop overthinking. MI, start thinking | Sledging Room, S2 Ep 22
What's it with Rajasthan Royals and their strong starts? Their fans start getting nervous when they win a couple of matches on the trot. We have seen the Royals slipping from comfortable positions in the past. Are they a victim of their own genius?...