If theres one person who needs to have a podcast, its this man. Imagine the Harsha Bhogle in conversation with the legends of the game. Who knows we might even see MS on a podcast!

Mr Bhogle, you are meant for podcasting sir. You not having a podcast is really doing disservice to the great voice and the skill you have. Mission ISRO was sheer joy. But I’m sure everyone would like to hear your way with words. Your episode with Gaurav or with the Grade Cricketer are some of my favorite podcast episodes of all time, I hope we get to hear more of it.

@1:26 - your opinion on impact sub rule? @5:02 - what keeps you motivated in spite of being in commentary for so many decades? @6:46 - at any time across your career, have you ever felt cricket to be overwhelming? @8:37 - how do you balance between being a fan and a broadcaster? @13:33 - do you think Rohit and Virat is the best opening combination for T20 world cup? @14:44 - what do you feel wrong with RCB?

13:02 Oh, dear Harsha, hope you will be there in broadcasting for another 10-20 years...Or you can pick and choose events and do like 2-3 events every year. Maybe skipping IPL but being there for test crickets, especially the away tours...

Absolutely loved your take on the Impact sub.

Thankyou for taking my question! This was such a fanboy moment for me. Your idol taking your name and answering your question. Can't get any better than that!

Always a delight to listen to you

Great insight as always Harsha Sir, loved having a conversation together on a video call for Akhada and now seeing you own a youtube channel was a long awaited step.

Wow! Much awaited YT channel. As Sidhu says, cricket guru Harsha is in YT. So excited! My query to you Harsha, how you managed to keep you updated and moved on with all changes our beautiful game brought in last 2 decades

A very Big Thank You Harsha... I have learnt so much from your linguistic skills ... Its like Music to ears.... Please start Podcasting....

Waiting for part 2 😊 hopefully my question comes up 😅

Wow, I love this. He is so humble and down to earth. And how grateful Harsha is having the chance to do this. We are so lucky to have him as a commentator/analyst

What an absolute gem of a man

Thank you for taking up my question first, Harsha. What is the IPL's main agenda? The IPL in my view has to primarily serve & take Indian cricket ahead. Yes, it has helped Indian cricketers over it's 17 years. The entertainment factor is an agenda sure but not at the expense of Indian cricket and the Indian cricket team. Thus, if a rule like an Impact Sub is hurting one section of Indian cricketers (likes of Washy, Dube, Deepak Chahar etc.), it must be rolled back.

was waiting for this...

My favorite personality I love how you support the under dogs in cricket and you have a smooth voice you have ways of saying things which I love stay safe bro

David Attenborough of cricket. Learnt a lot from you ❤

I can hear you all my life. I want you to narrate every story out there

Always a great admiration of THE GREAT HARSHA BHOGLE...nice to see you on this platform too❤

Excellent session! Hope you take a gander at the question I asked next time

Amazing Q&A, I remember once the cricket blogs which Shri Bhogle used to duting 2012-2014. Not to forget the amazing videos of Castrol Active Champions which he used to do. I have a question for you Shri Bhogle : how do you know you see Indian cricket in the next 5 years, post Rohit era?

Please interview some of the greats you’re friends with. It’d be great to listen to

Which is tougher to survive....a first day green top pitch under cloud cover with Duke's bowl.....or 5th day turning pitch with Kookuburra or SG ball?? Hope this ques. will come in part 2

Love from New York Harsha!!

My favorite Commentator ❤

Impact rule is the best use of available resources, and games have evolved . There is always reward for quality bowling.

I have a left field thought here... What your view on two balls available for the fielding side? One newish and one rough. The fielding side picks which ball for which over.

Great qna

Watching this before it gets viral

One positive of the impact player that is not being addressed - Teams have started playing fearlessly because of the extra cushion . Playing fearless cricket has been one of the factors that Indian team has not achieved success in ICC tournaments . The mindset of the current genartkon is changing and they have started being fearless . This is a positive of impact subs

4:23 For every evolution or change that has happened to cricket (and there has been many), there was a counter balancing force from within the game. Impact sub rule is currently benefitting batters because more batters equal more runs, but more bowlers doesn't always equal more wickets. But I believe, in the coming seasons, the bowlers will adapt and teams will figure out how to use their bowling resources better. Rajasthan Royals is at the top of the table this season, and it's not because they are scoring 200+ every match. They are actually using the impact sub to bolster their bowling, especially when Nandre Burger was fit. I expect more teams to do that in next season. Because if every team can score 200+, then your star studded batting line-up is no longer special. But if you have a bowling attack that can restrict a team under 200, then the game is yours for the taking. The inevitable consequence is that every aspect of the game will become more specialised. Genuine all rounders will survive, bowlers who can bat a bit will also survive but batters who can bowl a bit will become extinct. And let's be honest, as far as Indian team is concerned, batters who can bowl a bit stopped being a thing long before impact sub rule. Ever since Yuvi and Raina retired, we have not been able to find top order batters with whom you can trust 2-3 overs every match. In that sense, impact sub is a symptom, not the root cause.

Question for Part 2 Harshaji - who is the next bumrah of Indian cricket? Is it Mayank Yadav or is it just too early to based on a few IPL performances? What is BCCI's long term plan for an intelligent fast bowler?

Harsha you are truly Our voice in cricket (people's voice)

decades later, the greatest puzzle in the game of cricket is still - "Packing just enough bowlers to bowl 50 or 20 overs without losing out on batting strength & keeper". Impact Rule destroyed it, made it easy....

Harsha. With respect to the impact sub rule maybe one could element of more deeper research by teams by making it applicable only in 50% matches they play at league stage. Choice rests with team to use it whenever. Not applicable in playoff

Respect from Pakistan.

Kohli goes down the ground Kohli goes out of the ground 🔥

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I used to watch IPL crazily until 3-4 years back as I loved cricket and in this tournament, cricket was being played on another level with best bowlers and batsman and all-rounders and youngsters all packed together in 8 teams. I last watched IPL wholeheartedly in 2020 when there were 8 teams. But nowadays it doesn't feel like cricket any more, it's more like hit and gone game. Bcz of t20 the whole essence of cricket is getting destroyed day by day. Better name this sport anything else cz cricket is test cricket and ODI also but not t20s that we are seeing today. Because of IPL no youngster is choosing to practice well defensive shots and techniques that are required for test, they are just trying to hit as many sixes as they can. In a few more years test cricket will become a far gone tale.

Hello Sir. What is the importance of having a right-left combination while batting? Is it really useful? How much should a team focus on it, in each format of the game?

Ahh, at 13:06, its going to be so sad when youre going to stop commentating, i love your commentary, your analysis of the game, im just blessed to have been in a time where harsha bhogle commentated. You're on my bucket list of people to meet, i hope its in the near future

In my eyes, the IPL is simply it's own entity, it's own entertainment package and competition, that in turn, helps provide opportunities to young Indian and some foreign talent to run shoulders with literally the best. The Indian Cricket team and the IPL should be seen to be two different entities in the broader sense, however form of players and such would obviously carry over since it's obviously a game of T20 cricket.

Mr Bhogle here goes on and on about being unbiased. But I struggle to recall too many instances of him being genuinely unbiased in commentary, especially when any 'star' Indian player has been involved. Let's not forget that Mr. Bhogle is vetted and 'approved' by the BCCI and it is his job-requirement that he toes the BCCI line.

Hi Harsha, who’s your closest friend in cricketing fraternity? Among cricketers, which is one friendship that you truly admire?

Hi harsha.. if the batsman can select his own bat, why can't the bowlers select their own choice of ball?

Harsha the voice of Indian cricket 🏏 🩷

Why is India not thinking beyond gill, rohit & jaiswal to open the batting for t20 world cup ? Ruturaj has better stats & consistency in t20's (both international & domestic level) than gill, rohit & jaiswal over the last 4 years. Gaikwad is the fastest batsman to score 2000 runs in IPL. As of now, 2nd position in orange cap as well. I think its better to let ruturaj & kohli open the batting. Bumrah can lead the team.

Where can we send the questions??

@Harsha, never understood why you can get runs of a leg bye. If you can run on leg byes, ideally you should be given caught of the legs as well. It's seems an unfair rule to bowlers, where the bowler has actually beaten the batsman.

But Star Sports forces Overseas stars who are now broadcasters to simp for Dhoni, Kohli & Rohit and like wise with their respective IPL teams 😢. Look I'm also fan of Dhoni, Kohli & Rohit but Star Sports should know that the other 7 teams fans also are watch 😒......

Question - I understand your rationale about the impact player in IPL. But why is the impact player rule there in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy?

Love you Harsha! I know many people call you a walking dictionary, but if a commentator doesn't have a good vocabulary then they will keep doing Mushayara and memes in the commentary.

Where can I ask a question?

Is it fair to include the high scoring records or now the highest successful chases under the records and statistics of all T20s, especially with the Impact Sub rule playing a major role in achieving such feats? With the majority of the T20 world not following such rules, shouldn't the numbers that we want to absorb as stats, be recorded based on level-playing fields?

Sir plz do podcast with the legends of the game❤

Plz tell me hw u went on to become a cricket commentator from n iim gye ??

Not another "My opinions on X" channel please. You are one of the greatest coms ever. Give us insight into the world of commentary or BTS of professional cricket world. share tips and tricks or Behind the scene nuggets you learned along the way.

RCB- Poor auction calls, resultant weak bowling line up. This is the core (not the only ) issue.

Talk about Dhoni

Remember what u wrote about Jhonty Rhodes some time back?🙏

#AskMeAnything : For us you are a Storyteller beyond Cricket. What is your take on Ind VS Pak cricket being still not in the normal terms. We understand the Geo-Political side of it, but the GAME itself exuberate joy and excitement with the world wide audience more so within the sub continent.

Sirrrr plssssss select sanjuuuuuu as first wiket keeper plssss sirrrr❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ i love sanjuuu he is world class player

1. Abhishek S 2. Yashasvi J 3. Rohit S (C) 4. SKY 5. HP 6. R Singh 7. Rahul T 8. Mayank Y 9. T Natrajan 10. J Bumrah 11. D Chahar 12. Sanju S (wk) 13. Ravi B 14. Kuldeep Y 15. Shivam D

One step catch will be out

Harsha ji why do you always use "What a" phrase? What a ball What a shot What a bowler What a batsman What a catch And "he connects", Can he connect? Does he connect? He connects 🎉🎉 Ok I was kinda joking only 😂 but tbh it does get a little repetitive.

IPL is nothing but a business

9:50 No Aakash Chopra and Suresh Raina was harmed😂

Harsha being hardcore Dhoni fan I was not happy with Ms tweet on you leading to your removal....Mr Bacchan had nothing to do with cricket ....India didn't perform well against Bangladesh and went on to lose the wc...felt bad for u as u were made scapegoat for not being biased

when india will change their mindset like Australia usually select their playing 11 or 15 they who is in form team never look big name just look in this series. Who gonna be winning this series for me last so many times I saw that indian team selected more believed in the big name what do u think I am right at this point or not ? usually inform player need to suffer like Samson, chahal

This time ipl ruined indian all rounders & bowlers, India heavy cost this t20 wc

Pls convey your point to bcci .. to cancel impact sub ...

Hello Harsha Is it, that you are addicted to speak a lot? or analyse a lot? Does this cricketing analytical skill you possess, help you in taking decisions of life as well? #LikeIsACricketGame

am i the only one who thinks that we should move on from the likes of rohit and kohli and go to the younger players for t20 after this worldcup or before the worldcup like what was done in 2007???

Why are most Indian commentators scared to call a spade a spade when it comes to our big cricketing stars?

Why this video upload again.

Dravid, Sachin, Kumble, laxman etc sacrificed their spot on that 2007 T20 WC when they were unable to give results. Why can't our Rohit, Virat, KL, Jadeja. Youngsters without expectations go and win the trophy. It is simple. Ajith missed a trick here. Hello Ajith, Rohit, Dravid, Kohli you will get rewarded this time. Just wait and watch. Last time you just missed.

India aim should be to WIN WC trophy, If you want to lose against pak so be it. There is so harm in that. And people still celebrating pak wale match. Heyy brother we lost that World Cup. Todi common sense hai kya

I only follow test cricket for several years now and still love it. IPL is the most boring brand of cricket for me. As Gavaskar once said "Test cricket separates mens from boys." You better have a strong reason in case you loose a test match. As for IPL, good luck with pushing your luck as long as it lasts.

Have you ever held a cricket bat in your hand? 😂😂

Don’t tell lies. You have never backed Sanju

Why do you repeat the keyword in every sentence while commentating?

IPL sellout

Harsha, this is very important question. How come you look now in the same way as you were 30 years ago (when you were doing quiz programs)?😉