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Pradeep Magazine on Representation in Indian Cricket

Pradeep Magazine on Representation in Indian Cricket

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Pradeep Magazine is a cricket writer, columnist, and former sports editor of The Pioneer, the India Today e-paper, and the Hindustan Times. He began his journalistic career in 1979 with the Chandigarh edition of The Indian Express and served as its cricket editor in 1999–2000. He writes on cricket regularly in The Tribune. He has written 2 wonderful cricket books - Not Just Cricket & Not Quite Cricket


In this episode we chat about -

  1. SA’s remarkable WTC win with a black captain in Temba Bavuma at the helm
  2. The lack of representation & invisibilisation of Dalits and OBCs in Cricket
  3. The dim view of administration of Women’s Cricket
  4. The star power creates disparities in the Indian team
  5. Is Match fixing still possible due to the economic disparities and mushrooming of smaller leagues?
  6. Pradeep refers to Ex-Commissioner of Police & Head of BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit - Neeraj Kumar’s book - A Cop in Cricket where his work and findings are ignored by the BCCI
  7. Classist humour in India against cricketers
  8. His evolving relationship with the game after being in such close proximity



Books by Pradeep Magazine


Not Just Cricket

Not Quite Cricket


Article that prompted the episode -

When Quota is fair game - The Tribune

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