Episode 1 | Spinwash '93 Documentary | A tour of chaos! 🤯

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Plane strikes, illness, selection blunders; England’s 1993 tour of India was full of drama. Michael Atherton looks back at an unforgettable trip in the first of our three-part Spinwash 93 documentary.
The omission of David Gower dominated England’s preparations ahead of the 1992/1993 tour of India. A pilot strike added to the early chaos.
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[@skysportscricket]

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[@YogendraSingh-rf5mj]

loved it.

[@abeshkumarawadhya8693]

16:39 you displayed wrong map of india..you neglect the north east states of India

[@sauron2000000]

Great content. Probably my favorite series.

[@rambhattacharjee1850]

Waiting😍😍

[@sauron2000000]

@jupiter rules He was not there in the series.

[@uzmaathik2663]

Dermot Reeve what a legend for started vlogging back in 93.

[@JhaAkshit]

First vlogger ever. Upse guys take a note!

[@darrylmeredith2534]

Best after dinner speaker I've heard

[@randyschwaggins]

He was probably coked off his face

[@edwardbennett3572]

@@JhaAkshit there are vloggers from the early to mid 80s

[@abhishektoshniwal7694]

These documentaries on Sky presented by Atherton is genuinely top quality cricket content.

[@prajneyachari6130]

Yes one of best English commentators and cricketer

[@soumyashreebiswal14]

Sky and it's cricket documentaries- absolute gold stuff.

[@AvinashRaj-fu7mi]

Most unforgettable series for my personally since I watched my first cricket match live at Chepauk ! Pavilion Terrance tickets and got autographs from Sunil Gavaskar and Dennis Lille ! And Sidhu and Sachin scored a century too !

[@aprendoespanol6833]

dermot reeve is a legend. he was vlogging even before vlogging was a thing

[@amishbhat3560]

hehe ikr

[@imviiku]

When he said " that wasn't the case nearly 3 decades ago " , i was like 😮. I still think 2000 was like yesterday .

[@Cameroonwhite]

I am with you!

[@GIBBO4182]

I’m with you on that!!

[@thiruvetti]

Very surprising that an English team stuck with the tour despite such issues. Usually they pack their bags at the slightest of health issues. Kudos to the team they were professional and decided to respect the love that India had for cricketers.

[@mrkipling2201]

Different times back then as well. Players were a lot less pampered and just got on with it. There wasn’t as much money in the game as there is now and it was a more innocent time as well. Teams didn’t have loads of security around them, unlike they have today.

[@thiruvetti]

@@mrkipling2201 True. Miss those days. A unique mix of laid back cricket + exciting play.. Dont know if that came out right but I miss that. Cos now I feel too much tech is making bowlers, batsmen concentrate more on technique rather than natural flair.

[@mrkipling2201]

​@@thiruvettiit came out perfectly mate. I totally agree with you. Although my team, England, have started to make test cricket very exciting to watch, with the recent Ashes series a prime example of that. Which team do you follow?? Test cricket will always be the best form of the game for me. Your preference of cricket is??

[@thiruvetti]

​@@mrkipling2201 Nice to hear back from you after sometime.. I follow India and my favorite form of game is Test cricket. (also I like IPL- CSK due to Dhoni). I love the tests played in Eng/Aus.. But I love spin track on India/SL more.. cos Spin makes it exciting. I take pride in being one of the early ones in my group to spot the renaissance of England cricket (especially in white ball) after their ouster from 2015 WC. That time my friends mocked me thinking I was joking. I credit Jason Roy for all this cos he is the one who started this bold style of play. When they hit the first 400 in ODI, the same friends thought it was fluke. But I again reassured them something big was in the making. Funny to see few of them become big fans of England team but they never seem to credit me for making them realise this! Also love their brand of Bazball in Tests. Although I would wait and watch how they bazball fairs in Australian and Indian pitches.

[@rushabhpatel4291]

Nothing has changed. BJP was spreading violence in the name of religion at that time and still does everyday.

[@viraj8849]

sTiLl dOeS eVeRdAy LOL Come next election, Modi would be still victorious

[@Jeremia1]

@@viraj8849 still, using violence in the name of religion, world class manipulator with victims like you

[@viraj8849]

@@Jeremia1 No he doesn't but you keep living in your bubble

[@akshaybarjatiya6675]

@@Jeremia1 lmao cope..

[@akshaybarjatiya6675]

It was the other party that started violence...have to retaliate..

[@pady7]

I can't imagine how the bunch would feel watching this. Memories are priceless! This is golden stuff from Sky Cricket.

[@beniwal.mayank]

Fun fact 1993 is the last time ENGLAND win the odi series india 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@dfb1976]

It was 3-3 a tie actually

[@mahih1493]

India have surely come a long way since 1993.

[@robeson1231]

So have England. So many fat unfit losers in their team back then

[@sauron2000000]

@@robeson1231 Don't see any.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Yes but your moaning and whinging hasn't improved. It just get worse.

[@stevenwillie7667]

Yea they have brought themselves up through corruption in ICC

[@akshaybarjatiya6675]

@@stevenwillie7667 ooooo someone's burning..

[@StevenSeagal9]

Thanks Sky - Hope you release more of this

[@saz4484]

Was a bright eyed 8 year old Sri Lankan boy watching this live in Dubai after I had just comprehended the rules of cricket. Amazing how I still have memories of this almost 30 years later. Never thought I’d see these images again !

[@sandejai]

Was that really hard, Many grandfathers of them would have spend years ruling India during British Raj, they certainly enjoyed looting . didn't they ?

[@mrkipling2201]

To win big overseas tours, you need to get there very early and prepare properly. Play as many tour games as possible on similar wickets that you’ll get in the test series. That’s what we did in Australia in 2010/11 and look what happened.

[@sanjeevharash4436]

Thank you for this documentary. I remember watching the test matches from this tour as a 10 year old. I had also just arrived from a visit from India for six weeks so I was fascinated with my heritage! Watching this, it makes so much sense why Alec Stewart decided not to tour in 2001 🤣🤣

[@anandhbalakrishnan3190]

i followed every game of this phenomenal series. it was the first major series for India after the '92 world cup. I can see the western POV now. Touring the sub continent is like visiting mars. Harsh, unforgiving heat, traffic, noise, pollution, open signs of poverty that question your belief in humanity- absolutely shocking for a lot of them in the west. But it used to be my home for a long time and it still is in my heart, even though I do not live there.

[@o.k.1170]

“The broadcaster not only enjoyed a monopoly over cricket broadcasting, but also charged for its services.” Wow, can’t imagine what that must be like 🙄.

[@bhavyamankad479]

03:55 Tupac getting his autographs

[@mrkipling2201]

I always thought we should have picked Peter Such as one of our spinners, instead of Ian Salisbury. Although he was a very good county player, I thought Salisbury wasn’t a test match quality player. Mind you, his batting wasn’t bad, which was a huge help in the tour of Pakistan in 2000.

[@sayanchatterjee355]

India should have not hosted the series. If you aren't even in a position where you can provide visiting teams basic air transportation for inter-city commute, it's better not to host a cricket series. As an Indian, I have travelled in overnight sleeper trains all my life but it is bloody hard to get up and play a 5 day cricket match after travelling across the country in trains, especially in those days when most routes did not have a rajdhani or duronto or shatabdi express. I don't understand why did they HAVE to host a cricket series in the middle of airline pilot strikes and babri masjid riots.

[@mohammadfaisal7143]

Agreed completely, that also didn't show India the country in good spirit for the outsiders with those riots and air strike and we know how 🚆 in India runs barring Shatabdi

[@anustupgayen810]

Thanks Sky and Sir Atherton for this masterpiece ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@krishnaannapragada7259]

As to the documentary, it brought back fond memories of my childhood. This series, i had watched with my brother. We didn't miss a single session of the entire series...

[@JackBarrBaxter]

Embarrassing performance by that England team, really. Just because it was 30 years ago doesn't make it any less worse lol If England went down by 8 wickets and two innings defeats today, they'd be bloody crucified.

[@robeson1231]

Yep england were awful back then

[@vishaldhar420]

Dude, they just lost 3 matches badly

[@JackBarrBaxter]

@@vishaldhar420 They got absolutely belted that series. Humbled by Kumble.

[@viraj8849]

Social media today is more challenging

[@nandraclan1493]

This is my favourite tour ever. Thank you so much to Sky Sports for making this into a series!

[@David-jj9wc]

Amazing to see how far the game has come...brilliant by Sky!

[@viraj8849]

*They had transportation issues back then now BCCI can send charter plane for 1 or 2 players!*

[@briansukhu4392]

Gower should have been selected

[@educationworld9699]

Well you britishers have taken our gold so what do you expect from us and because of it we have suffered many years even after you britishers gone from India

[@drevil5066]

Stop begging. Your own politicians are stealing your gold. And letting you all die from Covid.

[@educationworld9699]

@@drevil5066 yes that for sure but they are eating the gold which made after Britishers gone

[@drevil5066]

@@educationworld9699 Either way, even if the gold comes back, it will be eaten up by Ambani, Adani, Modi and Shah. You will get nothing.

[@sourabhdebnath685]

@@drevil5066 our 1 state of india uttar Pradesh is 4 times more populated than england . Therefore its natural for people to die with a huge population .

[@sourabhdebnath685]

@@drevil5066 get lost mulle modi will again come in 2024

[@apoorvbhatt]

A bag full of excuses!! Not taking it blokes anymore

[@AshokSridharan]

I can imagine the curiosity the English players must have aroused at the station. Most Indians present there might have never before seen any whites before- you hardly had any foreigners visiting India back then & except for a microscopic minority, most Indians back then had never set foot abroad

[@paulrichardson9843]

So England chose not to pick one of their very best batsmen (Gower) or best pure wicketkeeper Jack Russell for no logical reason. That's crazy.

[@mrkipling2201]

I know. The selection mistakes are still happening as well today!!

[@befriend1107]

11:19 Yodha! Mallus hit like!

[@gurmeetsinghdeol09]

Brilliant documentary. Sky Cricket never disappoints. Waiting for the remaining episodes.

[@AdityaT03]

India England series are always enthralling to watch.

[@shantanuauti216]

Gold😇😇

[@mrkipling2201]

Been looking forward to this.

[@abhishekchatterjee6162]

Couldn't disagree more when Gooch says facilities at Indian hotels were inferior to Australia or England

[@tick7617]

Cricket has so many untold stories, so many characters,

[@ashleysmith4800]

Really enjoyable film and amusing! Can't wait for series 2

[@shashankjha8851]

We have come a long, long way in most aspects in India. Opening up of the economy back then did wonders in more ways than we can imagine. This is quality stuff, Sky. Keep 'em coming.

[@mrkipling2201]

The end of the monopoly of Doordoshan helped Indian cricket enormously as well. Would you agree??

[@hunterhrs7238]

Thanks reeve ❤️❤️❤️

[@mehneez]

Wtf.. v made them travel in train!!😂

[@tashrif46]

2:17 one win in 26 test matches is sackable not just for the captain but for the entire board. How ironic now that Indian cricket did not have money in cricket once upon a time

[@amanchhetri7765]

boyycs on the verge of becoming an angry old chap 😂

[@rambhattacharjee1850]

Mike's voice is as soothing

[@krishnar3493]

@19:59 Sir Geoffrey doing SA accent

[@priyankandatta5644]

i wish india would win in england in august. but i hope atleast they lose 2-1 or 3-2.

[@peternagy-im4be]

I think India will win easily

[@deckyBWFC91]

You can do a bazball documentary now

[@ajaymurthy9212]

Awesome clippings guys.... These tough touring days are the days which you guys still cherish.. The experience of India as a country in early 90s.. Today things are so different.. U guys hv contributed to the growth of the game in the country. Awesome video... Thanks Sky

[@sannibhapande]

Indian Railways ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jaswinders191]

Jose Buttler … time traveller 10:19 ?

[@amalsharath]

The British built the railways, just saying 😂😂

[@worldbrokeheart]

but thy plundered IND in 2012 , making mockery of IND SPIN

[@abhishek.singhk]

Absolute gold documentary 🥳

[@shuveshek]

Wow!!! Waiting for the next one

[@krishnaannapragada7259]

Some one mentioned that it is strange that there are no flights to lot of places in such a big country India. If they go back and check their history, the sad and poor state of a india was due to their own country England. They looted india for more than 200 years, pushed from one of the most wealthiest countries to one of the poorest countries. 25+ years later, we are fastest growing economies in the world...Made huge development in Software, IT, Space, pharma and manufacturing industries...We have still long way to go, but we are getting there, not by looting someone else, but by sheer intelligence, hard work, and dedication...When I think of other countries who grew by pushing other countries down or looting, i feel so proud that I am an Indian...I may be still poor when compared to you wealthy nations, but I got whatever through legitimate means...

[@patramamurthy]

❤️ SKY CRICKET 🏏 ,another Gem 💎 by Atherton . Hussain ,Ward,Key,Holding Isha,Ebony,David Lloyd,Butcher ,knight ,the lot red 🔥🎉

[@yashtiwari117]

Sky Cricket is the best Sports channel across formats, Countries or Platforms I ever came across.

[@lingolarker9318]

This is absolutely fascinating. A lost world of old school touring. Those long distance Indian train journeys😂. I’ve experienced a couple myself (but not as a cricketer obviously😂).

[@abhaythegodfather]

How was Robin playing? We all expected Boycott to say "Rubbish"

[@mrkipling2201]

Quite a few selection mistakes definitely. I don’t think it would have been 3-0 to India if Gower, Russell, Fraser and a couple of others had been selected.

[@robeson1231]

England would still have been stuffed

[@mrkipling2201]

@@robeson1231 I don’t think so.

[@mrkipling2201]

@@robeson1231 lost maybe but not stuffed.

[@shubhamanandchoudhary7327]

Why BCCI don't make such documentary now a days?? This was Masterpiece 😍

[@pauljohnson4539]

Anyone remember a video diary of that tour from a supporter's point of view made by Kevin Allen (the brother of Keith who a few years later directed the film Twin Town)?

[@tashrif46]

6:07 weird decision

[@chiragshetty2336]

Thanks Sky

[@tanay1945]

This should have come before England India test series this year, England team would have performed way better after taking this Documentary as inspiration

[@andrew7440]

Top quality home videos from Dermot, not to be sniffed at...

[@tridevsingh7368]

This is gold

[@smartacademy4005]

David Gower = jos Butler , who else spot it?

[@timlewis1165]

Wanted to replace Jack Russel with a like for like player 😂😂😂

[@jaipaajikijai]

Pilot strike 🤣. What atrocious condition was BCCI in then

[@garyfurner1227]

Great documentary,watched it last week,their should be more like this ,proper eye opener,bet Phil Tufnell was a live wire.

[@lightningleaf23]

India aren’t all that powerful now. One of the top teams definitely maybe even the best but not invincible. Exceptional at home but still fancy England to turn them over at home. England a better Odi team as well

[@shubhajitbanerjee2878]

I always believe that a documentary should always be for cricket events not only on players

[@anwarahmed7123]

Remember this tour as a kid. As the tour progressed, English players looked jaded and seemed to have lost interest in playing and wanted to just go back home

[@yashvardhan6687]

This is how cricket broadcasting should be and not those glamorous baboons on star and ten sports

[@Halaiitbhu]

Brilliant and thank you so much for posting such a gem,.

[@nitheshkumar3018]

Fun watching this😁, thank you for uploading.

[@billybank2012]

im surprised a tour occured...not surprised they lost... security and travel issues .... shouldnt have happened ... but they made use of what was there ...gooch's form really slipped during this time but picked up in time for the ashes battering that england got later that summer ..

[@thirunagarisagar2562]

How beautiful this I love my country

[@AVFactr]

Cricket Gold. Thank you Sky.

[@ameerhm]

Who is the cricketer who was smoking? Kind of a rare sight

[@saedaktar3971]

sky sports u r providing gem of documentaries

[@riteshrajput9503]

Extremally well documented in my opinion. Kudos to the editor of this.

[@HarshadJoshi]

Graham Gooch missed one match due to upset stomach.

[@diganto1987]

Absolute gold stuff for cricket lovers.

[@shaggy151985]

wonderfull documentary, awaiting for the other upcoming episodes.

[@pkmb2]

@star sports please do learn something it's just not masala every time please bring back proper analysis

[@Nigelchristian100]

Tuffers smoking in the gym 😂

[@bakuldada7838]

how the hell did this golden documentary get made..epic vintage clips

[@safalagrawal585]

Train journey Can't believe it man

[@anandhbalakrishnan3190]

The music…great 80s stuff

[@lukeedwards8599]

Got Spinwashed this winter as well

[@arunabhawasthi3745]

And now such is the might of BCCI that it can end up buying planes, airports and hotels if it comes to that. This is such a fascinating documentary to watch.

[@vaibhavseth9547]

Thanks for this loving this! Piece of history

[@MichaelJagadish]

We need more documentaries like this

[@chinmey_0147]

More of this type of content is required for humanity ,period !

[@Shiva_The_King_007]

Hey sky sports can you please do more es