India v England | 4th Test, Day 3 | Washi Robbed Us of More Test Cricket

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[@justsmallthings2678]

Just heard that England curators are buying dense grasses from Amazon forest :)

[@shubham3542]

😂😂😂

[@anoobhshukla9797]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mokashe]

🤣🤣🤣

[@akashbhandwalkar3790]

😂😂😂😂

[@Bishal538]

Lol😂😂

[@Flyingsquirrel69420]

The analogy for the English tour to India was Kohli throwing the ball in, Root jumping up to avoid the ball yet the ball somehow spins and bounces and he ends up getting slapped in the plumbs anyway. I love this game.

[@formlessavatar5220]

lmao, beautiful analogy mate

[@chaitux]

In a Nutshell I'd say

[@daakuredpanda5782]

:'D Fucking Hell !! That's so fucking true!

[@prask007]

That sums it up is it not ? Joe Root played for the turn and ended up playing the wrong line ...!

[@arindamdutta9999]

Obviously root playing for spinning one...but guess that the straighter one and hit the middle stamp...ouch...👻✨

[@himanshukashyap1815]

Best part of the video: Ravi shastri's reaction @ 9:15. Absolutely cracked me up. In complete love with this podcast. Finally, the hardwork put in by you guys paying off. I can see you guys growing exponentially. Hope you guys will cover limited overs series as well. Keep it going boiiss.

[@Adityasharma-tc1eh]

Boys Your podcast is better then bcci sponsered extra innings shows, Please cover one day and t20 as well or your head will blow up. 🤨

[@aayushtiwari3272]

Obviously these too have so much experience of Intl. Cricket

[@sahilkazi194]

"Milenge adha darzan run!"😭😂

[@varunpandey1845]

@@sahilkazi194 😂😂

[@govuxyz]

That means you're not watching it in Hindi 😂

[@suhridguha2560]

@@govuxyz cause half the country doesn’t speak Hindi bub

[@talvar7136]

It all started with a line "Can't wait to see you at GABBA"

[@ayushkale3669]

If just Paine shut his mouth maybe we would have seen Aussie's in WTC.... But I am glad he didn't shut up

[@VikasOjha]

You guys should try to get Ashwin on the channel now that he's finished doing his magic on the field.

[@Arunkumar-bg5xk]

Yes please.. He has a media team and all now.

[@culeforever5408]

It will be interesting as Ashwin is free now.😁

[@knowledgeanddiscussion4339]

I gave the same suggestion to them on Instagram.

[@divyamjain6969]

i am disappointed that we would not have 2 more Grade cricketer episodes 😥

[@faith3698]

Ikr

[@Carbonite003]

It's not their fault that English can't play spin even if their life depends on it

[@jeonghan2493]

@@Carbonite003 nailed it 😂😂😂

[@shahid6528]

I am seeing 1 dislike. Must be M Vaughan 🤣

[@bhaskardwivedi8484]

Virat hitting Root on the balls was a scenic representation of this series. That was when the bells rang for Indian Century.

[@asimghatak2155]

Oh yea.. wtf Virat😂

[@rajibda6632]

😂😂

[@jetpark3743]

I just loved it cheeky virat

[@chinmayaprakash]

To be honest, that was actually accidental and yet ironically symbolic.

[@siddharthraychaudhuri7250]

Hahaha! They say accidentally but looked like he doosraed it !😂😂

[@ajaygowda6030]

00:19 Sam Perry 'Human male'

[@sharathsh9987]

Ian "The Internet User" Higgins.

[@hrishikeshpawar5928]

Perry is surname

[@culeforever5408]

I really feel thankful for England for wrapping their batting that early so that I didn't had to wait much for this TGC episode.😬😇 God Bless England !!!

[@akshat8710]

But that also means no test on Sunday 😥

[@nakshatratrivedi9017]

Whats tgc

[@kudlitegaming]

@@nakshatratrivedi9017 the initials of the name of this KZbin channel

[@rajatagrawal7016]

😂

[@No_One1231]

I was laughing so hard yesterday when washi and pant were having partnership after remembering your remark as "second top order of India"😂

[@footballfever2857]

Been waiting for this like Virat’s next century ⚪️💯

[@31nisthasharma94]

but this actually came

[@theperpetuallyannoyed4074]

@@31nisthasharma94 shots fired😂

[@sumeetkumar3000]

He was only 100 runs short of his century stop hating him

[@TheFourthWinchester]

All the batsmen except for Rohith should be retired. Including Kohli.

[@theperpetuallyannoyed4074]

@@TheFourthWinchester ye toh zyada ho gya... This is like stone pelting after a loss..😂

[@Utkarshn]

The best moment of this video: when you guys said there’s an IPL announcement coming tomorrow. Congratulations in advance Boys!

[@lucao15]

You two are absolute weapons! This has been brilliant. #AskTGC BOYS! If you did the best of both starting XI with Australia and England to go against India in a 5 match test series, what do you reckon the series score would be and what's your reasoning behind saying 5-0 to India? Will I ever feel good about English cricket again? Why did India hurt our feelings, pride and dignity like that? *Wipes away tears*

[@rajibda6632]

Even if Australia and England challenge india to have a test series with both of them at same time . India would bring 22 players (playing 11 for both Australia and England each) and will give tough time to both of them.

[@sagnikgupta6796]

Luca if there is a combined 11 then I will have to say Lyon Leach can be a tough opponent but still we would beat a combined Aussie English Team.

[@rhitambhargoswami8696]

David Warner Zak Crawley Marnus Labuschagne Joe Root (C) Steve Smith Ben Stokes Jos Buttler ( wk ) Pat Cummins Jack Leach Nathan Lyon James Anderson Pretty good team.

[@sreenivaskamath4243]

Don't worry, the same thing may happen to India when they tour to England. This time it will be a trial by pace for India. They have a very decent shot of winning a series in England, after like 14 years.

[@Ax_banna]

@@rajibda6632 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@culeforever5408]

The T20 series is going to be more interesting as both England and India are filled with white ball superstars and it will be a more levelled series. Waiting for a Virat special 😇😇

[@fslgnb]

It’ll be interesting if Ashwin and Axar get the whole team out in the T20’s.

[@thakurgaming8750]

@@fslgnb Ashwin is not a t 20 player

[@omieyadav638]

Definitely.

[@somebodysomebody2671]

@@fslgnb Ashwin will bowl England out if root will captain T20 😀😀😀😀

[@sahilpanjwani2277]

INDIAN TEAM PLAYING 11 OPTIONS • ROHIT SHARMA • KL RAHUL • VIRAT KOHLI • RISHABH PANT /ISHAN KISHAN /SURYAKUMAR YADAV • HARDIK PANDYA • RAHUL TEWATIA /SURYAKUMAR YADAV/ISHAN KISHAN /AXAR PATEL • WASHINGTON SUNDAR /AXAR PATEL • BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR /SHARDUL THAKUR /DEEPAK CHAHAR • T NATRAJAN • Y CHAHAL/VARUN CHAKRAVARTI • SHARDUL THAKUR /NAVDEEP SAINI/DEEEPAK CHAHAR

[@tombrady5587]

Been watching you boys for the last few months. Honestly the best cricket podcast out there!

[@nikolayivanov6373]

BOYS, This is, I reckon, the best Cricket podcast I have seen in the past few years. I just discovered you guys last month and I have to say I am glad I did. Also glad you are looking into covering T20 this year. Well done!

[@pritam9873]

It gonna be really hard for us guys against Boult, Southee,wagner, Jamieson in swinging conditions at Lord's.If India wins, it will be our biggest foreign win in history! 🔥

[@nkumar9887]

Its not like India never won at lords in the same conditions against some quality attack .....Obviously it'll be hard but its not impossible...at least for this team...

[@sbolar1]

Even our pace attack is amongst the best... our bench strength is extraordinary to say the least... +The IPL factor plays in when it comes to maintaining ones form..

[@vyankatesh4300]

On dream 11 I selected 7 England player and best thing I didn't select ben stokes , root and Anderson , giving standing ovation for myself ( what was I thinking)😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@varunpatel5897]

Still Roots selection is the worst.

[@ManishSingh-ic7bu]

Well done 😂😂

[@rvs1444]

I selected Pujara, Kohli and Rahane.

[@Neelinmact]

Are you by any chance one of the English selectors

[@neelkamal6208]

It seems like a they woken up middle of the night to do podcasts 🤣🤣🤣

[@suniltompe1390]

Wasn't expecting this early 😀..it seems asian century woken up everyone 🔥

[@pritam9873]

@273ut Yep most of them have depleted, even South Africa too. Cricket now is all about Australia, England, New Zealand n India(the top four who were competing for finals). Rest are far below from competition.

[@ketchupfan4450]

@273ut its a channel joke. when india beat aussies at gabba

[@thatindiandude4602]

@273ut it's a joke. I am sure the economists have called this the asian century because of China, India, Vietnam etc

[@karanshah5604]

@@ketchupfan4450 is your profile picture pikachu putting ketchup on an ice cream. That’s the biggest disservice to humanity.

[@ketchupfan4450]

@@karanshah5604 pikachu can do whatever he wants. he is a chad

[@dipensavaliya9235]

"Congratulations England on going to day 3 "😂😂

[@ssr.1206]

9:10 to 9:40 I couldn't control myself laughing......Absolute Gold😂😂 Good work Lads keep it up👍 10:38 What's the Name of your Dog there guys?😊

[@keeppedaling]

That Ravi Shastri live reaction to the win (9:18), and other impersonations later on ! 🤣😆🤣

[@LaughPlanet]

why does he look like NATHAN LYON

[@Vishnu-nz3qk]

And why is he talking with du plessis?

[@complexnucleus1087]

Darren Lehman + Nathan Lyon

[@PawanRao007]

Legally BLIND

[@rajpalmesh]

What do you mean !! he is Nathan lyon .

[@_psychopath_5623]

Where is the vein

[@tulipkar5236]

The Grade Cricketer on Spotify is 👌

[@diobrando6729]

When I saw du plessis for the first time, his forehead was the only thing I noticed about him 🤣🤣🤣

[@putin5938]

Just one word, rise of the Asian Century and chal phut too 😂

[@samgray1065]

For those who didn't get it, chal phutt means f@*k off

[@samgray1065]

Sunil Gavaskar's response to cricketing "pundits" complaining about pitches .

[@mbfarookh]

The day belonged to Washy, Axar, and Ashwin as England’s attitude and method continued to be wishy-‘washy’. They kept falling into a bottomless pit of their own making. They are going to carry a lot of mental scars back with them to England. The pitches weren’t that bad but the English batters made them out to be. Then came out their trademark whine which reminds me of an Indian proverb... “Naach na jaane, aangan teda”, which loosely translates to ‘if you don’t know how to dance, blame the stage’. Nasir Hussain, Michael Vaughan, Kevin Petersen, and a whole lot of others promptly took to social media to condemn the pitches. Soon, they realized there were not many takers, so, all the hue and cry was buried away under the Motera pitch. Glaring mistakes were made in team selection and in use of resources which should have been the subject of debate. When India travel to England for a 5 test series in August, they’ll be well advised to take some cows with them.

[@averagegoslingenthusiast2033]

Why are u blaming the English batsmen??? None of them ever complained about the pitch, it was the English media that did. Your making them out to be poor sports

[@mbfarookh]

@@averagegoslingenthusiast2033 Good point. It is a system, the players will never tell openly because they are contracted to ECB and must follow the code of conduct. Besides, they will come under the ICC scanner. It is always an indirect method adopted to criticize something or someone.

[@abhinavnair790]

Let's be fair here, Nasser never complained about the pitches. He, mike Atherton etc. Were some of the reasonable voices from there end.

[@poo-tinthedwarfbunkerb1tch535]

@@mbfarookh so explain why the bcci conveniently sacked the curator of the 1st test just because india lost ..

[@mbfarookh]

@@poo-tinthedwarfbunkerb1tch535 Well, ‘sacked’ is a harsh term. Let me assure you the curator wasn’t sacked. He was entrusted with the job of preparing pitches for the Vijay Hazare tournament. I shall proceed to explain why. Preparation of pitches is a BCCI prerogative. With the WTC final at stake, and already having lost one match in the series the powers that be didn’t want to take chances because one more loss would have rendered India’s chances redundant. Of late, India have been losing tosses regularly and Kohli, as captain, wanted to take the toss out of the equation. Entrusting the job of making a spin friendly pitch to the same curator (who failed in the first instance) is fraught with risks because the curator might have ignored the earlier request. A pitch that is docile for the first two days and crumbles from day three onwards is too risky if India are forced to bat last, and so it proved. The curator must keep in mind the strengths of the home team and prepare a pitch that suits those requirements. Otherwise, the home advantage is lost and no cricketing country would want to lose that, ever.

[@sanyamchaudhary]

Have most fun watching this! Hope I continue watch your analysis when India loses too..... you guys are great!

[@poonamyadav4317]

I was here when the booiiis had 600 subs and 200 views per video. Come a long way since. Proud.

[@amitsharda8198]

Shouldn't u be in the kitchen?

[@vs-gj4cp]

@@amitsharda8198 do you guys know each other

[@sangitahermione]

@@amitsharda8198 How come are you sure that she isn't? You can watch videos from the kitchen as well, for your information.

[@ravishingr538]

I was waiting for this podcast since the match ended😅...you guys are hilarious 😂🙌...8:43 and 9:20😂😂🤣

[@AmitSingh-iq8ng]

Rohit- best batsman for the series(in context with the importance of runs scored on tough pitches) Ashwin-best allrounder of the series Axar- best bowler of the series ! Pant- most exciting innings of the series Pairstow- most ducks of the series

[@DrDothraki]

As a member of human males myself, I can’t agree more with Sam Perry.

[@formlessavatar5220]

3:37 LMAO no wonder they showed us like 20 different angles for referrals and boundary checks - the cameramen wanted to be involved, they got bored just staying focussed on the pitch haha 10:10 Also... Doggo?! Love your work guys, always looking forward to your insights and hilarious angles. Hyped for your upcoming IPL announcement! Much love from Sydney

[@chandrapathuri296]

New fan from the U.S. Y’all are the best KZbin cricket channel going around these days. That’s an insufficient compliment considering any quality comparables (or lack thereof). Harsha enunciating the Oxford lexicon gets old rather quickly. I hope y’all can talk about if/how we can improve the dreadful live commentary teams. Limited wit and insight. Biased, hell, board-sponsored?! Anyway that’s neither here nor there. Hope this reference lands. The GC has the potential to do for cricket what Inside the NBA has done for pro basketball.

[@Pradeep-v7j]

This Indian team ready to dominate world cricket 👍

[@LEHLEHSports]

super stuff guys, love your show! I'm a cricket tragic, an Indian that used to live in Sydney for 6 years, (well technically an Australian cause I got citizenship before I buggered off), and like most of the rest of the world, and particularly Indian cricket fans, have found new depths of love for test cricket after the recent India-Aus series. Keep it coming!

[@nsn5564]

OK, I have a new thing to fear now, the days without a GradeCricketer fix. 😰 What a great pair of series India played, but you made them vastly more enjoyable.. Thank you, Boiiissss!

[@dipeshpal7023]

#ASKTGC BOYS! Years from now, when we'd old and wrinkled, our grandchildren are gonna come ask us, when did the Asian Century Begin really? I want you to tell them that "I was there, I predicted it. We started it off at the Gabba! ".

[@poo-tinthedwarfbunkerb1tch535]

Lol it's not like we beat steve waugh's team . They are a team of one and half batsmen, and whilst cummins, lyon and hazy are still worldclass bowlers, aus pitches barely deteriorate even well into the final day, which makes bowling , backbreaking toil with very little reward, i still believe we wouldn't have lasted even 2 sessions had both gabba and syd had deteriorated like indian pitches do

[@PJ-cm8ix]

@@poo-tinthedwarfbunkerb1tch535 No ifs and buts in cricket mate. Aus were beaten comprehensively,also Steve Waugh's team is not playing anymore,you seem to be one of those 00s kids who believes that cricket in the 00s was the best where there was one good team(Aus) and 7 novices. Cricket is a lot more competitive now. Wake up from the nostalgia and loosen up a little.

[@dipeshpal7023]

@@PJ-cm8ix You said it man. Absolutely on point! 💯

[@b.h.kapadia437]

@@PJ-cm8ix Correct 💯

[@suryanamankar4357]

Wait till Shaudul Thakur gets his turn as the pace bowling allrounder in overseas tours.

[@seanmac80]

He came to NZ last year and was... average.

[@suryanamankar4357]

@@seanmac80 I meant tests. He did pretty well in Brisbane.

[@poo-tinthedwarfbunkerb1tch535]

@@suryanamankar4357 except that he won't, unless something exceptional happens again, he must be very low on the pecking order and as and when hardik starts to bowl full titlt again , that'd signal the end of shardul for quite some time to come.

[@Teeps1921]

@@poo-tinthedwarfbunkerb1tch535 Shardul should be a backup all rounder for white ball stuff

[@suryanamankar4357]

@@poo-tinthedwarfbunkerb1tch535 He is a better bowler than Hardik and from what we saw in Brisbane, he is probably a better batsman than Hardik. It would be foolish to not to pick him.

[@metanick1837]

please do the podcast for t20 and odi series too😂😂

[@vinaywallace]

Talk about India on KZbin Indians: We have been summoned!!!!

[@beinghuman8033]

Finally we watched 5 days test match in Ahmadabad 😁

[@sameerdeshmukh7133]

True to the words, you guys don't give a fuck about T20 cricket. Massive respect 🙌

[@harshlakhani781]

Washi can bat at Gabba and at Ahmedabad...he's becoming great

[@bhaskardasguptaofficial]

ICC should hire both of you for after match reviews. You guys are way better than those who just bore us all the time in the pre match and post match.

[@dotsanddash8083]

"human male" 😂

[@devashishsonowal1505]

2:40 Kohli beard staff😂😂😂 man....

[@leftarm.leggie]

Guys love the podcast. I am indian living in sydney and have so many fan stories to share on how much pain and extent we go to be in stadiums. It would be great if i can share some insights about indian cricket

[@balakumarankarunakaran1718]

This is my favourite program on KZbin, we’ll always support new deserving talents, looking forward to more😎🙌

[@rajrohit897]

I want to talk about world test championship. Not this one that is going to happen but the ones after this. Shud we have a series in a world test championship final? 3 match perhaps. Test cricket is played overtime to decide which is the better team so shouldn't that be applied in the finals? I would go even further and say play in 3 different conditions..a bouncy pitch, one in swinging condition and also in a spinning condition. Thoughts?!!

[@octodigo6579]

That's what i even was thinking, since one & single test only/alone can not be final criteria for to be a world champion. Also appreciate your idea of three different conditions

[@abhinavbanerjee8797]

7:03 Funniest joke I've heard all day. 🤣 Somebody, stich my sides now.

[@thammairavi]

You guys are great at humorously wrapping up a day of test cricket without writing off the actuality.. whether I have a bad day in office or make a stupidest transaction as a retail stock investor, I count on you guys to get me back to normality.. love you both.

[@zarf4219]

Aahhh man , your show has reignited (that and India winning of course) my love for test cricket after almost a decade. I hate the bcci sponsored sycophants ruining Indian cricket media and yall have hit the spot

[@RahulMishra-kf4jq]

Ian, Sam thanks for the podcast for this amazing series😉🙌🏻

[@ajaymahara3017]

#ipl coverage by the #boyyyssss......💯💥

[@SatyamSingh-nn8vp]

Just found this channel. Podcast are really amazing and humours too. Keep going lads. Cover the limited series also if you ppl want it

[@diwakarlama9584]

I nearly died when he said 'hahahaahaha we are fuxked' when he heard the upcoming world cups will be held in India 😂😂😂

[@achilles6744]

I'll be depressed if there's no cricket.. F me...😞 Bye England.

[@newsellipse6520]

There are t20 matches as well

[@achilles6744]

@@newsellipse6520 But I love Tests more than anything.

[@ManishSingh-ic7bu]

@@achilles6744 yup Test match is best

[@raxitkaria]

@@achilles6744 just wait at lords to see the fuckers lose

[@Neelinmact]

@@achilles6744 watch the eng Vs ind 2018 series

[@ashishrathod008]

The grade cricketer is proudly serving the Asian century on KZbin 😂😂

[@AD-fl3uz]

I am bit stoned and also having a buggy stomach. I've been in the lav for last 30+ mins tuning into back to back episodes. Best $h!t ever. Also, yours is the most fun cricket talk-show ever.

[@thereluctanttraveler8506]

What a crying fucking shame! It’s a pity the last test didn’t go all the way to five days. We’ve been deprived of two episodes with these guys because of it. ❤️ you Bois!!

[@Abhay_101]

Bro Ravi Shastri was still in a hangover he was like "Yeah boys we have breached the fortress"

[@mg9854]

Lol...comment of the day!😂🎊

[@jetpark3743]

Lame old joke

[@oneaboveall2019]

Was waiting for your upload for past 30 mins

[@abhisheksalvi7503]

Epic Ravi Shastri reaction! F**kin laughing my a** off!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nottsoserious]

Apart from that Ahmedabad test where no one made runs, Washi has crossed fifty in every test he has played.

[@beniwal.mayank]

😎😎😎😎😎washi and pant , AUSTRALIA AND ENGLAND 😂😂😂

[@DurgeshYadav-bc5nm]

It's cool that new guys are playing such a brand of cricket that it won't be difficult to let go of the old ones

[@devillucifer6843]

So glad to hear you guys will cover the IPL too! Really looking forward to that hilarious content

[@paridasambitkumar]

ICC Test Championship Mace since 2010 2021 India 2020 India 2019 India 2018 India 2017 India 2016 Australia 2015 South Africa 2014 South Africa 2013 South Africa 2012 England 2011 India 2010 India Incredible stats

[@sujitsk]

Thanks for covering the series; great to be with you guys 🙏

[@vikramsinghh3171]

Wohooo...happy u guys uploaded early... I am a simple.. I see a tgc video..I click the like button.

[@singh261]

You podcast has been my favourite cricket talk on this series 👌 loving the banter and sarcasm and bit of cricket 🤣 #goodcall

[@priyeshdoshi]

This is the gold standard of cricket podcast. Have absolutely enjoyed watching - an insightful match analysis presented with an abundance of sarcastic humor and banter. Love Love your show, it’s a delight.

[@ritenderkumar6033]

This duo is just amazing ...best podcast/show! Love their sense of humour. U guys make my day.

[@indiansportsnewsupdates6646]

Out of context but do you guys know Virat Kohli is so obsessed with Ben Stokes that whenever he's pumped up he says his name out loud BENSTOKES! *insert angry face*

[@siddharthraychaudhuri7250]

Wow this is express service!😳

[@scorpionhacks7511]

You're epic guys, we love how you put the stats, how you put the players photo hanging in your frame. I mean literally everything from troll to gulping the play.

[@deathstroke_44]

Hey guys, just discovered you during this IndVEng series and i absolutely love the way you "review" the days play. Really excited to see your videos on the IPL.

[@_swarnenduroy]

10:39 who's the good boy?

[@dhawal7476]

#AskTGC Boys! It will be night here in Canada during your live stream so here's my question - What should be India's squad combination for WTC Final at Lord's as per you? Kiwis are gonna give a tough fight in seaming swinging conditions!

[@dchopra6629]

Gents, your content and chemistry is amazing. By far the most refreshing podcast I like to follow after a day’s cricket. You’re developing a base of Indian fans! Hopefully there is some ODI coverage for the Eng-India series

[@vdokurt]

An audio suggestion: Ian's audio is way louder than Sam's. I've constantly had to adjust the volume. Can you please fix this in your audio edits so the sound is as silky smooth as your content?

[@bga1033]

#ASKTGC BOYS! Sorry that is so long and rambling, but I am at a crossroads in my cricketing life and need your help desperately. It is now spring in England, and with our changing lockdown rules making cricket a possibility this summer, I have been inspired to play a few back garden test matches against my younger brother. The way the test series in India has wrapped up makes me think there may even be a spot for me batting at 3 for my country, although I consider myself more of an opener. There is just one slight problem. I have completely forgotten how to bat. As you can imagine, this is a pretty big problem. I managed to shrug off last summer’s poor form by pretending that I only play cricket because “it’s the only sport you can have a drink or two while playing.” This is a lie. Deep down, I truly yearn to rediscover my magic form of the golden summers of 2017 and some of 2018, the only time I hit the ball off the square before or since. However, the problem goes much deeper than my (many) technical frailties. My worst fears, no, my worst nightmares have come true: my brother is in the best nick I’ve ever seen. It took me 40 minutes to get him out last night, even with a taped up tennis ball going round corners and a pitch that makes the Himalayans look like a pretty flat deck. I was then clean bowled in my first over trying to remember what a batting stance looks like. To express the magnitude of this blow to my psyche, I think I need to give you chaps some context. My brother is 17, and so has played two age groups below me all his life. We now both play for the senior 1st team at our local club. After scoring one 50 when I was 16, I decided that I no longer bowled, in the guise of “giving someone else a go” but actually because I couldn’t be arsed. He, on the other hand, has kept the mantle of all-rounder, earning himself the nickname “The Golden Child” from our captain. Apparently, this is because he is “better than you in every way,” and there is an unsettling subtext that he is our dad’s favourite. Being the older brother, I have enjoyed the upper hand for a number of years now; I even beat the dopey prick out of the womb by 18 months. Yet I have always had a nagging feeling that he might, one day, get quite good at this cricket thing. As much as it pains me to say it, I know that this ‘good form’ is simply what he was always been capable of doing. Last season, I had to concede that he is now a better bowler than me (apparently 10 ball overs aren’t good?). Fair enough, but at least I had my batting to fall back on. I hope you now understand the severity of the situation. My question is simple: what do I do now? Do I accept my role as a mates-with-the-captain and your-brother-plays-ones-so-I-guess-you¬-should-too based selection? Do I take the moral high ground, and remind everyone “I taught him that” as he crashes yet another devastating drive through the covers, a feat I haven’t achieved since that perfect summer in ’17? But if either of you have siblings, you will know the moral high ground is a myth. It is World War One, a time with terrifying killing technology but still no concept of a 'war crime'. But unless I begin a semi-sexual obsession with shadow batting a la Steve Smith, I cannot see how I’m going to improve the amount I need to before this season starts. There was a decent amount of chat about moving him up from 7 to 3 last year, mostly because of his irritating left-handedness and the pretty shapes his bat makes. Now that these pretty shapes actually score runs, direct and fair comparison between our batting performances looks to become a terrifying reality. Is the only way to remain the alpha to constantly sledge him? For example, after the first ball of his spell, I enjoy announcing what a good slower ball that was. He has yet to score a 50 - should I focus on this, and then more and more niche stats until nothing I say on the field or in the pavilion carries any weight, and I become an old man reminding everyone about summer ’17 while my upstart brother gives England the 3 we’ve been searching for since Herodotus rightly declared that might is right? Should I enjoy batting with my little brother, or try and run him out without facing? Most importantly, will my dad ever look me in the eye again? Any ideas boys, or just some words of comfort for me and other cucked siblings in our darkest hour? Cheers. Ben

[@arjunvarma3021]

You guys are just hilariously on point ...love itttt.. d best

[@RaviKumar-dv6cb]

Loved ur unique way of reviewing mate! U both took it to a whole new level ♥️

[@nftmaster6739]

6:25 "To be honest, the pitch was good to bat on" .. Savage!

[@MrAmitoj9]

#asktgc BOYZZ!!! Is it time to award Test accreditation to the Inda A side? Current Squad - Rohit, Gill, Pujara, Kholi, Rahane, Pant, Ashwin, Washington, Axar, Ishant, and Siraj India A Squad - Shaw, Mayank, Vihari, KL Rahul, Iyer, Saha, Hardik, Jadega, Kuldeep, Shami, Bhumrah Coats that didn't make any squad - Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Nadeem, Shradul Thakur, Saini, Natrajan and many more!! Does any of the Asian century deniers need any more evidence than the fact that the majority of these coats would walk straight into any playing X1

[@mainakbiswas2584]

#AskTGC: new Zealand will have 2 games against England prior to the WTC finals, and Indian players would be off to England after smashing sixes on flat tracks (they'll almost forget to stay on the crease for long durations after a long ipl). Will that make new Zealand favourites to topple india on a green Lord's turf!😕😕😕

[@sonu1609]

Absolutely. WTC right after IPL is a bad timing.

[@harshkumarf4379]

they are the favourites in swinging conditions

[@rupesh12123]

Concoction of cricket with humour..u guys are very different unique funny joyful and simply amazing to watch....Started watching u guys from india vs australia series...Bye from Chennai..

[@akshaypatel3998]

Brilliant videos throughout the series guys. As an Indian living in England, it doesn't get any better than this!

[@sanyammathur3190]

Daily attendance here❤️

[@dipeshpal7023]

Sometimes while watching the match I wonder "What would Ian and Sam think about this shit". 😂

[@trivsingaraju5534]

As an Indian who lived in the UK, USA and Canada, I have heard many native speakers of the english language. But for the way you guys talk, you truly are legends. I am sure history will judge you so too.

[@bobbythomas5357]

These guys are getting funnier and funnier every time I hear them. 😂. Oh shit, their -isms are growing on me 😂

[@sirius7871]

Wassi opens for his state Tamil Nadu in Ranji Trophy

[@manveersingh7803]

#AskTGC Hey lads, the best thing about this series wasn't the thrashing we gave England .. but that myself and my brother discovered your channel! Hilarious legends with incredible knowledge of the game. Couple of questions: 1) What are the chances that you guys will do a review after every India game in the future? Including t20s and ODIs. The pros for us is that we get to watch you guys reviewing every India game: and the pros for you guys is the amount of viewers and subscribers you are getting now from covering India games. 2) When are you next in England? Would love to see you guys do a show here. Also buy you some fine Fosters pints 😅

[@kingbradley3402]

Crazy the likes of Washington, Vihari and Agarwal would be first choices on so many other teams. So much depth in Indian side

[@infi44]

Is The Grade Cricketer available on Spotify and Google Podcasts? If not when is it coming? #AskTGC

[@Nitish-pv9nw]

They were first on spotify, only recently came to KZbin