With the 2027 ODI World Cup fourteen months away, teams are scrambling to optimise, strategise and lock in their match winners.

Some teams are still working on qualifying for the marquee event.

Until a month ago, this included Ireland and Afghanistan.

However, with the recently concluded series where Afghanistan trounced Ireland 4-0, Afghanistan have ensured direct qualification to the World Cup while Ireland will have to fight out in the qualifiers in February to secure their place in the tournament.

Join us as we talk to Ajit Skanda, host of The Armchair Cricket Podcast and cricket aficionado to break down the Afghanistan vs Ireland series- star performers, what Afghanistan did right, Ireland’s struggle against spin and the road ahead for both teams.

Read our coverage of the series:

https://thewhiteglove.in/rashid-khan-six-fer-bamboozles-ireland-post-ibrahim-zadrans-84/

https://thewhiteglove.in/ireland-submit-to-spin-as-afghanistan-punch-a-ticket-to-world-cup/

https://thewhiteglove.in/zadran-atal-forge-mammoth-partnership-in-series-clinching-afghan-triumph/

https://thewhiteglove.in/subject-matter-expertise-the-answer-to-irelands-batting-woes-against-spin/

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A kit bag belonging to India’s first Test captain, CK Nayudu, preserved for half a century.

The stumps from the unforgettable 2001 Kolkata Test between India and Australia.

The willow of Sandhya Agarwal, the highest run-scorer for India in women’s Tests.

A coin tossed in the iconic Ashes. A handwritten note by Aamir Khan ahead of Lagaan’s release.

These fascinating slices of cricketing history exist in the MPCA Cricket Museum at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.

In the inaugural episode, we discover the value of preserving sporting history. We talk to Rohit Pandit, MPCA CAO on what it takes to curate a museum of cricketing greatness.

Aryan Surana chimes in on the value of observation when crafting words that transport you to another world. Hear about the awe the MPCA museum would inspire in any cricket lover.

Read here: https://thewhiteglove.in/a-postcard-from-holkar/

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