1983 CHAMPION CRICKETER, BALVINDER SINGH SANDHU SHARES HIS LIFE STORY / CWA - EPISODE 3

Follow me on : Instagram :   / atultaishete   Twitter : https://x.com/atultaishete Facebook :   / atul.taishete   Linkedin :   / atul-taishete-bb32429b   Do check out and SUBSCRIBE to our new channel 'ATUL TAISHETE CLIPS' for small 5-15 minute clips here :    / @atultaisheteclips-q7r   This episode documents the life and times of ‘1983 Prudential World Cup’ champion, Balvinder Singh Sandhu. Fondly called as ‘Ballu’, Balvinder Singh Sandhu started off as an off-spinner but, thanks to the intervention of legendary coach Ramakant Achrekar, found himself being forced to bowl ‘Medium Pace’ for hours on end in the nets of Mumbai’s iconic cricket pitches. In this podcast, he regaled us with stories of the spaces he grew up in, the friends he played with in his formative years, his successes and failures. As we conversed, we discovered his respect and affection for his father’s legacy as a poet, and his own love for writing, so please welcome, a cricketer by profession and a writer in disguise, Mr. Balvinder Singh Sandhu. This is his story. Hi, this is Atul Taishete and welcome to my podcast, ‘Conversations with Atul’. Please LIKE and SHARE the video & SUBSCRIBE to the channel ‘Atul Taishete’. It really helps! TABLE OF CONTENTS 00:00:30 Introduction of the guest – Balvinder Singh Sandhu 00:01:44 Getting Gordon Greenidge out in the World cup final match 00:11:47 The camaraderie and respect between the players of the 1983 World cup team 00:15:15 On Ranveer Singh, Gary Sobers, Viv Richards, Gundappa Vishwanath & Sunil Gavaskar 00:27.43 Relationship with his father, Gulzar, Balraj Sahani, Kirron Kher and Vishal Bharadwaj. Life in Bhandup and Kurla 00:42:58 Childhood in Nehru Nagar, his love for Badminton and the story of the cricket pitch 00:59.06 Cricket in school and college & the Ramakant Achrekar influence 01:30:49 His affection for the film 1983 - Pankaj Tripathi and Ranveer Singh 01:38:45 His Ranji debut and his respect for Mohinder Amarnath 01:47:51 International debut in Pakistan & his interaction with Azharuddin and Gordon Greenidge 01:55:07 The 1983 Prudential World Cup journey and experience 02:25:00 Why did the West Indies lose the 1983 World cup final? 02:28:12 Why did the legacy of West Indies fast bowling disappear? 02:34:56 Is it fair that cricket gets so much more importance over other sports in India? 02:45:15 Why has cricket now become a game of TRPs? 02:54:12 Should India play Pakistan? Why he thinks Imran Khan was a cheat? 02:59:55 His accident on the Mumbai-Pune highway 03:03:57 His writing talent, a legacy inherited from his father 03:08:58 His opinion about his 1983 World cup teammate - Krishnamachari Srikanth 03:10:51 His opinion about his1983 world cup teammate - Sunil Gavaskar 03:11:58 His opinion about his1983 world cup teammate - Mohinder Amarnath 03:12:55 His opinion about his1983 world cup teammate - Kirti Azad 03:13:56 His opinion about his1983 world cup teammate - Madan Lal 03:14:13 His opinion about his1983 world cup teammate - Roger Binny 03:14:50 His opinion about his1983 world cup teammate - Syed Kirmani 03:15:55 His opinion about his1983 world cup teammate - Sandeep Patil 03:18:30 His opinion about his1983 world cup teammate - Yashpal Sharma 03:20:05 His opinion about his1983 world cup teammate - Dilip Vengsarkar 03:22:12 His opinion about his1983 world cup teammate - Ravi Shastri 03:24:15 His opinion about his1983 world cup teammate - Sunil Valson 03:25:33 His opinion about his1983 world cup teammate - Manager P. R. Man Singh 03:26:14 His opinion about his1983 world cup teammate - Kapil Dev 03:30:40 He recites his poet father's poem 'Nanga' in Punjabi 03:32:10 Final words EPISODE CREDITS Producer & Host : Atul Taishete Producer & Director : Suvir Nath Theme director, Sound Editor & Episode Editor : Limosh Pawar Theme Music : Imran Ali Shaikh Episode Research : Vikram Kaul OTHER INTERESTING EPISODES YOU CAN WATCH ON OUR CHANNEL 1) OMG2 Director Amit Rai :    • THE FASCINATING JOURNEY OF OMG2 WRITER-DIR...   2) Actor Pavan Malhotra :    • "निर्देशक कुंदन शाह ने मुझे वापिस दिल्ली ज...   3) Top 10 Memorable moments from Amit Rai on CWA :    • Video   podcast, #podcasts, #PodcastIndia, #Podcasting, #viral, #Youtube, #Podcaster, #Instagram, #podcaster, #India, #Cricket, #podcastreels, #podcastmarketing, #applepodcast, #podcastguest, #podcastlovers, #podcasttips, #podcastlistening, #podcastnews, #podcastshow, #PodcastYoutube, #podcasthost, #podcastlove, #podcastaddict, #reels, #shorts, #stories, #reelsvideo, # #reelsIndia, #reelsviral, #reelsinsta, #reelslovers, #trendingreels, #reelstrending, #reelsvideos, #viralvideos, #viralreels, #viralvideo, #viralpost