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Street cricket chronicles moves to Tamil Nadu and we were delighted to be joined by Tamil Nadu's promising wicketkeeper batsman Narayan Jagadeesan to talk about playing amateur cricket in his formative years in Coimbatore and the influence of tennis ball cricket on some of the TN legends. We also bring plenty of color from the street cricket culture in Chennai. Jagadeesan opens up about his journey from Coimbatore to the Tamil Nadu Ranji side, playing alongside TN legends, being part of the CSK squad, and about working with Dinesh Karthik and MS Dhoni. Talking points: The hierarchy of balls: Rubber, Cork, Rubber-Cork, Tennis - Mercury > Cosco, Leather First world problem of poor outfield in Coimbatore vs no field in Chennai The legend who may or may not have taught L Balaji on how to grip a cricket ball Boost-Bournvita bat, maavu bat, oil bat, oil sheet bat, modus operandi of seasoning the bats Different dynamics of sodukku ball in Tennis ball vs Cricket ball Transitioning from Tennis ball to professional