81 All Out

Click here to support 81allout on Ko-Fi In the latest episode we revisit War Minus the Shooting, Mike Marqusee's book on his journey through the subcontinent at the 1996 World Cup. Talking Points: Marqusee's ability to "get" the subcontinent The "relaxed hedonism" of Aravinda de Silva and Arjuna Ranatunga Marqusee's love for Sri Lanka in the World Cup Kenya beating West Indies in one of the great cricket upsets The Cola wars and how surgically it is tackled in the book Marqusee's ability to understand crowds A prescient look at Imran Khan and his political career Participants: Sharda Ugra; Fidel Fernando (@afidelf); Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee); Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) Related: War Minus the Cliches - Rob Steen's review; Why Cricket? - Mike Marqusee; Mike Marqusee's website with many of his writings; Madras Machinations - Benjamin Golby on Mike Marqusee's novel - The Cricket Monthly; The lion's fairlytale - Andrew Fidel Fernando - The Cricket Monthly; Those little gladiators - Ramachan