81 All Out

In this special episode, we chat with the veteran cricket writer Vijay Lokapally on India's 1996 tour to England. Vijay relives the incandescent innings and spells he witnessed through the tour - both in the Tests as well as the tour games. He also gives us a detailed recap of Navjot Sidhu quitting the tour and remembers a special interview he did with Sachin Tendulkar. Click here to support 81allout on Ko-Fi (PSA: Thank you for contributing towards our fund-raising drive for Covid relief in India. We have matched your contributions and donated to Unicef, who are doing great on-the-ground work and helping those in need) Talking Points: India playing a Test series after more than seven months of one-day cricket Vikram Rathour's string of runs in the tour games - and his reputation in domestic cricket The Navjot Sidhu fiasco - and Vijay's role in the series of events Tendulkar's symphony in the Edgbaston wreckage Devon Malcolm's fan-boy moment after Derbyshire's game v the Indians Sourav