"The closest you can get to a just society is sports." - Mikahil AlmeidaThe time is upon us, folks! The 50th episode of Waddaplayah is also the Season Finale! Siddharth and Mikhail are taking a break and we're sad to see the season end. But the show must go on as the game is always bigger than the player, especially since a lot of cricket happened this week.Here's what they talked about on this episode:The Bushfire match - Ponting XI vs Gilchrist XISeeing Sachin in Australian coloursBangladesh vs India Under-19 World CupBangladesh only started playing cricket 20 years agoPakistani bowlers that have broken out since 2004Rohit Sharma is surely not veganCricket Bats hollowed out from the backEngland vs South Africa matchesLiverpool and their 22 point leadWaddaplayah and Noddaplayah of the weekYou can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH.You can follow Mikhail Almeida (https://instagram.com/almeidamikhail), Siddharth Dudeja (https://instagram.com/siddharthdudeja?igshid=t3zjdaflrmv0) on Instagram.You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the absence of Dudeja, Mikhail is joined by comedian Joel D'Souza this episode. They start off with talking about Dudeja and how he always has a question.On this episode, Mikhail and Joel talk about bad losers in sports (eg. the Australian cricket team in the 2000's) and tons more happening in the world of sports:India thrashing New Zealand to win the T20 series 5-0Hardik Pandya not knowing he's quite a catchWhat Robin Uthappa told Joel at a house partyHow are Tottenham fans taking to Mourinho?The most annoying thing about Liverpool right nowLeicester City and Sheffield United having had impressive seasonsThe Tottenham vs Ajax match last yearMan City and their luck this seasonPep Guardiola being at fault for Man City's performanceThe great tennis final between Djokovic and ThiemSofia Kenin winning the women's tennis finalWaddaplayah & Noddaplayah of the weekYou can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH.You can follow Mikhail Almeida, Siddharth Dudeja on Instagram.You can follow Joel D'Souza on Instagram and Twitter @coolboyjoel.You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja start off the episode with Amit Doshi, Founder, IVM Podcasts, a huge fan of basketball, to talk about the surprising and sad news of Kobe Bryant's death. They discuss his legacy in the sport and what he did for the game.They also talk about tons more happening in the world of sports this week, including:India vs New Zealand T20 matchesVirat Kohli dropping a catch and being angry at himself for itKL Rahul's and his consecutive half-centuriesDudeja being in the stadium during the 2006 test match between India & EnglandSachin getting booed at Wankhede during 2006's India vs New Zealand matchThe South Africa vs England ongoing seriesSerena Williams being knocked out of the Australian OpenAlso, find out who was the 'Waddaplayah' and the 'Noddapalayah' of the week.You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH.You can follow Mikhail Almeida, Siddharth Dudeja on Instagram.You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja start you off with theIndia v Australia match in Rajkot, and the other matches from Australia's tour of India. They also analyse the psyche of a young player. They spoke about various things that happened in sports over this week, such as:Virat Kohli grabbing 'Man of The Series'Steve Smith averaging more than a 100 runs in each match of the seriesSteve Smith vs Kohlithe England vs South Africa test matchesEngland's upcoming tour of Indiathe 5 point gap between Chelsea and UnitedMohun Bagan-ATK mergerSerena Williams vs Anastasia Potapova, an 18 year old Russian tennis player.Sony Liv needs to buck upYou can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH.You can follow Mikhail Almeida, Siddharth Dudeja on Instagram.You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey cricket fans!Mikhail went for the Live India vs Australia match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.- Yes, India lost, but it was worth it nonetheless, because now Siddharth and Mikhail can talk about it.Favourite teams in IPL historyWhich IPL team has the best name?The Australian Open - Who do you think is going to win?The first 'Waddaplayah of the week' and 'Noddaplayah of the week' of the year.All this and a lot more on this episode of Waddaplayah.You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH.You can follow Mikhail Almeida , Siddharth Dudeja on Instagram.You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, hosts Mikhail and Siddharth talk about what 2020 is looking like to them in the world of sports. Who is in the best form, who is going to win what? They also discuss the Australia-New Zealand and England-South Africa test matches over the past week. A few topics include: Virat Kohli's year, compared to Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith Serena Williams being close to being the GOAT of tennis Nadal overtaking Federer in the number of titles they've each won Peter Wright winning the darts championship Siddharth's confidence in Liverpool winning You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH. You can follow Mikhail Almeida, Siddharth Dudeja on Instagram, Shlok Chaturvedi @shlokchaturvedi, Azeem Banatwalla on @azeembanatwalla You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we approach the end of 2019, we bring you a special episode with stand-up comic Azeem Banatwalla who joins hosts Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja in a 2019 review. They decide the Waddaplayah of the Year & Noddaplayah of the Year (WOY & NOY) for Football, Cricket, Tennis and F1. A few topics include: PV Sindhu wins World ChampionshipMegan Rapinoe wins the Ballon D'orThe decline of Manchester UnitedNadal catching up with FedererThe Umpiring Team's terrible performance at the World CupRonaldo vs Messi You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH. You can follow Mikhail Almeida, Siddharth Dudeja on Instagram, Shlok Chaturvedi @shlokchaturvedi, Azeem Banatwalla on @azeembanatwalla You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja start you off with their favourite game, Cricket. They are then joined by Shlok Chaturvedi after the break as they shed light over the current happenings in the footballing world. They spoke about various things that happened in sports over this week such as: Jadeja or Pandya?India's prowess on a sunny dayHow long will Mitchell Starc last?The darts week that was a total carnageThe Champions League DrawArsenal. You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH. You can follow Mikhail Almeida, Siddharth Dudeja on Instagram, Shlok Chaturvedi. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Mikhail back from his trip, Waddaplayah returns to normal as the episode is kicked off with their favourite sport: Cricket. Producer Shlok joins after the break to talk some football. This episode features: Washington Sundar's buttery hands Kesrick Williams' beautiful introduction to the game Ole ke dole (Mourinho and Pep defeated in the span of a week) Bye Bye Unai Aubameyang's tiny bladder The worst fans in the world: Manchester City You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH. You can follow Mikhail Almeida, Siddharth Dudeja on Instagram, Aakash Mehta on @kuchbhimehta, Shlok Chaturvedi @shlokchaturvedi You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the Maha episode with the Maha collaboration, as lone warrior and host Siddharth Dudeja, is joined by the host of Football Shootball, Gaurav Sapre and IVM producer Shlok Chaturvedi. After fighting for years over which is the better club, both the Manchester United and Arsenal fans have decided to cry together instead and trust football newbie Siddharth Dudeja with a much needed therapy session. They give Siddharth some football knowledge, share their sorrows and come up with the WOW and NOW award winners. You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH. You can follow Siddharth Dudeja on Instagram, Gaurav Sapre on Instagram @gsapre, Shlok Chaturvedi @shlokchaturvedi You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

India's demolition of Bangladesh seemed so brutal that host Siddharth Dudeja decided to brand it "India-Bang". However, the top story of the week is what used to be the top story of most weeks: Jose Mourinho. After his appointment as the manager of Tottenham Hotspur we wonder, has Mourinho lost all his morals? India's demolition of Bangladesh The brilliance of BJ Watling Ishant Sharma on fire Manchester City vs Chelsea Jose Mourinho becomes Spurs manager United and Arsenal living up to their new reputation You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH. You can follow Mikhail Almeida, Siddharth Dudeja on Instagram, Aakash Mehta on @kuchbhimehta, Shlok Chaturvedi @shlokchaturvedi You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's said that one's biggest competition is themselves, Team Ferrari seems to have taken that a little too literally. In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja are in conversation about the Ferrari controversy, as Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc clashed with one another on track at the Brazilian Grand Prix, and other topics: Hamilton's 5 second penalty Ishant Sharma's bowling Gervyn Price winning The Grand Slam of Darts Akash Chopra's commentary Hotstar's incompetence Pravin Tambe the late bloomer You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH. You can follow Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja on Instagram. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja are in conversation about the recent India Bangladesh T20 match and other topics such as: The level of the India Bangladesh matchIndia winning the matchShivam Dube, the listeners, and Siddharth DudejaThe highest stats in cricketing historyMikhail predicting India not performing well in the upcoming T20 World CupRishabh Pant and the media going after himPressure building on India for the day-night testThe exciting English Premier LeagueLiverpool thrashing Man. City 3-1Angry Birds sponsoring EvertonKoffee with Karan damaging KL Rahul's career You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH. You can follow Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja on Instagram. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja are in conversation about the recent India Bangladesh T20 match and other topics such as: The terrible weather conditionThe T20 world cup and T10 tournamentJaydev Unadkat hilarious runout in Deodhar CupRugby WorldcupNew Zealand's Haka danceIs the South African team 'chocker' in Rugby?US Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton wins 6th F1 championshipVirat Kohli's proposal for only 5 test venues Links: Jaydev Unadkat forgets to get back to crease  Shoaib Akhtar YouTube channel    You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH. You can follow Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja on Instagram. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja are joined by a creative coach, trainer, improviser, writer, stand up comedian: Neville Bharucha. He is the Parsi heavyweight champion and can talk about wrestling for hours. They discuss some heavy WWE topics such as: King of the deathmatch (The one who is alive wins?)The C-4 explosive WWE ringSuper showdown & Crown JewelKane & Undertaker vs. Triple H & Shawn Michaels iconic matchThe WWE retirementsWhat is 'Giving a Rub'?Becky Lynch 'The Man' storyThe 'No blood policy' of WWEThe Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey controversySiddharth and his love for Steel cage matchesNeville explains the term 'Blading'The love-hate relation with Brock LesnarThe current rules of WWEThe 24X7 Championship StoryGreatest CM Punk story in 60 seconds and a lot more! Links: John Cena "Bad Bad Man" JBL vs Eddie Guerrero - WWE Championship Match Kurt Angle's most thrilling tap outs: WWE Top 10l Randy Orton's Greatest  You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH. You can follow Dhruv Deshpande, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja on Instagram. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja are joined by a writer-comedian Dhruv Deshpande. Dhruv used to be a die-hard cricket fan but things change and now he is a football fan. They spoke about various things that happened in sports over this week such as: How Dhruv became Liverpool fanGermany and Mesut Özil racism instanceWhat is 'anti-racism football'Punishment for racismDo hooliganism and football go hand in hand?Human and technological errors in footballIs Manchester United a sub-standard team currently?Will Liverpool win this time?India vs. South Africa test match5-star hotels in cricketIs South Africa really a rainbow cricket team now?New Zealand's Haka danceIndian batsman and spinners and a lot more! You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH. You can follow Dhruv Deshpande , Mikhail Almeida  and Siddharth Dudeja  on Instagram. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida and Siddharth Dudeja are joined by Joel Dsouza, hot from Comicstaan season 2! A lot happened in Football but they start with cricket such as: India vs South Africa testRohit Sharma's dominanceMayank Agarwal's double centuryRishabh Pant's bad shot selectionEveryone is now getting done with Pant, including ShastriAshwin and Jadeja's bowling attackThe 2nd inning ShamiBumrah being overusedUEFA Europa LeagueJoel's obsession with Tottenham Hotspur F.C.Manchester City F.C. lost to Newcastle United F.C.Acoustically designed Liverpool stadiumManchester United F.C. being cursed and how they need to change things around and a lot more! You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH. You can follow Mikhail Almeida  Siddharth Dudeja  and Joel Dsouza  on Instagram. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Mikhail is joined by three comics Abbas Momin, Siddharth Gopinath, and Rahul Lalchandani. They all talk about the entertainment sport WWE, trying WWE moves in their childhood, underprivileged kids enacting John Cena match in 15secs, WWE commentary as a career, the types of commentators, Rock and Stone cold's mutual admiration, WWE videogames, and Abbas is giving out random WWE facts in the first half. After the break, they discuss E-Sports as a middle event in the 2022 Asian Games, age criteria for darts, Indian National Darts team, playing counter strike in cyber cafes and so much more! You don't want to miss this episode! You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #Waddaplayah. You can follow Mikhail Almeida, Abbas and Rahul Lalchandani on Instagram. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"The Sports Crossover" On this episode, Mikhail and Siddharth are joined by Sivaram Parameswaran, the host of another sports podcast on the IVM network called Football Shootball. Shifting gears from cricket, this episode focuses mainly on football and of course other sports. They talk about Football Shootball's origin story, Wayne Rooney being on the cover page, the generation of Arsenal fans, Dudeja watching Toon cricket in the stadium, Mikhail and Siva explaining Rugby to Dudeja, Chelsea Rant Man and a lot more! Listen to Football Shootball  You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use #Waddaplayah. You can follow Mikhail Almeida, Sivaram and Siddharth Dudeja on Instagram. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Waddaplayah, Mikhail Almeida, Siddharth Dudeja and Aakash Mehta talk about Vinod Kambli, Hong Kong national cricket team captain - Anshuman Rath, Afgahanistan - Bangladesh - Zimbabwe tri series, Rohit Sharma in the test team, dropping KL Rahul, Moto GP, Rugby, comparison of Rugby and Kabbaddi, Monty Panesar wanting to be the next mayor of London, the techniques and physical requirements for playing Chess, Football premier league, Liverpool dominating the season, Dudeja's liverpool friends, Dhoni's retirement and a lot more! You can reach out to us on social media. We're @ivmpodcasts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and use #WADDAPLAYAH. You can follow Mikhail Almeida and Aakash Mehta and Siddharth Dudeja on Instagram. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.