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Ep 55: Fideler on the Maharoof

Ep 55: Fideler on the Maharoof

FromBits and Pieces : The friendliest cricket podcast


Ep 55: Fideler on the Maharoof

FromBits and Pieces : The friendliest cricket podcast

ratings:
Length:
84 minutes
Released:
Jan 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On episode 55, Bits and Pieces is joined by the lofty and loveable Andrew Fidel Fernando. Join Srinath, Chops, Krt, Sameer, and Tony as they chat with Fidel about the secret of Jayasuriya's bat, the fitness of Ranatunga, Herath, and Sri Lankans, the sexiness of the dad bod, and some amazing stories from the emerald Isle and New Zealand. 
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Tony: https://twitter.com/notytony 

The High Fidelity stuff from AFF 
0.About when he was writing about Upon A Sleepless Isle: https://www.gratiaen.com/archives/andrew-fidel-fernando-winner-of-the-gratiaen-prize-2019 
1. About Rangana aiya: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1056977/left-arm-lovable 
2. About Lasith's last hurrah: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1147532/the-last-battles-of-lasith-malinga 
3. About when NZ was on top from near Down Under: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1266453/world-test-championship-final---new-zealand-climb-to-the-top 
4. About a day when AFF saw cricket but wrote nothing of it: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-aus-2nd-test-2022-when-sri-lanka-came-to-the-cricket-to-fight-for-the-countrys-future-1323860 
5a. About Angelo Mathews and a ball from nowhere in the 2019 WC: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/angelo-mathews-and-the-craziest-ball-of-the-2019-world-cup-1192164 
5b. About Angelo Mathews' tubbier days: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/angelo-mathews-poor-running-in-focus-after-axe-from-odi-squad-1160821 
6. About AFF's eye for what Rossco did for NZ: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ross-taylor-second-only-to-virat-kohli-since-2015-world-cup-1172108 
7. About the phenomenon on and off the cricket field that is Murali: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1228133/growing-up-with-murali 
8. About Jaffna beyond the guns: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/761915/the-lost-boys-of-jaffna 
9a. About the Dickwella Enigma: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-eng-2nd-test-day-2-niroshan-dickwella-dance-of-destruction-or-creation-or-whatever-it-is-1248952 
9b. About the Dickwella Conundrum: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/andrew-fidel-fernando-the-enigma-of-niroshan-dickwella-1168899 9c. Dickwella or De Silva?: https://twitter.com/joji_39/status/1205157528398704640?t=1Uca5GGW4cRY5yFHysLPuQ&s=19 
10. About the cult of Sanga's dad's son: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/902493/the-cult-of-sanga
11. Hunger by Fidel on Fifty Two: https://fiftytwo.in/story/hunger/
Released:
Jan 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The friendliest transcontinental cricket podcast. Join us, a group of Indian fans located in various parts of the globe as we talk through the goings on in cricket through stories, anecdotes and stats. Liberally smattered with attempts at humour, puns, and banter, Bits and Pieces is ideally coupled with a cold beverage and a pinch of salt on the rim. If cricket be your food of love, play on.