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.
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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 Ganguly's take-that moment at Lord's - and the pristine strokeplay
Rahul Dravid's immaculate technique - as well as his love for books
Venkatesh Prasad's break-out tour
Sandeep Patil's challenges on his first assignment as team manager
The captaincy changing hands and players who faded away at the end of the series

Participants:
Vijay Lokapally (@vijaylokapally)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Related:
From Bedi to Kohli: a cricket writer's journey - 81allout podcast with Vijay Lokapally; Ganguly all set to make his Test debut - Vijay Lokapally's piece on the morning of the Lord's Test in 1996; Navjot Singh Sidhu's sudden mid-tour retirement raises questions - India Today archive; Lele reveals why Sidhu walked out of 1996 tour - Times of India; The man who stole the show - Wisden Almanac profile of Dickie Bird; Golden debuts - R Mohan's report on the Lord's Test; Highlights of the 1996 Lord's Test - YouTube video; Rahul Dravid 95 at Lord's on debut - YouTube video; Interview with Sourav Ganguly after his debut hundred - YouTube video; Sledges brawls and epic contests - 81allout podcast with Vijay Bharadwaj and Hemang Badani; Meaning of Sport - Simon Barnes; Breath of Sadness - Ian Ridley