Who will go after India's bowlers? New Zealand try but fall short

We review the India v New Zealand match in Dharamshala - and chat about the other themes as the World Cup nears its halfway stage. We also pay our heartfelt tribute to one of India's greatest cricketers: Bishan Bedi. ⁠Support 81allout on Ko-fi Talking points: The poetry of Bishan Bedi - and what he meant to a generation of fans New Zealand running India close in Dharamshala Daryl Mitchell and Rachin Ravindra trying to hit Kuleep out of the attack Jadeja's discomforting pace - and his ability to calibrate it so finely Rohit and Gill taking their chances against a quality opening spell Kohli's quest for a century - and the needless uproar around it Afghanistan and Netherlands showing their class Why aren't teams looking to limit the damage with NRR? Will Australia sneak into the semi-finals? Will England's batters finally fire? Who will go after India's bowlers? New Zealand try but fall short? Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan ( @sidvee ) Ashoka ( @ABVan ) Kartikeya Date ( @cricketingview ) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: The Art of Bedi: Our conversation with Suresh Menon - ⁠81allout podcast Previous 81allout episodes on World Cups - 2011 , 1987 , 1992 , 1996 , 1999 , 2003 Buy War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee - Amazon War Minus the Shooting - Revisiting the 1996 World Cup through a classic book - 81allout podcast Buy Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward - Amazon