TV Show0%

Mid Wicket Tales with Naseeruddin Shah

Actor Naseeruddin Shah reminisces some of the most interesting moments from the world of cricket and interacts with former cricketers who share their experiences.

Jul 10, 20151 seasons1 episodesEndedEN

Start Watching

Cast spotlight

Jump into full cast pages for bio, socials, and recent work.

Naseeruddin Shah

Self

View profile

Seasons

Season 1

26 episodes

Premiered Jul 10, 2015

Episodes

1–6 of 26

No preview

Ep 1

The Captains of Our Destiny

Jul 10, 2015

Captaining the Indian cricket team is like leading a battle for the country. This episode tracks the warriors who led the team in a journey from being everyone's whipping boys to becoming World Champions. We trace the footsteps of the first Test captain Col. C.K. Nayudu and how a common man in the pre-independence era became the first captain. As we move forward Nawab of Pataudi Jr. changes the mindset of the players while Ajit Wadekar achieves historic overseas results for India. The episode traces how under the leadership of Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar India ...

No preview

Ep 2

Our Glorious Openers

Jul 17, 2015

An opening batsmen defines the game. The role and approach of an opener has evolved through the years. Back in the day an opener had to steadily craft an inning and plot his game. Today the opener’s role is to give the team a flying start. This episode highlights one of India’s most conservative and technical openers from the pre independence era, Vijay Merchant, to one of the best Test openers in the world, Sunil Gavaskar. The show also explores the rise of Tendulkar and Sehwag who took opening batting to a vibrant, aggressive and exuberant level.

No preview

Ep 3

Spinners of India

Jul 24, 2015

India has talented spinners who have bamboozled batsmen all over the world. This episode traces the origins of these spinners beginning with the unknown quality of Baloo in the times of the Raj to Vinoo Makand’s left arm spin which was the backbone of the team in the 40’s and 50’s. Uncovering the stories of the famous spin ‘quartet’ in the 60’s and 70’s in particular Bishen Bedi and Chandrashekar to Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh who single handedly won historic matches in the 90’s and 21st century.

No preview

Ep 4

Patrons and Promoters

Jul 31, 2015

The nation’s cricket fever rewinds into history. Go down memory lane with Naseeruddin Shah to see the evolution of the game with contributions from the British, the Maharajas and the masters themselves.

No preview

Ep 5

Fantastic Pacers

Aug 7, 2015

This episode is celebrates few men who have engraved their names in the annals of Indian cricket history as world class pacers. Mohammed Nissar and Amar Singh in the pre independence era have raised eyebrows as a pace duo more than once, for instance the first test of India at Lords in 1932. Post-independence, Kapil Dev stormed in and broke every taboo attached to an Indian pacer to become the leading wicket taker of his time in tests. Javagal Srinath showed the world that a fast bowler can be intimidating by his pace alone. Thereafter Zaheer Khan has stood tall amongst his peers as India’s finest left arm seamer.

No preview

Ep 6

India at the World Cup

Aug 14, 2015

A cricket hungry nation and world cup fever go hand in hand. Relive heart pounding victories and disappointing exits. From Kapil's devils, Dhoni's boys and Sachin's team live the moments with added trivia and quirky anecdotes.

Page 1 of 5