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NL Playoffs Ep 5: India vs England Test, Ronaldo’s return, US Open
In this episode of NL Playoffs, hosts Aniketh and Gowtham speak with fellow Newslaundry subscriber Abhijeet Dangat and Newslaundry writer Anand Vardhan about Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United. While Gowtham reckons Ronaldo won’t be as good as he used to be given his advancing years, Aniketh argues that the former Real Madrid Juventus starman is the leader that Manchester United needed. Anand agrees with parts of both Gowtham and Aniketh’s arguments.
Talking about the drama at the Italian Grand Prix, where title contenders Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton knocked each other out of the race resulting in Mclaren’s Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris securing the top two places on the podium.
The panel then discuss the India vs England Test series. Here, Anand shares his views about the generational gap in cricket and how new players are different from those of the olden days.
Abhijeet is keen to talk about the US Open and how Emma Raducanu won the women’s championship after coming in ranked 150th in the world. The panel also dabble into that old debate: who is better tennis player, Novak Djokovic or Roger Federer?
Tune in.
Timecodes
0:22 - Introduction
4:10 - Football
12:01 - Formula 1
16:56 - India vs England
44:27 - US Open
1:05:53 - Recommendations
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