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It’s Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history. This week, a few listeners have been hanging out for Bharat to come back on the show, but it's been a while. This week, he tells two stories designed for him to tell, both involving icons of the 1980s. Also, another Bharat-linked tale going all the way back to Bodyline, and fate delivering for the English captain who most deserved to be whacked in the nuts.
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"Story Time 291 – The Bharat Sundaresan request line" is an episode of The Final Word Cricket Podcast. Runtime 1 hr 12 min. Published October 16, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.