Pat Cummins Chooses IPL Over Australia, Rashid Khan, Gujarat Titans & CA's Money Crisis

Pat Cummins is staying in the IPL and Australia is touring Pakistan without him. James Brayshaw, Matthew Hayden and Greg Blewett unpack what that means for a young Australian squad heading into 45-degree heat, why Steve Smith's retirement leaves a leadership gap no one can fill, and whether Cricket Australia's financial troubles are even deeper than they look.

Haydos is live from Ahmedabad with the inside mail on Gujarat Titans' finals charge, Rashid Khan back to his best, Jason Holder owning the middle overs, and why Joss Butler is due a big hundred. Plus Blewies verdict on the Pakistan Super League: Peshawar Zalmi's shock win, Kushal Mendis starring, and what 45-degree Lahore heat actually feels like.

The boys also debate BBL privatisation, whether Cricket Australia missed the boat on the National Academy, and what influential Indian investors really think about the Big Bash League's future. And how is Cricket Australia in financial strife when Foxtel, Channel 7 and a Border-Gavaskar summer were all cashing in?

Chapters:
0:00 — Welcome & Blewie's back from Pakistan
1:35 — Haydos on life in Ahmedabad: golf with Josh Butler & Glenn Phillips
7:09 — PSL wrap: Peshawar Zalmi win, crowds back, Kushal Mendis stars
9:50 — IPL: Punjab Kings' form slump & Hayden's verdict on Ponting's side
15:02 — Gujarat Titans flying: Rashid Khan, Holder, Rabada & the bowling attack
20:12 — Australia's Pakistan ODI tour: IPL vs national duty
21:04 — Steve Smith's ODI retirement — should he be coaxed back?
26:00 — The case for bringing back the National Cricket Academy
27:42 — BBL privatisation debate: is Cricket Australia in financial crisis?
35:49 — Radar: Travis Bazana's MLB debut & Australian Open Golf coming to Adelaide

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