Rivalries through the Prism of Partisanship and Fandom

In the latest episode of the podcast we talk about Rivalries. Rivalry is quite an integral facet of how fans engage with a sport. Not only it can be an entry point for new fans but it is also an everlasting feature for many fans - be it a team sport or an individual sport. Host Saqib is joined by podcast regular Aftab Khanna and first time guest Kandarp Mehta. The conversation explores the meaning of the word rivalry for each panelist and then further attempts to address issues such as partisanship and evolution of fandom. India Pakistan rivalry is a benchmark of this discussion as its part of trio's formative cricket experience as fans. Cross sports examples from Football, NBA and Tennis are used to further elaborate the connection. Tendulkar, Lara, Akram are among many names discussed as examples. Please tune in and let us know what are your favorite and most impactful rivalries as fans. Aftab on twitter - Kandarp on twitter - Kandarp's work can be found here - Saqib on twitter -

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Rivalries through the Prism of Partisanship and Fandom is an episode from Cricket with an Accent Podcast by Saqib Ali.

This episode is 82:27 long.

This episode was published on Aug 26, 2023.

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