{"podcast":{"title":"Test Match Special","slug":"test-match-special-470353","podcast_index_feed_id":470353,"rss_url":"https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p02nrsl2.rss","website_url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrsl2","image_url":"http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p0mvvkmp.jpg","author":"BBC","episode_count":651,"summary":"The Test Match Special team bring you the very best cricket reaction, insight & analysis. Plus the No Balls podcast with Kate Cross and Alex Hartley brings a fine balance of nonsense and cricket as they welcome some of the biggest names in the sport.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T06:21:04.760427+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/test-match-special-470353"},"episode":{"title":"Strategic Timeout:  Malan & Faraaz talk IPL, ball tampering, and captaincy pressure","slug":"strategic-timeout-malan-faraaz-talk-ipl-ball-tampering-and-captaincy-pressure","published_at":"2026-04-08T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/test-match-special-470353/strategic-timeout-malan-faraaz-talk-ipl-ball-tampering-and-captaincy-pressure","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/test-match-special-470353","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nc1rt4","audio_url":"http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nc1r6w.mp3","summary":"Strategic Timeout is available to WATCH, in full, on the BBC Sport Youtube channel and on BBC iPlayer. Amber Sandhu, Faraaz Noor and former England international Dawid Malan break down the biggest IPL 2026 talking points. From captaincy debates and pressure moments to high-scoring games and standout performances, the panel explore what’s shaping the tournament so far. With insight from Malan’s IPL experience, the episode dives into the role of captains in T20 cricket, the value of all-rounders in the modern game and whether experience is becoming more important than ever. Plus, the team discuss the Impact Player rule and a wider ball tampering controversy.","meta_description":"Strategic Timeout is available to WATCH, in full, on the BBC Sport Youtube channel and on BBC iPlayer. Amber Sandhu, Faraaz Noor and former England intern…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1937,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/test-match-special-470353/episodes/strategic-timeout-malan-faraaz-talk-ipl-ball-tampering-and-captaincy-pressure/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/test-match-special-470353/strategic-timeout-malan-faraaz-talk-ipl-ball-tampering-and-captaincy-pressure.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}