Indian Premier League Cricket

Ben Gilbert· Host0:00

I am listening to the Kolkata Knight Riders anthem as my pump-up song.

David Rosenthal· Host0:05

Oh, nice.

Ben Gilbert· Host0:06

It is so awesome. Have you seen the music video with Shah Rukh Khan, the owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders?

David Rosenthal· Host0:12

No.

Ben Gilbert· Host0:13

He is the main character with the Bollywood dance around him.

David Rosenthal· Host0:17

Okay, I'm gonna go watch it right now.

Ben Gilbert· Host0:19

And it's a little cheesy 'cause I think it's from two thousand and eight era, but it is perfect pump-up music.

David Rosenthal· Host0:25

Oh, yes. We've got the player silhouettes in fire.

Ben Gilbert· Host0:29

Yes. [laughs] That's exactly the one.

David Rosenthal· Host0:30

This is incredible. [laughs] How have I not seen this before?

Ben Gilbert· Host0:35

This is something that American sports definitely need to adopt.

David Rosenthal· Host0:39

Oh, man, we've got like a construction crew.

Ben Gilbert· Host0:41

Yes.

David Rosenthal· Host0:42

[laughs] Too hot, too cool.

Ben Gilbert· Host0:44

That is exactly the right reaction.

David Rosenthal· Host0:46

Okay, I'm gonna pause it. We're not even gonna record an episode of we didn't watch this. So...

Ben Gilbert· Host0:50

[laughs] All right, let's do it.

David Rosenthal· Host0:53

Let's do it.

Speaker 2· Soundbite0:54

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Ben Gilbert· Host1:10

Welcome to the Spring twenty twenty-five season of Acquired, the podcast about great companies and the stories and playbooks behind them. I'm Ben Gilbert.

David Rosenthal· Host1:18

I'm David Rosenthal.

Ben Gilbert· Host1:19

And we are your hosts. Today, we cover the most interesting story in sports, cricket. Now, when David pitched me this idea a few months ago, I thought,