Pakistan Cricket Podcast https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/pakistan-cricket-podcast/ en Copyright 2022 All rights reserved. This is a new podcast focusing on all things Pakistani Cricket by interviewing journalists, historians, bloggers, players, and fans. Host: Samee Siddiqui & Guest Hosts https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3cfd2d48-8c3e-11ed-9303-4bd6ac2c945c/image/Apple_500kb_GY_1__nkn2i2.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Pakistan Cricket Podcast https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/pakistan-cricket-podcast/ no episodic Samee Siddiqui This is a new podcast focusing on all things Pakistani Cricket by interviewing journalists, historians, bloggers, players, and fans. Host: Samee Siddiqui & Guest Hosts This is a new podcast focusing on all things Pakistani Cricket by interviewing journalists, historians, bloggers, players, and fans. Host: Samee Siddiqui & Guest Hosts

]]> Samee Siddiqui sameesiddiqui747@gmail.com Episode 23: Emergency Podcast on PCB Boycotting the India game at the T20 World Cup (w/ Ahmer Naqvi & Aayush Puthran) I had the pleasure of discussing the PCB's decision to boycott the India game at the 2026 T20 World Cup with two brilliant people: Ahmer Naqvi and Aayush Puthran. I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:35:00 -0000 full Samee Siddiqui I had the pleasure of discussing the PCB's decision to boycott the India game at the 2026 T20 World Cup with two brilliant people: Ahmer Naqvi and Aayush Puthran. I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices I had the pleasure of discussing the PCB's decision to boycott the India game at the 2026 T20 World Cup with two brilliant people: Ahmer Naqvi and Aayush Puthran.

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

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]]> 4101 yes Episode 22: Preview of the 2023 Women's T20i World Cup with Eman (hosted by Zoha Chishti) This is a special episode in which Zoha Chishti previewed the 2023 Women's T20i World Cup and discussed the Pakistani Women's team in-depth. Please do check out their wonderful conversation and follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zchishtii & https://twitter.com/exharrie They also have an excellent YouTube show that you can find on the Change of Pace's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ChangeofPaceLive/videos I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 11 Feb 2023 19:43:00 -0000 full Samee Siddiqui This is a special episode in which Zoha Chishti previewed the 2023 Women's T20i World Cup and discussed the Pakistani Women's team in-depth. Please do check out their wonderful conversation and follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zchishtii & https://twitter.com/exharrie They also have an excellent YouTube show that you can find on the Change of Pace's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ChangeofPaceLive/videos I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a special episode in which Zoha Chishti previewed the 2023 Women's T20i World Cup and discussed the Pakistani Women's team in-depth. Please do check out their wonderful conversation and follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zchishtii & https://twitter.com/exharrie

They also have an excellent YouTube show that you can find on the Change of Pace's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ChangeofPaceLive/videos

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

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]]> 2339 Episode 21: The History of Pakistani Women's Cricket with Aayush Puthran (hosted by Zainub Razvi) This is a special episode in which Zainub Razvi interviewed Aayush Puthran on his wonderful new book, Unveiling Jazbaa: A History of Pakistan Women’s Cricket. You can find them on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/aayushputhran & https://twitter.com/zainubrazvi I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:53:36 -0000 full Samee Siddiqui This is a special episode in which Zainub Razvi interviewed Aayush Puthran on his wonderful new book, Unveiling Jazbaa: A History of Pakistan Women’s Cricket. You can find them on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/aayushputhran & https://twitter.com/zainubrazvi I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a special episode in which Zainub Razvi interviewed Aayush Puthran on his wonderful new book, Unveiling Jazbaa: A History of Pakistan Women’s Cricket.

You can find them on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/aayushputhran & https://twitter.com/zainubrazvi

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

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]]> 3670 no Episode 20: Conversation with Jarrod Kimber Part II: Shadab Khan, Matthew Hayden, and Coaching https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-20-conversation-with-jarrod-kimber-part-ii-shadab-khan-matthew-hayden-and-coaching/ I had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Jarrod Kimber on all sorts of subjects today. This is Part II of the conversation where we discuss Shadab Khan's action + his suitability or otherwise for Test Cricket & coaching (including a long conversation about Matthew Hayden and his mentoring role for Pakistan). Check out Episode 19 to listen to Part I of my conversation with Jarrod where we talked about Leg Spin & the T20i World Cup. You can find Jarrod Kimber here = https://twitter.com/benjonescricket I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:15:46 -0000 Episode 20: Conversation with Jarrod Kimber Part II: Shadab Khan, Matthew Hayden, and Coaching full 20 Samee Siddiqui I had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Jarrod Kimber on all sorts of subjects today. This is Part II of the conversation where we discuss Shadab Khan's action + his suitability or otherwise for Test Cricket & coaching (including a long conv... I had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Jarrod Kimber on all sorts of subjects today. This is Part II of the conversation where we discuss Shadab Khan's action + his suitability or otherwise for Test Cricket & coaching (including a long conversation about Matthew Hayden and his mentoring role for Pakistan). Check out Episode 19 to listen to Part I of my conversation with Jarrod where we talked about Leg Spin & the T20i World Cup. You can find Jarrod Kimber here = https://twitter.com/benjonescricket I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices I had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Jarrod Kimber on all sorts of subjects today. This is Part II of the conversation where we discuss Shadab Khan's action + his suitability or otherwise for Test Cricket & coaching (including a long conversation about Matthew Hayden and his mentoring role for Pakistan).

Check out Episode 19 to listen to Part I of my conversation with Jarrod where we talked about Leg Spin & the T20i World Cup.

You can find Jarrod Kimber here = https://twitter.com/benjonescricket

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

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]]> 3197 no Episode 19: Conversation with Jarrod Kimber Part I: Leg Spin, Mushtaq Ahmed, Shane Warne, & Pakistan at the T20i World Cup https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-19-interview-with-jarrod-kimber-part-i-on-mushtaq-ahmed-shane-warne-pakistan-at-the-t20i-world-cup/ I had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Jarrod Kimber on all sorts of subjects today. This is Part I of the interview where we discuss Pakistan's performance at the T20i World Cup in Australia, his love for Mushtaq Ahmed, the impact of Shane Warne on Australian cricket, the technical aspects of leg spin, as well as the brilliance of Abdul Qadir. Check out Part II which should be coming out in a week or so! You can find Jarrod Kimber here = https://twitter.com/benjonescricket I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:54:36 -0000 Episode 19: Conversation with Jarrod Kimber Part I: Leg Spin, Mushtaq Ahmed, Shane Warne, & Pakistan at the T20i World Cup full 19 Samee Siddiqui I had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Jarrod Kimber on all sorts of subjects today. This is Part I of the interview where we discuss Pakistan's performance at the T20i World Cup in Australia, his love for Mushtaq Ahmed, the impact of Shane... I had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Jarrod Kimber on all sorts of subjects today. This is Part I of the interview where we discuss Pakistan's performance at the T20i World Cup in Australia, his love for Mushtaq Ahmed, the impact of Shane Warne on Australian cricket, the technical aspects of leg spin, as well as the brilliance of Abdul Qadir. Check out Part II which should be coming out in a week or so! You can find Jarrod Kimber here = https://twitter.com/benjonescricket I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices I had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Jarrod Kimber on all sorts of subjects today. This is Part I of the interview where we discuss Pakistan's performance at the T20i World Cup in Australia, his love for Mushtaq Ahmed, the impact of Shane Warne on Australian cricket, the technical aspects of leg spin, as well as the brilliance of Abdul Qadir.

Check out Part II which should be coming out in a week or so! You can find Jarrod Kimber here = https://twitter.com/benjonescricket

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

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]]> 3477 no Episode 18: Pakistan Fan Forum on the Men’s 2022 T20i World Cup and England’s Victory over Pakistan (Guest Hosted by Faraz Qasim) https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-18-pakistan-fan-forum-on-the-men-s-2022-t20i-world-cup-and-england-s-victory-over-pakistan-guest-hosted-by-faraz-qasim/ This is a special episode as it is the first episode where Faraz Qasim, from the Relukattay PSL Show, is guest hosting and we had a wonderful panel: Abdullah Ansari, Hania, Osama Ahmed, Alvina Ahmed, Ali Siddiqui, and Salaar Shamsi. Please check out Faraz's PSL show here: https://www.youtube.com/RelukattayShow And all the people featured on this episode on the following Twitter handles: Faraz Qasim: @farazqasim Abdullah Ansari: @Abdullah719_ Alvina Ahmed: @alvinaahmeds Salaar Shamsi: @caniyaar Osama: @sporrtingnerd Hania: @hania19x Ali Siddiqui: @Janab_e_Ali I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 14 Nov 2022 22:18:50 -0000 Episode 18: Pakistan Fan Forum on the Men’s 2022 T20i World Cup and England’s Victory over Pakistan (Guest Hosted by Faraz Qasim) full 18 Samee Siddiqui This is a special episode as it is the first episode where Faraz Qasim, from the Relukattay PSL Show, is guest hosting and we had a wonderful panel: Abdullah Ansari, Hania, Osama Ahmed, Alvina Ahmed, Ali Siddiqui, and Salaar Shamsi.Please check out F... This is a special episode as it is the first episode where Faraz Qasim, from the Relukattay PSL Show, is guest hosting and we had a wonderful panel: Abdullah Ansari, Hania, Osama Ahmed, Alvina Ahmed, Ali Siddiqui, and Salaar Shamsi. Please check out Faraz's PSL show here: https://www.youtube.com/RelukattayShow And all the people featured on this episode on the following Twitter handles: Faraz Qasim: @farazqasim Abdullah Ansari: @Abdullah719_ Alvina Ahmed: @alvinaahmeds Salaar Shamsi: @caniyaar Osama: @sporrtingnerd Hania: @hania19x Ali Siddiqui: @Janab_e_Ali I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a special episode as it is the first episode where Faraz Qasim, from the Relukattay PSL Show, is guest hosting and we had a wonderful panel: Abdullah Ansari, Hania, Osama Ahmed, Alvina Ahmed, Ali Siddiqui, and Salaar Shamsi. Please check out Faraz's PSL show here: https://www.youtube.com/RelukattayShow

And all the people featured on this episode on the following Twitter handles:

Faraz Qasim: @farazqasim Abdullah Ansari: @Abdullah719_ Alvina Ahmed: @alvinaahmeds Salaar Shamsi: @caniyaar Osama: @sporrtingnerd Hania: @hania19x Ali Siddiqui: @Janab_e_Ali

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

 

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]]> 4834 no Episode 17: Ben Jones from Cricviz on Pakistan during the T20i World Cup and the semifinal against New Zealand (co-hosted by CoverDrive) https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-17-interview-with-ben-jones-on-the-semi-final-between-pakistan-and-new-zealand-co-host-with-coverdrive/ I had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Ben Jones from Cricviz on Pakistan's performances at the T20i World Cup in Australia, alongside CD or Assad from the Cover Drive Podcast.  We talked about the ultra-aggressive batting of Muhammad Haris, the brilliance of Pakistani bowling, and what to expect from the semi-final vs New Zealand. We began the conversation reflecting on the madness that saw Pakistan qualify for the knockout round, after South Africa lost to the Netherlands. You can find them on Twitter here:  Ben Jones = https://twitter.com/benjonescricket CD= https://twitter.com/CoverDriveCric Also check out CD's own podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6dkX4tEn0pJTfuiPDvb0TZ?si=f84e6d1b336e4367 I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:42:55 -0000 Episode 17: Ben Jones from Cricviz on Pakistan during the T20i World Cup and the semifinal against New Zealand (co-hosted by CoverDrive) full 17 Samee Siddiqui I had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Ben Jones from Cricviz on Pakistan's performances at the T20i World Cup in Australia, alongside CD or Assad from the Cover Drive Podcast. We talked about the ultra-aggressive batting of Muhammad Haris,... I had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Ben Jones from Cricviz on Pakistan's performances at the T20i World Cup in Australia, alongside CD or Assad from the Cover Drive Podcast.  We talked about the ultra-aggressive batting of Muhammad Haris, the brilliance of Pakistani bowling, and what to expect from the semi-final vs New Zealand. We began the conversation reflecting on the madness that saw Pakistan qualify for the knockout round, after South Africa lost to the Netherlands. You can find them on Twitter here:  Ben Jones = https://twitter.com/benjonescricket CD= https://twitter.com/CoverDriveCric Also check out CD's own podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6dkX4tEn0pJTfuiPDvb0TZ?si=f84e6d1b336e4367 I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices I had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Ben Jones from Cricviz on Pakistan's performances at the T20i World Cup in Australia, alongside CD or Assad from the Cover Drive Podcast.  We talked about the ultra-aggressive batting of Muhammad Haris, the brilliance of Pakistani bowling, and what to expect from the semi-final vs New Zealand. We began the conversation reflecting on the madness that saw Pakistan qualify for the knockout round, after South Africa lost to the Netherlands. You can find them on Twitter here:  Ben Jones = https://twitter.com/benjonescricket

CD= https://twitter.com/CoverDriveCric

Also check out CD's own podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6dkX4tEn0pJTfuiPDvb0TZ?si=f84e6d1b336e4367

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

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]]> 3285 no Episode 16: Panel on the ”Spirit of Cricket: Past & Present” w/ Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, Andrew Fidel Fernando, & Melinda Farrell (co-hosted w/ Zainub Razvi) https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-16-panel-on-the-spirit-of-cricket-past-present-w-siddhartha-vaidyanathan-andrew-fidel-fernando-melinda-farrell-co-hosted-w-zainub-razvi/ This is a really special podcast as I have the pleasure of hosting an all-star panel on the 'Spirit of Cricket' and the 'mankad' with Zainub Razvi. We have three of the best cricket writers in the world with us today: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, Andrew Fidel Fernando, & Melinda Farrell. You can find them on Twitter here:  Melinda = https://twitter.com/melindafarrell Fidel = https://twitter.com/afidelf Siddhartha = https://twitter.com/sidvee Please also check out Siddhartha's wonderful cricket podcast, 81 All Out, where he discusses some of the issues raised in our conversation: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/81-all-out-a-cricket-podcast/id1453728955 I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:38:25 -0000 Episode 16: Panel on the ”Spirit of Cricket: Past & Present” w/ Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, Andrew Fidel Fernando, & Melinda Farrell (co-hosted w/ Zainub Razvi) full 16 Samee Siddiqui This is a really special podcast as I have the pleasure of hosting an all-star panel on the 'Spirit of Cricket' and the 'mankad' with Zainub Razvi.We have three of the best cricket writers in the world with us today: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, Andrew F... This is a really special podcast as I have the pleasure of hosting an all-star panel on the 'Spirit of Cricket' and the 'mankad' with Zainub Razvi. We have three of the best cricket writers in the world with us today: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, Andrew Fidel Fernando, & Melinda Farrell. You can find them on Twitter here:  Melinda = https://twitter.com/melindafarrell Fidel = https://twitter.com/afidelf Siddhartha = https://twitter.com/sidvee Please also check out Siddhartha's wonderful cricket podcast, 81 All Out, where he discusses some of the issues raised in our conversation: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/81-all-out-a-cricket-podcast/id1453728955 I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a really special podcast as I have the pleasure of hosting an all-star panel on the 'Spirit of Cricket' and the 'mankad' with Zainub Razvi. We have three of the best cricket writers in the world with us today: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, Andrew Fidel Fernando, & Melinda Farrell. You can find them on Twitter here:  Melinda = https://twitter.com/melindafarrell

Fidel = https://twitter.com/afidelf

Siddhartha = https://twitter.com/sidvee

Please also check out Siddhartha's wonderful cricket podcast, 81 All Out, where he discusses some of the issues raised in our conversation: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/81-all-out-a-cricket-podcast/id1453728955

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

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]]> 3754 no Episode 15: Aatif Nawaz on Comedy, Commentary, & the England-Pakistan T20i Series https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-15-aatif-nawaz-on-comedy-commentary-the-england-pakistan-t20i-series/ I had a great time chatting with the Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, Writer, Presenter and Cricket Commentator, Aatif Nawaz.  We discussed his unusual journey into cricket commentary, the art of commentating, BBC's Test Match Special, and, at the end, I also asked him to reflect on the recently concluded T20i series between England and Pakistan. Here is his website: http://aatifnawaz.com/ I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 03 Oct 2022 18:37:23 -0000 Episode 15: Aatif Nawaz on Comedy, Commentary, & the England-Pakistan T20i Series full 15 Samee Siddiqui I had a great time chatting with the Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, Writer, Presenter and Cricket Commentator, Aatif Nawaz.  We discussed his unusual journey into cricket commentary, the art of commentating, BBC's Test Match Special, and, at the end, I al... I had a great time chatting with the Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, Writer, Presenter and Cricket Commentator, Aatif Nawaz.  We discussed his unusual journey into cricket commentary, the art of commentating, BBC's Test Match Special, and, at the end, I also asked him to reflect on the recently concluded T20i series between England and Pakistan. Here is his website: http://aatifnawaz.com/ I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices I had a great time chatting with the Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, Writer, Presenter and Cricket Commentator, Aatif Nawaz. 

We discussed his unusual journey into cricket commentary, the art of commentating, BBC's Test Match Special, and, at the end, I also asked him to reflect on the recently concluded T20i series between England and Pakistan.

Here is his website: http://aatifnawaz.com/

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

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]]> 3941 no Episode 14: Matt Roller on T20 Cricket & England’s T20i Series in Pakistan (Co-Hosted by Alvina Ahmed) https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-14-matt-roller-on-t20-cricket-england-s-t20i-series-in-pakistan-co-hosted-by-alvina-ahmed/ I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Roller alongside my co-host Alvina Ahmed. Matt writes for ESPN Cricinfo and recently won the Young Journalist of the Year award by the ECB.  You can find Matt on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/mroller98 Here is his article on the Art of the T20 finisher:  https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1309301/the-art-of-the-t20-finisher I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow my co-host, Alvina Ahmed here: https://twitter.com/alvinaahmeds You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:01:28 -0000 Episode 14: Matt Roller on T20 Cricket & England’s T20i Series in Pakistan (Co-Hosted by Alvina Ahmed) full 14 Samee Siddiqui I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Roller alongside my co-host Alvina Ahmed. Matt writes for ESPN Cricinfo and recently won the Young Journalist of the Year award by the ECB.  You can find Matt on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/mroller98 Here... I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Roller alongside my co-host Alvina Ahmed. Matt writes for ESPN Cricinfo and recently won the Young Journalist of the Year award by the ECB.  You can find Matt on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/mroller98 Here is his article on the Art of the T20 finisher:  https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1309301/the-art-of-the-t20-finisher I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow my co-host, Alvina Ahmed here: https://twitter.com/alvinaahmeds You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Roller alongside my co-host Alvina Ahmed. Matt writes for ESPN Cricinfo and recently won the Young Journalist of the Year award by the ECB. 

You can find Matt on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/mroller98

Here is his article on the Art of the T20 finisher:  https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1309301/the-art-of-the-t20-finisher

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow my co-host, Alvina Ahmed here: https://twitter.com/alvinaahmeds

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]]> 2148 no Episode 13: Pakistan Fan Forum on the Asia Cup 2022 and Sri Lankan Victory over Pakistan in the Final https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-13-pakistan-fan-s-forum-on-the-asia-cup-2022/ Had the pleasure of speaking to 6 brilliant fans on the first "Pakistan Fan Forum" on the Asia Cup 2022. Although he discuss the defeat and the problems in our approach, he begin by looking at Sri Lanka's brilliant victory and end with some positives (namely Naseem Shah and Nawaz). Unfortunately, we also had to address the possibility of another Shoaib Malik return! You can find the panelists here: Alvina: https://twitter.com/alvinaahmeds Assad: https://twitter.com/CoverDriveCric Raiyan: https://twitter.com/CricCritic2 Zain: https://twitter.com/PresidentMisbah Abdullah: https://twitter.com/Abdullah719_ Osama: https://twitter.com/sporrtingnerd I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 11 Sep 2022 22:28:17 -0000 Episode 13: Pakistan Fan Forum on the Asia Cup 2022 and Sri Lankan Victory over Pakistan in the Final full 13 Samee Siddiqui Had the pleasure of speaking to 6 brilliant fans on the first "Pakistan Fan Forum" on the Asia Cup 2022. Although he discuss the defeat and the problems in our approach, he begin by looking at Sri Lanka's brilliant victory and end with some positives... Had the pleasure of speaking to 6 brilliant fans on the first "Pakistan Fan Forum" on the Asia Cup 2022. Although he discuss the defeat and the problems in our approach, he begin by looking at Sri Lanka's brilliant victory and end with some positives (namely Naseem Shah and Nawaz). Unfortunately, we also had to address the possibility of another Shoaib Malik return! You can find the panelists here: Alvina: https://twitter.com/alvinaahmeds Assad: https://twitter.com/CoverDriveCric Raiyan: https://twitter.com/CricCritic2 Zain: https://twitter.com/PresidentMisbah Abdullah: https://twitter.com/Abdullah719_ Osama: https://twitter.com/sporrtingnerd I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Had the pleasure of speaking to 6 brilliant fans on the first "Pakistan Fan Forum" on the Asia Cup 2022. Although he discuss the defeat and the problems in our approach, he begin by looking at Sri Lanka's brilliant victory and end with some positives (namely Naseem Shah and Nawaz). Unfortunately, we also had to address the possibility of another Shoaib Malik return!

You can find the panelists here:

Alvina: https://twitter.com/alvinaahmeds

Assad: https://twitter.com/CoverDriveCric

Raiyan: https://twitter.com/CricCritic2

Zain: https://twitter.com/PresidentMisbah

Abdullah: https://twitter.com/Abdullah719_

Osama: https://twitter.com/sporrtingnerd

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

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]]> 6010 no Episode 12: Review of the Pakistan Tour of Sri Lanka w/ Andrew Fidel Fernando from ESPN Cricinfo https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-12-review-of-the-pakistan-tour-of-sri-lanka-w-andrew-fidel-fernando-from-espn-cricinfo/ So I’m really lucky to have interviewed Andrew Fidel Fernando—one of my favorite cricket writers—last week (August 3rd 2022). Fidel writes for ESPN Cricinfo and is also the author of a wonderful book entitled, Upon a Sleepless Isle: Travels in Sri Lanka by bus, cycle and trishaw. You can find Andrew Fidel Fernando on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/afidelf Here is his article on Sri Lanka's World Cup Victory in 1996: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/834255/the-lion-s-fairy-tale I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 08 Aug 2022 12:15:00 -0000 Episode 12: Review of the Pakistan Tour of Sri Lanka w/ Andrew Fidel Fernando from ESPN Cricinfo full 12 Samee Siddiqui So I’m really lucky to have interviewed Andrew Fidel Fernando—one of my favorite cricket writers—last week (August 3rd 2022). Fidel writes for ESPN Cricinfo and is also the author of a wonderful book entitled, Upon a Sleepless Isle: Travels in Sri La... So I’m really lucky to have interviewed Andrew Fidel Fernando—one of my favorite cricket writers—last week (August 3rd 2022). Fidel writes for ESPN Cricinfo and is also the author of a wonderful book entitled, Upon a Sleepless Isle: Travels in Sri Lanka by bus, cycle and trishaw. You can find Andrew Fidel Fernando on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/afidelf Here is his article on Sri Lanka's World Cup Victory in 1996: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/834255/the-lion-s-fairy-tale I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices So I’m really lucky to have interviewed Andrew Fidel Fernando—one of my favorite cricket writers—last week (August 3rd 2022).

Fidel writes for ESPN Cricinfo and is also the author of a wonderful book entitled, Upon a Sleepless Isle: Travels in Sri Lanka by bus, cycle and trishaw.

You can find Andrew Fidel Fernando on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/afidelf

Here is his article on Sri Lanka's World Cup Victory in 1996: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/834255/the-lion-s-fairy-tale

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

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]]> 3549 no Episode 11: The “Pace is Pace Yaar” Reunion Episode co-hosted with Zainub Razvi https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-11-the-pace-is-pace-yaar-reunion-episode/ This is a special episode because not only is Zainub Razvi joining me as a guest host, we are joined by 6 members of “Pace is Pace Yaar” (aka PiPY). I want to thank two people in particular for making this happen: Zainub for coming up with the idea as well as the most important questions & Osman Samiuddin for helping me get MOST of the crew together. You can find PiPY on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/PaceisPaceYaar And some of PiPY's podcasts here: https://soundcloud.com/paceispaceyaar You can find Zainub on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/zainubrazvi I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 06 Aug 2022 20:10:02 -0000 Episode 11: The “Pace is Pace Yaar” Reunion Episode co-hosted with Zainub Razvi full 11 Samee Siddiqui This is a special episode because not only is Zainub Razvi joining me as a guest host, we are joined by 6 members of “Pace is Pace Yaar” (aka PiPY). I want to thank two people in particular for making this happen: Zainub for coming up with the idea a... This is a special episode because not only is Zainub Razvi joining me as a guest host, we are joined by 6 members of “Pace is Pace Yaar” (aka PiPY). I want to thank two people in particular for making this happen: Zainub for coming up with the idea as well as the most important questions & Osman Samiuddin for helping me get MOST of the crew together. You can find PiPY on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/PaceisPaceYaar And some of PiPY's podcasts here: https://soundcloud.com/paceispaceyaar You can find Zainub on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/zainubrazvi I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a special episode because not only is Zainub Razvi joining me as a guest host, we are joined by 6 members of “Pace is Pace Yaar” (aka PiPY). I want to thank two people in particular for making this happen: Zainub for coming up with the idea as well as the most important questions & Osman Samiuddin for helping me get MOST of the crew together.

You can find PiPY on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/PaceisPaceYaar

And some of PiPY's podcasts here: https://soundcloud.com/paceispaceyaar

You can find Zainub on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/zainubrazvi

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

 

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]]> 4642 no Episode 10: 90’s Cricket, Multan Sultans, and Grassroots Cricket w/ Nawab Hassan Hussein Qureshi & Guest Host Hijab Zahid https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-10-90-s-cricket-multan-sultans-and-grassroots-cricket-w-nawab-hassan-hussein-qureshi-guest-host-hijab-zahid/ So this is a special episode for the podcast. Not only do we have a wonderful guest in Nawab Hassan Hussein Qureshi from the Multan Sultans & Grassroots Cricket, I am also pleased to welcome the brilliant Hijab Zahid as a guest host for this episode for the first (of I hope) many occasions. We talked about Pakistani Cricket in the 90s, Multan Sultans, and Grassroots Cricket. And, as promised, Hassan made sure to mention Biryani, Nihari, and Samosas during the recording.  Sadly, Hijab lost electricity midway through the recording but she will hopefully be back very soon for another appearance as guest host soon! You can find Hassan here: https://twitter.com/HtotheQ You can find Hijab here: https://twitter.com/hijaaaaab I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 24 May 2022 13:36:38 -0000 Episode 10: 90’s Cricket, Multan Sultans, and Grassroots Cricket w/ Nawab Hassan Hussein Qureshi & Guest Host Hijab Zahid full 10 Samee Siddiqui So this is a special episode for the podcast. Not only do we have a wonderful guest in Nawab Hassan Hussein Qureshi from the Multan Sultans & Grassroots Cricket, I am also pleased to welcome the brilliant Hijab Zahid as a guest host for this episode ... So this is a special episode for the podcast. Not only do we have a wonderful guest in Nawab Hassan Hussein Qureshi from the Multan Sultans & Grassroots Cricket, I am also pleased to welcome the brilliant Hijab Zahid as a guest host for this episode for the first (of I hope) many occasions. We talked about Pakistani Cricket in the 90s, Multan Sultans, and Grassroots Cricket. And, as promised, Hassan made sure to mention Biryani, Nihari, and Samosas during the recording.  Sadly, Hijab lost electricity midway through the recording but she will hopefully be back very soon for another appearance as guest host soon! You can find Hassan here: https://twitter.com/HtotheQ You can find Hijab here: https://twitter.com/hijaaaaab I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices So this is a special episode for the podcast. Not only do we have a wonderful guest in Nawab Hassan Hussein Qureshi from the Multan Sultans & Grassroots Cricket, I am also pleased to welcome the brilliant Hijab Zahid as a guest host for this episode for the first (of I hope) many occasions.

We talked about Pakistani Cricket in the 90s, Multan Sultans, and Grassroots Cricket. And, as promised, Hassan made sure to mention Biryani, Nihari, and Samosas during the recording.  Sadly, Hijab lost electricity midway through the recording but she will hopefully be back very soon for another appearance as guest host soon!

You can find Hassan here: https://twitter.com/HtotheQ

You can find Hijab here: https://twitter.com/hijaaaaab

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

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]]> 5392 no Episode 9: Domestic Cricket in Islamabad and Cricket Broadcasting with former first-class cricketer Hammad Siddiqui https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-9-domestic-cricket-in-islamabad-and-cricket-broadcasting-with-former-first-class-cricketer-hammad-siddiqui/ I had the pleasure of speaking to my uncle Hammad Siddiqui (or Hammad Chacha to me), the former Pakistani first-class cricketer and cricket broadcaster.  You can check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIzwkYABJg69E4J_eE_r6cw/featured I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 11 May 2022 13:54:16 -0000 Episode 9: Domestic Cricket in Islamabad and Cricket Broadcasting with former first-class cricketer Hammad Siddiqui full 9 Samee Siddiqui I had the pleasure of speaking to my uncle Hammad Siddiqui (or Hammad Chacha to me), the former Pakistani first-class cricketer and cricket broadcaster.  You can check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIzwkYABJg69E4J_eE_... I had the pleasure of speaking to my uncle Hammad Siddiqui (or Hammad Chacha to me), the former Pakistani first-class cricketer and cricket broadcaster.  You can check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIzwkYABJg69E4J_eE_r6cw/featured I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices I had the pleasure of speaking to my uncle Hammad Siddiqui (or Hammad Chacha to me), the former Pakistani first-class cricketer and cricket broadcaster. 

You can check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIzwkYABJg69E4J_eE_r6cw/featured

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

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]]> 1926 no Episode 8: Coaching, Surrey, and County Cricket w/ Azhar Mahmood and Jonathan Norman https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-8-coaching-surrey-and-county-cricket-w-azhar-mahmood-and-jonathan-norman/ This podcast is split into two parts. First, I had the pleasure of speaking to Azhar Mahmood, the former Pakistani all-rounder and bowling coach, for a few minutes on his coaching philosophy. This interview was recorded on March 9th.  In the second part, I got the chance to speak to talkSport’s Cricket Editor and Surrey Cricket fan, Jonathan Norman about Pakistani players playing for Surrey over the years as well as Azhar Mahmood’s coaching reputation at Surrey. You can find the Following On podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6byw6es6RirUWnvNq0vDIn I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 23 Apr 2022 12:14:28 -0000 Episode 8: Coaching, Surrey, and County Cricket w/ Azhar Mahmood and Jonathan Norman full 8 Samee Siddiqui This podcast is split into two parts. First, I had the pleasure of speaking to Azhar Mahmood, the former Pakistani all-rounder and bowling coach, for a few minutes on his coaching philosophy. This interview was recorded on March 9th.  In the second p... This podcast is split into two parts. First, I had the pleasure of speaking to Azhar Mahmood, the former Pakistani all-rounder and bowling coach, for a few minutes on his coaching philosophy. This interview was recorded on March 9th.  In the second part, I got the chance to speak to talkSport’s Cricket Editor and Surrey Cricket fan, Jonathan Norman about Pakistani players playing for Surrey over the years as well as Azhar Mahmood’s coaching reputation at Surrey. You can find the Following On podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6byw6es6RirUWnvNq0vDIn I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This podcast is split into two parts. First, I had the pleasure of speaking to Azhar Mahmood, the former Pakistani all-rounder and bowling coach, for a few minutes on his coaching philosophy. This interview was recorded on March 9th. 

In the second part, I got the chance to speak to talkSport’s Cricket Editor and Surrey Cricket fan, Jonathan Norman about Pakistani players playing for Surrey over the years as well as Azhar Mahmood’s coaching reputation at Surrey. You can find the Following On podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6byw6es6RirUWnvNq0vDIn

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

 

 

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]]> 2949 no Episode 7: Mickey Arthur & Kamran Muzaffer on Coaching (Shadab Khan, Babar Azam, Azhar Mahmood, and Saqlain Mushtaq) https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/mickey-arthur-kamran-muzaffer-on-coaching-shadab-khan-babar-azam-azhar-mahmood-and-saqlain-mushtaq/ This podcast is split into two parts. First, I had the pleasure of speaking to Mickey Arthur, the former Pakistan Head Coach, for a few minutes on Zoom at the end of a long media day for his current team, Derbyshire. We spoke about the intelligence of players like Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, and Fakhar Zaman as well as the recent changes made to the Pakistani domestic structure. In the second part, I was able to go in-depth into the topic of Pakistani coaches with the brilliant cricket journalist and commentator, Kamran Muzaffer https://twitter.com/Krick3r Just FYI, later this month I will be releasing an interview with Azhar Mahmood on a similar topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:19:05 -0000 Episode 7: Mickey Arthur & Kamran Muzaffer on Coaching (Shadab Khan, Babar Azam, Azhar Mahmood, and Saqlain Mushtaq) full 7 Samee Siddiqui This podcast is split into two parts. First, I had the pleasure of speaking to Mickey Arthur, the former Pakistan Head Coach, for a few minutes on Zoom at the end of a long media day for his current team, Derbyshire. We spoke about the intelligence o... This podcast is split into two parts. First, I had the pleasure of speaking to Mickey Arthur, the former Pakistan Head Coach, for a few minutes on Zoom at the end of a long media day for his current team, Derbyshire. We spoke about the intelligence of players like Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, and Fakhar Zaman as well as the recent changes made to the Pakistani domestic structure. In the second part, I was able to go in-depth into the topic of Pakistani coaches with the brilliant cricket journalist and commentator, Kamran Muzaffer https://twitter.com/Krick3r Just FYI, later this month I will be releasing an interview with Azhar Mahmood on a similar topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This podcast is split into two parts. First, I had the pleasure of speaking to Mickey Arthur, the former Pakistan Head Coach, for a few minutes on Zoom at the end of a long media day for his current team, Derbyshire. We spoke about the intelligence of players like Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, and Fakhar Zaman as well as the recent changes made to the Pakistani domestic structure.

In the second part, I was able to go in-depth into the topic of Pakistani coaches with the brilliant cricket journalist and commentator, Kamran Muzaffer https://twitter.com/Krick3r

Just FYI, later this month I will be releasing an interview with Azhar Mahmood on a similar topic.

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]]> 3515 no Episode 6: Review of the Pakistan-Australia Test Series, Azeem Rafiq, & English Cricket w/ Taha Hashim (Usman Khawaja, Yorkshire Racism, Root’s Captaincy, & Naseem Shah) https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-6review-ofthepakistan-australia-test-seriesazeem-rafiqenglishcricket-wtahahashim-usmankhawaja-yorkshire-racismroot-s-captaincynaseem-shah/ I’m really lucky to have Taha Hashim with me today. Taha writes for Wisden Cricket Monthly and was recently commended for the Young Journalist of the Year award by the ECB https://twitter.com/taha_wisden?lang=en. Taha was recently in Pakistan covering the Pakistan-Australia Test Series, and joins me from the UK. We talk about Usman Khawaja's form, the Azeem Rafiq-Yorkshire racism story, the criticism of Joe Root's captaincy, watching Abdullah Shafique bat, Naseem Shah's action, Pat Cummins's ridiculous consistency, and much more. This is Taha Hashim's interview with Azeem Rafiq that first brought the Yorkshire racism story to the surface: https://wisden.com/stories/interviews/the-extraordinary-life-of-azeem-rafiq I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 03 Apr 2022 13:30:00 -0000 Episode 6: Review of the Pakistan-Australia Test Series, Azeem Rafiq, & English Cricket w/ Taha Hashim (Usman Khawaja, Yorkshire Racism, Root’s Captaincy, & Naseem Shah) full 6 Samee Siddiqui I’m really lucky to have Taha Hashim with me today. Taha writes for Wisden Cricket Monthly and was recently commended for the Young Journalist of the Year award by the ECB https://twitter.com/taha_wisden?lang=en. Taha was recently in Pakistan coverin... I’m really lucky to have Taha Hashim with me today. Taha writes for Wisden Cricket Monthly and was recently commended for the Young Journalist of the Year award by the ECB https://twitter.com/taha_wisden?lang=en. Taha was recently in Pakistan covering the Pakistan-Australia Test Series, and joins me from the UK. We talk about Usman Khawaja's form, the Azeem Rafiq-Yorkshire racism story, the criticism of Joe Root's captaincy, watching Abdullah Shafique bat, Naseem Shah's action, Pat Cummins's ridiculous consistency, and much more. This is Taha Hashim's interview with Azeem Rafiq that first brought the Yorkshire racism story to the surface: https://wisden.com/stories/interviews/the-extraordinary-life-of-azeem-rafiq I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices I’m really lucky to have Taha Hashim with me today.

Taha writes for Wisden Cricket Monthly and was recently commended for the Young Journalist of the Year award by the ECB https://twitter.com/taha_wisden?lang=en. Taha was recently in Pakistan covering the Pakistan-Australia Test Series, and joins me from the UK.

We talk about Usman Khawaja's form, the Azeem Rafiq-Yorkshire racism story, the criticism of Joe Root's captaincy, watching Abdullah Shafique bat, Naseem Shah's action, Pat Cummins's ridiculous consistency, and much more. This is Taha Hashim's interview with Azeem Rafiq that first brought the Yorkshire racism story to the surface: https://wisden.com/stories/interviews/the-extraordinary-life-of-azeem-rafiq

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

 

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]]> 3690 no Episode 5: Review of the Pakistan-Australia Test Series with Danyal Rasool and Bharat Sundaresan https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-5-review-of-the-pakistan-australia-test-series-with-danyal-rasool-and-bharat-sundaresan/ I’m really lucky to have two brilliant guests with me today. Danyal is the sub-editor for ESPN Cricinfo writing on Pakistani Cricket, and Bharat is an Australian based cricket writer who writes for Cricbuzz. He is also the author of The Dhoni Touch: Unravelling the Enigma That is Mahendra Singh Dhoni. You can find their work here: For Danyal, see https://www.espncricinfo.com/author/danyal-rasool-689 For Bharat, see https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/author/bharat-sundaresan/235 I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:31:41 -0000 Episode 5: Review of the Pakistan-Australia Test Series with Danyal Rasool and Bharat Sundaresan full 5 Samee Siddiqui I’m really lucky to have two brilliant guests with me today. Danyal is the sub-editor for ESPN Cricinfo writing on Pakistani Cricket, and Bharat is an Australian based cricket writer who writes for Cricbuzz. He is also the author of The Dhoni Touch: ... I’m really lucky to have two brilliant guests with me today. Danyal is the sub-editor for ESPN Cricinfo writing on Pakistani Cricket, and Bharat is an Australian based cricket writer who writes for Cricbuzz. He is also the author of The Dhoni Touch: Unravelling the Enigma That is Mahendra Singh Dhoni. You can find their work here: For Danyal, see https://www.espncricinfo.com/author/danyal-rasool-689 For Bharat, see https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/author/bharat-sundaresan/235 I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices I’m really lucky to have two brilliant guests with me today.

Danyal is the sub-editor for ESPN Cricinfo writing on Pakistani Cricket, and Bharat is an Australian based cricket writer who writes for Cricbuzz. He is also the author of The Dhoni Touch: Unravelling the Enigma That is Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

You can find their work here:

For Danyal, see https://www.espncricinfo.com/author/danyal-rasool-689

For Bharat, see https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/author/bharat-sundaresan/235

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

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]]> 5074 no Episode 4: Women’s Cricket, Cricket Commentary, and Online Pakistani Fan Culture w/ Hijab Zahid and Alvina Ahmed (Women’s World Cup, Bismah Maroof, & the Women’s PSL) https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-4women-s-cricket-cricketcommentary-and-online-pakistani-fan-culturew-hijabzahidandalvina-ahmed-womens-world-cup-bismahmaroofthe-womens-psl/ I’m really pleased to be joined by Hijab Zahid & Alvina Ahmed to talk about: women's cricket in Pakistan, Bismah Maroof, the Women's World Cup in New Zealand, Cricket commentary, and online Pakistani cricket fan culture. Hijab is an aspiring cricket commentator, who was the runner-up in the Voice of Pakistan, an initiative to find new commentary talent in the country (https://twitter.com/hijaaaaab). Alvina is a Pakistani cricket fan and writes for Khiladi Sports, an online platform for sports analysis (https://twitter.com/alvinaahmeds).  For a brilliant article on the history of Women's Cricket in Pakistan, see this by Kamila Shamsie:  https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1202296/the-story-of-pakistan-women-s-cricket-from-the-khan-sisters-to-sana-mir For an excellent blog on Women's Cricket in Pakistan today, see this by Eman: https://doublewicketmaiden.substack.com/p/on-womens-cricket-in-pakistan-part?s=r I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 26 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0000 Episode 4: Women’s Cricket, Cricket Commentary, and Online Pakistani Fan Culture w/ Hijab Zahid and Alvina Ahmed (Women’s World Cup, Bismah Maroof, & the Women’s PSL) full 4 Samee Siddiqui I’m really pleased to be joined by Hijab Zahid & Alvina Ahmed to talk about: women's cricket in Pakistan, Bismah Maroof, the Women's World Cup in New Zealand, Cricket commentary, and online Pakistani cricket fan culture. Hijab is an aspiring cricket ... I’m really pleased to be joined by Hijab Zahid & Alvina Ahmed to talk about: women's cricket in Pakistan, Bismah Maroof, the Women's World Cup in New Zealand, Cricket commentary, and online Pakistani cricket fan culture. Hijab is an aspiring cricket commentator, who was the runner-up in the Voice of Pakistan, an initiative to find new commentary talent in the country (https://twitter.com/hijaaaaab). Alvina is a Pakistani cricket fan and writes for Khiladi Sports, an online platform for sports analysis (https://twitter.com/alvinaahmeds).  For a brilliant article on the history of Women's Cricket in Pakistan, see this by Kamila Shamsie:  https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1202296/the-story-of-pakistan-women-s-cricket-from-the-khan-sisters-to-sana-mir For an excellent blog on Women's Cricket in Pakistan today, see this by Eman: https://doublewicketmaiden.substack.com/p/on-womens-cricket-in-pakistan-part?s=r I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices I’m really pleased to be joined by Hijab Zahid & Alvina Ahmed to talk about: women's cricket in Pakistan, Bismah Maroof, the Women's World Cup in New Zealand, Cricket commentary, and online Pakistani cricket fan culture.

Hijab is an aspiring cricket commentator, who was the runner-up in the Voice of Pakistan, an initiative to find new commentary talent in the country (https://twitter.com/hijaaaaab). Alvina is a Pakistani cricket fan and writes for Khiladi Sports, an online platform for sports analysis (https://twitter.com/alvinaahmeds). 

For a brilliant article on the history of Women's Cricket in Pakistan, see this by Kamila Shamsie:  https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1202296/the-story-of-pakistan-women-s-cricket-from-the-khan-sisters-to-sana-mir

For an excellent blog on Women's Cricket in Pakistan today, see this by Eman: https://doublewicketmaiden.substack.com/p/on-womens-cricket-in-pakistan-part?s=r

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast 

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]]> 3097 no Episode 3: The Bob Woolmer Special in Collaboration with Andrew McLean (featuring Azhar Mahmood, James Fitzgerald, and Zainub Razvi) https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-3-the-bob-woolmer-special-in-collaboration-with-james-mclean-featuring-azhar-mahmood-james-fitzgerald-and-zainub-razvi/ This is a podcast about the life and career of Bob Woolmer, the former English cricketer who coached Pakistan between 2004 and 2007 (made in collaboration with the journalist and broadcaster Andrew McLean).  Woolmer died in mysterious circumstances the day after Pakistan lost to Ireland in the 2007 World Cup. This podcast explores his career from the perspective of a Pakistani player (Azhar Mahmood), an International Cricket Council employee (James Fitzgerald), and a Pakistani fan and blogger (Zainub Razvi). Part I of this podcast focuses on the investigation into Woolmer’s death from the perspective of James Fitzgerald. James was the communications manager of the International Cricket Council (ICC) when Woolmer lost his life.  Part II features Andrew’s interview with Azhar Mahmood, the former Pakistani cricketer who was a part of the 2007 WC team. Last but not least, I discuss Woolmer’s coaching from a Pakistani fans perspective with Zainub Razvi in Part III. Zainub was a blogger writing about cricket when Woolmer was Pakistan's coach, and interacted with him through his coaching website.   Here are the time stamps for the podcast: Part I: my interview with James Fitzgerald begins at 1 minute 15 seconds Part II: featuring Andrew’s interview with Azhar Mahmood begins at 38 minutes 10 seconds Part III: my interview with Zainub Razvi begins at 1 hour 12 minutes  I want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music from this amazing album: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my Patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:17:51 -0000 Episode 3: The Bob Woolmer Special in Collaboration with Andrew McLean (featuring Azhar Mahmood, James Fitzgerald, and Zainub Razvi) full 3 Samee Siddiqui This is a podcast about the life and career of Bob Woolmer, the former English cricketer who coached Pakistan between 2004 and 2007 (made in collaboration with the journalist and broadcaster Andrew McLean).  Woolmer died in mysterious circumstances t... This is a podcast about the life and career of Bob Woolmer, the former English cricketer who coached Pakistan between 2004 and 2007 (made in collaboration with the journalist and broadcaster Andrew McLean).  Woolmer died in mysterious circumstances the day after Pakistan lost to Ireland in the 2007 World Cup. This podcast explores his career from the perspective of a Pakistani player (Azhar Mahmood), an International Cricket Council employee (James Fitzgerald), and a Pakistani fan and blogger (Zainub Razvi). Part I of this podcast focuses on the investigation into Woolmer’s death from the perspective of James Fitzgerald. James was the communications manager of the International Cricket Council (ICC) when Woolmer lost his life.  Part II features Andrew’s interview with Azhar Mahmood, the former Pakistani cricketer who was a part of the 2007 WC team. Last but not least, I discuss Woolmer’s coaching from a Pakistani fans perspective with Zainub Razvi in Part III. Zainub was a blogger writing about cricket when Woolmer was Pakistan's coach, and interacted with him through his coaching website.   Here are the time stamps for the podcast: Part I: my interview with James Fitzgerald begins at 1 minute 15 seconds Part II: featuring Andrew’s interview with Azhar Mahmood begins at 38 minutes 10 seconds Part III: my interview with Zainub Razvi begins at 1 hour 12 minutes  I want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music from this amazing album: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my Patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a podcast about the life and career of Bob Woolmer, the former English cricketer who coached Pakistan between 2004 and 2007 (made in collaboration with the journalist and broadcaster Andrew McLean). 

Woolmer died in mysterious circumstances the day after Pakistan lost to Ireland in the 2007 World Cup. This podcast explores his career from the perspective of a Pakistani player (Azhar Mahmood), an International Cricket Council employee (James Fitzgerald), and a Pakistani fan and blogger (Zainub Razvi).

Part I of this podcast focuses on the investigation into Woolmer’s death from the perspective of James Fitzgerald. James was the communications manager of the International Cricket Council (ICC) when Woolmer lost his life. 

Part II features Andrew’s interview with Azhar Mahmood, the former Pakistani cricketer who was a part of the 2007 WC team.

Last but not least, I discuss Woolmer’s coaching from a Pakistani fans perspective with Zainub Razvi in Part III. Zainub was a blogger writing about cricket when Woolmer was Pakistan's coach, and interacted with him through his coaching website.

 

Here are the time stamps for the podcast:

Part I: my interview with James Fitzgerald begins at 1 minute 15 seconds

Part II: featuring Andrew’s interview with Azhar Mahmood begins at 38 minutes 10 seconds

Part III: my interview with Zainub Razvi begins at 1 hour 12 minutes 

I want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music from this amazing album: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my Patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

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]]> 5944 no Episode 2: From Islamabad to the Japan National Team. An interview with Ibrahim Takahashi (Cricket in Japan) https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-12-from-islamabad-to-the-japan-national-team-an-interview-with-ibrahim-takahashi-cricket-in-japan/ In this episode, I speak to a Japanese-Pakistani cricketer, Ibrahim Takahashi, who was recently called up to the Japanese National team. Ibrahim—whose mother is Japanese and father is Pakistani—was born in Gotemba (Japan), but moved to Islamabad at a young age. Currently, he plays for the Chiba Sharks in Japan as well as the Junoon Cricket Club in Islamabad. He talked to me about his childhood, his bowling action modeled on Graeme Swann, as well as taking the wicket of the current Pakistan Chief Selector, Muhammad Wasim. I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 09 Mar 2022 15:14:15 -0000 Episode 2: From Islamabad to the Japan National Team. An interview with Ibrahim Takahashi (Cricket in Japan) full 2 Samee Siddiqui In this episode, I speak to a Japanese-Pakistani cricketer, Ibrahim Takahashi, who was recently called up to the Japanese National team. Ibrahim—whose mother is Japanese and father is Pakistani—was born in Gotemba (Japan), but moved to Islamabad at a... In this episode, I speak to a Japanese-Pakistani cricketer, Ibrahim Takahashi, who was recently called up to the Japanese National team. Ibrahim—whose mother is Japanese and father is Pakistani—was born in Gotemba (Japan), but moved to Islamabad at a young age. Currently, he plays for the Chiba Sharks in Japan as well as the Junoon Cricket Club in Islamabad. He talked to me about his childhood, his bowling action modeled on Graeme Swann, as well as taking the wicket of the current Pakistan Chief Selector, Muhammad Wasim. I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this episode, I speak to a Japanese-Pakistani cricketer, Ibrahim Takahashi, who was recently called up to the Japanese National team.

Ibrahim—whose mother is Japanese and father is Pakistani—was born in Gotemba (Japan), but moved to Islamabad at a young age. Currently, he plays for the Chiba Sharks in Japan as well as the Junoon Cricket Club in Islamabad.

He talked to me about his childhood, his bowling action modeled on Graeme Swann, as well as taking the wicket of the current Pakistan Chief Selector, Muhammad Wasim.

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

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]]> 2023 no Episode 1: The Return of the Aussies with Gideon Haigh and Osman Samiuddin (Preview of the Australian tour of Pakistan) https://pakistancricketpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-1-the-return-of-the-aussies-with-gideon-haigh-and-osman-samiuddin/ In this episode, I am joined by two of my favorite journalists—Gideon Haigh and Osman Samiuddin—to discuss the return of the Aussies to Pakistan. We preview the tour, and discuss the history of the rivalry between Pakistan and Australia. Gideon Haigh is an Australian journalist and non-fiction writer based in Melbourne, Australia. He has written far too many books for me to list here, but I will mention his latest non-fiction book, The Night Was a Bright Moonlight and I Could See a Man Quite Plain, which is a true story about an Edwardian cricket murder. I heard Gideon talking about it on his own podcast, Cricket, etcetera.  Osman Samiuddin is a Senior Editor at ESPN Cricinfo in London. He is also the author of an excellent book on the history of Pakistani Cricket, The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket. I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:37:01 -0000 Episode 1: The Return of the Aussies with Gideon Haigh and Osman Samiuddin (Preview of the Australian tour of Pakistan) full 1 Samee Siddiqui In this episode, I am joined by two of my favorite journalists—Gideon Haigh and Osman Samiuddin—to discuss the return of the Aussies to Pakistan. We preview the tour, and discuss the history of the rivalry between Pakistan and Australia. Gideon Haigh... In this episode, I am joined by two of my favorite journalists—Gideon Haigh and Osman Samiuddin—to discuss the return of the Aussies to Pakistan. We preview the tour, and discuss the history of the rivalry between Pakistan and Australia. Gideon Haigh is an Australian journalist and non-fiction writer based in Melbourne, Australia. He has written far too many books for me to list here, but I will mention his latest non-fiction book, The Night Was a Bright Moonlight and I Could See a Man Quite Plain, which is a true story about an Edwardian cricket murder. I heard Gideon talking about it on his own podcast, Cricket, etcetera.  Osman Samiuddin is a Senior Editor at ESPN Cricinfo in London. He is also the author of an excellent book on the history of Pakistani Cricket, The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket. I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this episode, I am joined by two of my favorite journalists—Gideon Haigh and Osman Samiuddin—to discuss the return of the Aussies to Pakistan. We preview the tour, and discuss the history of the rivalry between Pakistan and Australia.

Gideon Haigh is an Australian journalist and non-fiction writer based in Melbourne, Australia. He has written far too many books for me to list here, but I will mention his latest non-fiction book, The Night Was a Bright Moonlight and I Could See a Man Quite Plain, which is a true story about an Edwardian cricket murder. I heard Gideon talking about it on his own podcast, Cricket, etcetera. 

Osman Samiuddin is a Senior Editor at ESPN Cricinfo in London. He is also the author of an excellent book on the history of Pakistani Cricket, The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket.

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

You can donate to my patreon page if you would like to help me in continuing to do these podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/pakcricketpod

You can follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast

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