Tickets for 🏏 Cricket Night at the Park: https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/tickets/theme-days/cricket-night Here's an episode looking back at every T20 World Cup. Let us know your favorite in the comments below! 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Welcome to BP's legacy pod 2:28 - 2007 T20 World Cup 22:38 - 2009 T20 World Cup 34:52 - 2010 T20 World Cup 40:42 - 2012 T20 World Cup 49:37 - 2014 T20 World Cup 58:36 - 2016 T20 World Cup 1:09:10 - 2021 T20 World Cup 1:19:48 - 2022 T20 World Cup 💼 Support us on...

Pakistan's 7-man selection committee has announced the 18 man squad for the Ireland and England series which included some shocking inclusions. Here are our thoughts. 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Pakistan's squad announced 7:41 - How did Hassan Ali make the team? 13:28 - Salman Agha's inclusion 17:15 - Why is Muhammad Haris being ignored? 25:28 - Babar Azam's responsibility as captain and Haris's future 30:49 - Pakistan's need for a fast bowling all-rounder 35:09 - Pakistan's top order and...

Welcome to the Islamabad United Podcast, hosted and produced by Backward Point. Enjoy this podcast with Rehan Ul Haq, the GM of Islamabad United as he walks us through the team’s journey throughout the years. Hosted and produced by ​⁠ ​⁠ Design & BTS by Finoto Studio 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - How Rehan got involved with Islamabad United & what does a Team Manager do? 6:00 - Difference between managing Islamabad United Vs Pakistan Team & being star-struck 10:28 -...

Pakistan cling on to tie the T20i series against a 3rd string NZ team. Some will say Pakistan has ended this series with more questions than answers. Here are our thoughts. 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Pakistan ties series vs NZ 3:16 - Kakul training camp aftermath 7:30 - Pakistan's new opening pair and Saim Ayub 11:30 - Babar's captaincy and middle-over batting issues 16:17 - Iftikhar Ahmed struggles against spin 20:43 - The Usman Khan experiment 27:07 - Does Pakistan need Azam Khan and T20...

Welcome to the first episode of the Islamabad United Podcast, hosted and produced by Backward Point. Enjoy Naseem Shah’s FIRST ever podcast! Hosted and produced by ​⁠​⁠ Design & BTS by Finoto Studio ⏱️ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Injury, rehab and missing the ODI world cup 3:50 - Early cricketing days and struggles 8:22 - Naseem’s father on his and his brother’s careers 10:55 - Naseem’s brothers journey, their inclusion to Islamabad United and Ubaid’s 19 WC performance 15:43 -...

Pakistan vs New Zealand series preview is here! 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro, RCB and Babar's match-winning hundreds 7:02 - Kakul training camp 11:22 - Shaheen's cryptic Instagram story 15:34 - Pakistan's selection committee and Wahab as Senior Team Manager 23:02 - Mohammad Haris dropped from the squad 30:04 - Usman Khan risks it all for PCB and Pakistan's domestic cricket 39:28 - New Zealand's C team is here and Pakistan's strategy for this series 42:53 - Pakistan's opening pair dilemma and...

Disclaimer: This episode was shot on Friday, March 29th, before Babar Azam was announced as Captain for the Pakistani Cricket Team. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:45 - Our biggest misconception before joining Islamabad United 5:40 - The decision to bring back Imad & Amir 8:48 - Was Imad's performance really great & why wasn't he on the IU pod? 11:55 - Did IU win because of the collab with BP? 13:20 - Are PSL performances inflated? 15:40 - How will Babar's PSL stats translate over to...

Babar Azam has been reappointed as Pakistan's white-ball captain. What next? 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Babar is back as Pakistan's white-ball captain 3:42 - Looking back at Babar Azam's captaincy era 10:29 - Babar's batting as a captain in the last few tournaments 14:29 - Trophies Pakistan bottled in Babar's era and flaws in Babar's captaincy 20:06 - Was Babar Azam a good captain? 26:52 - Was Shaheen Afridi treated fairly? 29:40 - Should Babar have taken the captaincy back and how he accepted...

In an interesting turn of events, Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir have announced that they are coming out of retirement and are now available for selection for the Pakistan team until the upcoming T20 World Cup. This episode discusses what it all means as Pakistan preps for the T20 World Cup ahead. 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Imad & Amir unretire 3:14 - The timeline of Amir's retirement and unretirement 9:05 - How does Amir fit into this Pakistan team and the impact on domestic cricketers 18:18 -...

Islamabad United won their 3rd PSL title after a 6-year drought. Some will say Backward Point has some part to play in this and we'd like to take full credit. Here's the episode reviewing all the action from the final. 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Islamabad United wins PSL 9! 5:41 - The curious case of Haider Ali 15:50 - Babar Azam's toxic fan base 21:50 - United's luck, Rizwan's batting and Babar Azam's SR 27:40 - Usman Khan as PSL's best batter and Ifti batting at 8 31:13 - United's chase,...

Backward Point is back! Here's an episode recapping the group stage of the PSL along with predictions for the playoff. Check out our collaboration with Islamabad United here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Y_PTFRtPaJl7gLBH8It0sdqhlgfqlgR&si=eF82rxBHOs6nqNth 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Where have we been? 7:46 - PSL Standings 8:44 - Lahore Qalandars are horrible again? 18:33 - Karachi Kings continue to be a disaster 25:26 - Quetta Gladiators finally let Saify go as captain 33:38 -...

Thank you all for your unwavering support for Backward Point. Catch all the episodes on Islamabad United’s YouTube channel here: @IslamabadUnitedPSL Podcast playlist here:    • Islamabad United Podcast Hosted by Ba...   💼 Support us on Patreon:   / backwardpointpodcast   🎮 Join our Discord community:   / discord   🌐 Connect with Us: 📸 Instagram:   / backwardpointpod   🐦 Twitter / X :   / point_backward   🎧 Listen to the full episode on your favorite platform:...

Welcome to a legacy episode. Here is a thinkpiece diving deep into the influx of T20 cricket and arguing whether it will endanger test cricket. Enjoy! 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Are leagues threatening International cricket? 2:43 - Why test cricket might be in danger and the role of the big 3 9:03 - Workload management and the financial viability of T20 leagues 15:12 - Legacy and the pay disparity between cricket and other sports 21:26 - Virat Kohli and Indian players as a brand and what India...

Your weekly cricket round-up is here. Enjoy! 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Test cricket is alive and thriving 2:22 - West Indies beat Australi and unearth Shamar Joseph 12:50 - England beat India 19:32 - Ashwin being underrated and Shoaib Bashir visa issues 26:45 - ICC awards 30:34 - Bring back the Champions League T20 🎧 Listen to the full episode on your favorite platform: https://linktr.ee/backwardpointpod 📌 About the Podcast: Welcome to Backward Point, the podcast where we discuss everything...

An exclusive chat with Saad Bin Zafar, the Captain of the Canadian Cricket Team on his journey to playing cricket for Canada, his career highlights and the up coming T20 World Cup where he will be leading Canada against India and Pakistan. 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:28 - How Saad got into cricket, when he came to Canada, and how he found cricket in Canada 12:14 - Saad's relationship with his Dad and the moment his Dad took him seriously 16:22 - When Saad transitioned from being a fast...

The Pakistan Vs New Zealand T20i series review is here. 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Pakistan lose 4-1 3:48 - Pakistan wins the 5th game to avoid a whitewash and Shaheen's captaincy 10:33 - Pakistan testing out youngsters 14:39 - Pakistan's nonexistent middle order and are we missing Naseem Shah? 24:33 - Babar Azam at number 3 and addressing our Haris and Azam agenda 30:37 - Shaheen's bowling and captaincy 34:39 - Pakistan cricketer's NOC issue and workload management 🎧 Listen to the full episode...

Pakistan has lost 3 T20i matches in a row vs NZ also losing the series in the process. Let's talk about it. 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Pakistan have lost the series 3-0 4:24 - Shaheen chooses to bowl first in all 3 matches 8:50 - Shaheen's bowling and captaincy 15:50 - Why is Usama Mir so bad, are we missing Shadab Khan and do we have a replacement for him? 22:26 - Saim Ayub blistering start and is Babar Azam a selfish player? 31:19 - Pakistan's middle order flopping and is Azam Khan...

This episode features Shayan Ahmed who is Pakistan's most prominent go pro cricket Youtuber. We talk to him about his journey as a creator, where he aspires his channel to go there are also a lot of random cricket chats as outlined in the timestamps below. Please note this episode was shot in June 2023. 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro (this episode was shot in June 2023) 2:12 - Shayan's inspiration and how he started his channel 14:12 - Shayan's equipment, love from Indian fans and handling...

Pakistan Vs New Zealand T20i series preview is here. 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Pakistan Vs New Zealand Preview 2:30 - Changes in Pakistan's T20i squad and Mohammad Haris "rested" 10:35 - Can Shadab Khan be replaced? 14:14 - Azam Khan is back 22:12 - The end of the Babar-Rizwan opening partnership 27:47 - Rizwan announced as vice-captain and is Shan Masood dropped? 29:55 - Our predicted Pakistan playing 11 and the upcoming T20 WC 33:00 - More Backward Point live streams coming? 💼...

The Pakistan vs Australia series finally comes to an end with Pakistan getting whitewashed. Here's the episode reviewing the 3rd and final test of the series. 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Pakistan whitewashed 2:18 - What did we think about this series and the difference in India & Pakistan's mindsets 7:58 - Horrific series for Pakistan's openers 10:59 - A series to forget for Babar Azam and does he need a break? 27:25 - Amir Jamal, the find of this series for Pakistan 33:33 - Shan Masood's...

Here's the episode reviewing the shortest test match in history. 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - The shortest test match in history and the Newlands pitch 11:11 - India's ridiculous 1st innings collapse and them being a great test side 17:07 - Cricket boards not scheduling enough tests and India playing tests against lower ranked teams 21:40 - Michael Holding's idea of keeping test cricket alive and Pakistan vs India tests 27:20 - Is Bumrah the most destructive pacer of the last decade and India's fast...

Welcome back to another episode of Ask Backward Point where we answer your questions. 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Thanks for sending in your questions! 1:58 - How far is Pakistan away from having a top-notch test team? 4:25 - Which highlights do we watch to feel better when we are sad? 7:38 - Will Pakistan ever be a good ODI and Test team 11:15 - How were the Shahid Afridi and Shaheen Afridi bats? 14:25 - Is the PSL negatively affecting PCT in longer formats? 17:08 - Should Pakistan change...

Pakistan lose a close encounter vs Australia in the 2nd test. Here's the episode reviewing that game. 0:00 - Pakistan lose the 2nd test in Melbourne 5:29 - Abdullah Shafique's costly drop catches 12:08 - Extras given by Pakistan, drop and runs and MCG's slow outfield 20:30 - Was Rizwan really out and Pakistan's tail crumbling 28:49 - Pakistan gets 20 wickets in the match 35:32 - Rizwan's impact on the game 40:14 - Babar Azam's horrible 2023 comes to an end 46:35 - Pakistani batsmen need to...

We had Uzair Minhas on the podcast this week who is the founder of UZ Sports, a cricket equipment company that sponsors Shaheen Afridi, Shahid Afridi and Haris Rauf. Naseem Shah notably hit those 2 iconic sixes against Afghanistan with UZ's bat. Hope you enjoy this convo. UZ Sports website:https://www.uzcricket.com/ 🕒 Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:18 - How did Uzair start UZ Sports and how he signed Naseem Shah? 9:04 - The difference between regular bats vs player bats and quality control 13:40...