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:...

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:...

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 =...

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...

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: @farazqasimAbdullah Ansari: @Abdullah719_ Alvina Ahmed: @alvinaahmeds Salaar Shamsi:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

So I’m really lucky to have interviewed Andrew Fidel Fernando—one of my favorite cricket writers—last week on August 3rd. 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. He covered the Pakistan Tour of Sri Lanka and joined me from Colombo. 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:...

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” (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:...

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 and 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...

In this podcast, 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...

So 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...

So 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...

So 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...

So 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...

I’m really pleased to be joined by Hijab Zahid and 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...

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...

In this episode, I speak to a Japanese-Pakistani cricketer, Ibrahim Takahashi, who was recently called up to the Japanese National Cricket 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...

In this episode, I am joined by two of my favorite journalists—Gideon Haigh and Osman Samiuddin—to discuss the return of Australia 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...