

Wisden Cricket Weekly
Wisden Cricket Weekly
Join Mark Butcher, Yas Rana and the rest of the Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast team for a weekly digest of the biggest stories from both English cricket and the wider world game.
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Aug 5, 2020 • 46min
England's 2023 World Cup plans, Pakistan's quicks and thrillers in the Willis
Phil Walker, Yas Rana and Ben Gardner look back at Ireland's brilliant win over England in the final ODI of their three-match series, discuss which of the Pakistan quicks they're most excited by and revel in the brilliance of the first round of the Bob Willis Trophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 31, 2020 • 48min
The Greatest Rivalry: The dawn of the IPL and India become world champions again
In episode eight of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz are joined again by Azhar Mahmood and Ashish Nehra, to look at the years between 2007 and 2011. Both India and Pakistan both won World T20 titles, but under MS Dhoni’s captaincy, India had more success, winning the World Cup in 2011 and becoming the number one ranked Test side in the world. Pakistan, though, saw Shahid Afridi in prime form, and there were some absolute classic games between the two sides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 30, 2020 • 1h 10min
Stuart Broad joins The 500 Club and a look at the Pakistan and Ireland series
The panel look back at England's final day victory at Manchester to seal the Wisden Trophy, discuss Stuart Broad's recent form and look ahead to the Ireland and Pakistan series as well as the upcoming Bob Willis Trophy.
Sam Lockyer joins the show to talk about his new film on Brian Lara, 501 Not Out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 26, 2020 • 21min
Club cricket is back!
Club cricket is finally back! Yas Rana and Phil Walker talk about its return, the game's new regulations and the hurdles clubs had to jump over to get club cricket up and running again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 23, 2020 • 54min
The Greatest Rivalry: The 21st century - a power shift…
In episode seven of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz speak to former India seamer Ashish Nehra and former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood about the rivalry between the two teams in the late-1990s and into the mid-2000s. Some of Pakistan’s greats were coming to the end of their careers, and under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly, India reached new heights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 21, 2020 • 1h 11min
A celebration of Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad's comeback show
The Wisden quartet of Jo Harman, Phil Walker, Yas Rana and Ben Gardner look back at England's series-levelling win in Manchester. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 15, 2020 • 40min
The Greatest Rivalry: A superb Pakistan side fall on the biggest stage
In the sixth episode of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz are once again joined by Waqar Younis and Vinod Kambli, as they look at the 1990s. There were tours to Canada, more classic games in Sharjah, THAT test series in 1999 and Pakistan built arguably their strongest side of all time for the 1999 World Cup, but still couldn’t beat India on the biggest stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 13, 2020 • 50min
A look at a classy West Indies win and is it finally the end of the road for Denly?
The quartet of Ben Gardner, Taha Hashim, Yas Rana and Phil Walker look back at West Indies' victory over England at the Ageas Bowl as cricket made its long awaited return with a thrilling Test that ebbed and flowed throughout. The panel discuss the potential selection dilemmas facing England ahead of the second Test of the series in Manchester. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 8, 2020 • 44min
The Greatest Rivalry: Green vs Blue – the iconic 1990s
In the fifth episode of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz head into the 1990s. It was the era of coloured clothing, Pakistan’s 1992 World Cup win, ODIs galore and lots of trips to Sharjah. Legends Waqar Younis and Vinod Kambli share their stories up until the 1996 World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 6, 2020 • 1h 3min
Wisden and CricViz present...The Greatest T20: Who is the greatest T20 influencer?
In the fourth episode of Wisden and Cricviz's series, The Greatest T20, Ben Gardner and Freddie Wilde are joined by Mark Butcher to discuss who they think the format's greatest influencer is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


