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BBC World Service
The weekly cricket show from BBC Sport in association with ABC and Akashvani.
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May 14, 2020 • 38min
Archer eager for action
England World Cup winner Jofra Archer talks about bowling with a tennis ball in his garage, playing behind closed doors and reveals the surprise name of the toughest opponent he's ever faced. We'll take you to India to find out how the nation is coping without its number one obsession - cricket. And Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor on how Covid-19 has stalled the cricketing revival in his country.Photo: Jofra Archer (Getty Images)

May 7, 2020 • 38min
The tropical island where cricket carries on
Could women's cricket be the hardest hit by the Covid-19 shutdown? We hear from Middlesex captain Naomi Dattani, whose hopes of a breakthrough year have been shattered.
Plus, we'll take you to the only cricketing nation in the world where the game is still being played. It's business as usual in the virus-free tropical island of Saint Helena. And how should Darren Lehmann's tenure as Australia coach be remembered?Photo: St Helena (Getty Images)

Apr 30, 2020 • 50min
How Sana Mir changed women's cricket in Pakistan
As Sana Mir retires, we'll analyse her inspirational role for female cricketers in Pakistan with the coach who helped her become the number one bowler in the world.Plus, should The Hundred seek Indian investment following its postponement until 2021?And, how Twenty20 went from a hit and giggle to the face of modern cricket.Photo: Sana Mir (Getty Images)

Apr 23, 2020 • 52min
Smith's new challenge and blind cricket
He was the uncompromising captain of South Africa for more than a decade. Now, as director of cricket, he's tasked with navigating a path through a crisis both on and off the field. Graeme Smith is our special guest this week. Plus, England visually-impaired captain Ed Hossell discusses the obstacles to the game in England.And will shining a cricket ball with saliva be considered bad taste after coronavirus?Photo: Graeme Smith (Getty Images)

Apr 16, 2020 • 49min
Sandpapergate: Inside the ball-tampering scandal
We're joined by the man at the middle of one of the biggest scandals in cricket history.
Umpire Ian Gould tells us about the “heart-stopping moment” when Australia’s plot to tamper with the ball was uncovered in Cape Town in 2018 – and the infamous scenes that followed.
Plus, a special report from a camp in Beirut where cricket is providing a source of joy to Syrian refugees. Photo: Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft with umpires in Cape Town (Getty Images)

Apr 9, 2020 • 49min
Cummins on IPL, Ashes glory and wedding plans
Australia's Pat Cummins, the top-ranked Test bowler in the world, talks to Stumped after being named one of Wisden's five cricketers of the year.He talks about doubts over the Indian Premier League during coronavirus, life in lockdown and his reflections on the 2019 Ashes.Plus, sports psychologist Steve Sylvester on how players can cope mentally with the cricketing standstill.(Photo: Pat Cummins. Credit: Getty Images)

Apr 2, 2020 • 42min
Should top cricketers take pay cuts?
As the Indian Premier League looks set to be cancelled or postponed, we speak to the chief executive of the Delhi Capitals Dhiraj Malhotra.Plus should international cricketers take pay cuts to help out with the financial impact of coronavirus on the game?And England women's star Tammy Beaumont on volunteering for the National Health Service and keeping fit in lockdown.Photo: Virat Kohli and Joe Root (Getty Images)

Mar 26, 2020 • 38min
The struggle of being stuck away from home
On this week's Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Charu Sharma and Jim Maxwell we discuss how the world is coping with the coronavirus pandemic.We hear from cricketer Iain O'Brien who is frantically trying to get from New Zealand back to England to be reunited with his family. We also look at the Hundred and how domestic cricket in England will have to adapt. Plus we take a look at the new TV series taking us behind the scenes of one of cricket’s most famous tales of redemption. We are joined by Andre Mauger who directed 'The Test'. Photo: Iain O'Brien of the Blackcaps walks back after an unsuccessful appeal against Sachin Tendulkar of India during the second one day international match between the New Zealand Black Caps and India at Westpac Stadium on March 6, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Marty Melville/Getty Images)

Mar 19, 2020 • 36min
Cricket in the time of coronavirus
This week we discuss how coronavirus is affecting cricket domestically, globally and financially. Doctor Daniel Plumley is a sports finance expert and gives us the latest. We speak to bowler Tymal Mills on what it was like to play in Pakistan before the League was cancelled and what the feeling is among his fellow teammates. He also tells us what it was like to have cricket back in Pakistan.Plus we hear stories of cricketing kindness from across the world where players and communities are coming together.Photo: Credit: A health official wearing a facemask amid concerns of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus checks the body temperature of a cricket fan ahead of a Pakistan Super League fixture (Photo: AFP)

Mar 12, 2020 • 36min
Australia and Katy Perry light up women's cricket
Australia lit up the MCG in front of a record crowd to seal a fifth Twenty20World Cup title in style - Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma discuss how they can build on this success.In contrast, we figure out why India's cricketers failed to deliver on the big stage and how long before we see the first women's Indian Premier League.Picture (Credit - Getty Images)


