Pakistan Cricket Podcast

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

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20 episodes
Updated February 5

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February 5 · 1 hr 8 min
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
Feb 11, 2023 · 38 min
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
Jan 13, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min
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
Nov 29, 2022 · 53 min
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 conv...
Nov 21, 2022 · 57 min
Episode 19: Conversation with Jarrod Kimber Part I: Leg Spin, 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...
Nov 14, 2022 · 1 hr 20 min
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 F...
Nov 7, 2022 · 54 min
Episode 17: Ben Jones from Cricviz on Pakistan during the T20i World Cup and the semifinal against New Zealand (co-hosted by 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,...
Oct 12, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min
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 F...
Oct 3, 2022 · 1 hr 5 min
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 al...
Sep 26, 2022 · 35 min
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...
Sep 11, 2022 · 1 hr 40 min
Episode 13: Pakistan Fan Forum on the Asia Cup 2022 and Sri Lankan Victory over Pakistan in the Final
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...
Aug 8, 2022 · 59 min
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 La...
Aug 6, 2022 · 1 hr 17 min
Episode 11: The “Pace is Pace Yaar” Reunion Episode co-hosted with Zainub Razvi
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...
May 24, 2022 · 1 hr 29 min
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 ...
May 11, 2022 · 32 min
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_...
Apr 23, 2022 · 49 min
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 p...
Apr 12, 2022 · 58 min
Episode 7: 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 o...
Apr 3, 2022 · 1 hr 1 min
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)
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...
Mar 30, 2022 · 1 hr 24 min
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: ...
Mar 26, 2022 · 51 min
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)
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 ...

Pakistan Cricket Podcast

Episode 23: Emergency Podcast on PCB Boycotting the India game at the T20 World Cup (w/ Ahmer Naqvi & Aayush Puthran)

Episode 22: Preview of the 2023 Women's T20i World Cup with Eman (hosted by Zoha Chishti)

Episode 21: The History of Pakistani Women's Cricket with Aayush Puthran (hosted by Zainub Razvi)

Episode 20: Conversation with Jarrod Kimber Part II: Shadab Khan, Matthew Hayden, and Coaching

Episode 19: Conversation with Jarrod Kimber Part I: Leg Spin, Mushtaq Ahmed, Shane Warne, & Pakistan at the T20i World Cup

Episode 18: Pakistan Fan Forum on the Men’s 2022 T20i World Cup and England’s Victory over Pakistan (Guest Hosted by Faraz Qasim)

Episode 17: Ben Jones from Cricviz on Pakistan during the T20i World Cup and the semifinal against New Zealand (co-hosted by CoverDrive)

Episode 16: Panel on the ”Spirit of Cricket: Past & Present” w/ Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, Andrew Fidel Fernando, & Melinda Farrell (co-hosted w/ Zainub Razvi)

Episode 15: Aatif Nawaz on Comedy, Commentary, & the England-Pakistan T20i Series

Episode 14: Matt Roller on T20 Cricket & England’s T20i Series in Pakistan (Co-Hosted by Alvina Ahmed)

Episode 13: Pakistan Fan Forum on the Asia Cup 2022 and Sri Lankan Victory over Pakistan in the Final

Episode 12: Review of the Pakistan Tour of Sri Lanka w/ Andrew Fidel Fernando from ESPN Cricinfo

Episode 11: The “Pace is Pace Yaar” Reunion Episode co-hosted with Zainub Razvi

Episode 10: 90’s Cricket, Multan Sultans, and Grassroots Cricket w/ Nawab Hassan Hussein Qureshi & Guest Host Hijab Zahid

Episode 9: Domestic Cricket in Islamabad and Cricket Broadcasting with former first-class cricketer Hammad Siddiqui

Episode 8: Coaching, Surrey, and County Cricket w/ Azhar Mahmood and Jonathan Norman

Episode 7: Mickey Arthur & Kamran Muzaffer on Coaching (Shadab Khan, Babar Azam, Azhar Mahmood, and Saqlain Mushtaq)

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)

Episode 5: Review of the Pakistan-Australia Test Series with Danyal Rasool and Bharat Sundaresan

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)