In the ninth episode of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz look at the period from 2012 onwards, where India and Pakistan hardly played against each other. There was a short limited overs series in India in 2012/13, and after that, they only encountered each other in major tournaments. There were Asia Cups, World Cups – which India dominated in, and of course the ICC Champions Trophy Final in 2017 – one of Pakistan cricket's finest ever moments. Learn more about your ad choices...
Aug 09, 2020•1 hr 3 min
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
Aug 05, 2020•46 min
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 y...
Jul 31, 2020•48 min
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 30, 2020•1 hr 10 min
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 26, 2020•21 min
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 23, 2020•54 min
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 21, 2020•1 hr 11 min
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 15, 2020•40 min
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 13, 2020•50 min
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 08, 2020•44 min
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
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Santokie Nagulendran, host of the Caribbean Cricket Podcast, joins Ben Gardner, Taha Hashim, and Jo Harman to discuss the selection debates and key battles ahead of England's three-Test series against West Indies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 04, 2020•43 min
On episode 4 of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz are joined by Kiran More and Waqar Younis to look at the mid to late 1980’s. Pakistan continued their dominance over India in the late 80’s, but come 1989, a certain Sachin Tendulkar, aged just 16, made his debut, opposite Waqar – and the rest, as they say, is history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 01, 2020•41 min
Greg Clark MP, whose cricket-related question in the Houses of Commons received a now-infamous response from the Prime Minister, joins the Wisden Club Cricket Podcast, in association with NatWest, to discuss when and how club cricket could safely return Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 29, 2020•24 min
The panel of Jo Harman, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Yas Rana pick an all time Test XI of batsmen with final career averages of under 40 and bowlers who retired with averages of over 30 – the 'when the stats do lie' XI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 1 min
In episode three of The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani & Aatif Nawaz continue their journey from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s with Zaheer Abbas, Sarfraz Nawaz & Kiran More. It was to be an era dominated by Pakistan, at least in bilateral series. India though, had bragging rights after winning the 1983 World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 24, 2020•43 min
In the third instalment of Wisden and CricViz's series, The Greatest T20, England quick Tymal Mills joins CricViz analyst Freddie Wilde and Yas Rana to help pick the greatest fast bowler in the format's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Steve Harmison joins Phil Walker and Yas Rana to talk about his life in cricket and there's also a chat with Dan Lawrence, one of eight uncapped players in England's 30-man training group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 21, 2020•1 hr 13 min
In episode two of The Greatest Rivalry with Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz, we move into the 1970’s with guests Farokh Engineer and Asif Iqbal. India and Pakistan fought two wars in 1965 and 1971, and as a result, played no cricket against each other for 17 years. That ended in 1978, with a historic series – a first win for Pakistan over their rivals. It was the era that saw legends like Imran Khan, Kapil Dev, Zaheer Abbas and Sunil Gavaskar all ply their trade. Learn more about your ad choices....
Jun 17, 2020•36 min
Two very different interviews in this week's show. Rob Moody, a.k.a Robelinda2, joins Ben Gardner and Yas Rana to explain how he built his extraordinary archive of video footage and Scotland's Calum MacLeod joins the show to talk about Scotland's win over England in Edinburgh that took place two years ago this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 12, 2020•59 min
In the first episode of the new podcast series, The Greatest Rivalry, Nikesh Rughani and Aatif Nawaz look back at the early days of the rivalry between the Indian and Pakistani cricket teams. The pair are joined by former India and Pakistan internationals Farokh Engineer and Asif Iqbal, who share their memories of the rivalry and reminisce over the friendships forged between the players on opposing sides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 10, 2020•46 min
In the second episode of Wisden and CricViz's 10-part series, The Greatest T20, former West Indies captain Daren Ganga joins Yas Rana and CricViz analyst Freddie Wilde to discuss who the greatest T20 side of all time is. Paul Nixon and Hassan Cheema also join the show to talk about the best English and Pakistani domestic sides in the format's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 37 min
The panel of Jo Harman, Yas Rana and Phil Walker look back at England's 3-1 win over West Indies in 2000, a series that marked a shift in the fortunes of the England team under the leadership of Duncan Fletcher and Nasser Hussain. Michael Atherton and Dominic Cork feature on the show with some of their memories of that series. Jo, Yas and Phil also discuss the West Indies squad that's been named for their upcoming tour of England and look at how the England side might change if Joe Root misses t...
Jun 06, 2020•50 min
Mark Latter, the CEO of the Guernsey Cricket Board, joins Yas Rana and Phil Walker to explain how Guernsey, with the help of a range of social distancing measures, brought cricket back to the British Isles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 02, 2020•30 min
Dan Norcross joins Jo Harman and Yas Rana to pick Wisden's County Championship team of the 2000s. The panel also discuss the announcement of England's 55-man training group ahead of the proposed start of the international summer in July. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 30, 2020•59 min
In the first episode of The Greatest T20, a new fortnightly 10-part collaboration between Wisden and CricViz on T20 cricket, England World T20 winner Luke Wright joins CricViz analyst and award-winning author Freddie Wilde and regular Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast host Yas Rana to discuss who the greatest T20 batsman of all time is. Wright also explains how T20 cricket has changed since it first featured in county cricket in 2003. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 14 min
The Wisden trio of Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana pick an England Test team of the 2000s and an England ODI team of the 2000s. They also briefly discuss the ECB's progress towards bringing international cricket back this summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 24, 2020•59 min
Lots packed into this episode. Phil Walker and Yas Rana discuss being allowed to net again, Scott Oliver discusses the likelihood of amateur cricket returning this summer, Johnno Gordon gives a perspective of the challenges facing club captains at the moment and Rob Cross explains why he and two other soldiers decided to run marathons to raise money for the NHS and Chance to Shine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 18, 2020•46 min
John Stern, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana select the Wisden Test Team of the 2000s, taking into consideration performances from January 2000 to December 2009. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 15, 2020•1 hr 2 min
England World Cup winner Alex Hartley joins the Jo Harman and Yas Rana to talk about what the 2020 cricketing summer might look like in both the men's and the women's game. Hartley also talks openly about the loss of her central contract and looks back at a magical day at Lord's in 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 07, 2020•32 min
