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A Cricketing ViewA Preview of England's Tests in India with Subash Jayaraman and Daniel NorcrossThis is an irregular review of an irregular series in irregular times. My guests are Subash Jayaraman, the veteran host of the Couch Talk podcast and Daniel Norcross from the BBC's Test Match Special. We had a conversation about the cricket we anticipate in this series, the players who are likely to feature in it.
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This podcast was recorded on February 2, 2021.
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Couch TalkCouch Talk 200 with Jarrod KimberJarrod Kimber, the most featured guest on the show, appears on the 200th episode of the podcast and talks about his transition from a cricket writer to cricket data analyst working with T20 franchises, and even becoming the general manager of the St Lucia Stars franchise (a clusterfuck of a time, in his words). He also talks about how he preps for a T20 draft and working with players he used to write about, and then suddenly becoming their boss all in a space of few weeks!
Thanks to all of you that have made 200 episodes of...2020-03-151h 26Couch TalkCouch Talk 199 with Chris GreenIn this episode, off spinner Chris Green of New South Wales, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Birmingham Bears etc., talks about his path to a professional cricketing career that is not based in first class cricket, his attitude towards bowling in the powerplay, his mental approach to the game, his idea of a good ball in T20, the challenges of being an itinerant T20 cricket and his dream of representing Australia.2019-11-2041 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 198 - Brad HoggAustralian spinner Brad Hogg joins the CouchTalk to discuss how he came to be a left arm wrist spinner, how he learned his craft, how he handled being behind Shane Warne and Stuart McGill in the pecking order, dealing with self-doubt, his dismissal of Andy Flower in 2003, the circumstances surrounding Warne being sent home from the 2003 World Cup and his elevation to be the No. 1 spinner in the team, comparison of the 2003 and 2007 world cup winning Aussie teams, role of spin in T20s and his philosophy in life.2019-11-1151 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 197 with WV RamanFormer Indian opener WV Raman talks about the circumstances under which he became an opening batsmen, the challenges of facing bowlers from West Indies, New Zealand and South Africa, his playing career, the spectacular partnership between Sachin Tendulkar and Mohd Azharuddin in Cape Town (1996), his experiences as a coach in domestic cricket and as well as the head coach of Indian women's national team. 2019-11-0743 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 196 with Simon TaufelFormer international umpire Simon Taufel joins the podcast for the second time and talks about his new book "Finding the Gaps", the effect of the terrorist attack on the team and official buses in 2009 in Lahore on him and his family, conflict resolution on a cricket field, the impact of social media and TV punditry on the heightened criticisms of umpires and whether there is a need for an umpire to be part of the TV commentary box, amongst other things. 2019-11-0551 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 195 with Tim Wigmore and Freddie WildeIn this episode, cricket journalist Tim Wigmore and Cricket analyst Freddie Wilde, co-authors of the book “Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 revolution” discuss the following: [Buy the book from AMAZON]
a) What should a T20 scorecard look like?
b) Why is the discourse around T20 doesn’t seem to have the appreciation of T20 being a different sport from cricket?
c) What more measures of T20 performances are done by teams to illuminate the sport better?
d) What is the contest in T20: bat v bat, ball v ball, or ball v bat?2019-10-311h 09Couch TalkCouch Talk 194 with Harry GurneyIn this episode, the quick bowler Harry Gurney of England and Nottinghamshire and a slew of T20 franchises talks about the use of slowers and yorkers in T20s, the art of setting a field and the options he has as a bowler in T20s, the difficulty in bowling the variations and the decision-making processes, and he breaks down the videos of Lasith Malinga's delivery to win the 2019 IPL (), and Jasprit Bumrah's slower to Shaun March in a Test match in 2018.
Malinga Video: https://www.iplt20.com/video/191529
Bumrah Video...2019-10-2639 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 193 with R AshwinIndian offspinner R Ashwin talks about his stints in the English county system with Worcestershire and Nottinghamshire, the reasons behind it, rediscovering the joy of playing cricket again, how he has handled Team India's decision to play him only in Tests, managing worload and injuries, spin culture in England, amongst other things. 2019-10-1527 min
A Cricketing ViewSubash JayaramanIn this episode, Subash Jayaraman reflects on the nature of cricket coverage and his experiences as a freelance member of cricket press.Subash Jayaraman has covered cricket as a hobby for over a decade. During this time, he has traveled all over the world and attended matches at every major international venue. He maintains The Cricket Couch, hosts Couch Talk and has contributed reports, interviews, and essays to ESPNCricinfo, Scroll, Livemint, First Post, Sportstar and Cricbuzz. He is the Bradman of cricket hobbyists. Subash tweets at @cricketcouchI tweet at...2019-10-1045 min
A Cricketing ViewSubash JayaramanIn this episode, Subash Jayaraman reflects on the nature of cricket coverage and his experiences as a freelance member of cricket press.
Subash Jayaraman has covered cricket as a hobby for over a decade. During this time, he has traveled all over the world and attended matches at every major international venue. He maintains The Cricket Couch, hosts Couch Talk and has contributed reports, interviews, and essays to ESPNCricinfo, Scroll, Livemint, First Post, Sportstar and Cricbuzz. He is the Bradman of cricket hobbyists.
Subash tweets at @cricketcouch
I tweet at @cricketingview
2019-10-1045 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 192 with Schalk SteynThe father of Dale Steyn, Schalk Steyn, joins the show to talk about Dale's beginnings in cricket and his rapid rise, his childhood and his retirement from Test cricket, and his everlasting memories from Dale's career, amongst other things. 2019-09-3036 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 191 - Cheteshwar PujaraIndian Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara discusses being compared to Rahul Dravid early in his career, dealing with the tag of "defensive batsman", his approach to training sessions, his favorite Test innings and most intense Test series he's been part, and the most difficult spell of bowling he'd faced in his career, amongst other things. 2019-09-2825 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 190 - Ian BishopFormer WI fast bowler and now TV commentator Ian Bishop appears on the reboot of the Couch Talk podcast and discusses fast bowlers and fast bowling in the last 30 years. He talks about Malcolm Marshall and Michael Holding's impact on him, the simple advice he received from Wasim Akram, fascinating spells of fast bowling he's seen, and breaks down the essentials of fast bowling. He also talks about the younger generation of fast bowlers including Jasprit Bumrah, Jofra Archer, Shaheen Afridi and Kagiso Rabada.2019-09-0731 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 189 - R AshwinIndian spinner R Ashwin discusses the role of spin bowling in T20s, the asymmetrical contest of bat v ball in T20, and states that people ought to consider T20 as a different sport and not even part of cricket.2016-05-1123 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 188 - Sanjay BangarFormer India cricketer and currently their batting coach Sanjay Bangar talks about the responsibilities of his job, the influence of a great generation of batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid on the current side, batting plans in Tests vis-a-vis limited overs, and how he works with players going through a rough patch etc.2016-05-0232 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 187 - Anjali DoshiAnjali Doshi, editor of “Tendulkar in Wisden” talks about the idea behind the Wisden Anthology, the process of distilling 24 years of writing on Tendulkar in Wisden, her own experiences of covering Tendulkar and discusses the Sachin phenomenon that transformed from being about a great player to the level of infallible.
The book is available from Bloomsbury (LINK) and Amazon (LINK).2016-04-0230 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 186 - Mike HusseyFormer Australian batsman Mike Hussey talks about his new book “Winning Edge: Behind the scenes of elite cricket”, his coaching philosophies, the change in T20 batting approaches, and the various captains he’s played for, amongst other things.2016-03-2921 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 185 - Graeme WestWest Indies U-19 side’s coach Graeme West talks about moulding a side of young individuals from the different regions of the Caribbean as a unit, the game plans, the Keemo Paul Mankading incident and the fall-out from it, and looks ahead to the future of the under-19 players, among other things.2016-03-2033 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 184 - Shoaib Naveed, PSLIn this episode, Shoaib Naveed talks about his journey from being a student-blogger to becoming the Project Manager of PSL, his position paper that envisioned the PSL, his entry in to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the various hoops he and his team had to jump through to organize PSL, the various criticisms of PSL’s first edition, and the visions for its future, amongst other things.2016-03-0557 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 183 - Matthew HaydenFormer Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden talks about his pre-match visualization techniques, his opening partnership with Justin Langer and his ability to play spin, amongst other things.2016-02-2735 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 182 - Shikha PandeyIn this episode, Shikha Pandey, India women’s national team’s allrounder talks about her cricket journey through her college education, serving in the Indian Air Force, being part of a team that defeated England in England – on her debut, no less, the T20I series win in Australia recently, Women’s Big Bash League, and the upcoming World T20, amongst other things.2016-02-1622 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 181 - Ed Fox, Archie ArchiwalIn this episode, Edward Fox, who is an Aussie that moved to the U.S. 24 years ago, and Archiwal, who took to cricket in the Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan, and now lives with Edward Fox through his work with the U.S. Army as a translator in Afghanistan talk about the cricketing story that has brought these two very different individuals together from different corners of the world to living under one roof in Wichita, Kansas.2016-01-2939 min
Breaking The BordersHow to travel the world following your passion with Subash JayaramanWhen your passion overtakes your work, it's time to make your passion your work.
Subash Jayaraman loved Cricket as long as he can remember. He’s never not had Cricket in his life. Growing up in India, Cricket was always a part of his family life. He came to the US in 1998, and he found that he could not follow Cricket as much as he could when he was in India.
Subash started his writing endeavors with a personal blog. A traumatic situation in his youth provided some writing inspiration. Once he wrote about his personal story of abuse, he fo...2016-01-2538 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 180 - Jarrod KimberJarrod Kimber talks about his new book “Test Cricket: An Unauthorised Biography”, the writing process that went in to it, the passing of Phil Hughes which forms the book ends, the good, the bad and the ugly carried out in the name of cricket throughout its history, and some of the most important figures in Test cricket, amongst other things.2016-01-2130 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 179 - Tim CutlerThe CEO of Hong Kong Cricket Association Tim Cutler talks about his journey from Sydney, Australia to his current position, the challenges of leading an emerging cricket nation, the inherent inequities within the ICC, prospects of T20 in the Olympics, and his hopes for Hong Kong Cricket in the future, amongst other things.2016-01-1342 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 178 - Shane BondFormer New Zealand fast bowler and bowling coach Shane Bond talks about his playing career, the injuries that curtailed it, his advice for younger fast bowlers, his preparations and approach to fast bowling, coaching the New Zealand team bowlers, and some of his fond memories of playing for New Zealand, amongst other things.2015-12-0328 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 177 - Chris AdamsFormer England batsman and Sussex captain Chris Adams talks about his short England career, his move from Derbyshire to Sussex, his captaincy philosophies, his successful years at Sussex, the life of a county professional, and the best English and non-English players he played with and against, amongst other things.2015-11-1730 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 176 - Javagal SrinathFormer Indian fast bowler Javagal Srinath talks about the changes to his bowling that were aided by the introduction of technology, the late start to his career, the loss of some fine young Indian fast bowlers, his memories of 2003 World Cup final amongst other things.2015-11-0629 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 175 - Ed CowanAustralian batsman Ed Cowan talks about being dropped from the Test side after the first Test of Ashes 2013, how he dealt with it, his recent move from Tasmania back to New South Wales, his hopes of making a comeback to the Australian team, and the tweaks to his batting technique he has done in the last two years, etc.2015-10-1421 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 174 - Dr. Nitin PatelFormer India team doctor Nitin Patel discusses the reasons behind him resigning from his job with the Indian cricket team as team doctor after a period of 8 years, the challenges of the job, BCCI’s steps towards grooming more local physiotherapists, the impact of club tournaments on national players etc.2015-10-0921 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 173 - Tom MoodyFormer Australian allrounder Tom Moody talks about the two world cup winning Australian sides he was part of in 1987 and 1999, his different approaches to coaching international, shield and T20 franchises with Sri Lanka, Western Australia and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, respectively, and his role as director of cricket at Caribbean Premier League, amongst other things.2015-09-3020 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 172 - David GowerFormer England captain David Gower talks about the handling of ‘individualistic’ players, and how he was managed as a young cricketer, the criticism of his batting that he didn’t try hard enough, the parallels to Kevin Pietersen, and also about his broadcasting career amongst other things.2015-09-1620 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 171 - Barry RichardsFormer South Africa and Hampshire great Barry Richards talks about his recently released biography “Sundial in the shade”, his curtailed international career, facing some of the finest fast and spin bowlers, the tragedy of losing his son, batting alongside Viv Richards and Graeme Pollock, amongst other things.2015-09-0228 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 170 - Mike GattingFormer England captain Mike Gatting talks about his career, highlighting the back-to-back Ashes wins in 1985 and 1986-7, the tour to India in 1984-5, his maturing as a batsman, the 1987 world cup and the rebel tour to South Africa amongst other things.2015-08-1724 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 169 - Jarrod Kimber, Sam CollinsCricket journalists Sam Collins and Jarrod Kimber embarked on a journey in 2011 to make a cricket film about Test cricket. It ended up being a documentary about cricket governance, misadministration, shady deals and the takeover of the game by India, England and Australia. They talk about the film, the four year journey to make it, the various hoops they had to jump through and their hopes for the fim, amongst other things.2015-08-1029 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 168 - Damien FlemingFormer Australian bowler Damien Fleming talks about being a swing bowler and surviving and succeeding in the subcontinental conditions, his side-on bowling action inspired by Dennis Lillee, bowling in the death, the memorable final overs in 1996 World Cup semifinal and 1999 World Cup semifinal, bowling to Sachin Tendulkar in his peak, and his life after cricket amongst other things.2015-07-2427 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 167 - Simon JonesFormer England fast bowler Simon Jones talks about his inspirations in becoming a fast bowler, his injury-curtailed Test career, the captaincy of Michael Vaughan and Nasser Hussain vis-a-vis Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook, the influence of Duncan Fletcher’s coaching, and his dream dismissal of Michael Clarke in Ashes 2005, amongst other things.2015-07-1321 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 166 - Andy RobertsFormer West Indian great Sir Andy Roberts talks about the root cause for the current malaise in the West Indies team, the coaching methods that do not aid the fast bowlers, the role of senior pros in the team and also about his role as mentor to the Saint Lucia Zouks franchise in the Caribbean Premier League, amongst other things.2015-06-2221 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 165 - Samir ChopraAuthor and Philosophy professor Samir Chopra talks about his new book “Eye On Cricket: Reflections on the great game”. He offers a deeply personal take on a game that has captivated him his entire life. He reflects on a childhood centered on cricket, fandom, and the expatriate experiences of cricket amongst other things.2015-06-1837 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 164 - John BuchananThe Former head coach of Australia and Kolkata Knight Riders talks about his coaching philosophies, dealing with detractors that questioned his lack of playing experience, his ideas on leadership culture, his logic behind multiple captains while at KKR and also his desire to be a coach again, amongst other things.2015-06-0344 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 163 - Michael HoldingFormer West Indies fast bowler Michael Holdings talks about fast bowlers and great batsmen of his time and modern day, the work loads on fast bowlers, the controversial incidents during WI tour to England in 1976 and to New Zealand in 1981, Mohammed Amir’s comeback to cricket from spot fixing ban, the health of Test cricket etc.2015-05-2129 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 162 - Nicola BrowneFormer White Fern Nicola Browne talks about the state of women’s cricket in New Zealand, the proposed Women’s Big Bash league, her fond cricket memories, her struggle with Celiac’s disease and her future plans amongst other things.2015-05-0635 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 161 - Pravin AmreFormer India batsman Pravin Amre talks about his short-lived India career, scoring a hundred on debut at Durban facing hostile South African bowling, his coaching philosophies with Mumbai Ranji team and Delhi Daredevils of IPL, and also his learnings from coach Ramakant Achrekar, amongst other things.2015-04-2224 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 160 - William PorterfieldThe captain of Ireland, William Porterfield, discusses his team’s performance in the recently concluded CWC 2015, the ICC’s decision to limit number of teams in the 2019 world cup to 10, impact of Phil Simmons as coach, and the influence of a golden generation of Irish cricketers on their grassroots cricket amongst other things.2015-04-0921 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 159 - Kiran MoreFormer Indian wicket-keeper Kiran More talks about his career, glovemen he admired, the deterioration in wicket keeping technique in modern day cricket, his memories from 1987 World cup and 1992 world cup – especially the Javed Miandad incident, and also about his time as Chairman of Selectors.2015-03-2627 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 158 - Dion NashFormer New Zealand fast bowler Dion Nash talks about his career interrupted by injuries, NZ’s performances in the 1996 and 1999 World Cup, bowling to Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, Brendon McCullum’s captaincy and NZ’s prospects in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.2015-03-1329 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 157 - Daniel BrettigIn this episode, ESPNcricinfo’s Daniel Brettig talks about his new book “Whitewash to Whitewas” covering the ebb and flow in Australian cricket between the 2006 and 2014. He speaks in detail about some of the main characters in that period including Michael Clarke, James Sutherland and Shane Watson.2015-03-0726 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 156 - Nathan BrackenFormer Australian bowler Nathan Bracken talks about his career cut short by injury, 2007 World Cup, the epic 438 game vs South Africa, the lawsuit he has ongoing against Cricket Australia, and Australia’s chances in the 2015 World Cup.2015-03-0525 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 155 - Phil DefreitasFormer England all rounder Phil Defreitas takes about his memorable debut in the 1986-87 Ashes, playing alongside Ian Botham, England’s losses in the 1987 and 1992 World Cup finals and also about England’s prospects in the 2015 World Cup.2015-02-1929 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 154 - S BadrinathS Badrinath, formerly of Tamil Nadu and now with Vidarbha, talks about his move out of his home state, his desire to keep going at the First Class level, his Test debut for India, playing in Chennai Super Kings franchise and his disappointment over not being picked in the IPL auction of 2014.2015-02-1230 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 153 - Suhrith Parthasarathy, Aju JohnIn this episode, two Indian lawyers – Suhrith Parthasarathy and Aju John – discuss the recent Indian Supreme Court Rulings on the BCCI/IPL spot fixing case as well as the conflict of interest of N Srinivasan as BCCI President and owner of Chennai Super Kings.
Suhrith practices in the Madras High Court and is on Twitter: @Suhrith and Aju teaches sport & media law at MyLaw.Net and is on Twitter as @islandexpress2015-02-0532 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 152 - Kragg BrathwaiteWest Indies Test opener Kraigg Brathwaite talks about his growth as a batsman, influence of club cricket, coming from Barbados, and his aspirations of captaincy amongst other things.2015-01-2912 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 151 - Kepler WesselsFormer South Africa captain Kepler Wessels talks about returning to SA from Australia, the prevailing socio-political conditions, the 1992 World cup, leading a SA team that had no international experience, SA’s first Test after readmission against West Indies, his style of captaincy and its influence on Hansie Cronje, and also the captaincy styles of Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla.2015-01-2225 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 150 - Haroon LorgatFormer ICC Chief Executive and current Chief Executive of Cricket South Africa Mr. Haroon Lorgat talks about his career in cricket administration, the challenge of transformation in South Africa, his rocky relationship with the BCCI, The Woolf Review he initiated towards the end of his time at ICC, Test Championship Proposal, ICC Revamp etc.2015-01-1521 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 149 - Daren GangaFormer WI opener Daren Ganga talks about his stop-start career, being captain of Trinidad and West Indies, the highest successful chase of 418 vs Australia he was part of, and also the Test vs India on a tough Sabina Park wicket in Jamaica, amongst other things.2015-01-0932 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 148 - Ashwell PrinceFormer South Africa batsman Ashwell Prince talks about choosing to play cricket while growing up in the Apartheid era, the quota system, his debut, the controversial circumstances under which he was made to open the innings on his comeback amongst other things.2015-01-0134 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 147 - Ajit WadekarFormer Indian captain and coach Ajit Wadekar talks about the landmark tours to England and West Indies in 1971, handling 4 great spinners, taking over as captain from Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, slip catching, coaching India in the 1990’s, etc.2014-12-2533 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 146 - Madhav ApteFormer India opener Madhav Apte talks about his short international career despite averaging close to 50, tour to West Indies in 1952-53, playing alongside legends like Vinoo Mankad and Vijay Hazare, learning the art of opening batting from Vijay Merchant, his estimation of Subhash Gupte, his early impressions of Sachin Tendulkar and Mumbai dominance in Ranji Trophy.2014-12-1843 minCouch TalkCouch Talk - 145 Sadagoppan RameshFormer Indian opener S Ramesh talks about his debut in 1999 vs Pakistan where he faced perhaps the most complete bowling attack ever, his method to facing fast bowlers, his lack of footwork, disappointment over being dropped even with runs behind him, and his memories of the epic 2001 India-Australia series.2014-12-1232 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 144 - Dean du PlessisZimbabwean cricket commentator and journalist Dean du Plessis, who also happens to be visually impaired talks about his introduction to cricket and his love for commentary, and the mechanics of visualizing the cricket action in his mind’s eye and his hopes of being a regular on-air commentator amongst other things.2014-12-0827 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 143 - Aaqib JavedFormer Pakistani fast bowler and current UAE head coach Aaqib Javed talks about his playing career, playing alongside Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, the art of reverse swing, match fixing in the 1990’s Pakistani team, his opinion on Mohammed Amir’s expected return to international cricket and UAE’s prospects in the world cup.2014-12-0529 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 142 - Habibul BasharFormer Bangladesh captain and current national selector Habibul Bashar talks about the early inspiration in his career, the travails of leading Bangladesh in the first 7 years of its Test status, Bangladesh’s first Test win, the fall out from World Cup 2007, and the current team led by Mushfiqur Rahim.2014-11-2624 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 141 - Asanka GurusinhaFormer Sri Lankan batsman Asanka Gurusinha talks about his batting role models, his Test career, the landmark 1996 World Cup victory including the semifinal vs India and the final vs. Australia, Aravinda de Silva’s batting, his relationship with Arjuna Ranatunga amongst other things.2014-11-1930 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 140 - Craig McDermottFormer Australian fast bowler and now their assistant coach talks about his playing career, bowlers he admired, Merv Hughes as his partner in crime, the crop of young Aussie quicks, his work with Hilfenhaus during the India series in 2011-12, amongst other things.2014-11-1214 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 139 - Mudassar NazarFormer Pakistani opener Mudassar Nazar talks about his baptism by the fire of Lillee and Thomson, taking up after his father Nazar Mohammad, his playing career, his admiration for Sunil Gavaskar as a batsman, the greatest Pakistani team, how he handled the big name Pakistani players as their coach and his role with ICC”s Global Cricket Academy in Dubai.2014-11-0435 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 138 - Rohan PateIn this episode, the owner and founder of “Blades of Glory”, the only cricket museum in India, Rohan Pate, talks about how he became a collector of cricket memorabilia, Sachin Tendulkar’s role in it, the various collections he has, and his ambitions amongst other things.2014-10-2824 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 137 - Chandu BordeFormer Indian batsman Chandu Borde talks about his playing career, his idol Vijay Hazare, facing up to the West Indian quick bowlers, meeting Sir Donald Bradman, his tenure as the chairman of Indian selectors, the story behind the selection of Mohammed Azharuddin in the home series vs. England, his relationship with Sachin Tendulkar, and his role in the Indian series win in 2007 in England amongst other things.2014-10-2235 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 136 - Ian BradshawFormer West Indies bowler Ian Bradshaw talks about his short lived Test career, captaincy aspirations, the famous 2004 Champions Trophy final run chase, Barbados club cricket, bowling a 25 over spell in a Test vs India amongst other things.2014-10-1530 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 135 - Simon WildeSunday Time Cricket Correspondent Simon Wilde talks about his book “On Pietersen“, Kevin Pietersen’s troubled England career, KP’s influences and personality and the dramatic end to his international career.2014-10-0327 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 134 - Gavin LarsenFormer NZ bowler Gavin Larsen talks about his bowling style, the phasing out of it from ODI cricket, his career, the 1992 world cup, and his role as operations manager for the 2015 world cup.2014-09-1827 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 133 - Heath StreakIn this episode, former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak talks about his father’s influence on his cricket, the black arm band protest, the best Zimbabwe side he played in, the exodus of players from Zimbabwe, the troubles with the Zimbabwe cricket board and his new job with Bangladesh as bowling coach amongst other things.2014-09-1126 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 132 - Derek PringleFormer England all rounder Derek Pringle talks about his unfulfilled career, comparisons to Ian Botham, World cup 1992, The final against Pakistan, India series of 1986, his eclectic music taste etc.2014-08-3022 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 131 - Jim MaxwellABC Grandstand commentator Jim Maxwell talks about his beginnings, learning the craft from his idol Alan McGilvray, the future of radio commentary, his forays in to TV commentary, his favorite player to commentate on, his colleague Peter Roebuck, amongst other things.2014-08-2234 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 130 - Gordon GreenidgeFormer West Indian opener Gordon Greenidge talks about the mental and technical aspects of opening the batting, what is expected of a Test opener, his partnership with Desmond Haynes over the years, the great team he played in and the phenomenal 214 he made at Lord’s 1984 to secure an improbable victory for West Indies in just over 2 sessions chasing 344 runs.2014-08-0646 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 129 - Alex KountourisAustralian national cricket team’s lead physiotherapist Alex Kountouris talks about the health management of cricketers, the impact of T20s, fast bowler injuries, comparing Asian and non-Asian teams, and the cricket health of several Australians including Ryan Harris and Shane Watson.2014-07-2936 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 128 - Dean JonesFormer Australian batsman Dean Jones talks about his legendary double hundred in the 1986 Madras Tied Test, his growth as a batsman, Allan Border’s role in cricket’s resurgence in Australia, Michael Clarke’s captaincy, facing up to fast bowlers, his excellence in ODIs, Indian Cricket League (ICL) and his on-air off-color comment about Hashim Amla amongst other things.2014-07-1641 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 127 - Curtly AmbroseFormer West Indies great Sir Curly Ambrose talks about the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20, his new role as bowling consultant of West Indies, his playing career, his memorable contests and also bowling alongside Courtney Walsh.2014-07-0916 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 126 - Colin CroftIn this episode, former West Indian fast bower Colin Croft talks about his international career that lasted only 27 Tests, his attitude towards his craft and cricket, the great West Indies teams he played on, the pressure on the modern cricketers amongst other things.2014-06-2445 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 125 - Kartikeya Date, Ahmer NaqviIn this episode, two very popular cricket bloggers, Kartikeya Date and Ahmer Naqvi talk about the game of T20, what it has become, how it is perceived, it’s impact on cricket as a whole, what it actually is, and what it should be.2014-06-1848 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 124 - Mignon du PreezSouth Africa captain Mignon du Preez talks about her team’s improvement in the last few years, the need for professionalism in women’s cricket, and the country’s attitude towards women’s sport.2014-05-2830 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 123 - Atul WassanFormer India bowler talks about his playing career, lack of fast bowlers in India, the current crop of Indian pacers, watching Sachin Tendulkar get to his maiden century, amongst other things.2014-05-1419 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 122 - Roland ButcherFormer England batsman Roland Butcher, now director of sports at the University of West Indies, talks of his cricket and football careers, and his work in developing sport in the Caribbean, and the responsibility of being the first black cricketer to represent England.2014-05-0630 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 121 - Sanjay ManjrekarIn this episode, Former India batsman and current commentator Sanjay Manjrekar on dealing with expectations and batting failures, and the perils of criticizing Tendulkar.2014-04-2934 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 120 - Greg ChappellIn this episode, former India head coach Greg Chappell talks about his time as head coach with Team India, the role of specific batting and bowling coaches, the functions of a head coach in modern international cricket teams, his relationship with Rahul Dravid as captain, and his push for youth in Indian and Australian teams, amongst other things.2014-04-0128 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 119 - Dav WhatmoreIn this episode, recent head coach of Pakistan Dav Whatmore talks about working in the subcontinent and dealing with various national boards, leading the Sri Lankan team to World Cup win in 1996, handling various captains such as Misbah (ul Haq) and (Arjuna) Ranatunga, amongst other things.2014-03-2531 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 118 - Gary KirstenIn this episode, former head coach of India and South Africa Gary Kirsten, talks about the role of coaches in cricket, handling some of the best stars in the sport, and the pressures and expectations of leading teams of extraordinary talents and egos, and his cricket academy amongst other things.2014-03-1834 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 117 - Snehal PradhanIn this episode, Indian cricketer Snehal Pradhan talks about her cricketing beginnings, her role models, the saga of her bowling action reported as illegal and her work to get it cleared, various steps for the improvement of Indian women’s cricket amongst other things.2014-03-1124 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 116 - John HolderIn this episode, former international umpire John Holder speaks about his dislike of DRS, player dissent, need for excellence in umpiring rather than perception of neutrality, the time he was approached by a bookie, his accusation of ball tampering by England directly leading to him being dropped from the TCCB Test panel of umpires, the advice he gave to Sachin Tendulkar on debut, amongst other things.2014-03-0436 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 115 - Richard PybusIn this episode, Richard Pybus, the former head coach of Pakistan and Bangladesh national teams and several domestic sides around the world, and now the director of cricket at West Indies Cricket Board, talks about his new role, the challenges and goals, and the need to strengthen the WI domestic first class game and professionalize the system etc.
He also talks about his time as the head coach of Pakistan, especially the 1999 World Cup in England, during which Pakistan lost in the final to Australia.2014-02-2539 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 114 - Dinesh KarthikIn this episode, Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik talks about his up-and-down career in India colors so far, getting picked by the Delhi Daredevils in the recent IPL auction, his outlook on returning to the Indian side, amongst other things.2014-02-1815 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 113 - Trent JohnstonIn this episode, former Ireland captain Trent Johnston talks about the drain of Ireland players to the England set up, the shabby treatment meted out by the ICC to the Affiliate and Associate nations, his best on-field memories of beating England and Pakistan in cricket world cups, the future of Ireland cricket, and his retirement plans amongst other things.2014-02-0428 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 112 - Michael AthertonIn this episode, former England captain and currently SKY commentator Michael Atherton talks about cricket captaincy and leadership, his transformation from a professional cricketer to journalist/commentator, and give his thoughts on the leaked draft of the position paper.2014-01-2843 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 111 - Telford ViceIn this episode, Telford Vice of The Times (South Africa) talks about the controversial circumstances under which Cricket South Africa have revoked some of his journalistic privileges, and dealing with Haroon Lorgat in the aftermath of David Becker’s incendiary press release about cricket governance at the ICC that led to all this.2014-01-2640 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 110 - Mike SelveyIn this episode, former England cricketer and The Guardian newspaper’s cricket correspondent Mike Selvey talks about the pseudo-posturing and aggression that was on display during the recent Ashes down under, England’s dismal performance, the Andy Flower-Kevin Pietersen saga, and also about his own cricketing career.2014-01-2134 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 109 - Alvin KallicharanIn this episode, former West Indian cricketer and captain Alvin Kallicharran talks about his humble beginnings, playing alongside WI legends, rebel tour to South Africa, his controversial run out by Tony Greig, lack of “maroon cap” pride in current WI players, taking Dennis Lille apart in the 1975 World Cup etc.2013-12-2427 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 108 - Ajit AgarkarIn this episode, former India cricketer Ajit Agarkar talks about his accidental origins as a fast bowler, the early comparisons to Kapil Dev, the infamous series of ducks, Adelaide Test of 2003 where his 6-41 led India to an improbable Test win, his controversial withdrawal from Mumbai’s Ranji team in 2011 etc.2013-12-1033 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 107 - Clayton MurzelloIn this episode, the sports editor of Mumbai’s MiD DAY newspaper, Clayton Murzello, talks about the transformation in the Indian cricket media over the last two decades, the downside of a TV centric cricket media, BCCI-Media relations, the state of Mumbai cricket, the lack of mentoring of young Mumbai cricketers, and his 20 year long professional relationship with Sachin Tendulkar.2013-12-0428 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 106 - Mike JakemanIn this episode, Author Mike Jakeman talks about his new book “Saving the Test”, the various challenges to the continued survival of Test cricket, the new avenue of cricket digital rights, the way forward, the need for increased cooperation between the various national boards for improving the health of Test cricket and cricket as a whole.2013-11-2630 minCouch TalkCouch Talk 105 - Hemant BuchIn this episode, Hemant Buch, VP of Production at TEN Sports talks about his career directing and producing cricket broadcasts, the expertise needed to be able to direct cricket telecast, the back and forth he has with on-air commentators and other things.2013-11-1231 min