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The Ziyaad Parker ShowEpisode 10: Karthik Meiyappan, UAE National team cricket playerKarthik joins me to discuss his journey through academy cricket in the UAE and representing the National Team. Also, he shares his IPL experience as a net bowler with the Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2020. 2021-03-1947 minThe Ziyaad Parker ShowEpisode 9: Road Safety World Series and T20I Preview (Ind vs Eng)In the first episode of 2021, I am joined by Keni who is working on the Road Safety World Series and we discuss his role, what the tournament is about and more (1:16). Thereafter, Raunak Vaswani joins me to talk about the upcoming India and England T20I series (18:25). 2021-03-1237 minThe Ziyaad Parker ShowEpisode 8: NBA Finals with Stephen GabrielIn this episode, Stephen and I discuss NBA basketball in the bubble, the match up between the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA FInals. Will LeBron win another ring and bring the Lakers a championship in the year that Kobe passed on? Or will Jimmy Butler win his first championship along with fellow All Star, Bam Adebayo. The Pat Riley narrative is also an interesting one as he was responsible for Showtime Lakers but runs all basketball for Miami. 2020-10-011h 16The Ziyaad Parker ShowEpisode 7: Umer Lakhani on graduating school during the COVID-19 pandemic, being a student athlete, and pursuing a degree.Umer is a UAE resident who has graduated from school and has taken up a temporary position with Gulf News while he waits on the COVID situation to improve so that he can take up an offer he has to further his studies in the USA. Umer and I met through cricket as he attended the ICC Academy and he is very much into his sports and fitness. In this episode, we discuss the article (https://gulfnews.com/business/analysis/uae-can-do-much-to-retain-its-student-talent-than-lose-them-to-overseas-universities-1.73479589) he recently wrote for Gulf News, his experience finishing school during the lockdown, what his plans are for...2020-09-0656 minThe Ziyaad Parker ShowEpisode 6: Liverpool with Asif AhmedAs the English Premier League concluded recently with Liverpool winning their first Championship in 30 years, I sit down with Liverpool supporter Asif Ahmed who has a wealth of knowledge about his club as well as the rest of the football industry. Great insight shared and I'm sure you will enjoy this, even if you aren't a Liverpool supporter! We talk about why he supports Liverpool, how amazing winning the league was, the rebuild under Klopp and if it can be sustained going forward and so much more!2020-08-021h 58The Ziyaad Parker ShowEpisode 5: The Return of Super Rugby and the Premier League!Live sport (with crowds) returned in New Zealand for Super Rugby Aotearoa while Dana White announces Yas Island as "Fight Island". Jacques Stolz joins host, Ziyaad Parker to discuss this while Ahmed Faraaz Parker and Jason Ronnie make their debuts as they shed some light on the return of the Premier League. 2020-06-1649 minThe Ziyaad Parker ShowEpisode 4: The Last Dance with Stephen GabrielReactions to the Last Dance. Jordan vs LeBron, Basketball in the 90s versus the current era. Bad Boy Pistons (especially Isaiah Thomas!) The Bulls dynasty and the Zen Master (Phil Jackson) Is this the greatest sports docuseries ever??? MJ is the G.O.A.T. 2020-05-251h 34The Ziyaad Parker ShowEpisode 3: Chad Gravenorst on working for MLB, playing baseball in South Africa, and the Sports Science Institute of South AfricaIn the second installment of the Inspire Series, Chad Gravenorst (registered biokineticist) joins the show to discuss his journey from playing baseball as a youngster in South Africa to working full time for Major League Baseball (MLB). Chad talks about what it is like to work for MLB and we look at the path he took to get to this point. Studying at UWC, and then working at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Chad details his experiences and the opportunities that led to him meeting Mark Melancon (one of the best closers in the game, currently with...2020-04-261h 08The Ziyaad Parker ShowEpisode 2: Interview with Jacques StolzIn this episode, Jacques and I discuss his journey from playing cricket in Durban to running his own coaching business in the UAE. During the episode Jacques talks about the challenges of trying to play social cricket in Dubai and growing up playing cricket as left arm leg spinner. He then talks about the start of his coaching career and his experience with formal qualifications. Thereafter, Jacques talks about what his experiences have taught him and how it is helping him manage his own business. He also shares the story behind why the reason he sets up every...2020-04-1654 minThe Ziyaad Parker ShowEpisode 1: The Corona Virus and Sport. What's going on around the world?In the first episode of The Ziyaad Parker Show, Jacques Stolz joins Ziyaad to talk about the impact that the Corona virus is having on sporting events around the globe. They also discuss what is happening in cricket with the PSL, New Zealand in Australia, and SA in India. Thereafter, they talk about the UFC and what makes Tony Ferguson a great opponent for Khatib. After some talk on Super Rugby, they end off the show discussing football/soccer and Jacques shows that he knows a thing or two about the world of football. 2020-03-1353 min