Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Nubaid Haroon and special guest AB de Villiers!

Beards meet cricket!

In this episode AB chats about his career, the World Cup that broke his heart, teaming up with Kohli at RCB, a life changing meeting on an airplane and so much more. This one is SPECIAL.

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00:00 Pre Shoot Chat

01:39 Introduction & Welcome AB de Villiers

02:39 The Story Behind AB’s Beard

03:15 Early Life, Childhood & Sporting Talents

05:56 Family Influence and Sporting Upbringing

07:23 South Africa’s Sports Culture & Schooling with Faf 

10:42 Breaking Into International Cricket & Early Challenges

13:53 Technical Growth and Evolution as a Batsman

16:49 Batting Triggers, Technique & Adaptability

17:31 Mindset and Ambitions in 2008

19:36 A Meeting On A Plane That Changed Everything

23:37 Jacques Kallis’ Influence

25:05 Memorable Innings vs Pakistan

26:15 Why Test Cricket Is the Ultimate Challenge

28:13 South Africa’s Golden Era of Cricket

30:46 Rivalry and Respect with Dale Steyn

32:57 Motivation and Iconic Series vs Australia

35:09 Controversies and the Ball-Scratching Incident

35:53 Competitive Edge and Embracing Aggression

36:35 Partnership and Understanding with Hashim Amla

39:16 Reading the Game and Outsmarting Field Placements

42:13 The Record-Breaking 31-Ball Century in 2015

43:19 2015 World Cup Journey & Heartbreak

49:19 Why Winning a World Cup Is So Difficult

50:25 IPL Journey & Love Affair with RCB

55:14 Batting with Kohli

57:44 AB’s Love for Other Sports & Hobbies

59:41 Faith and Spirituality in His Career

1:01:08 Reflecting on Career Achievements & Family Life

1:04:44 Picking His All-Time World XI & Cricket Heroes

1:07:44 Comparing Different Cricketing Eras

1:08:35 Post Shoot Chat & Batters That Got AB Thinking

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Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid & Nubaid Haroon.

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In this episode the boys look at who will be replace Kohli, Root, Williamson, Babar and Smith - Shubman, Brook, Rachin and others are in the debate! Let us know in the comments who you back to become a part of the NEW fantastic four!

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0:00 Introduction and the concept of the Next Big Four

1:17 Discussion on Harry Brook's Talent and Captaincy

3:02 Captaincy Style and Character of Harry Brook

5:31 Harry Brook's Batting and Leadership

5:57 Is Shubman Gill in the Next Big Four?

9:53 Does Jaiswal Make it on the List?

11:51 Discussion on Rachin Ravindra

13:24 Other Potential Candidates and Emerging Players for the Big Four

18:28 Discussion on Nisanka

19:21 Choosing the Next Big Four and Predictions

20:00 Is it too early for Bethell to make the Next Big Four?

21:08 Other Potential Candidates

21:49 Final Picks

25:27 AB de Villiers Teaser

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Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid & Nubaid Haroon.

Beards meet cricket!

In this episode the boys answer YOUR questions including their dream team mate, the angriest player they've played with, what would happen in a sprint race between the boys and so much more!

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00:00 - Intro

00:37 - Mo and Rash send each other on a holiday.

07:05 - Most embarrassing cricket moments

09:30 - Discussing Rash’s 10for.

12:43 - Mo and Rash compare each other’s Urdu skills.

15:51 - Who would win in a sprint?

17:42 - In game distractions.

21:09 - Out of character moments.

23:00 - Mo and Rash get stranded on a desert island.

24:48 - Which player do the boys not want to be on an island with?

27:48 - Dream players to open batting or bowling with.

29:05 - Which player puts you under pressure?

31:07 - What is the most annoying thing about Nubaid?

32:10 Next ep trailer 

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England have just completed a test series vs India so that got us thinking.

In this episode the boys try to find a way to have greats like Sachin, Sehwag, Pietersen, Root and others all in the same team! 

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Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Adil Rashid & Nubaid Haroon with guest Dawid Malan. Beards meet cricket!

In this episode the boys talk about India's team in transition, how the series sets England up for the Ashes and the future star playing in The Hundred

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00:00 Building our Eng India combined XI (one pick each)

3:33 The magic of the series & big players turning up

7:43 Did Bazball cost England 

11:28 Have India prepared England for the Ashes  

14:46 India missing stars & India in transition

17:03 Which bowlers impressed

21:54 Malan and Rash playing together at The Hundred

23:52 Playing under Flintoff & what happens in the draft 

26:30 Potential future star 

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India beat England to draw the series - Moeen Ali & Adil Rashid react!

Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid & Nubaid Haroon. Beards meet cricket!

In this episode the boys talk about India's fightback via Siraj, the brilliance of KL Rahul and Joe Root along with the warrior that is Chris Woakes and everything else that happened in the final test!

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00:00 Intro & Mo rips Nubaid

1:22 Pressure in Test & Fired up Siraj

4:15 India’s fight & Shubmans tactics

5:35 Siraj rising to the occasion

7:14 The last delivery & India’s perfect field placement

11:44 Woakes the warrior & why a broken hand would’ve saved him

14:22 Why was this series so good

17:50 Weak bowling attacks or incredible batters

19:45 KL one of the best in the world

21:00 Youthful bowling attacks

22:15 Warners tweet about Root & how it effects players

26:55 Batter of the series & best wicket

30:14 Moment of series & Player of series

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Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid & Nubaid Haroon. Beards meet cricket! 

In this episode, the boys take on TRUE OR FALSE: IF Root surpasses Tendulkars test runs will he become the GOAT? Could Stokes possibly save New Zealand and has franchise cricket overtaken internationals?! This & so much more. 

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00:00 Intro to True or False

00:45 Is Joe Root the Test GOAT if he passes Sachin?

09:30 Franchise Cricket has taken over International Cricket?

12:59 T20 Leagues Are Killing Tests?

16:13 Would Ben Stokes Win NZ the World Cup?

20:34 Murali vs Warne

25:11 Lara Was More Talented Than Sachin?

30:42 South Africa will NEVER recover to win an ICC? 

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Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Adil Rashid, Nubaid Haroon & special guest Dawid Malan. Beards meet cricket!

In this episode, Malan talks about missing the World Cup Final, being the best in the world and trying to be Chris Gayle! (+ so much more)!

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00:00 Beard Talk & Dawid being in the bush in PSL

5:01 Why Dawid and not David

8:05 Getting a contract without playing

10:46 Dad’s advice & pressure as a youngster

19:15 Making it in T20 after a late debut

24:33 Malan vs Rash chaos in the nets

27:39 Being the best T20 batter in the world

31:00 Trying to be Gayle & stat padding

33:20 Was Malan underrated & the brutality of cricket

37:30 Missing the WC final & what Stokes said

42:05 Favorite franchise league to play

45:45 What does the future hold

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Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid & Nubaid Haroon.

Beards meet cricket!

In this episode the boys answer YOUR questions including whether Bumrah could handle the GOATS of the past, who the all time all rounders are and who was the best to play alongside and against and so much more!

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00:50 All time top 5 all rounders

2:52 Funniest sledging

6:42 Could Bumrah do it vs GOAT batters 

11:42 What job would the boys be doing

15:35 Who Nubaid would have in his team Mo or Rash

16:02 Best player played with

19:10 How was it time to play with Jos the boss

20:02 Swapping bowling styles

21:24 2019 WC or 2022 WC

23:22 Favourite curries

25:35 Fave English cricketer 

29:58 Difference between county and international

32:50 How to change pace of bowling

37:20 Do aliens exist 

39:47 Where did pyramids come from 

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England beat India to win the third test - Adil Rashid & Owais Shah react!

Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Adil Rashid, Nubaid Haroon and guest ex-England international Owais Shah.

Beards meet cricket!

In this episode the boys talk about England's last gasp win, how Stokes became Mr Clutch, the return of Jofra and KL Rahul's underrated art.

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00:00 Intro

00:34 Owais studying the test

01:26 Stokes magic, how he became the MAN & the England way

06:50 The Archer effect, pace or genius?

09:47 Jaddu (magical) Jadeja

11:58 The 'needle' in the match

13:30 Is this much 'fighting' wrong

16:51 Owais getting sledged by Shane Warne

18:00 Grudges vs players cc: Warne & Archer being feisty

20:01 Would Rash prefer to have been a seamer

20:58 Is KL Rahul underrated

24:24 Is Test cricket becoming too slow

28:13 Was Mulder wrong for not overtaking Lara

34:20 FOLLOW OWAIS HA

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