Couch Talk

Former 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.

Australian 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.

Former 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.

Former 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.

In 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.

In 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.

South 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.

Former 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.

Former 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.

In this episode, Former India batsman and current commentator Sanjay Manjrekar on dealing with expectations and batting failures, and the perils of criticizing Tendulkar.