USA Women's vice-captain Shebani Bhaskar joins the Stars & Stripes Cricket Podcast to talk about her journey into the national team. Bhaskar is the third American-born female player to represent USA and previously held the record as the youngest American women's debutant as a 17-year-old when she toured Bangladesh for the 2011 ICC Women's 50-over World Cup Qualifier, helping USA achieve a famous one-run win over Zimbabwe with a top-score of 72 and a victory-clinching runout from extra cover. As the daughter of a US diplomat, Bhaskar has spent time living all over the world including Bangladesh, India, Germany and Uganda, where she has competed in golf and won a long driving competition. Bhaskar talks about all this and more including her experiences opening the batting with Suzie Bates in New Zealand domestic cricket, serving as vice-captain for England legend Claire Taylor at the Philadelphia International Cricket Festival, and USA's chances at upcoming ICC World Cup Qualifying tournaments later in 2021.

American cricket journalist Peter Della Penna welcomes USA Cricket U19 Men's selection chairman Amer Afzaluddin onto the show to discuss his experiences over the years in American cricket, including being the first player to score a century for USA at U19 level in 2001, the first USA U19 graduate to be selected for the USA senior team - making his debut as a 19-year-old on the 2002 tour of Argentina for the ICC Americas Championship - as well as the heartbreak of being a member of USA's 2004 Champions Trophy squad only to be dropped on the eve of the tournament for a last-minute replacement and how that impacted his outlook and approach to cricket.