Stumped

Stumped

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  • Inside the Mumbai machine

    We hear from Mumbai Indians batting coach Robin Singh after the franchise won a fifth Indian Premier League title in eight seasons.

    Plus, has Covid-19 spoilt the Afghanistan story, or can natural talent and determination help them keep climbing cricket's ladder?

    And the parallels between the US election race and Test cricket.

    Photo: Mumbai Indians logo

    39 min
  • Waugh on photography, India and cricket's future

    Australia's former captain Steve Waugh tells us about his photographic journey through India in search of the spirit of cricket.

    Waugh also looks ahead to the titanic Test series between Australia and India and gives his views on the future of Test cricket.

    Plus, how women's cricketers at the Big Bash in Australia are using barefoot circles to raise awareness about the country's sometimes troubled relationship with its indigenous past.

    (Photo: Steve Waugh. Credit: Getty Images)

    41 min
  • Can cricket be a leading sport in the USA?

    We discuss the latest in the Men’s IPL and also preview the Women’s IPL challenge with former India bowler, Snehal Pradhan, and look at the clash in scheduling with the Women’s Big Bash. Plus, we speak to the Chief Executive of US Cricket, Iain Higgins, on their bid for ICC full member status by 2030. And with the whole of the South African cricket board resigning, we speak to Mo Allie live from Cape Town about what is next for South Africa cricket.

    Photo: USA team photo (Credit: Getty images)

    42 min
  • Will split international teams benefit cricket?

    Has cricket lost touch with the Black Lives Matter movement? West Indies captain Jason Holder tells me the game has gone quiet on racism.

    Plus, could England and Australia playing different formats in different countries at the same time provide a financial lifeline to smaller nations?

    And Nigeria women's captain Samantha Agazuma on the cricketing journey she hopes will take her all the way to the Big Bash in Australia.

    Photo: Glenn Maxwell & Jos Buttler (Getty Images)

    44 min
  • Mickey Arthur & how Miandad's six shook cricket

    With Sri Lanka's strict quarantine rules thwarting their return to the cricket field, we ask head coach Mickey Arthur if he can see a solution.

    And the power of a six - we look back at Javed Miandad's era-defining six for Pakistan against India in 1986 - and other key moments that changed the course of cricketing history.

    Plus, tributes to former New Zealand captain John Reid.

    Photo: Mickey Arthur (Getty Images)

    39 min
  • Secrets of the world's best umpire

    Reaction to a record-equalling 21st consecutive one-day victory by Australia's remarkable women's team.

    Plus, Courtney Walsh on how he plans to turn West Indies women back into world beaters themselves.

    And the unexpected star of the English cricketing summer - umpire Michael Gough on how he gave up playing cricket at the age of 23 and went on to become statistically the best Test umpire in the world.

    Photo: Umpire Michael Gough (Getty Images)

    51 min
  • Flintoff, bulimia and the strain of success

    Reaction to an astonishing week in the Indian Premier League, including a record run chase, a Super Over and a gravity-defying boundary save.

    Plus, as England legend Andrew Flintoff reveals his battle with bulimia, we'll hear the story of Sarah Coyte, the World Cup-winning Australia bowler who took a break from the game to deal with an eating disorder - and returned to win the Big Bash. Some listeners may find this content upsetting.

    West Indies head coach Phil Simmons talks about the challenges facing cricket's poorer nations during the Covid-19 pandemic.

    Photo: Andrew Flintoff in 2005 (Getty Images)

    41 min
  • Dean Jones - a 'shocking loss' to cricket

    Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma pay tribute to Dean Jones, the great Australia batsman who has died at the age of 59.

    Plus, we're joined by Dhiraj Malhotra, CEO of Delhi Capitals, to discuss a controversial week in the Indian Premier League.

    Australia vice-captain Rachael Haynes looks welcomes the return of women's international cricket - with fans.

    And a dispute over Don Bradman's childhood cricket pitch prompts a debate over how we remember our sporting heroes.

    Photo: Dean Jones (Getty Images)

    43 min
  • Rhodes on cricket's fielding revolution

    Reaction to Australia's thrilling victory over England in the one-day series at Old Trafford.

    Former South Africa star Jonty Rhodes on the incredible advances in fielding in the Indian Premier League, which starts in Dubai this weekend.

    And as women's international cricket returns, West Indies batter Hayley Matthews relives the day when she toppled Australia to win the T20 World Cup at the age of 18.

    Photo: Jonty Rhodes (Getty Images)

    48 min
  • Bell on Ashes glory and coaching ambitions

    We're joined by England batting great Ian Bell as he bows out of the game with 118 Test matches and more than 20,000 first class runs to his name.

    Find out more about a new campaign in Australia that's fronting up to racism and intolerance in cricket.

    Can England repeat their T20 dominance over Australia in the 50-over form?

    And a life of luxury in the IPL bio-bubble.

    (Photo: Ian Bell celebrates and Ashes hundred in 2013. Credit: Getty Images)

    49 min

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The weekly cricket show from BBC Sport in association with ABC and Akashvani.

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