The Doosra

The Doosra

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The Doosra episodes

  • TMS does the IPL: Ben Stokes Special

    England all-rounder Ben Stokes scored a brilliant unbeaten 100 to keep the qualification hopes of Rajasthan Royals alive. In an exclusive interview Stokes speaks to Isa Guha about opening the batting, his rollercoaster three years and why he wouldn’t wish quarantine on his greatest enemy, even Marlon Samuels.

    22 min
  • TMS does the IPL: Kings XI special, including Pooran on THAT save

    Nicholas Pooran joins Aatif Nawaz and Daniel Norcross to talk through his incredible gravity-defying save over the boundary, as well as what life is like in the IPL bubble.

    Plus Sheldon Cottrell tells us why a friend’s Covid diagnosis made him take the virus so seriously, and Mandeep Singh explains the Punjabi spirit behind the team.

    43 min
  • The Doosra: Moeen Ali special

    England World Cup winner Moeen Ali joins Isa Guha, Ankur Desai and Aatif Nawaz for a fascinating chat on how he's coping with lockdown - and why he can't listen to Oasis!

    44 min
  • The Doosra: Yuvraj Singh

    India cricket legend Yuvraj Singh gives an exclusive interview to The Doosra. He tells the team about lockdown life in Delhi and his memories of his remarkable career.

    48 min
  • India suffer knockout blow

    Isa, Ankur and Aatif record a special edition of the Doosra just minutes after India's semi-final exit from the Cricket World Cup at the hands of New Zealand.

    The team discuss the dramatic pendulum swing of the final couple of hours as well as who stood out for the Indians during the tournament and where and why it went wrong for the favourites. The team also ponder if this will be MS Dhoni's final appearance in an India shirt and the legacy of the South Asian fans at the tournament.

    25 min
  • World Cup conspiracy theories, controversial kits, and Take That

    Ankur, Isa and Aatif reflect on the latest stories from the World Cup including the clutch of South Asian sides supporting India for the first time in history, as well as the hoo-ha around their new away kit. Isa tells us how Take That played a key role in the mood of their world cup winning dressing room and the boys try to get her to belt out some notes.

    One year on from the launch of the ECB’s South Asian Action plan – we check out their first ever Urban Cricket Centre aimed at boosting South Asian participation in cricket.

    42 min

About The Doosra

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Isa Guha and Aatif Nawaz talk cricket with a British-Asian spin.

The former England bowler and the Pakistan comedian join forces to take an alternative view on the cricketing issues of the…

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