The Doosra

Isa, Ankur and Aatif focus on the Women’s World T20 taking place in the Caribbean and the evolution of the tournament since its inception almost a decade ago. The team discuss who they think will make it to the final and are joined from the West Indies by former England captain Charlotte Edwards who weighs in on the controversy around the standard of umpiring so far during the competition.

Aatif, Ankur try to get a hold of Isa who is in Australia, while they locate her they will bring you chat about the cricket trophy which was basically a biscuit on a platter which went viral when Pakistan and Australia contested their recent T20 Series. They also discuss the Indian players going bananas over a lack of actual bananas on their Summer tour to England. Apparently it’s the fruit of choice for Virat Kohli’s men and there is now a wish list of demands before next Summer’s World Cup. The team also speak to broadcaster Adam Collins who forked out for broadcast rights to Pakistan’s recent Test Series against Australia in the UAE.

Isa and Ankur celebrate Aatif’s birthday who suffered with the blues after Pakistan snatched a draw from the jaws of victory. The team reflect on the Indians pounding the Windies and are also joined by the Managing Director of the Cricket World Cup next year – Steve Elworthy, as they try and blag some tickets and find out how preparations are going. They also make the former South African cricketer relive the famous loss to Australia when the World Cup was last held in the UK back in 1999….did he stop sending Christmas cards to Lance Klusener or Alan Donald?

Isa, Aatif and Ankur speak to the teacher who brought Prithvi Shaw to Lancashire, after the teenager breaks records for India they also speak to Rohan Gavaskar – son of Sunil – on how to deal with expectations at a young age. Rousham Alam joins the team to discuss Bangladesh losing yet another final at the Asia Cup and a look ahead to Pakistan hosting Australia, minus Smith and Warner – while England touch down in Sri Lanka. Aatif gets food poisoning and blames it on Ankur, while, the team wonder if international players are suffering burn out.

Isa re-joins Ankur and Aatif after her wedding festivities and tells us which players had to be dragged off the dancefloor and which players were secretly watching Cricket instead of the speeches.

Aatif, Ankur and Isa (out wedding shopping) chime about England’s Series success and what went wrong for India as well as the possible changes ahead of the Oval. Isa tells us how her wedding prep is going and discusses the wedding wonder that is Ealing Road in Wembley. They also chat about Virat Kohli and his reticence towards the 100 ball – how do we get the Indians on board? The team also take recommendations from you about the best Bollywood movies featuring Cricket.

Isa and Ankur welcome Aatif back from his stint in Edinburgh and the trophies and tomatoes he received on stage. The team talk about India’s new found confidence heading into the 4th Test at Southampton. There is an exclusive interview with the 18 year old Prithvi Shaw – tipped to be the heir to Tendulkar – he is in the squad for the final two Test and tells us how he copes with huge expectation and his experience of playing Cricket in England. And – we hear from listeners and their favourite Cricketing Bollywood movie reviews.

Legendary Indian batsman Dilip Vengsarkar joins Aatif, Ankur and Isa to discuss the Lord’s defeat and explain why exciting youngster Rishabh Pant should debut at Trent Bridge.

Vengsarkar also tells the Doosra about his role in getting Virat Kohli into the India side. Plus the team discuss Sri Lanka’s series with South Africa, Cricket and Bollywood films and find out how Aatif is making headlines with his jokes at the Edinburgh fringe.

Isa, Aatif (at the Edinburgh Fringe – go see his show) and Ankur pick the bones out of Edgbaston and ask if India can bounce back at Lord's? Harsha Bhogle tells us how the tourists can get back into the series as well as teaching Ankur about the roots of his name! Asian Network presenter Qasa Alom shares his love of Bangladesh cricket and why the Tigers are such a yo-yo side. The Lords Taverners tell the team about the Wicketz programme which is breaking boundaries in deprived and diverse communities thanks to the game of cricket.

Isa, Aatif and Ankur preview the much anticipated Series between England and the number one ranked side in Test cricket…..India. They pick through the Indian squad to see whether they have what it takes to win in English conditions over five Tests, and assess the key match-ups. There is more from last week’s special guest, Rahul Dravid. The Indian batting legend is the last skipper to win a Series in England – he gives his tips on what it takes to win and whether Virat Kohli has the key ingredients at his disposal to secure success.