The Doosra

Aatif, Ankur and Isa discuss England’s one day Series win over India and ask if Pakistan are better than both those sides? The team speak to Indian legend and current Under 19 and A team coach Rahul Dravid, wondering what he would be like on social media and the way his youngsters use it on tour. Smriti Mandhana talks about playing in England in the Women’s Super League and Sri Lanka – back home and back to business against South Africa.

Isa, Aatif and Ankur discuss their love for left arm wrist spin after glancing at Kuldeep Yadav’s exploits in the T20 series. The team discuss the recent T20 series between England and India and wonder if the tourists can replicate their performances in the one-dayer series. The Tebbit Test also comes up after we discuss the recent love in for the Football team at the World Cup – will British Asian fans who love the footy side ever feel the same for the Cricket team? Pakistan turned over Australia in a T20 final so prepare for Aatif to gloat whilst also wondering what’s gone wrong for Bangladesh after they were bowled out for their lowest ever Test total.

Isa, Ankur and Aatif talk about the latest T20 league featuring Steve Smith and David Warner over in Canada as well as the new World Test Championship and why there is no India v Pakistan Series. With the Football World Cup on Russia hitting the business end – would football ever usurp cricket in India? The team also speak to Gulfraz Riaz from the National Asian Cricket Council who are taking on the MCC over the Summer – and they may need the help of the Doosra!

Isa, Ankur and Aatif speak to Adam Gilchrist about his passion for the sub-continent and his love for Lebron James and Cristiano Ronaldo, and Aatif tells him about the time he broke one of his batting records. The team also discuss whether King Kohli can conquer England this Summer after some lean years on his travels to Blighty in the past. The team discuss how we stop one-day cricket from becoming dull and predictable….AND - the team limber up for the annual TMS game later this Summer…and call out some big names!

World Cup winner Isa Guha, comedian and Pakistan fanatic Aatif Nawaz and Asian Network’s Ankur Desai are joined by Roushan Alam of the Bangla Cricket Podcast to discuss Pakistan’s crumbling at the hands of England in Leeds whilst also taking a look at Bangladesh who were humbled in their T20 series against Afghanistan.

AND – Love Island – which players would you like to see coupled up on a Cricket version of the show.

Welcome along to Episode two of the Doosra with our team of World Cup winner Isa Guha, comedian and Pakistan fanatic Aatif Nawaz and Ankur Desai from the Asian Network.

The trio discuss Pakistan’s humbling of England at the Home of Cricket and ask if they can seal the Series at Headingley this week.

They speak to Pakistani pace bowling legend Waqar Younis and chat about the climax of the IPL.

Danni Wyatt is a special guest, there’s reaction to the latest spot-fixing allegations, Virat Kohli’s time at Surrey has been cut short and Isa tells a story about her Dad, Ribena and taking five wickets in an over.

Hello. We’ll soon be launching a new cricket podcast called “The Doosra” and we’re very excited about it. Our team of World Cup winner Isa Guha, comedian and Pakistan super-fan Aatif Nawaz and Ankur Desai from the BBC Asian Network have been working on this pilot episode, and you can now listen and judge for yourselves. They preview the England-Pakistan series, chat jumpers and hand-warmers and their special guest is IPL superstar Jos Buttler. It’s cricket, but with a South Asian slant. Let us know what you think and in return we’ll let you know where to find “The Doosra” every week.