The Last Wicket

Daniel Beswick - Co-Founder of Emerging Cricket, and Digital and Editorial content contributor for the ICC - joins The Last Wicket to talk all things Under 19 Women's Cricket. We discuss why we should be excited about the first edition of the ongoing under 19 women's World Cup, the emerging cricketing talent in Indonesia and Rwanda, the participation of senior cricketers in the under 19 World Cup, and even the rising incidence of bowlers running out batsmen at the non-striker's end. 

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Daniel Beswick (@DGBeswick1) / Twitter

Daniel Beswick | Twitter, Facebook | Linktree

Highly acclaimed international batting coach Toby Radford joins Mayank for a batting workshop to discuss his transition from player to coach, coaching approach specialized for youngsters compared to experienced hands, mixing net sessions with skills training, his work with the 2012 T20 World Cup winning West Indies team and much more. 

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Toby Radford (@TobyRadford1) / Twitter

Toby Radford's Online Batting Booth (tobyradfordcricketcoaching.com)

Toby's new book - Getting to grips

Former Australian cricketer Shane Lee joins The Last Wicket to chat about his new podcast series "Lunch with Lee", the evolution of mental health awareness in cricket over the years, Australia's T20 woes and much more. 

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Shane Lee (@atlunchwithlee) / Twitter

Welcome to Lunch with Lee

SIX AND OUT- Can't Bowl Can't Throw - YouTube

The Last Wicket team is joined by the multi-talented Jamie Alter (journalist, writer, actor, YouTuber, anchor and so on) for an in-depth conversation on the structure of cricket in India. We discuss the pathways from clubs and academies to domestic teams, the structure of school cricket in various regions of the country, how the IPL has changed the landscape for budding cricketers, and so much more.

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Jamie Alter 😷 🇮🇳 (@alter_jamie) / Twitter

Jamie Alter - YouTube

Jaime Alter - The True Harfun Maula | Cricket with an Accent Podcast (podbean.com)

Former player and fast bowling coach Ian Pont joins Mayank take a deep dive into the art of fast bowling and discuss the 4-tent peg approach that Pont pioneered, it's effect on speed and reducing the rate of injuries, and the evolution of technique in fast bowling. Pont also discusses his experience of working with all types of bowlers, ranging from Shoaib Akhtar to Harshal Patel, including his stints with the Netherlands and Bangladesh teams. 

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Ian Pont 🇬🇧 (@Ponty100mph) / Twitter

The Fast Bowler's Bible: Pont, Ian, Gough, Darren, Irani, Ronnie: 9781861268518: Amazon.com: Books

Amazon.com: Coaching Youth Cricket (Coaching Youth Sports) eBook : Pont, Ian: Kindle Store

Ultimate Pace Secrets: 9780992665708: Amazon.com: Books

Online Cricket Courses | Ultimate Pace Foundation (upfcricket.com)

Human Movement specialist and Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics - Dr. Paul Felton joins host Mayank for a freewheeling discussion on the role of biomechanics in cricket. Paul talks about how he got hooked into cricket, the difference in biomechanics between the men’s and women’s game, the acceptance of cricket biomechanics at the international level, and much more.

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The Cricket Biomechanist (@TheCricketBiom) / Twitter

Paul Felton (drpaulfelton.com)

Four Tent Pegs Visual.pdf (cricket.com.au)

ECB Level 3 Advanced Coach Josh Sivier joins host Mayank for a deep dive on all things related to wicket keeping. We discuss the importance of feet movement for keepers, grabbing takes down the leg side, what the best wicket keepers do on a consistent basis, and much more.

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BBC-TMS and ABC broadcaster Prakash Wakankar joins The Last Wicket to share his thoughts on the future of the game as we know it, including the sustainability of specialist teams for multiple formats, the resulting impact on quality of the cricket itself, the future of ODIs, feasibility of a franchise-based test league, and much more. 

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Indian cricket 'superfan' Johns Benny aka @CricCrazyJohns joined The Last Wicket pod to share his experience of watching cricket in the Caribbean recently. Along with co-host Mayank, Johns talks about the difference between watching cricket in India and watching the game abroad, interacting with players and other fans, and how the Indian team is shaping up ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup. 

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Freelance cricket writer and broadcaster Gaurav Joshi joins host Mayank for a chat on his journalistic ethos, and what other sports can teach cricket. We also discuss what ails Indian test cricket at the moment, whether it's time for more youngsters to be groomed in the long format, key differences between Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid as coach, and of course what the pesky "Bazball" is all about.

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