The Doosra

BBC

Isa Guha and Aatif Nawaz talk cricket with a British-Asian spin. They will be joined by guests representing different South Asian communities unified by a love of the game.

  • 21 minutes 49 seconds
    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.

    26 October 2020, 8:29 am
  • 48 minutes 31 seconds
    TMS does the IPL: Sunrisers Hyderabad special with Rashid Khan and Jonny Bairstow

    Aatif Nawaz & Daniel Norcross reflect on an extraordinary few days at the IPL with ties, super overs and amazing performances. We also focus on Sunrisers Hyderabad as we’re joined by superstar Afghan spinner Rashid Khan and Jonny Bairstow reveals the secret of his opening partnership with Ashes rival David Warner.

    19 October 2020, 6:11 pm
  • 42 minutes 5 seconds
    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.

    6 October 2020, 11:25 am
  • 46 minutes 49 seconds
    An IPL special with Jos Buttler and Robin Uthappa

    England World Cup winner Jos Buttler and IPL stalwart Robin Uthappa chat to the team, and we reveal your greatest IPL XI.

    22 May 2020, 4:45 am
  • 42 minutes 15 seconds
    The Doosra: Shahid Afridi and Smriti Mandhana

    Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi tells us he could be playing until he's 50, whilst India Women's opener Smriti Mandhana talks about being one of the world's best.

    15 May 2020, 5:00 am
  • 43 minutes 6 seconds
    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!

    8 May 2020, 5:00 am
  • 47 minutes 54 seconds
    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.

    24 April 2020, 5:00 am
  • 43 minutes 47 seconds
    The Doosra: Mohammad Amir and Liam Livingstone

    Isa Guha, Ankur Desai and Aatif Nawaz launch a new series. Special guest Mohammad Amir joins the podcast to discuss the Coronavirus crisis and its impact on cricket.

    17 April 2020, 4:45 am
  • 24 minutes 23 seconds
    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.

    10 July 2019, 7:25 pm
  • 41 minutes 42 seconds
    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.

    1 July 2019, 10:01 pm
  • 37 minutes 36 seconds
    Doosra – Malinga Magic, Afghan anguish, Shami shines & Pakistan promise.

    Isa and Ankur managed to prise Aatif away from Pakistani selfie hunters at Lord’s to discuss how the South Asian sides have performed at the mid-way point of the tournament. They give their verdicts on the teams and praise Sri Lanka who caused the biggest shock of the competition so far after their win over hosts England. The team ask if the tournament finally got the spark it needed, after Afghanistan almost upstaged the Lankans performance, when they took the Indians down to the wire. After a video showed Sarfaraz Ahmed copping abuse in front of his family – the team talk social media and the abuse players cop during a tournament when results unravel.

    24 June 2019, 3:39 am
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