Cricket Badger Podcast

Welcome to the third of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts.  This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans. Today, host James Buttler is joined by Sunrisers Hyderabad fan Neil Virani in London and Royal Challengers Bangalore supporter Samson Peter in Bangalore. They look ahead to what promises to be a another close encounter in Dubai on Sunday and look back at the Delhi Capit...

It's been a strange old summer but the authorities have done an amazing job to get cricket played and we now gear up for the Bob Willis Trophy final between Somerset and Essex. James Buttler is joined by Sam Dalling to preview the five-day Lord's showpiece final and look back across a county summer with a difference. What should county cricket look like next season? Thank you very much for listeni...

It's been a strange old summer but the authorities have done an amazing job to get cricket played and we now gear up for the Bob Willis Trophy final between Somerset and Essex. James Buttler is joined by Sam Dalling to preview the five-day Lord's showpiece final and look back across a county summer with a difference. What should county cricket look like next season? Thank you very much for listeni...

Welcome to the second of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts.  This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans. Today, host James Buttler is joined by Kings XI fan Clare Sanderson and Delhi Capitals newest supporter Daniel Kelly to look ahead to what promises to be a close encounter in Dubai on Sunday. We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have y...

Welcome to the first of our #IPL2020 Daily Cricket Badger Podcasts.  This is the Indian Premier League by the fans, for the fans. Today, host James Buttler is joined by #CSK fan Deepak Panda and Mumbai Indians supporter Anand Bhika to look ahead to the tasty opening game between their two sides. We will be on every day throughout the IPL so join us and feel free to have your say on Twitter @cricke...

Sir Geoffrey Boycott, one of the finest batsman England has produced and a popular voice on commentary for 30 years, joins James Buttler in one of the most comprehensive interviews you will hear. PART ONE: From falling in love with cricket to being flawed. From batting with his boyhood hero to winning majors as a golfer. From Man Utd to his 100th Hundred. His lowest moment as a player, being Virat...

Sir Geoffrey Boycott, one of the finest batsman England has produced and a popular voice on commentary for 30 years, joins James Buttler in one of the most comprehensive interviews you will hear. PART ONE: From falling in love with cricket to being flawed. From batting with his boyhood hero to winning majors as a golfer. From Man Utd to his 100th Hundred. His lowest moment as a player, being Virat...

Join us daily as the Indian Premier League is played between 19 September and 10 November. It's going to be fun! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All IPL teams need uncapped talent and there are some really exciting youngsters to look out for in the 2020 tournament. James Buttler welcomes back Indian journalist Aakash Sivasubramaniam to the Cricket Badger Podcast to run through who might become the standout emerging players of the Indian Premier League this year. The pair go through all eight franchises and by the end of the podcast narrow...

Tymal Mills could have been lost to cricket had the T20 format not arrived on the scene. The England and Sussex fast bowler has traveled the world to play in the biggest T20 franchise tournaments and is currently hoping to help Sussex Sharks to T20 Blast glory. Tymal joins James Buttler on this edition to talk about his life in cricket, the back injury that brought him to the verge of retirement,...

Sunrisers Hyderabad won the IPL in 2016 and have been one of the most successful sides in recent times. They have new coach Trevor Bayliss and captain David Warner to lead them in the UAE. They appear a definite contender. James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast to assess SRH's chances. What are their strengths and weaknesses? How likely is it that we will see W...

Royal Challengers Bangalore are the perenial under achievers in the competition. Virat Kohli will be hoping to put that right in the UAE. James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast to assess RCB's chances. What are their strengths and weaknesses? How likely is it that we will see Kohli add an IPL title to an already glowing CV? You can listen to the full Cricket Ba...

Rajasthan Royals begin their IPL2020 campaign after a disappointing sebenth placed finished in 2019. Can Steve Smith lead them to better? With Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer in their ranks they have English World Cup success in their midst. James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast to assess the Royals' chances in the UAE. What are their strengths and we...

The defending champions, Mumbai Indians, arrive in the UAE with a fourth title in the bag and the desire to claim back-to-back trophies for the first time in their history. Can Rohit Sharma lead to team to glory again? James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast to assess Mumbai's chances. What are their strengths and weaknesses? Can they get an unprecedented fifth...

Kolkata Knight Riders have won the IPL twice before, in 2012 and 2014. This year Brendon McCullum is their coach and Dinesh Karthik leads his troops again as they enter the tournament with the most expensive player in IPL history - Pat Cummins cost them $3.17m. James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast to assess KKR's chances in the UAE. What are their strengths a...

Kings XI Punjab go into IPL2020 having never won the tournament. in 6th last year, their fifth consecutive season outside of the top five, can Anil Kumble coach KXIP to glory? They have some big name players under the captaincy of KL Rahul - but can they play as a team? James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast to assess KXIP's chances in the UAE. What are their s...

Delhi Capitals begin their IPL2020 campaign in the hunt for their first title and under the coaching of Ricky Ponting and captaincy of Shreyas Iyer have a real chance. James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast to assess the Delhi fanchises chances in the UAE. What are their strengths and weaknesses? How likely is it that we will see them make their first ever IPL...

Chennai Super Kings enter IPL2020 under the trusted leadership of MS Dhoni and will be hoping to add to their three previous titles. James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast to assess CSK's chances in the UAE. What are their strengths and weaknesses? How likely is it that we will see MSD lifting that trophy on 10 November? You can listen to the full Cricket Badge...

It's been a long time coming but IPL 2020 finally gets underway in the United Arab Emirates on 19 September. The Mumbai Indians are seeking to defend their crown but face stiff competition from the other seven franchises. In this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges and Sledges Podcast. The trio assess the competition in the UAE, assess the...

It's been a long time coming but IPL 2020 finally gets underway in the United Arab Emirates on 19 September. The Mumbai Indians are seeking to defend their crown but face stiff competition from the other seven franchises. In this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast James Buttler is joined by DJ and Ashwin from the Edges & Sledges Podcast. The trio assess the competition in the UAE, assess the st...

Roberta Moretti Avery of the Brazil Cricket Association joins James Buttler on this edition of the Cricket Badger Podcast to talk about the rise and rise of cricket in Brazil. It's a country known for soccer, but cricket was played there 20 years before a football was kicked. Since becoming an Affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2002 and an Associate member in 2017 the game is...

England have taken the series against West Indies 2-1 and beaten Pakistan 1-0 but just how impressive has it been? Are they making progress? Is Joe Root the right skipper? How has the bio-bubble changed the Test summer?  Where are the strengths and weakness of this England Test side? Cricket journalist Dan Whiting joins the Badger, James Buttler, to look back  over a shortened summer and to answer...

England have taken the series against West Indies 2-1 and beaten Pakistan 1-0 but just how impressive has it been? Are they making progress? Is Joe Root the right skipper? How has the bio-bubble changed the Test summer?  Where are the strengths and weakness of this England Test side? Cricket journalist Dan Whiting joins the Badger, James Buttler, to look back  over a shortened summer and to answer...

Azeem Rafiq has endured more than his fair share of ups and downs as a cricketer and human being. Off the back of his interview with Wisden Cricket Monthly, he talks about racism in the Yorkshire dressing room, how he felt isolated in 2018 after his child was stillborn and how he feels determined to speak up so others don't face the same issues in the future. This podcast is brought to you in asso...

England took the 1st Test against Pakistan and then we all got frustrated by rain and bad light as the 2nd Test took us back to the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Cricket journalist Graham Hardcastle joins the Badger, James Buttler, to look back at the Second Test and they discuss how to solve bad light, look ahead to the Third Test, continue their predictions competition and answer the listerners' #A...