Hitman for Hire: A year in the life of a franchise cricketer

Following the end of the regular series, we catch up with David to look back at Namibia's T20 World Cup campaign, explore his decision to end his international career and, of course, answer YOUR questions. Those questions covered topics such as how much of their sale price does a player actually receive, the fallout from David's comments regarding the Kolkata Knight Riders head coach, dealing with...

It's the end of our twelve months in the company of our Hitman for Hire, so in this final episode of the series David looks back at the year as a whole and picks his highlights, lowlights and shares some more great stories from the circuit. Find out which of David's teams he thinks would win a round-robin tournament, which superstar is most unlike their on-field persona behind the scenes, the orde...

It's February 2024 and David opens up about a difficult time playing for Joburg Super Kings in the SA20, the final tournament of our year together. We learn how past performances count for nothing if you don't make a good first impression with a coach, how quickly pre-tournament assurances can disappear and how difficult it is to break into a starting XI once you've been left out. We examine the p...

It's December 2023 and David has just returned from the Abu Dhabi T10 where he was playing for losing finalists, Deccan Gladiators. Is T10 a format the players take seriously? Are we at 'peak franchise'? Who does this tournament exist for? Could T10 be the perfect format for growing the game globally? How do players protect themselves from corruption? Also on the agenda: hourly rates, the Rugby 7s...

It's late November 2023 and - away from the glitz and glamour of the big franchise leagues - David is representing Nambia in their bid to qualify for the 2024 T20 World Cup. We find out why a franchise cricketer earning big money still chooses to turn out for an adopted nation in relatively low-key qualifying tournaments, and explore the reality of life for those associate cricketers without David...

It's November 2023 and David is at home in Pretoria. After more than eight months of almost uninterrupted travel, he's finally had the chance to enjoy an extended spell at home. As well as exploring what a franchise cricketer gets up to when he's not at a tournament, the conversation digs deeper into David's relationship with the sport that has become his livelihood. Also on the agenda: not being...

COMING SOON: Bonus episode! David will be answering YOUR questions about the life of a franchise cricketer. Get in touch via the methods below. It's September 2023, and David has recently returned from playing for Northern Superchargers in English cricket's other short-form competition. The Hundred has provoked plenty of debate since its inception in 2021, so it was perhaps appropriate that - as w...

COMING SOON: Bonus episode! David will be answering YOUR questions about the life of a franchise cricketer. Get in touch via the methods below. It's August 2023 and David has recently left the USA where he was playing for MI New York in the first edition of Major League Cricket. We discover how the American people responded to the tournament, how players made the most of American culture and plent...

COMING SOON: Bonus episode! David will be answering YOUR questions about the life of a franchise cricketer. Get in touch via the methods below. It's the end of June 2023, and David and his Yorkshire Vikings have one game remaining in the group stage of the Vitality Blast. David has had a decent tournament with bat and ball, but his role off the pitch at a club still dealing with the aftermath of a...

COMING SOON: Bonus episode! David will be answering YOUR questions about the life of a franchise cricketer. Get in touch via the methods below. It's May 2023 and David looks back at a disappointing IPL for him and his team Kolkata Knight Riders. He discusses adjusting to being part of a squad but not playing regularly, and gives an insider's view of how a team reacts when things don't go their way...

COMING SOON: Bonus episode! David will be answering YOUR questions about the life of a franchise cricketer. Get in touch via the methods below. How does Brexit combine with cricket's T20 gold rush to create our Hitman for Hire? In the first episode of Hitman for Hire - A year in the life of a franchise cricketer, professional cricketer David Wiese explains how the loss of a full-time contract in E...

COMING SOON: Bonus episode! David will be answering YOUR questions about the life of a franchise cricketer. Get in touch via the methods below. It's early April 2023, and David is settling in at the IPL where he is representing Kolkata Knight Riders. He recounts a dramatic night on and off the pitch at the PSL final, before letting us in on the build up and start of the biggest T20 tournament of t...

COMING SOON: Bonus episode! David will be answering YOUR questions about the life of a franchise cricketer. Get in touch via the methods below. It's late February 2023, and we begin our year in the life of a franchise cricketer by joining David Wiese in Pakistan where he's playing in the PSL for Lahore Qalandars. On the agenda: armoured buses, iPhones to encourage effort in the field, an inflatabl...

New episodes every Monday. Pro cricketer David Wiese reveals all about life in the world’s biggest T20 leagues. In candid conversations with host, Sam Keir, the all-rounder takes us behind the scenes at the Pakistan Super League, Indian Premier League, Vitality Blast, Major League Cricket, The Hundred, Abu Dhabi T10 and SA 20. Discover the truth about sharing a dressing room (and hotels, planes, r...