Couch Talk

Couch Talk 150 - Haroon Lorgat

January 15, 2015 02:00 - 21 minutes - 9.71 MB

Former ICC Chief Executive and current Chief Executive of Cricket South Africa Mr. Haroon Lorgat talks about his career in cricket administration, the challenge of transformation in South Africa, his rocky relationship with the BCCI, The Woolf Review he initiated towards the end of his time at ICC, Test Championship Proposal, ICC Revamp etc.

Couch Talk 149 - Daren Ganga

January 09, 2015 02:00 - 32 minutes - 15 MB

Former WI opener Daren Ganga talks about his stop-start career, being captain of Trinidad and West Indies, the highest successful chase of 418 vs Australia he was part of, and also the Test vs India on a tough Sabina Park wicket in Jamaica, amongst other things.

Couch Talk 148 - Ashwell Prince

January 01, 2015 02:00 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MB

Former South Africa batsman Ashwell Prince talks about choosing to play cricket while growing up in the Apartheid era, the quota system, his debut, the controversial circumstances under which he was made to open the innings on his comeback amongst other things.

Couch Talk 147 - Ajit Wadekar

December 25, 2014 02:00 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MB

Former Indian captain and coach Ajit Wadekar talks about the landmark tours to England and West Indies in 1971, handling 4 great spinners, taking over as captain from Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, slip catching, coaching India in the 1990’s, etc.

Couch Talk 146 - Madhav Apte

December 18, 2014 02:00 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MB

Former India opener Madhav Apte talks about his short international career despite averaging close to 50, tour to West Indies in 1952-53, playing alongside legends like Vinoo Mankad and Vijay Hazare, learning the art of opening batting from Vijay Merchant, his estimation of Subhash Gupte, his early impressions of Sachin Tendulkar and Mumbai dominance in Ranji Trophy.

Couch Talk - 145 Sadagoppan Ramesh

December 12, 2014 02:00 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MB

Former Indian opener S Ramesh talks about his debut in 1999 vs Pakistan where he faced perhaps the most complete bowling attack ever, his method to facing fast bowlers, his lack of footwork, disappointment over being dropped even with runs behind him, and his memories of the epic 2001 India-Australia series.

Couch Talk 144 - Dean du Plessis

December 08, 2014 02:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MB

Zimbabwean cricket commentator and journalist Dean du Plessis, who also happens to be visually impaired talks about his introduction to cricket and his love for commentary, and the mechanics of visualizing the cricket action in his mind’s eye and his hopes of being a regular on-air commentator amongst other things.

Couch Talk 143 - Aaqib Javed

December 05, 2014 02:00 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MB

Former Pakistani fast bowler and current UAE head coach Aaqib Javed talks about his playing career, playing alongside Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, the art of reverse swing, match fixing in the 1990’s Pakistani team, his opinion on Mohammed Amir’s expected return to international cricket and UAE’s prospects in the world cup.

Couch Talk 142 - Habibul Bashar

November 26, 2014 02:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MB

Former Bangladesh captain and current national selector Habibul Bashar talks about the early inspiration in his career, the travails of leading Bangladesh in the first 7 years of its Test status, Bangladesh’s first Test win, the fall out from World Cup 2007, and the current team led by Mushfiqur Rahim.

Couch Talk 141 - Asanka Gurusinha

November 19, 2014 02:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB

Former Sri Lankan batsman Asanka Gurusinha talks about his batting role models, his Test career, the landmark 1996 World Cup victory including the semifinal vs India and the final vs. Australia, Aravinda de Silva’s batting, his relationship with Arjuna Ranatunga amongst other things.

Couch Talk 140 - Craig McDermott

November 12, 2014 02:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB

Former Australian fast bowler and now their assistant coach talks about his playing career, bowlers he admired, Merv Hughes as his partner in crime, the crop of young Aussie quicks, his work with Hilfenhaus during the India series in 2011-12, amongst other things.

Couch Talk 139 - Mudassar Nazar

November 04, 2014 02:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB

Former Pakistani opener Mudassar Nazar talks about his baptism by the fire of Lillee and Thomson, taking up after his father Nazar Mohammad, his playing career, his admiration for Sunil Gavaskar as a batsman, the greatest Pakistani team, how he handled the big name Pakistani players as their coach and his role with ICC”s Global Cricket Academy in Dubai.

Couch Talk 138 - Rohan Pate

October 28, 2014 01:00 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MB

In this episode, the owner and founder of “Blades of Glory”, the only cricket museum in India, Rohan Pate, talks about how he became a collector of cricket memorabilia, Sachin Tendulkar’s role in it, the various collections he has, and his ambitions amongst other things.

Couch Talk 137 - Chandu Borde

October 22, 2014 01:00 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MB

Former Indian batsman Chandu Borde talks about his playing career, his idol Vijay Hazare, facing up to the West Indian quick bowlers, meeting Sir Donald Bradman, his tenure as the chairman of Indian selectors, the story behind the selection of Mohammed Azharuddin in the home series vs. England, his relationship with Sachin Tendulkar, and his role in the Indian series win in 2007 in England amongst other things.

Couch Talk 136 - Ian Bradshaw

October 15, 2014 01:00 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MB

Former West Indies bowler Ian Bradshaw talks about his short lived Test career, captaincy aspirations, the famous 2004 Champions Trophy final run chase, Barbados club cricket, bowling a 25 over spell in a Test vs India amongst other things.

Couch Talk 135 - Simon Wilde

October 03, 2014 01:00 - 27 minutes - 12.7 MB

Sunday Time Cricket Correspondent Simon Wilde talks about his book “On Pietersen“, Kevin Pietersen’s troubled England career, KP’s influences and personality and the dramatic end to his international career.

Couch Talk 134 - Gavin Larsen

September 18, 2014 02:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MB

Former NZ bowler Gavin Larsen talks about his bowling style, the phasing out of it from ODI cricket, his career, the 1992 world cup, and his role as operations manager for the 2015 world cup.

Couch Talk 133 - Heath Streak

September 11, 2014 02:00 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MB

In this episode, former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak talks about his father’s influence on his cricket, the black arm band protest, the best Zimbabwe side he played in, the exodus of players from Zimbabwe, the troubles with the Zimbabwe cricket board and his new job with Bangladesh as bowling coach amongst other things.

Couch Talk 132 - Derek Pringle

August 30, 2014 02:00 - 22 minutes - 10.4 MB

Former England all rounder Derek Pringle talks about his unfulfilled career, comparisons to Ian Botham, World cup 1992, The final against Pakistan, India series of 1986, his eclectic music taste etc.

Couch Talk 131 - Jim Maxwell

August 22, 2014 02:00 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MB

ABC Grandstand commentator Jim Maxwell talks about his beginnings, learning the craft from his idol Alan McGilvray, the future of radio commentary, his forays in to TV commentary, his favorite player to commentate on, his colleague Peter Roebuck, amongst other things.

Couch Talk 130 - Gordon Greenidge

August 06, 2014 02:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MB

Former West Indian opener Gordon Greenidge talks about the mental and technical aspects of opening the batting, what is expected of a Test opener, his partnership with Desmond Haynes over the years, the great team he played in and the phenomenal 214 he made at Lord’s 1984 to secure an improbable victory for West Indies in just over 2 sessions chasing 344 runs.

Couch Talk 129 - Alex Kountouris

July 29, 2014 02:00 - 36 minutes - 16.8 MB

Australian national cricket team’s lead physiotherapist Alex Kountouris talks about the health management of cricketers, the impact of T20s, fast bowler injuries, comparing Asian and non-Asian teams, and the cricket health of several Australians including Ryan Harris and Shane Watson.

Couch Talk 128 - Dean Jones

July 16, 2014 02:00 - 41 minutes - 18.8 MB

Former Australian batsman Dean Jones talks about his legendary double hundred in the 1986 Madras Tied Test, his growth as a batsman, Allan Border’s role in cricket’s resurgence in Australia, Michael Clarke’s captaincy, facing up to fast bowlers, his excellence in ODIs, Indian Cricket League (ICL) and his on-air off-color comment about Hashim Amla amongst other things.

Couch Talk 127 - Curtly Ambrose

July 09, 2014 02:00 - 16 minutes - 7.58 MB

Former West Indies great Sir Curly Ambrose talks about the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20, his new role as bowling consultant of West Indies, his playing career, his memorable contests and also bowling alongside Courtney Walsh.

Couch Talk 126 - Colin Croft

June 24, 2014 02:00 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MB

In this episode, former West Indian fast bower Colin Croft talks about his international career that lasted only 27 Tests, his attitude towards his craft and cricket, the great West Indies teams he played on, the pressure on the modern cricketers amongst other things.

Couch Talk 125 - Kartikeya Date, Ahmer Naqvi

June 18, 2014 02:00 - 48 minutes - 22.1 MB

In this episode, two very popular cricket bloggers, Kartikeya Date and Ahmer Naqvi talk about the game of T20, what it has become, how it is perceived, it’s impact on cricket as a whole, what it actually is, and what it should be.

Couch Talk 124 - Mignon du Preez

May 28, 2014 02:00 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MB

South Africa captain Mignon du Preez talks about her team’s improvement in the last few years, the need for professionalism in women’s cricket, and the country’s attitude towards women’s sport.

Couch Talk 123 - Atul Wassan

May 14, 2014 02:00 - 19 minutes - 9.06 MB

Former India bowler talks about his playing career, lack of fast bowlers in India, the current crop of Indian pacers, watching Sachin Tendulkar get to his maiden century, amongst other things.

Couch Talk 122 - Roland Butcher

May 06, 2014 02:00 - 30 minutes - 14 MB

Former England batsman Roland Butcher, now director of sports at the University of West Indies, talks of his cricket and football careers, and his work in developing sport in the Caribbean, and the responsibility of being the first black cricketer to represent England.

Couch Talk 121 - Sanjay Manjrekar

April 29, 2014 01:00 - 34 minutes - 16 MB

In this episode, Former India batsman and current commentator Sanjay Manjrekar on dealing with expectations and batting failures, and the perils of criticizing Tendulkar.

Couch Talk 120 - Greg Chappell

April 01, 2014 02:00 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MB

In this episode, former India head coach Greg Chappell talks about his time as head coach with Team India, the role of specific batting and bowling coaches, the functions of a head coach in modern international cricket teams, his relationship with Rahul Dravid as captain, and his push for youth in Indian and Australian teams, amongst other things.

Couch Talk 119 - Dav Whatmore

March 25, 2014 02:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MB

In this episode, recent head coach of Pakistan Dav Whatmore talks about working in the subcontinent and dealing with various national boards, leading the Sri Lankan team to World Cup win in 1996, handling various captains such as Misbah (ul Haq) and (Arjuna) Ranatunga, amongst other things.

Couch Talk 118 - Gary Kirsten

March 18, 2014 02:00 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MB

In this episode, former head coach of India and South Africa Gary Kirsten, talks about the role of coaches in cricket, handling some of the best stars in the sport, and the pressures and expectations of leading teams of extraordinary talents and egos, and his cricket academy amongst other things.

Couch Talk 117 - Snehal Pradhan

March 11, 2014 02:00 - 24 minutes - 11.2 MB

In this episode, Indian cricketer Snehal Pradhan talks about her cricketing beginnings, her role models, the saga of her bowling action reported as illegal and her work to get it cleared, various steps for the improvement of Indian women’s cricket amongst other things.

Couch Talk 116 - John Holder

March 04, 2014 03:00 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MB

In this episode, former international umpire John Holder speaks about his dislike of DRS, player dissent, need for excellence in umpiring rather than perception of neutrality, the time he was approached by a bookie, his accusation of ball tampering by England directly leading to him being dropped from the TCCB Test panel of umpires, the advice he gave to Sachin Tendulkar on debut, amongst other things.

Couch Talk 115 - Richard Pybus

February 25, 2014 03:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MB

In this episode, Richard Pybus, the former head coach of Pakistan and Bangladesh national teams and several domestic sides around the world, and now the director of cricket at West Indies Cricket Board, talks about his new role, the challenges and goals, and the need to strengthen the WI domestic first class game and professionalize the system etc. He also talks about his time as the head coach of Pakistan, especially the 1999 World Cup in England, during which Pakistan lost in the final to...

Couch Talk 114 - Dinesh Karthik

February 18, 2014 03:00 - 15 minutes - 7.04 MB

In this episode, Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik talks about his up-and-down career in India colors so far, getting picked by the Delhi Daredevils in the recent IPL auction, his outlook on returning to the Indian side, amongst other things.

Couch Talk 113 - Trent Johnston

February 04, 2014 03:00 - 28 minutes - 13 MB

In this episode, former Ireland captain Trent Johnston talks about the drain of Ireland players to the England set up, the shabby treatment meted out by the ICC to the Affiliate and Associate nations, his best on-field memories of beating England and Pakistan in cricket world cups, the future of Ireland cricket, and his retirement plans amongst other things.

Couch Talk 112 - Michael Atherton

January 28, 2014 03:00 - 43 minutes - 19.8 MB

In this episode, former England captain and currently SKY commentator Michael Atherton talks about cricket captaincy and leadership, his transformation from a professional cricketer to journalist/commentator, and give his thoughts on the leaked draft of the position paper.

Couch Talk 111 - Telford Vice

January 26, 2014 03:00 - 40 minutes - 18.5 MB

In this episode, Telford Vice of The Times (South Africa) talks about the controversial circumstances under which Cricket South Africa have revoked some of his journalistic privileges, and dealing with Haroon Lorgat in the aftermath of David Becker’s incendiary press release about cricket governance at the ICC that led to all this.

Couch Talk 110 - Mike Selvey

January 21, 2014 03:00 - 34 minutes - 16 MB

In this episode, former England cricketer and The Guardian newspaper’s cricket correspondent Mike Selvey talks about the pseudo-posturing and aggression that was on display during the recent Ashes down under, England’s dismal performance, the Andy Flower-Kevin Pietersen saga, and also about his own cricketing career.

Couch Talk 109 - Alvin Kallicharan

December 24, 2013 03:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MB

In this episode, former West Indian cricketer and captain Alvin Kallicharran talks about his humble beginnings, playing alongside WI legends, rebel tour to South Africa, his controversial run out by Tony Greig, lack of “maroon cap” pride in current WI players, taking Dennis Lille apart in the 1975 World Cup etc.

Couch Talk 108 - Ajit Agarkar

December 10, 2013 03:00 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MB

In this episode, former India cricketer Ajit Agarkar talks about his accidental origins as a fast bowler, the early comparisons to Kapil Dev, the infamous series of ducks, Adelaide Test of 2003 where his 6-41 led India to an improbable Test win, his controversial withdrawal from Mumbai’s Ranji team in 2011 etc.

Couch Talk 107 - Clayton Murzello

December 04, 2013 03:00 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MB

In this episode, the sports editor of Mumbai’s MiD DAY newspaper, Clayton Murzello, talks about the transformation in the Indian cricket media over the last two decades, the downside of a TV centric cricket media, BCCI-Media relations, the state of Mumbai cricket, the lack of mentoring of young Mumbai cricketers, and his 20 year long professional relationship with Sachin Tendulkar.

Couch Talk 106 - Mike Jakeman

November 26, 2013 03:00 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MB

In this episode, Author Mike Jakeman talks about his new book “Saving the Test”, the various challenges to the continued survival of Test cricket, the new avenue of cricket digital rights, the way forward, the need for increased cooperation between the various national boards for improving the health of Test cricket and cricket as a whole.

Couch Talk 105 - Hemant Buch

November 12, 2013 03:00 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MB

In this episode, Hemant Buch, VP of Production at TEN Sports talks about his career directing and producing cricket broadcasts, the expertise needed to be able to direct cricket telecast, the back and forth he has with on-air commentators and other things.

Couch Talk 104 - Cate McGregor

October 29, 2013 02:00 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MB

In this episode, Catherine McGregor who is a cricket writer and a speech writer for the Australian Army chief, talks about her book, “An Indian Summer of Cricket’, and her struggles in coming to terms with her gender transition from being Malcolm McGregor, her fascination with Rahul Dravid, changes in the Australian game etc., amongst other things.

Couch Talk 103 - Baba Aparajith

October 22, 2013 02:00 - 22 minutes - 10.5 MB

In this episode, Tamil Nadu all rounder Baba Aparajith talks about the experience of winning the U-19 world cup last year, making a double hundred in his Duleep trophy debut, interacting with the major international stars during the IPL, playing alongside Rahul Dravid in a club match, amongst other things.

Couch Talk 102 - Mike Hussey

October 15, 2013 02:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MB

In this episode, former Australian batsman Michael Hussey talks about his playing career, the self-doubts that constantly plagued him, his relationships with Mickey Arthur and Cricket Australia, the controversy surrounding Gurunath Meiyappan of Chennai Super Kings as mentioned in his autobiography “Underneath the Southern Cross”, amongst other things.

Couch Talk 101 - Misbah Ul Haq

October 08, 2013 02:00 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MB

In this episode, Pakistan’s captain Misbah ul-Haq talks about the late start to his cricketing career, what it’s like to be captain of Pakistan and leading a wide variety of personalities, the World T20 final vs India in 2007, impact of no international cricket in Pakistan since 2009, his future, amongst other things.

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