Best Samee Siddiqui Podcasts (2026)

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Liminal. With Imran Siddiqui - Alice is Awake - ismusic - Explicit 33:37

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In the debut episode of “Liminal”, Imran Siddiqui takes you on a journey behind the pop rock and dance album, Alice is Awake, by one of Imran's music brands, ismusic. "Who is Alice, asks Imran, and who is that Rabbit, and why the fuck, is Alice running after this hasty animal? " DCRadio.TVBy Imran Siddiqui

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Episode 22: Preview of the 2023 Women's T20i World Cup with Eman (hosted by Zoha Chishti) 39:59

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This is a special episode in which Zoha Chishti previewed the 2023 Women's T20i World Cup and discussed the Pakistani Women's team in-depth. Please do check out their wonderful conversation and follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zchishtii & https://twitter.com/exharrie They also have an excellent YouTube show that you can find on the Chang…

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Episode 21: The History of Pakistani Women's Cricket with Aayush Puthran (hosted by Zainub Razvi) 1:02:10

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This is a special episode in which Zainub Razvi interviewed Aayush Puthran on his wonderful new book, Unveiling Jazbaa: A History of Pakistan Women’s Cricket. You can find them on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/aayushputhran & https://twitter.com/zainubrazvi I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.band…

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Episode 20: Conversation with Jarrod Kimber Part II: Shadab Khan, Matthew Hayden, and Coaching 53:17

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I had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Jarrod Kimber on all sorts of subjects today. This is Part II of the conversation where we discuss Shadab Khan's action + his suitability or otherwise for Test Cricket & coaching (including a long conversation about Matthew Hayden and his mentoring role for Pakistan). Check out Episode 19 to listen t…

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Episode 19: Conversation with Jarrod Kimber Part I: Leg Spin, Mushtaq Ahmed, Shane Warne, & Pakistan at the T20i World Cup 57:57

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I had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Jarrod Kimber on all sorts of subjects today. This is Part I of the interview where we discuss Pakistan's performance at the T20i World Cup in Australia, his love for Mushtaq Ahmed, the impact of Shane Warne on Australian cricket, the technical aspects of leg spin, as well as the brilliance of Abdul …

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Episode 18: Pakistan Fan Forum on the Men’s 2022 T20i World Cup and England’s Victory over Pakistan (Guest Hosted by Faraz Qasim) 1:20:34

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This is a special episode as it is the first episode where Faraz Qasim, from the Relukattay PSL Show, is guest hosting and we had a wonderful panel: Abdullah Ansari, Hania, Osama Ahmed, Alvina Ahmed, Ali Siddiqui, and Salaar Shamsi.Please check out Faraz's PSL show here: https://www.youtube.com/RelukattayShow And all the people featured on this epi…

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Episode 17: Ben Jones from Cricviz on Pakistan during the T20i World Cup and the semifinal against New Zealand (co-hosted by CoverDrive) 54:45

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I had the pleasure of interviewing the brilliant Ben Jones from Cricviz on Pakistan's performances at the T20i World Cup in Australia, alongside CD or Assad from the Cover Drive Podcast. We talked about the ultra-aggressive batting of Muhammad Haris, the brilliance of Pakistani bowling, and what to expect from the semi-final vs New Zealand.We began…

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Episode 16: Panel on the ”Spirit of Cricket: Past & Present” w/ Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, Andrew Fidel Fernando, & Melinda Farrell (co-hosted w/ Zainub Razvi) 1:02:34

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This is a really special podcast as I have the pleasure of hosting an all-star panel on the 'Spirit of Cricket' and the 'mankad' with Zainub Razvi.We have three of the best cricket writers in the world with us today: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, Andrew Fidel Fernando, & Melinda Farrell.You can find them on Twitter here: Melinda = https://twitter.com/me…

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Episode 15: Aatif Nawaz on Comedy, Commentary, & the England-Pakistan T20i Series 1:05:41

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I had a great time chatting with the Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, Writer, Presenter and Cricket Commentator, Aatif Nawaz. We discussed his unusual journey into cricket commentary, the art of commentating, BBC's Test Match Special, and, at the end, I also asked him to reflect on the recently concluded T20i series between England and Pakistan. Here is h…

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Episode 14: Matt Roller on T20 Cricket & England’s T20i Series in Pakistan (Co-Hosted by Alvina Ahmed) 35:48

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I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Roller alongside my co-host Alvina Ahmed. Matt writes for ESPN Cricinfo and recently won the Young Journalist of the Year award by the ECB. You can find Matt on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/mroller98 Here is his article on the Art of the T20 finisher: https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1309301/the-a…

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Episode 13: Pakistan Fan Forum on the Asia Cup 2022 and Sri Lankan Victory over Pakistan in the Final 1:40:10

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Had the pleasure of speaking to 6 brilliant fans on the first "Pakistan Fan Forum" on the Asia Cup 2022. Although he discuss the defeat and the problems in our approach, he begin by looking at Sri Lanka's brilliant victory and end with some positives (namely Naseem Shah and Nawaz). Unfortunately, we also had to address the possibility of another Sh…

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Episode 12: Review of the Pakistan Tour of Sri Lanka w/ Andrew Fidel Fernando from ESPN Cricinfo 59:09

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So I’m really lucky to have interviewed Andrew Fidel Fernando—one of my favorite cricket writers—last week (August 3rd 2022). Fidel writes for ESPN Cricinfo and is also the author of a wonderful book entitled, Upon a Sleepless Isle: Travels in Sri Lanka by bus, cycle and trishaw. You can find Andrew Fidel Fernando on Twitter here: https://twitter.c…

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Episode 11: The “Pace is Pace Yaar” Reunion Episode co-hosted with Zainub Razvi 1:17:22

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This is a special episode because not only is Zainub Razvi joining me as a guest host, we are joined by 6 members of “Pace is Pace Yaar” (aka PiPY). I want to thank two people in particular for making this happen: Zainub for coming up with the idea as well as the most important questions & Osman Samiuddin for helping me get MOST of the crew togethe…

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Episode 10: 90’s Cricket, Multan Sultans, and Grassroots Cricket w/ Nawab Hassan Hussein Qureshi & Guest Host Hijab Zahid 1:29:52

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So this is a special episode for the podcast. Not only do we have a wonderful guest in Nawab Hassan Hussein Qureshi from the Multan Sultans & Grassroots Cricket, I am also pleased to welcome the brilliant Hijab Zahid as a guest host for this episode for the first (of I hope) many occasions. We talked about Pakistani Cricket in the 90s, Multan Sulta…

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Episode 9: Domestic Cricket in Islamabad and Cricket Broadcasting with former first-class cricketer Hammad Siddiqui 32:06

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I had the pleasure of speaking to my uncle Hammad Siddiqui (or Hammad Chacha to me), the former Pakistani first-class cricketer and cricket broadcaster. You can check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIzwkYABJg69E4J_eE_r6cw/featured I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.ban…

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Episode 8: Coaching, Surrey, and County Cricket w/ Azhar Mahmood and Jonathan Norman 49:09

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This podcast is split into two parts. First, I had the pleasure of speaking to Azhar Mahmood, the former Pakistani all-rounder and bowling coach, for a few minutes on his coaching philosophy. This interview was recorded on March 9th. In the second part, I got the chance to speak to talkSport’s Cricket Editor and Surrey Cricket fan, Jonathan Norman …

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Episode 7: Mickey Arthur & Kamran Muzaffer on Coaching (Shadab Khan, Babar Azam, Azhar Mahmood, and Saqlain Mushtaq) 58:35

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This podcast is split into two parts. First, I had the pleasure of speaking to Mickey Arthur, the former Pakistan Head Coach, for a few minutes on Zoom at the end of a long media day for his current team, Derbyshire. We spoke about the intelligence of players like Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, and Fakhar Zaman as well as the recent changes made to the P…

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Episode 6: Review of the Pakistan-Australia Test Series, Azeem Rafiq, & English Cricket w/ Taha Hashim (Usman Khawaja, Yorkshire Racism, Root’s Captaincy, & Naseem Shah) 1:01:30

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I’m really lucky to have Taha Hashim with me today. Taha writes for Wisden Cricket Monthly and was recently commended for the Young Journalist of the Year award by the ECB https://twitter.com/taha_wisden?lang=en. Taha was recently in Pakistan covering the Pakistan-Australia Test Series, and joins me from the UK. We talk about Usman Khawaja's form, …

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Episode 5: Review of the Pakistan-Australia Test Series with Danyal Rasool and Bharat Sundaresan 1:24:34

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I’m really lucky to have two brilliant guests with me today. Danyal is the sub-editor for ESPN Cricinfo writing on Pakistani Cricket, and Bharat is an Australian based cricket writer who writes for Cricbuzz. He is also the author of The Dhoni Touch: Unravelling the Enigma That is Mahendra Singh Dhoni. You can find their work here: For Danyal, see h…

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Episode 4: Women’s Cricket, Cricket Commentary, and Online Pakistani Fan Culture w/ Hijab Zahid and Alvina Ahmed (Women’s World Cup, Bismah Maroof, & the Women’s PSL) 51:37

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I’m really pleased to be joined by Hijab Zahid & Alvina Ahmed to talk about: women's cricket in Pakistan, Bismah Maroof, the Women's World Cup in New Zealand, Cricket commentary, and online Pakistani cricket fan culture. Hijab is an aspiring cricket commentator, who was the runner-up in the Voice of Pakistan, an initiative to find new commentary ta…

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Episode 3: The Bob Woolmer Special in Collaboration with Andrew McLean (featuring Azhar Mahmood, James Fitzgerald, and Zainub Razvi) 1:39:04

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This is a podcast about the life and career of Bob Woolmer, the former English cricketer who coached Pakistan between 2004 and 2007 (made in collaboration with the journalist and broadcaster Andrew McLean). Woolmer died in mysterious circumstances the day after Pakistan lost to Ireland in the 2007 World Cup. This podcast explores his career from th…

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Episode 2: From Islamabad to the Japan National Team. An interview with Ibrahim Takahashi (Cricket in Japan) 33:43

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In this episode, I speak to a Japanese-Pakistani cricketer, Ibrahim Takahashi, who was recently called up to the Japanese National team. Ibrahim—whose mother is Japanese and father is Pakistani—was born in Gotemba (Japan), but moved to Islamabad at a young age. Currently, he plays for the Chiba Sharks in Japan as well as the Junoon Cricket Club in …

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Episode 1: The Return of the Aussies with Gideon Haigh and Osman Samiuddin (Preview of the Australian tour of Pakistan) 1:13:15

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In this episode, I am joined by two of my favorite journalists—Gideon Haigh and Osman Samiuddin—to discuss the return of the Aussies to Pakistan. We preview the tour, and discuss the history of the rivalry between Pakistan and Australia. Gideon Haigh is an Australian journalist and non-fiction writer based in Melbourne, Australia. He has written fa…