Cricket with an Accent Podcast

The Many Shades of Nasser Hussain

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nasser Hussain has been a very prominent cricket personality for the last twenty years or more. He was born in Madras and moved to England at a young ...

Two Lifelong Fans Reminisce their Ashes Nostalgia

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two lifelong fans join the podcast to relive their Ashes nostalgia. Kevin Framp and Deepak Rao join host Saqib Ali to exchange their recollections of ...

Pradeep Magazine on Cricket Reporting, Captaincy and Administration

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Senior cricket journalist Pradeep Magazine is the podcast guest this week. He joins host Saqib Ali to explore the complexities of Indian captainship a...

Ravi Shastri - The Player, the Broadcaster and the Coach

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the new episode of the podcast host Saqib Ali is joined by resident guest Vijay Arumugam to talk about the cricketing journey of one Ravi Shastri. ...

Retro Episode - Indian Tour of Australia (1991-92)

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Those who watched Indian team's masterclass at Perth last week will reminisce with great pride in the future or in other words will have a rich nostal...

Politics and Cricket - Pakistan and the Champions Trophy

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Champions Trophy scheduling saga is the talking point as we drop our first episode in almost six months. Resident guest Vijay Arumugam joins host Saqi...

Our Favorite Commentators

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Commentary is an integral part of watching live sport on tv or following it on radio. We all owe some part of our acquired sporting knowledge through ...

Parenting Tomorrow's Champions: Sports and Fatherhood

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode is a departure from what we cover on the podcast. We have two father's joining the show to talk about the sporting journey of thei...

The Vishal Misra Files

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Vishal Misra is the podcast guest this week. Misra and the late Travis Basevi are considered the founding fathers of stats and cricket data. In this e...

Athletes, Superstars and Demigods

20 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the opening act of the new year we discuss many layers of sports stardom. To narrow it down as a group we were fascinated by the notion when does a...

A look back at Indian tours to South Africa with Neil Manthorp

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Indian cricket team is visiting South Africa for the ninth time since the readmission of South Africa to international competition. I am joined by a s...

Mike Procter on Monkeygate, Packer and SA Readmission

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

South African legend Mike Procter returns to the podcast for a candid conversation on all things Monkeygate, Kerry Packer and the South African readmi...

World Cup Greats - Mad Max, Tendya and Punter!

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We look back at the WC batting legends in this episode. The names that dominated the discussion were Aravinda de Silva, Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Pon...

World Cup Miscellaneous Episode

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest episode of the podcast we take a deep dive into world cup nostalgia using miscellaneous topics. Podcast regular Vijay Arumugam returns t...

Rivalries through the Prism of Partisanship and Fandom

26 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest episode of the podcast we talk about Rivalries. Rivalry is quite an integral facet of how fans engage with a sport. Not only it can be a...

Ratnakar Shetty on the Rise of the BCCI

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Ratnakar Shetty is the podcast guest for this episode of Cricket with an Accent. He had served in the BCCI for more than thirty years in whi...

100th episode - How we got here and what lies ahead!

28 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As Cricket with an Accent reaches a 100 episodes, @aftabkhanna takes over the moderator’s chair and along with Saqib, Vijay and Saahil, we look ahea...

Reminiscing the Career of AB de Villiers

20 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the pod we look back at one of the true modern day greats - AB De Villiers. Helping host Saqib Ali do the honors are freelance cric...

West Indies vs Pakistan -Showdown of the 80’s

30 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The West Indies of the Clive Lloyd-Viv Richards era is arguably one of the greatest teams in all of sports. They did not lose a test series for a span...

Indian Test Cap #169 - Mohammad Azharuddin

25 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mohammad Azharuddin remains one of the most mystical figures in all of cricket. His rise and fall from grace have both been meteoric. How does one do ...

The Literature of Cricket - Our Favorite Books and their Complex Heroes

25 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the podcast host Saqib Ali is joined by podcast regular Aftab Khanna as the duo reminisce on favorite cricket books. The conversati...

BGT Rivalry - Our Entry Points, Highlights and Unpopular Takes

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest edition of the podcast host Saqib Ali is joined by podcast regulars Vijay Arumugam and Saahil Sharma to talk about the Border Gavaskar T...

Dravid vs Shastri - Analysis, Opinions and Blind spots

11 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rahul Dravid's tenure as Indian cricket coach has had mixed results so far. With the ODI world cup coming up in 2023 we decided to break silence on th...

Homage to Pujara and Rahane and a look back at the Indian middle order through the last two decades

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the podcast we pay homage to the careers of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane. Pujara and Rahane may or may not play again for I...

Duncan Hamilton on his book about Harold Larwood

03 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Duncan Hamilton is the podcast guest for this episode where he revisits his award winning book on English cricketer Harold Larwood. Hamilton who is a ...

Shane Keith Warne (1969-2022)

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest episode of the podcast Aftab Khanna and Vijay Arumugam join Saqib Ali to look back at the impact and larger than life legacy of the late...

Abhishek Chopra contextualizes the history of Pakistan vs Australia rivalry

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On the eve of Australia's upcoming tour to Pakistan Abhishek Chopra(https://twitter.com/El_Chopernos) joins the show this week to look back at the evo...

Uday Bhatia on films, cricket and the connection that just keeps missing

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bollywood and Cricket are arguably two of the biggest forms of entertainment in India - yet the purist cricket fan is seldom satisfied as a movie fan ...

Jarrod Kimber on cricket commentary, Kohli’s captaincy and batting woes of this decade

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jarrod Kimber joins me this week on the podcast as we discuss the conundrum of cricket commentary on Tv. The fan conversation has only gotten louder o...

The Vijay Arumugam Files

31 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Vijay Arumugam(@vijayarumugam) is back on the pod to wrap up the year. This time he flies as a solo guest and shares his experience of living in Austr...

Mohammad Isam talks about the Bangladesh Cricket Landscape

24 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mohammad Isam of ESPN cricinfo fame is the podcast guest for this episode. Isam is the digital voice of Bangladesh cricket as he has been covering the...

Evolution of Fandom, Media and their interaction at the Twitter marketplace

11 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fandom and journalism are two of the three integral components of any sports industry. In this episode we examine how the two disciplines have evolved...

Jaime Alter - The True Harfun Maula

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Since the dawn of the millenium cricket journalism has changed. The way we consume and cover the sport has new requirements in this digital world and ...

T20 WC Preview - India, England and Australia

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sanket Singbal and Gurkirat Singh Gill join the show to preview the squads of India, England and Australia ahead of the T20 World Cup. The duo breaks ...

Sharda Ugra Interview

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Noted cricket journalist Sharda Ugra joins the podcast for a detailed conversation on many things including the changing landscape of cricket journali...

Stat Merchants vs Nostalgia Merchants and their take on the batting decade of 2010

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A conversation that has gotten serious momentum on cricket twitter is whether the current era is the most difficult for test match batting. To better ...

The Captaincy Debate and Kohlism

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How well do we understand the discipline of Cricket captaincy? It's fair to stay the definition of captaincy has gone through a big change in recent y...

The Geoff Lawson Files

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Geoff Francis Lawson is a former Australian fast bowler who also coached the Pakistan national team. In a candid conversation Lawson opens up about hi...

India England preview with Aftab Khanna

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Aftab Khanna joins the show to preview the India England test series. The kickoff point is the absence of Ben Stokes and how does that impact the bala...

The Dravid captaincy through the lens of Sidvee

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan(https://twitter.com/sidvee) of the http://www.81allout.com/ podcast returns to Cricket with an accent to recall the events sur...

Aftab Khanna on New Zealand's win in the inaugural WTC

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Aftab Khanna(@aftabkhanna in twitter) returns to the podcast to join host Saqib Ali to discuss New Zealand's win in Southampton. The conversation look...

Former cricketer Surinder Khanna looks back at his time in India and Delhi dressing rooms

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Former India cricketer Surinder Khanna is the podcast guest. In this episode Khanna looks back at the roadmap of his cricket timeline from the grounds...

Matt Roller on a variety of topics surrounding English cricket

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Roller of Espn cricinfo joins the show this week. Roller as a writer is versatile in his coverage of the sport where he covers all forms of the i...

In conversation with Vijay Lokapally

08 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Senior cricket writer Vijay Lokapally joins the podcast for an episode where he recalls some of the fascinating battles between Delhi and Mumbai. In t...

Nakul Pande previews RCB, RR, PBKS and MI

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nakul Pande (@nakulMpande) of Guerilla cricket returns to the show to talk about IPL 2021. In this episode Pande helps preview the roasters of RCB, RR...

IPL 2021 Preview - Capitals, Sunrisers, Knight Riders and Super Kings

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Its IPL time of the year. In this episode Gurkirat Singh Gill(@gurkiratsgill) and Rahul Vishwanathan(Rv__97) join the show to help me preview the Delh...

Greg Chappell reflects on his cricket journey

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Former Australian captain and all time great Greg Chappell is the podcast guest. Chappell engages in a candid chat that covers his cricket journey as ...

Ayaz Memon on India's 3-1 win and it's incredible bench strength

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Senior cricket writer Ayaz Memon returns to the show to talk about the 4th test between India and England.  While breaking down India's series win Me...

Vijay Arumugam and Aftab Khanna discuss test pitches along with the milestones of Ishant and Ashwin

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Aftab Khanna and Vijay Arumugam join the show this week to look back at the playing surface from the Ahmedabad test. Khanna and Arumugam are true stud...

Gurkirat Singh Gill on Ravi Ashwin the all rounder and the IPL auction

20 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cricket analyst Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill on twitter) joins the show to talk about the midpoint of  India England series. Gill breaks down ...

George Dobell on India vs England, player rotation, English view on the IPL and the WTC

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Espn cricinfo senior writer George Dobell joins the show as the guest analyst this week. In this episode Dobell looks back at the impressive win by Ro...

India England preview with Bharat Sundaresan and Nakul Pande

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bharat Sundaresan of Cricbuzz and Nakul Pande of Guerilla cricket join Saqib Ali to preview the India England series. This is Bharat's second appearan...

Prem Panicker reviews the India Australia series

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Noted cricket writer Prem Panicker returns to the show to help break down some of the emerging topics and narratives from the recently concluded Borde...

Himanish Ganjoo on the historic Indian win at the Gabba and the narrative vs stats version of cricket fandom

20 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On the latest episode of the podcast Himanish Ganjoo makes his debut as the guest analyst. Ganjoo has written for Espn cricinfo and some of his recent...

Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the drawn test for the ages in Sydney

13 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we look back at the recently concluded Sydney test match. Cricket writer, historian and author Abhishek Mukherjee is the guest analyst...

Boxing Day Test Review with Sanket Singbal and Abhu Tyagi

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we review the Boxing day test between Australia and India. Sanket Singbal and Abhu Tyagi join host Saqib Ali to breakdown the happenin...

Kamran Abbasi on the turbulent fortunes of Pakistan cricket and his new book Englistan

26 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up in an adopted land is always a new experience for anyone and it has an additional layer if there is a sport that is common in one's country...

Kartik Jayaraman reviews 36/9 and looks ahead to Boxing Day test

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kartik Jayaraman is a cricket enthusiast and a true student of the game who also loves connecting statistical dots on cricket trivia. In this episode ...

Malcolm Knox on the upcoming Adelaide Test

14 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Malcolm Knox is a senior cricket writer for the Sydney Morning Herald. In this episode Knox joins the show to talk about the upcoming Adelaide test ma...

Sidharth Monga on the India Australia series storylines

05 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sidharth Monga is the assistant editor of Espn Cricinfo. For cricket readers he is one of the most prolific writers in this modern age of cricket. He ...

Winston Davis on fast bowling and his time as a West Indian cricketer

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of Cricket with an Accent we welcome former fast bowler Winston Davis of the West Indies. Winston Davis owned the best bowling figures in...

Roland Butcher looks back at his time with Middlesex and England

13 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Former England player Roland Butcher is the podcast guest this week. He has now taken a new role as the manager of the Barbados challenger Football cl...

In Conversation with Andrew Fidel Fernando about Arjuna Ranatunga and the 1996 WC

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Fidel Fernando is the podcast guest this week. He has been a prolific writer for Espn Cricinfo and Cricket Monthly over the last decade. Fernan...

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on his new book and MS Dhoni's career arc

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

MS Dhoni's rise as a top cricketer has been a fascinating case study. It has defied the logical course in terms of captaincy, batting and even his rou...

Mike Brearley talks about his new book - Spirit of Cricket

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Brearley OBE is one of the most decorated cricketers of all time and arguably the best captain England ever had. His work transcends beyond crick...

Simon Lister on Clive Lloyd and Fire in Babylon

05 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Under Clive Lloyd the West Indies became one of the most dominant teams of all time. This transformation came at the heels of a 5-1 series loss agains...

Stokes, Broad and the Wisden Trophy

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the podcast host Saqib Ali is joined by longtime English fan Kevin Framp(@bigKev67 on twitter) and freelance cricket writer Edd Oli...

The Tiger Pataudi Episode with Ayaz Memon

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It is hard to imagine a more romanticized figure in Indian cricket than Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. Cricket writer Ayaz Memon returns to the show to tal...

Dilip Chavan talks about Cricket in Massachusetts

08 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks podcast Dilip Chavan joins the show. Chavan is the president of the Massachusetts Cricket league. He has been involved in the MSCL for t...

Imran Nazir talks about his career, domestic cricket structure in Pakistan and PSL

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Imran Nazir is the podcast guest. He is one of the biggest talents to come out of Pakistan cricket in the last two decades. Nazir looks back at all th...

Ahmer Naqvi on the complex Imran Miandad relationship and Why Pakistani fans did not see Tendulkar as a match winner

21 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Freelance writer and blogger Ahmer Naqvi is the podcast guest this week. Naqvi known as @karachikhatmal on twitter is an established voice on Pakistan...

Daniel Gallan on Dean Elgar as the leading candidate for South African Captaincy and Nostalgia from World Cup 1999

14 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Free lance cricket writer Daniel Gallan returns to the podcast. As a resident of London, Gallan weighs on the certain goodwill aspect between the resp...

Samir Chopra revisits the India Pakistan Rivalry - Part 2

07 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Samir Chopra is back to conclude his thoughts on the India Pakistan cricket rivalry. In an extension to the first episode this conversation revolves a...

Ayaz Memon Recalls Upon Indian Cricket's Defining Moments

31 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ayaz Memon has covered Indian cricket for more than four decades now. During his timeline he has seen the landscape of the game in India transform tre...

Bharat Sundaresan Relives the Finding Patrick Patterson Journey

15 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cricbuzz writer Bharat Sundaresan joins the podcast as he shares the "Finding Patterson" journey. The article is few years old but the story and drive...

Specialist Wicket Keeper vs Wicket Keeper Batsman

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In an in house podcast Sanket Singbal and Sabeeh Ehsan talk about the Pant vs Saha debate across all formats and conditions. The conversation is backe...

Samir Chopra revisits the India Pakistan Rivalry

02 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Samir Chopra is an academic who has been writing about cricket for over a decade. He is the author of books "Brave New Pitch" and "Eye on the Pitch". ...

Firdose Moonda on all things South African Cricket

25 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Espn cricinfo reporter Firdose Moonda joins the latest edition of the podcast. Moonda unpacks a lot of information on some of the most relevant topics...

Mike Procter on his many roles in cricket

18 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Former South African great Mike Procter joins the podcast and delivers a candid conversation on all things South African cricket. Procter would have b...

Tarun Nethula on life as a professional cricketer and playing for the Black Caps

22 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tarun Nethula is a professional cricket player who has represent New Zealand in ODI. In this upclose conversation he unpacks his career journey which ...

Kevin Framp on English Cricket

22 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Framp is a Fan-alyst , a fan who is a pretty good analyst of the sport. He opens up about the English red ball cricket in a candid conversation....

India Australia ODI

19 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast returns after an absence of 6 months with Sanket Singbal breaking down the middle orders of India and Australia. Are these teams in the sa...

What Went Wrong for India and Look Ahead to the WC Final

13 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Anand and Sabeeh return to the show as we dissect some of the obvious and some not so obvious questions of the Indian team's loss - from Rayudu to pla...

England's RIde Just Got Bumpier

26 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The World cup round robin phase is coming to a closure and last week's results have opened up the competition. England have now lost two back to back ...

Big Game Preview - As Ind Pak try to beat the weather

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's the marquee matchup and we have a panel to break it down for you. Bharath Ramraj of Cricbuzz, Anand Mamidipudi of Tennis with an Accent and Sabee...

Paul Dennett talks Yuvraj, ABD and the WC matches

11 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Australian podcaster Paul Dennett returns to the podcast. In this episode he unpacks the Australia Pakistan clash, along with the upcoming India New Z...

Looking Back and Forward - World Cup Run Down

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Anand Mamidipudi returns to the podcast as we discuss the week 1 of the cricket world cup. In a fast moving conversation we touch upon Pakistan being ...

wrapping up the WC Preview with Afghanistan and Bangladesh

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Cricbuzz editor Bharath Ramraj is back on the show and he is joined by Karthik Raj in this episode as we take a deeper look at the Afghanistan and Ban...

Review of NZL and Pakistan WC squads

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discuss the squads of New Zealand and Pakistan. Sanket Singbal and Sabeeh Ehsan join the discussion as the due takes a deeper dive ...

Daniel Gallan On South African WC Squad

03 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Gallan is a freelance contributor for CricBuzz and writes primarily about South African Cricket. He joins the podcast this week to talk about t...

WI and SL preview with Sanket and Swaroop

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sanket Singbal returns to the podcast to review the West Indies and Sri Lanka squads. He is joined by Swaroop Mamidipudi as the two exchange deeper no...

Talking the Indian Squad for the WC with Bharath and Sharan

20 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the podcast Bharath Ramraj and Sharan Mamidipudi join the show and talk about the Indian WC squad. We focus on all the slots in the...

World Cup - Previewing Australia and England Squads

13 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the countdown leading up to the World Cup - we have our first episode where Sanket Singbal, Bharath Ramraj and Saqib Ali talk about the possible co...

Sanket and Bharath Review the Ind Aus Series

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sanket Singbal and Bharath Ramraj talk about the recently concluded Indian tour to Australia. 

Paul Dennett Weighs on India Australia Series

14 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cricket commentator Paul Dennett weighs in on some of the burning topics leading into Perth.

Sanket Singbal on Australian Squad and Series Matchups vs India

02 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sanket Singbal weighs on the Australian Squad and how they stack up against Kohli's men in the much awaited series. He also points out exciting matchu...

Indian Test Squad For Australia Previewed By Bharath Ramraj

16 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As India embarks on the tour to Australia we talk about the selected squad. CricBuzz co editor Bharath Ramraj is the guest who breaks down this unit. ...

Australia vs Pakistan - Even Stevens Heading Into Second Test

15 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sanker Sibgbal joins the podcast to relive the epic drawn test match of Australia vs Pakistan series. He weighs in on Khwaja, Finch, Langer. Also disc...

India Pakistan Asia Cup and Beyond

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sanket Singbal breaks down the India Pakistan Asia cup matches and the Indian middle order with World Cup less than a year away.

Paul Dennett Talks India England And More

17 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Dennett of Big Smash Podcast is the guest analyst as he breaks down the upcomimg test and the dilemma facing Kohli and his men.