It’s Not Just Cricket
It’s Not Just Cricket’ is a podcast that does exactly what it says on the tin – it’s about cricket, but not just cricket! Azeem Rafiq - the man who rocked the sport in 2020 with his seismic revelations of racism - and experienced broadcaster Matt Kabir Floyd take an opinionated look at the big stories affecting world cricket and other sports on and off the pitch. A British Pakistani from Barnsley and an Anglo Indian from London, the two of them certainly don’t agree on everything and are more than happy to vociferously argue their point. Using their widespread contacts in sport and politics they bring in regular guests of note to help debate the topics of the day. Nothing is off the table! New episodes every Wednesday and look out for other ‘bonus episodes’ throughout the week.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 76
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Asia Cup preview & what's going on with cricket in America?
Sri Lankan cricket podcaster Mark Machado is this week's guest, live from his new home city of New York! Mark explains why cricket in the US has not really built on the success of last year's T20 Wor…
00:42:52 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
How The Hundred will change & ode to Pujara
The ever energetic Aatif Nawaz is back to join Matt in a discussion on how The Hundred will change after private ownership. How many teams will change names? Will we see an IPL style auction from now…
00:49:56 |
Sat 30 Aug 2025
Livingstone's future and if only Jaiswal was English
Liam Livingstone says he 'doesn't know where he stands with England' so what next for him? Jacob Bethell is set to become England's youngest ever Captain and India are so good at T20 they can afford …
00:29:57 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
The Hundred debate & should Rehan should start the Ashes?
No more Tests in the UK this summer so time to get our teeth stuck into The Hundred. Why aren't there that many close games in the men's competition? Should they occasionally try playing the men's ga…
00:30:09 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
England v India 2025 - a series we'll always remember
After one of the most thrilling Test series in recent times, the boys look at how England v India 2025 compares with the most exciting contests in Test cricket. Was it as good as the 2005 or 2023 Ash…
00:39:54 |
Wed 06 Aug 2025
England v India as big as the Ashes?
An incredible fightback by India means we are heading into the deciding 5th Test at the Oval with lots of topics to debate - who was in the wrong when India decided to bat on at the end of the 4th Te…
00:31:21 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
The Jess Carter abuse - a familiar tale
Matt & Azeem look ahead to the 4th Test, discuss country v county and then turn their attention to England footballer Jess Carter getting racially abused on social media. Is the reaction to racism no…
00:25:56 |
Wed 23 Jul 2025
Bring on the aggro and fine the Umpires!
Absolutely loads for us to get our teeth into this week! Ben Stokes delivers a herculean performance, Jofra's back and England are somehow 2-1 up. Matt and Azeem agree that aggression and niggle is g…
00:43:17 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
A massive Test and Wiaan Mulder what have you done?!
Azeem and Matt disagree on who they think England should have picked for the Lord's Test, while Azeem also has some strong opinions on England needing Ben Stokes the player more than Ben Stokes the C…
00:29:08 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Eng v Ind 2nd Test, Day 2 reaction
After 2 days at Edgbaston, India are dominating. Matt & Azeem look back on a tough day at the office for Ben Stokes' men.
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00:23:12 |
Fri 04 Jul 2025
BazBall's greatest win?
Matt and Azeem react to England's incredible win in the 1st Test against India. Was it the greatest ever in the BazBall era?!
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00:27:13 |
Wed 25 Jun 2025
Rabada is underrated, Australia look vulnerable
Azeem is back for the first time after his father sadly passed away and shares some heartfelt memories on his 'best friend' who used to leave him voice notes every day. But he also wants to get back …
00:38:01 |
Wed 18 Jun 2025
England back in the white ball business
Aatif Nawaz joins Matt to reflect on a great start for Harry Brook as England captain. Will Ben Stokes return for the T20 World Cup and is he actually still an essential component of the T20 team? Th…
00:28:28 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
How marketing drives cricket
Sports marketing guru Amar Singh joins Matt to discuss how marketing played a huge role in the IPL becoming a giant of global sport. Can The Hundred get to a similar level within the UK and how shoul…
00:36:46 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
More questions for England
England's hammering of Zimbabwe was impressive but it may have thrown up more questions than answers. Are Crawley and Pope now undroppable for the India series? Did we see Sam Cook's limitations on f…
00:36:06 |
Wed 28 May 2025
The rise of Indian cricket
Lawrence Booth is back for a lively debate on the power that Indian cricket now holds and how it is using it. As ever, Matt, Azeem and Lawrence have slightly differing views on this so stand by for s…
00:41:44 |
Wed 21 May 2025
An ode to Virat Kohli
Wisden Editor and Daily Mail Cricket Correspondent Lawrence Booth joins the boys to discuss the massive news of the week - Virat Kohli retiring from Test cricket. So is he, as Greg Chappell says, Ind…
00:35:01 |
Thu 15 May 2025
Azeem wishes Gary Ballance well
As news breaks that Gary Ballance will be part of the Zimbabwe coaching team for the tour of England, Azeem reaveals that he holds no grudge against him and hopes he does well. Unlike some others, Ga…
00:28:27 |
Wed 07 May 2025
Vaibhav Suryavanshi and the cricket prodigies
Vaibhav Suryavanshi - remember the name!! He becomes the latest in a long line of incredibly young cricket prodigies and the boys look back on some of the others in history from Sachin Tendulkar to …
00:48:42 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
IPL & PSL catch up, Cook and Baker for England?
It's been an interesting couple of weeks in the IPL - teams who didn't make the Play Offs last year are leading the way and a 14 year old has made his debut and hit his first ball for six! The PSL me…
00:26:37 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
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