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
Darren Lewis
Darren Lewis is one of the UK's most respected football journalists who has risen through the ranks to become Assistant Editor of the Daily Mirror. As one of the few people of colour in such a senior…
01:07:51 |
Wed 31 Jul 2024
Lianne Sanderson
This week's special guest Lianne Sanderson is someone who is never afraid to speak her mind or stand up to discrimination and abuse. Having been a star of the England football team and travelled the …
00:59:30 |
Wed 24 Jul 2024
What is it like to be a British Muslim?
Aatif is back! He, Matt and Azeem have a wide ranging chat about what it's like to be a Muslim in the UK. Azeem recalls his experiences of trying to fit in as a cricketer by drinking alcohol and the …
00:50:02 |
Mon 22 Jul 2024
A new era for India's T20 side and Atkinson's dilemma
JImmy Anderson has retired - it was a totally understandable decision but in sport, and life, are we obsessed with age and telling people to stop doing things that they can still do very well? Should…
00:35:44 |
Wed 17 Jul 2024
Jimmy's last dance and arguments over BazBall
Matt & Azeem preview Jimmy Anderson's final Test and argue about the Ben Stokes v Tim Paine spat - is BazBall really 'saving' Test cricket?!
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00:37:26 |
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Awesome Afghanistan
Matt and Azeem look ahead to the T20 World Cup Semi Finals and reflect on Afghanistan's arrival at the big time. What was Gulbadin Naib doing though?! Also, is Rohit the Brian Lara to Virat's Sachin …
00:31:49 |
Wed 26 Jun 2024
The John Blain situation and T20 World Cup Super 8s predictions
Matt & Azeem debate who will go through to the Semi Finals of the T20 World Cup and whether the pitches almost ruined the whole spectacle or actually made the games more exciting. And stand by for Az…
00:40:29 |
Wed 19 Jun 2024
Sanjay Bhandari - Kick It Out
Sanjay Bhandari is Chair of Kick It Out, UK sport's most recognised and respected anti discrimination charity. He tells Matt and Azeem why Kick It Out's work is so necessary in football and the reaso…
00:58:21 |
Tue 11 Jun 2024
Aatif Nawaz - World Cup shocks, comedy and Essex
Aatif Nawaz is a rare breed - a comedian who can commentate on cricket. He, Matt and Azeem get into why having more teams makes the T20 World Cup better, which of the underdogs could upset one of the…
00:50:04 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
Michael Holding, it's been a while!
When Michael Holding speaks, people listen. Briefly interrupting his quiet life in Grand Cayman, Mikey takes us back to his famous speech in the wake of the George Floyd murder and once again puts fo…
01:00:38 |
Wed 29 May 2024
Pakistan Special with Mickey Arthur and Urooj Mumtaz
With England about to take on Pakistan in a vital series before the T20 World Cup Mickey Arthur and Urooj Mumtaz join Matt and Azeem to preview the series and debate Pakistan's curious squad selectio…
00:54:02 |
Wed 22 May 2024
IPL Special with Danny Morrison
Legendary (and utterly bonkers) IPL Commentator Danny Morrison tells Matt why he'd love to chat to MS Dhoni one more time to convince him to keep playing and how Bollywood stars are in awe of the ex …
00:27:48 |
Mon 20 May 2024
England after Jimmy and T20 cricket changed forever
Matt tries to convince Azeem (with tongue slightly in cheek!) that Jimmy Anderson is the greatest Test bowler of all time and they discuss what England's bowling attack will look like without him. Pl…
00:56:03 |
Wed 15 May 2024
Monty Panesar and George Dobell
In this episode Monty Panesar tells us how he became a candidate to become a Member of Parliament and that he probably should've done a bit more research before his first political interviews with th…
01:07:07 |
Wed 08 May 2024
Azeem speaks out
Azeem tells Matt how threats to his family and constant abuse has forced him to leave the UK for Dubai. Even though he is a former England Under 19 Captain, the experience has led to him finding it h…
00:42:04 |
Wed 01 May 2024
Trailer
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00:03:52 |
Sat 27 Apr 2024
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