Vipers Voices
This is the home of The Desert Vipers, the Twenty20 franchise side competing in the ILT20, the shortform tournament in the United Arab Emirates with its fourth edition in December 2025 and January 2026. For exclusive interviews and insight from the Desert Vipers camp, this is the place to be. This is Vipers Voices...
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 135
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Shadab Khan and Mohammad Amir
This episode is what you might call a Pakistan special as we chat to Mohammad Amir and Shadab Khan, part of the four-man contingent from that country who are bolstering the Vipers ranks…
Ben Hardy-Jones on the Vipers Sustainability Match on 3 February
This really is an episode with a difference as we begin the countdown to a first for the Vipers and a first for the DP World ILT20 – a game on February the 3rd against defending champio…
Tom Moody & Adam Hose on match one against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
We reflect on the Desert Vipers’ first match of season two of the DP World ILT20.
The Vipers were defeated by the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders by six wickets with 14 balls to spare at the Du…
Colin Munro previews the season-opener against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
It’s also here! The first match of the Desert Vipers 2024 DP World ILT20 campaign is almost upon us.
At the time of recording this episode all the preparations are finished and now it’s …
James Foster
In this episode, after a training session two days out from the opening encounter of the tournament, against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders at the Dubai International Stadium on January th…
Adam Hose on the warm-up game against Dubai Capitals
This episode features an interview with Adam Hose after the batter top-scored with 39 from 21 balls in the Vipers’ warm-up match against the Dubai Capitals at the ICC Academy on Thursda…
Toby Gregory from The Plastic Pledge - plus Tanish Suri joins the Vipers!
This time we hear from Toby Gregory, the founder of The Plastic Pledge, which has joined forces with the Desert Vipers as a Sustainability Impact Partner for the next two years.
The agr…
Tom Moody on the build-up to season two
As the players continue to arrive and preparations both on and off the field hit a high gear, who better than to give us the lie of the land than Director of Cricket Tom Moody.
We caugh…
Colin Munro - back as Desert Vipers captain
In this episode it’s all starting to get real again as we catch up with Colin Munro, who has been confirmed as captain for season two.
We spoke with Colin at the team’s jersey launch at…
Dan Lawrence
In this episode we speak with new signing Dan Lawrence, the English batting powerhouse who is set to arrive in Dubai off the back of time alongside 50-over Cricket World Cup winners Gle…
The Desert Vipers partner with Bat For A Chance, plus the views of James Foster & Rohan Mustafa
The episodes are coming thick and fast as season two approaches, and so is the news, and this time we talk about an exciting new partnership with Bat For A Chance, a UK-based initiative…
Nathan Sowter
Coming up we’ve got a terrific chat with the Durham leg-spinner Nathan Sowter, who's been drafted into the Desert Vipers squad for season two.
Nathan was one of the leading slow bowlers …
Sherfane Rutherford
This time we hear from one of the Vipers’ outstanding players of season one, and a player who provided perhaps the moment of the tournament, left-handed powerhouse Sherfane Rutherford.
…
Darren Veness on keeping the Vipers fit and firing!
This time we go off the field, away from the players, to hear from one of the unsung heroes of the Vipers backroom staff, Strength and Conditioning Coach Darren Veness.
Daz, as he’s uni…
Tymal Mills is back!
This time we hear from new signing Tymal Mills.
The left-arm fast bowler has replaced Gus Atkinson in the squad for season two, which gets underway on January the 19th, after Gus was se…
Bas's backstory - de Leede on de Leede
You’ll sometimes hear us say that an episode is a little bit different from the norm but this one really is, as we chat with the father of Bas de Leede, the Dutch all-rounder and one of…
Adam Hose
It's time to catch up with another of the Desert Vipers' new recruits - batter Adam Hose.
Vipers Voices spoke with Adam while he was in the UAE for the T10 tournament prior to heading of…
Colin Munro
In this episode we speak with captain Colin Munro.
With the DP World ILT20 only a month and a half away, it seemed like to perfect time to check in with the man who led the side so well…
Vipers in the community - the Viper Cup
In this episode we join Desert Vipers staff, some of the franchise's UAE-based players and some special guests for a trip into the local community in Dubai.
The Desert Vipers put togethe…
Desert Vipers Schools Programme - teaching cricket and the climate in the UAE
This is an episode with a difference as we focus on the Desert Vipers Schools Programme.
The Desert Vipers staff are visiting as many schools as possible within the UAE, and the idea i…