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
Jersey unveiling with Colin Munro, Tymal Mills, Ali Naseer, Phil Oliver and Apoorva Srivastva
This special bonus episode of Vipers Voices takes place on the day of the unveiling of the jersey the Desert Vipers will be playing in during the first edition of the DP World ILT20.
It…
Tom Curran
In this episode we continue our build-up to the Desert Vipers' opening match against the Sharjah Warriors on 15 January by chatting with England all-rounder Tom Curran, the first playe…
Ali Naseer
In this episode we focus on one of the side’s UAE players – all-rounder Ali Naseer.
We hear from Ali himself and we also hear from his long-time coach, former Pakistan all-rounder Mudas…
Adam Lyth, Phil Oliver and Sean Morris
It's a New Year and so we're a step closer to the Desert Vipers' first match of the DPWorld ILT20, and in this episode we hear from opening batter Adam Lyth.
Adam arrives at the Desert V…
Mark Watt and Carl Crowe - the spin episode
This is an episode with a difference as Desert Vipers spin-bowling coach Carl Crowe and left-arm spinner Mark Watt discuss all aspects of the slow bowler's art in the T20 format, with t…
Benny Howell
In this episode we chat with all-rounder Benny Howell who, thanks to his abilities as a middle-order finisher with the ability to find and clear the boundary and his subtle variations a…
Rasasi Perfumes announced as Principal Sponsor plus Jake Lintott, Dinesh Chandimal & Gus Atkinson interviews
In this episode we announce details of the Desert Vipers' agreement with Rasasi Perfumes to become the franchise's Principal Sponsor. Rasasi was founded in Dubai in 1979 and now has 165…
Dinesh Chandimal, Jake Lintott and Gus Atkinson
This special bonus episode of Vipers Voices is all about three new signings for the Desert Vipers - former Sri Lanka captain and utility batsman Dinesh Chandimal, fast bowling all-round…
Ronak Panoly
In this episode we learn about one of the Desert Vipers' UAE contingent, batting all-rounder Ronak Panoly.
Ronak is 19 years old (he turns 20 the week before the ILT20 gets underway) and…
Colin Munro - how he prepares, how he plays, how he thinks - & much, more more
In this episode of Vipers Voices we take a deep-dive into the mind of captain Colin Munro.
We've already heard in the previous episode about his reaction to being appointed captain of th…
Colin Munro is named as Desert Vipers captain
This episode is all about the new Desert Vipers captain Colin Munro.
The New Zealand batter was chosen by Director of Cricket Tom Moody and Head Coach James Foster to lead the side in th…
UAE player announcement featuring Rohan Mustafa
In this special bonus episode of the Vipers Voices podcast, we reflect upon the announcement of the Desert Vipers' four UAE players for the tournament - Rohan Mustafa, Ronak Panoly, She…
Tom Moody, Matheesha Pathirana, Sheldon Cottrell and Sherfane Rutherford
In this episode we get an appraisal from Director of Cricket Tom Moody of the Desert Vipers' latest recruit, Sri Lanka fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana, before we hear from the player hi…
Alex Hales and James Foster
In this episode we speak with two key figures in the Desert Vipers set-up - star opening batter Alex Hales and Head Coach James Foster.
Alex will arrive at the ILT20 off the back of a st…
Preview
Welcome to Vipers Voices, the inside track on all things Desert Vipers, the new franchise team taking part in the new short form cricket tournament, the ILT20, set to take off in the Un…