Episode 4: Women’s Cricket, Cricket Commentary, and Online Pakistani Fan Culture w/ Hijab Zahid and Alvina Ahmed (Women’s World Cup, Bismah Maroof, & the Women’s PSL)

I’m really pleased to be joined by Hijab Zahid & Alvina Ahmed to talk about: women's cricket in Pakistan, Bismah Maroof, the Women's World Cup in New Zealand, Cricket commentary, and online Pakistani cricket fan culture.

Hijab is an aspiring cricket commentator, who was the runner-up in the Voice of Pakistan, an initiative to find new commentary talent in the country (https://twitter.com/hijaaaaab). Alvina is a Pakistani cricket fan and writes for Khiladi Sports, an online platform for sports analysis (https://twitter.com/alvinaahmeds). 

For a brilliant article on the history of Women's Cricket in Pakistan, see this by Kamila Shamsie:  https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1202296/the-story-of-pakistan-women-s-cricket-from-the-khan-sisters-to-sana-mir

For an excellent blog on Women's Cricket in Pakistan today, see this by Eman: https://doublewicketmaiden.substack.com/p/on-womens-cricket-in-pakistan-part?s=r

I also want to say thank you to DeKobe for letting me use his music: https://dekobe.bandcamp.com/album/space-adventures

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