We spoke to Cricket Statistician, Mazher Arshad on everything current Pakistan cricket and what it takes to be the stat guy in cricket. Enjoy!Use code "BP15" for an exclusive 15% off your purchase at Yashi Sports: https://www.yashisports.com💼 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BackwardPointPodcast Timestamps:0:00 - Covering the women's ODI World Cup & Pakistan cricket matches 5:25 - Criticism of Pakistan players, CBA's content & toxic Pakistan fan culture 13:36 - Thoughts on Sal-Mike era 17:40 - Why Mazher Arshad thinks Babar Azam should be in T20s23:18 - Where does Fakhar Zaman fit in T20s & Rizwan's keeping vs Haris 28:51 - Pakistan's home advantage in tests32:02 - Babar Azam's struggles in Tests and getting out around breaks 39:33 - Working with franchise teams, PCB & providing stats to players 46:30 - Rumors around Rizwan being removed as ODI captain & who should replace him as captain58:46 - The craziest cricket stat Mazher knows 1:00:30 - What is cricket's moneyball moment?🌐 Connect with Backward Point:Official Website: https://backwardpointpod.com✉️ Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: https://backwardpointpodcast.substack.com🎮 Join our free Discord community: https://discord.gg/6d26NBTA2Z📧 For inquiries and collaborations: queries@backwardpointpod.com📱 Follow Us on Socials:📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backwardpointpod🐦 Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/point_backward📌 About the Podcast:Welcome to Backward Point, the podcast where we dive deep into the world of cricket with hot takes, current affairs think pieces, and discussions you won’t want to miss!

BP boys review the 1st test between Pakistan and South Africa. Enjoy!Use code "BP15" for an exclusive 15% off your purchase at Yashi Sports: https://www.yashisports.com💼 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BackwardPointPodcast 🌐 Connect with Backward Point:Official Website: https://backwardpointpod.com✉️ Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: https://backwardpointpodcast.substack.com🎮 Join our free Discord community: https://discord.gg/6d26NBTA2Z📧 For inquiries and collaborations: queries@backwardpointpod.com📱 Follow Us on Socials:📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backwardpointpod🐦 Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/point_backward📌 About the Podcast:Welcome to Backward Point, the podcast where we dive deep into the world of cricket with hot takes, current affairs think pieces, and discussions you won’t want to miss!

We spoke to Senior Editor at Cricinfo, Osman Samiudding on everything Pakistan cricket. Enjoy!Use code "BP15" for an exclusive 15% off your purchase at Yashi Sports: https://www.yashisports.com💼 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BackwardPointPodcast 0:00 - Welcome to Osman on Backward Point!2:00 - How Osman met Ahmer Naqvi and how BattaFast started7:28 - Who is Pakistan's greatest & most famous cricketer?14:32 - India Vs Pakistan drama in the Asia Cup & how PCB handled everything 26:14 - On PCB suspending NOCs for leagues 29:43 - Following the insanity of Pakistan cricket & decline in PCB 38:18 - Salman Agha as T20I captain 45:10 - What is up with Saim Ayub & positives in Sal-Mike era50:06 - Pakistan's same issues in T20Is & should Babar be back in T20s?55:12 - Recent Pakistan Vs India matches & rivalry debate59:41 - Where does Pakistan cricket go from here?1:03:38 - What does Pakistan lose by not preserving its stories?1:06:21 - Pakistan cricket's identity of chaos 1:07:58 - What would Osman do as PCB chairman?🌐 Connect with Backward Point:Official Website: https://backwardpointpod.com✉️ Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: https://backwardpointpodcast.substack.com🎮 Join our free Discord community: https://discord.gg/6d26NBTA2Z📧 For inquiries and collaborations: queries@backwardpointpod.com📱 Follow Us on Socials:📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backwardpointpod🐦 Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/point_backward📌 About the Podcast:Welcome to Backward Point, the podcast where we dive deep into the world of cricket with hot takes, current affairs think pieces, and discussions you won’t want to miss!