We said in one of our recent podcasts that it was a buzz to discover we’ve got listeners in places as diverse as Spain, Singapore, Nepal and El Salvador, and although the Test playing nations - sometimes a select few - tend to dominate the media, we wanted to shine a light on some of the other cricket going on around the world. To that end, we were joined by Daniel Beswick, one of the founding members of the Emerging Cricket platform, to discuss the the outlook for Associate Cricket sides in the current environment and the T20 World Cup qualifiers.
Topics include:
Is Associate Cricket on the rise?
What are the biggest challenges?
The value and importance of major tournaments, such as the upcoming T20 World Cup
Opportunities for Associate players in franchise competitions such as the IPL and BBL
Cricket at the Olympics
What now for Afghanistan Cricket?
Are the USA a potential sleeping giant?
Players to watch and predictions for the T20 World Cup qualifiers
And much more.

If you haven't already, we recommend you check out the incredible coverage provided by Daniel and the rest of the team at Emerging Cricket, at their https://emergingcricket.com/ (website), on https://twitter.com/EmergingCricket (Twitter) or via the Emerging Cricket podcast. You'll also find links on their website to support the work they are doing, or find more information about contributing your own work.
Of course, we also recommend you dip back into our back catalogue, you'll find our recent work on our Men's Test Cricket https://www.thetoporderpodcast.com/hall-of-fame/welcome (Hall of Fame), plus https://www.thetoporderpodcast.com/interviews (interviews) from all around the world, including the likes of Jarrod Kimber, Tim Southee, Bharat Sundaresan, Finn Allen, Shane Deitz, Mike Hussey and many more. For more information about all of our episodes, head to our https://www.thetoporderpodcast.com/hall-of-fame/welcome (website).
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