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How historic is England's visit to Pakistan? Or is it just another series? Do Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan need to worry about their strike rates? Is pace really all that matters? All this and more on the latest ESPNcricinfo Stump Mic as Kaustubh Kumar gets down to discuss it all with Osman Samiuddin, Danyal Rasool and Matt Roller.

Show notes:
'Fast, just fast: Rauf stirs Karachi's primal instincts' - Danyal Rasool: https://es.pn/3BIh45z
Matt Roller on Mark Wood: https://es.pn/3UUImyy
'In Gaddafi's shadow' - Danyal Rasool: https://es.pn/3E6UqXw
'Bazid Khan: In the UAE, if you get 140, you're still not out of the game' - Danyal Rasool: https://es.pn/3flnVu4
Harry Brook: 'Pakistan almost feels like home' - https://es.pn/3E4hS7y
Haris Rauf's bouncer to Harry Brook: https://es.pn/3CmIrne
'How the PSL helped bring about England's return to Pakistan' - Matt Roller: https://es.pn/3Lqt4x1
'Fakhar, Babar, and Rizwan: How can Pakistan fit three into two?' - Danyal Rasool: https://es.pn/3LWgiXk
'England's visit to cricket city' - Matt Roller: https://es.pn/3xO3fS4

He's won a World Cup, he's won multiple IPLs, but perhaps more importantly he has hit rock bottom and found a way back. And he is courageous enough to speak about it, which should be an inspiration for those suffering in silence. Sidharth Monga speaks to Robin Uthappa as he opens up on his struggles with mental health and what cricket can do better to look after the mental well-being of its practitioners

Trigger warning: Suicide and suicide ideation is discussed on the podcast

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Sidharth Monga, Andrew Fidel Fernando, Osman Samiuddin and Kaustubh Kumar celebrate an Asia Cup that has got its zing back!

Andrew McGlashan is joined by Gaurav Sundararaman to assess how each team did in the overseas draft as the tournament prepares for a vital season

Is Virat Kohli a certainty in India's squad at the T20 World Cup? Gaurav Sundararaman and Karthik Krishnaswamy debate the pros and cons of including one of India's greatest-ever batters in their current T20 line-up

Sambit Bal and Osman Samiuddin join Karthik to take stock of the burgeoning T20 Leagues - particularly UAE's International League T20 - and discuss its potential impact on cricket as we know it.

Show notes:
Our episode on whether India players should be allowed in foreign leagues: https://dcs.megaphone.fm/ESP9376971424.mp3?key=a57918123199639900711d8fb1e8689a