Wisden Cricket Weekly

Inside the South Asian Cricket Academy’s expansion into women’s cricket, with Isa Guha

May 23, 2026·49 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In a bonus episode of the Wisden Women's Cricket Weekly podcast Katya explores the expansion of SACA (South Asian Cricket Academy) into the women's game, sitting down with broadcaster and Take Her Lead founder Isa Guha, SACA founder Dr Tom Brown & The Scoop's Regina Suddahazai. 1:23 Metro Bank: ECB’s Champion of Women’s and Girls’ Cricket//1:52 Intro to SACA//4:12 Barriers for female south-Asian cricketers//9:27 SACA partnership with Take Her Lead//13:04 Regina's experiences & different ways of coaching//22:40 Men's set up vs women's//24:47 Grassroots barriers & future of SACA//30:55 Isa Guha on Take Her Lead, personal experiences in cricket & partnership with SACA//46:30 Outro The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket. Lord's tickets: https://tickets.lords.org/ 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #SACA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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