It was a ridiculously busy week for UAE cricket fans, with two Twenty20 tournaments and the first Pakistan-Australia Test match getting under way, all within the space of three days.
The Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy and the Afghanistan Premier League both faced teething problems, and major challenges lie ahead. But there is hope yet of their success in the near future.
In this edition of The Cricket Pod, hosts Chitrabhanu Kadalayil and Paul Radley discuss what needs to be done for that to happen.
Also in this episode:
What is wrong with Ravindra Jadeja – or rather, what is right with him? We analyse.
We run through Chris Gayle's legacy and where West Indies cricket has gone wrong.