Vipers Voices
This is the home of The Desert Vipers, the Twenty20 franchise side competing in the ILT20, the shortform tournament in the United Arab Emirates with its fourth edition in December 2025 and January 2026. For exclusive interviews and insight from the Desert Vipers camp, this is the place to be. This is Vipers Voices...
Vipers Voices
Lockie Ferguson - part one: the new captain speaks!
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In this episode we hear from newly-appointed Desert Vipers captain Lockie Ferguson, the New Zealand fast bowler.
Lockie talks us through his joining the Vipers and his appointment to lead the side, as well as his captaincy style, the schedule of 10 group matches in 23 days and how he can marry the role of being an attack leader with looking after the team on the pitch. He also answers the $64 million question: can the Vipers win the DP World ILT20 this season!
This is part one of a two part chat with Lockie; in the next podcast he speaks in depth about his bowling, his amazing year that's included a T20 World Cup record, a T20 title in Major League Cricket in the USA and an international hat-trick, as well as the players he's looking forward to lining up with and against and what he makes of the Desert Vipers' green initiatives.
You can now buy tickets for all Vipers matches at the tournament's official website - www.ilt20.ae. The side's first match is against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi on day two of the tournament, Sunday the 12th of January.
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