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...
Episodes
202 episodes
Tom Moody on player retentions & signings for DP World ILT20 Season 5 & lots more!
This time we can confirm the players who have been retained and signed by the Vipers for Season 5 of the league. The organisers have allowed a maximum of four retentions and direct signings ahead of a player auction in Octobe...
Vipers CEO Phil Oliver & NatureWave's Alan Smith on the GSL - on & off the field!
This time we wrap up the Vipers’ participation in the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) – both on and off the field.We speak with Vipers CEO Phil Oliver about the successes and disappointments of the side’s campaign ...
Vipers miss out on a Grand Final berth in the GSL!
In this episode we hear how the Vipers were knocked out of the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League. In Friday night's Qualifier for the Grand Final at Providence Stadium, the Vipers suffered an eight wicket loss to the San ...
Vitel Lawes on life as a Viper - and much more besides!
Ahead of the Vipers’ Qualifier in the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League against the San Francisco Unicorns on Friday night, the match to decide which team goes forward to face the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Grand Final on Saturday, we he...
Shane Dowrich on a nervy win against Perth Scorchers!
It’s back-to-back wins for the Vipers in the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League, this time beating the Perth Scorchers XI – but this win was by the narrowest margin, just one wicket. Shadab Khan’s side restricted the Austr...
Saiteja Mukkamalla on keeping the dream alive with a win over the San Francisco Unicorns!
The Vipers have kept themselves alive in the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League. Needing a win against the San Francisco Unicorns to retain a chance of reaching the play-offs, the Vipers achieved just that – and in emphati...
Vriitya Aravind on the heartbreaking loss to the Guyana Amazon Warriors!
This time we look back at a heartbreaking two-wicket loss at the hands of the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League, including a chat with one of the Vipers’ standout performers of the match, wicketkeeper-batter Vr...
Khary Pierre reflects on defeat to Lahore Qalandars in the Vipers' first match of the GSL!
it’s time to recap on the first match for the side in the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League – a 38-run loss to the Lahore Qalandars. Coming up we hear from one of the stars of the day for the Vipers, left-arm spinner Khar...
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Shadab Khan - the captain speaks on the eve of the Vipers' first match!
On the eve of the Vipers’ first match in the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League, against the Lahore Qalanders on Friday the 24th of July, we speak with captain Shadab Khan. Shadab talks us through the build-up, the possibl...
Head Coach Azhar Mahmood previews the opening match!
As the clock ticks down to the start of the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League and the Vipers’ first match of that tournament, against the Lahore Qalandars on Friday the 24th of July, this time we catch up with the side’s Head Coach Azhar Ma...
Andries Gous talks as the squad assembles for the Global Super League!
With us just three days from the Vipers' first match of the upcoming ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League, against the Lahore Qalandars, we speak with wicketkeeper-batter Andries Gous. The fact we’re speaking with him in Geo...
Jack Luffman on the first year of the Desert Vipers Talent Pathway Programme!
In this episode we thought it would be interesting to just take a step back from the upcoming ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League and catch up on what’s happened over the past year with one of the Desert Vipers’ local, UAE initiatives, the fr...
Nathan Smith - the Vipers' advance party arrives in Guyana!
This time we speak with new recruit Nathan Smith. The New Zealand fast bowling all-rounder has been drafted into the squad for the upcoming ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League following the withdrawal of fellow Black Caps player Kyle Jamieson...
Shadab Khan - the new Desert Vipers captain!
In this episode we catch up with the player who has just been confirmed as the Vipers’ captain for the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League, Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan. Shadab will lead the side for the GS...
Bevon Jacobs on what it takes to be a T20 finisher and lots more!
This time we catch up with an up-and-coming star who’s linking up with the Vipers for the first time – New Zealand middle-order batter Bevon Jacobs. Bevon has enjoyed a breakthrough past 12 months, making his international de...
Mickey Arthur & Tom Bruce on what it takes to succeed at the Global Super League!
This time we’ve got a very special episode for you - and something a bit different. Coming up we hear from Mickey Arthur, the decorated coach who’s been in charge of four different national teams, and also Tom Bruce, who was ...
New recruit Rilee Rossouw on how a squad can gel quickly - & cricket in Belgium!
This time we catch up with a new recruit for the Vipers, South Africa top-order batter Rilee Rossouw. Rilee is linking up with the Vipers for the upcoming ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League that is set to take place in lat...
Head Coach Azhar Mahmood on losing Chris Green & feeling positive!
On this occasion we hear from Azhar Mahmood, the former Pakistan all-rounder who is the Vipers’ Head Coach for the upcoming ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League that is set to take place in late July and early August. Azhar ...
Kyle Mayers on playing in the GSL, a Test double-hundred on debut and lots more!
This time we hear from Barbados all-rounder Kyle Mayers, one of a Caribbean contingent joining the Vipers for the upcoming ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League that is set to take place in late July and early August.Kyle brin...
Kyle Jamieson - the Vipers' new signing for GSL!
This time we hear from New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson. Kyle is a new addition to the squad for the upcoming ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League that is set to take place in late July and early August, replacing Australia left-arm pacem...
Vriitya Aravind on Season 4's triumph, looking ahead to the GSL & lots more!
In this episode we speak with one of the heartbeats of the Vipers line-up last season, wicketkeeper-batter Vriitya Aravind.We speak about his recollections from that title-winning campaign, his reaction to being picked up by t...
Andries Gous and Sustainability Lead Ben Hardy-Jones!
In this episode we’ve got double the usual content for you. First-up, we’ve got a chat with USA wicketkeeper-batter Andries Gous, one of the heroes of the side’s success in season 4 and a player who’s back with the Vipers for the ExxonMobil Guy...
Chris Green part 2 - looking ahead to the Global Super League!
It’s time for the second installment of our two-part chat with Chris Green, the Australian off-spinning all-rounder who’s captaining the team in the upcoming ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League in late July and early August....
Chris Green part 1 - on getting the captaincy, his background & lots more!
This episode features the first part of our two-part chat with Chris Green, the Australian off-spinning all-rounder who's been named as Vipers captain for the upcoming ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League, the Twenty20 tournament at Providence...
CEO Phil Oliver on the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League & DP World ILT20 Season 5!
In this episode we hear from the franchise’s CEO Phil Oliver. Phil talks to us about what it means to invited to take part in the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League in Guyana in July and August – both from a prestige and a...
