Vipers Voices

Send us Fan Mail Straight after the player auction for Season 5 off the DP World ILT20, we were joined by Desert Vipers CEO Phil Oliver and Director of Cricket Tom Moody with their reaction to the squad assembled for the defense of the title. It includes three of the four UAE players were played a role in that Season 4 success, plus Pakistan stars Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah and Fakhar Zaman. Season 5 starts in mid-November. https://www.thedesertvipers.com https://twitter.com/The...

Send us Fan Mail This time we have a bumper episode for you as we wrap up the ILT20 Development Tournament, the event that saw UAE players given the opportunity to showcase their talent before next month’s DP World ILT20 auction ahead of Season 5. The side representing the Desert Vipers finished as runners-up for the second successive season, losing out in the final to the Gulf Giants team by four wickets. Coming up we hear from Jack Luffman, the Desert Vipers’ Development Lead,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we look back at the final of the ILT20 Development Tournament, that wrapped up at the ICC Academy at Dubai Sports City on Thursday evening, the 24th of September. Sadly, it was a step too far for Vriitya Aravind’s side as they lost by four wickets to the Gulf Giants, but it was a terrific match to cap a fantastic competition that showcased the very best of UAE talent ahead of the DP World ILT20 player auction at the start of October. After we rec...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we look back on the Vipers’ team’s semi-final against the Sharjah Warriorz, at the ICC Academy at Dubai Sports City on Wednesday evening, the 23th of September. And it was another back-from-the-dead victory for Vriitya Aravind’s side, by 25 runs, which means they are in Thursday night’s final against the Gulf Giants. We hear from head coach Jack Luffman, the Desert Vipers' Development Lead, who gives us his perspective on another remarkable night of act...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we look back on an incredible victory for the Vipers side in their final league match of the tournament – a must win game against the Dubai Capitals at the ICC Academy at Dubai Sports City on Monday evening, the 21th of September – and that includes hearing from the Vipers’ Development Lead and Head Coach for this tournament, Jack Luffman. The Vipers scored 191 for nine batting first only for the Capitals to fly out of the traps in response, racing to 9...