Shaun Udal on living with Parkinson’s and India 06
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Former Hampshire and England offspinner Shaun Udal joins Daniel Norcross to talk about England’s tour of India in 2006, including the famous “Ring of Fire” win in Mumbai. Plus they discuss how his life has changed since he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2019.
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| 0:51.0 | Today I'm joined by a former England, Hampshire and Middlesex Spinner, a man who made his |
| 0:56.2 | ODI debut in 1994 but had its way to further 11 years before gaining his four test camps |
| 1:01.6 | on England's tours of Pakistan and India. |
| 1:04.4 | He started England's first test victory in India for 21 years, |
| 1:07.6 | famously picking up the Wicked of Satch in Tindulka, |
| 1:10.0 | and after retiring from first-class cricket for the second time in 2010 he was |
| 1:14.7 | subsequently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2019. It's Sean Udall |
| 1:19.9 | Welcome. Morning Danube. We are in your office here outside Basing Stoke and we're surrounded by Kit. |
| 1:28.0 | I'm with Henry Moran today and we're like kids in a candy store. |
| 1:32.0 | I put logos and emblems on anything they want one's for, |
| 1:36.0 | they're done for in terms of work wear or uniform. |
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