The Inside Edge Project

 Indian cricketer MD Thirushkamini shares a deeply honest reflection on her journey in elite sport and what success truly means beyond the scoreboard. She looks back on her early years as a prodigy and how her understanding of success evolved through key moments in her career.

 MD Thirushkamini opens up about the pressure of expectations, the emotional weight of selection setbacks, and how injuries challenged her both physically and mentally. She also speaks about learning to separate her self-worth from runs and results, and how redefining success on her own terms helped her rediscover joy in the ga...

How do you perform when the world is watching, yet your own doubts are louder than the crowd?
When the pressure peaked, Jemimah Rodrigues didn’t fight it  - she surrendered to it. In this episode, we dive into one of the most remarkable innings in World Cup history, unpacking the inner tools that helped her perform when everything was on the line. Through stillness, surrender, and support, Jemimah found her way back to presence. A brilliant reminder that the best performances don’t come from trying harder, but from allowing what’s already within to come through.

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Gouhar Sultana, a renowned Indian left-arm orthodox spinner. 

Gouher has had an impressive career, spanning over two decades and marked by over 500 wickets across various formats. Beyond the statistics, the podcast explores her personal journey, highlighting her initial motivation to support her family, the pressure of transitioning to international cricket, and the crucial role of self-belief in overcoming challenges.

Gouhar candidly discusses her struggles with accepting failure and the mental health challenges she faced after being dropped from the Indian team, including seeking professional help to cope. A significant part of the conversation centers on h...

Indian Olympic sailor Vishnu Saravanan. Vishnu discusses his unique journey, from a multi-sport childhood to dominating national sailing competitions for seven years. He shares his philosophy on high-pressure performance, emphasizing mental training and the importance of present-moment focus. He reveals his appreciation for pressure, attributing his success to a balanced approach combining physical training with mental strategies like meditation. Vishnu also discusses his broader goals: promoting sailing in India, fostering a healthier sporting culture, and leaving a lasting legacy beyond medals. The episode explores the holistic approach to athletic success, emphasizing mental well-being and a deeper purpose beyond competition.<...

Niranjan Mukundan has faced more challenges than most people encounter in a lifetime. Born with spina bifida and undergoing 19 surgeries, he's not only become a world-class para-swimmer, but also a symbol of hope and perseverance. In this episode of the InsideEdge Podcast, Niranjan shares his journey, revealing the emotional resilience and mental strategies that have propelled him to achieve over 100 international medals. Learn how he navigates external pressures, embraces his emotions, and finds balance in a demanding career.

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From India A to quitting altogether. A remarkable story outlining how society's definition of success often results in the complete opposite. However, through following your heart, you can find a deeper purpose of impacting others to have a happier and more fulfilling journey.

In this episode we sit down with sought after leadership and culture coach, Shane McCurry. Shane is one of the most passionate people that are driving a significant change in the culture of high performance organisations. He has worked with a range of AFL head coaches, and worked with with Richmond Football Club to help them 'win deep.'

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In this episode, we sit down with James Bracey, professional cricket for Gloucestershire and England. Bracey reflects on the pivotal moments that shaped his career—from debuting on the international stage to overcoming being out of form.

We explore his training regimen, mental strategies for staying focused under pressure, and the invaluable lessons learned from both triumphs and defeats. James opens up about the camaraderie in the team, the role of his support network in his development, and how he moves on after games no matter what the result. 

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After a hiatus spent travelling the world playing and coaching, the Inside Edge Project is back. In this episode the tables are turned as regular guest Viv Paver interview Bhavi Devchand on her recent adventures, and how they have formed the Inside Edge Philosophy. Key highlights include:

Welcome back to the Inside Edge Podcast, this is the show that turns the journeys of some of the leading coaches, athletes, and leaders into actionable lessons you can implement into your own lives.

Our guest today is Tom Scollay - a former professional cricketer and founder of one of the leading coaching companies in the world in Cricket Mentoring. Tom is someone I've worked with for a few years and am incredibly inspired with how he has gone about building his life to revolve around doing what he loves and having such a large impact on...

 Welcome back to the Inside Edge Podcast, this is the show that turns the journeys of some of the leading coaches, athletes, and leaders into actionable lessons you can implement into your own lives.

Today we welcome back Coach Viv Paver onto the podcast. If you haven’t listened to viv;s previous podcast with us, I highly recommend going back to episode 2 where we had an incredible discussion about his journey as a cricketer and a coach, as well as the philosophies that make him different from so many. Calling Viv my batting coach doesn’t quite...

Welcome back to the Inside Edge Podcast with Bhavi Devchand, this is the show that turns the journeys of some of leading coaches, athletes and leaders into actionable lessons you can implement into your own lives. 

 Now for our guest today featuring one of the all-time greats - Suzie Bates.

 A staggering 288 caps for New Zealand, over 8000 international runs to go alongside 125 international wickets. She is a highly sought after cricketer on the domestic T20 scene, and all of this doesn't even include being an Olympian in Basketball!

Suzie and I first met whe...

Welcome back to the Inside Edge Podcast, this is the show that turns the journeys of some of leading coaches, athletes and leaders into actionable lessons you can implement into your own lives. I'm so excited for this episode - with one the best people I've ever met, Mignon Du Preez. 

 Minnie is one of the most loved people in the Elite cricket world, and it's not just for her cricket. I have no doubt that one of the main reasons she is one of the most sought-after players in domestic tournaments like the WBBL and the Hu...

Welcome to the Inside Edge Podcast with Bhavi Devchand, this is the show that turns the journeys of some of the leading coaches, athletes and leaders into actionable lessons you can implement into your own lives.

Our guest today is Jo Broadbent. Jo averaged a staggering 109 in tests, took 38 ODI wickets and was a World Cup winner in 1997. Like our recent guest Charlotte Edwards, Jo made an incredibly successful transition to the coaching world, leading NSW to over 10 WNCL titles, and was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2018 for her services to cricket. 

 She gi...

Welcome back to the Inside Edge Podcast with Bhavi Devchand, this is the show that turns the journeys of some of leading coaches, athletes and leaders into actionable lessons you can implement into your own lives. 

Our guest today is the incredible cricketer and artists Corinne Hall. Corinne has been a mainstay of the domestic competition in Australia for over 10 yrs, captaining Tasmania and the Hobart Hurricanes, before moving across to her hometown team the Sydney Thunder. What makes Corinne different to most is her incredible talent as an artist as displayed in her book Vi...

Welcome back to the Inside Edge Podcast with Bhavi Devchand, this is the show that turns the journies of some of the leading coaches, athletes and leaders into actionable lessons you can implement into your own lives. 

Today is a belter, with one of the greatest female cricketers to ever play the game, she has scored over 10000 international runs, won multiple world cups and ashes series. She is the first-ever female president of the PCA and a highly successful coach. She is Charlotte Edwards, now Commander of the British Empire. 

Beneath all the external success is...

Welcome back to the Inside Edge Project with Bhavi Devchand, where explore a counter-intuitive approach to performance based on connection, instinct and enjoyment. Through deep conversations with those living in the Arena, we hope to help you, and the culture you are part of shift your perspective and perform with freedom. 

Our guest this week is the legendary coach of UWA CC, Will Stibbs. We start this podcast with the usual topics; coaching, leadership & holistic performance. However, after I asked a simple question of how to develop empathy, we take a deep dive into Stibbsy's story, which i...

Shikha Pandey | Indian Cricketer | Inside Edge Podcast

Ever wondered what it’s like to be the opening bowler for the biggest cricketing nation on the planet? 

In this week's podcast, we catch up with the legendary fast bowler for India, Shikha Pandey

During our conversation, we discussed a range of tips on how to grow from setbacks, perform under pressure and get into the zone. We also discuss how Shikha maintains her perspective away from cricket to keep grown as a human first, and an athlete second. 

Each week, the Inside Edge...

Welcome back to the Inside Edge Project with Bhavi Devchand, where we explore a counter-intuitive approach to performance based on connection, instinct, and enjoyment. Through deep conversations with those living in the Arena, we hope to help you, and the culture you are part of, shift your perspective, lead with purpose, and perform with freedom. 

Our guest today is one of the most well-known and charismatic figures in Australian sport with over 350 AFL games, multiple finals series, incredibly fit and diligent in preparation to do his job to the best of his ability. Most would think of s...

"I kept searching for answers, and I found out too late that there are none"

Welcome to another bitesize episode of the Inside Edge podcast where we will be diving back into parts of our previous episodes to give you a quick hit of inspiration to help you grow through the week.

Today's clip is from our previous episode with Elyse Villani which can be found here www.insideedgeproject.com

Elyse discusses how she has got sucked into searching outside of herself for form when struggling, and how it took her a very...

Welcome to another bitesize episode of the Inside Edge podcast where we will be diving back into parts of our previous episodes to give you a quick hit of inspiration to help you grow through the week.

Todays clip is from our previous episode with Meg Lanning which can be found here www.insideedgeproject.com

Meg discusses her preparation for games, including how being injured at the 2017 world cup completely changed her approach to batting. "You can either talk yourself into something or you can talk yourself out of something before you even start"
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Welcome to another bitesize episode of the Inside Edge podcast where we will be diving back into parts of our previous episodes to give you a quick hit of inspiration to help you grow through the week. Today's clip is from our very first episode with a good friend and superstar of Australian cricket, Nicole Bolton. Bolts is a very spiritual person and like myself, has a deep connection to her craft. Through working with legendary coach Noddy holder, she has continued to develop this connection and now uses it to help dealing with the fears and worries that...

After seeing Sophie Devine score a massive 100 in a recent game of WBBL07 I initially wanted to play a clip where she talked about batting, her changes in technique, and how she has found a way to get through tough periods to make a big score. However, when watching her bat over the weekend, my favorite part was seeing her smile once reaching triple figures. It wasn't a massive celebration, but you could certainly see how content she was and it reminded me of how far she has come from having panic attacks and completely breaking down just at...

Episode 21 with Piepa Cleary - cricketer for the Perth Scorchers, Welsh Fire and Lancashire Thunder. 

Piepa made headlines last year as she decided to step away from a professional contract with the Western Australian Women's team in the WNCL as the constant grind of high-performance programs chipped away at her wellbeing and enjoyment of the process. Like many of the guests on the podcast, a change in environment and thought processes have led to a remarkable turnaround. Spending a summer in England helped her rediscover who she is, why she plays and what is important to her i...

Welcome to the Inside Edge Podcast,  our guest today is Peter Clarke - sport psychologist from the Australian Cricket Team and head coach of the University of Queensland CC who are one of the most successful team in the Queensland Premier Competition.

 A lot of criticisms of sport psychologists is they don't understand what it is actually like to have the pressures of being out in the middle, and on the flip side, a lot of coaches don't understand how to help players who are struggling with the mental side of the game. This is something that ma...

Welcome to the inside edge podcast with Bhavi Devchand. Our guest this week is Australian cricketer, Perth scorcher and proud Queenslander, Beth Mooney. Beth is one of the most sought after and dominant batters in world cricket, having hit #1 in the world following the Women's World cup in 2020 and topped batting charts for 3 years prior to that. Her story of getting there is a fascinating one, where she found herself leveraging her dark side in some grueling fitness regimes, that by her own admission crossed the line into an unhealthy obsession. Beth is someone who can hit thousands of...

This week's episode is with Steve Dent, coach and expert in all things leadership and culture. Steve was my coach at Gloucestershire back in 2016 and he completely shifted the way I thought about performance. I remember completely nerding out on one of the books he gave me called Ahead of the Game by Jeremy Lazarus. Little did I know that some of these concepts really were ahead of where the game was. 

Steve has spent over 25 years working in leadership and development and his insights into how to create psychological safety through a shared purpose are incredible. I...

Season 3 kicks off with the captain of the Australian Cricket team and one of the best batters of all time, Meg Lanning. 5 world cups, 3 Belinda Clark medals, 3 domestic titles & 16 international hundreds and so many more achievements.  She is clearly very talented, however, in this podcast we dive deep into how she has sustained such a high level of performance over a long period - without losing a sense of who she is. Empathy, Instinct, Trust & Growth are common topics both on and off the field, all crucial when living from the inside out. For Meg, It's not about over-training, l...

Our guest this week is Corey Rocchiccioli,  contracted cricketer with WA, the Perth scorchers and University CC. Although not a household name yet, he has an unbelievable journey that includes going from 3rd grade to state cricket in 5 years.  Corey is one of the most incredible young men I've ever met. He is only 23, works harder than anyone I have seen, yet does it from a place of authenticity. Most people who work at that level do so from a place of fear, of some need that they have to excel or they will be a failure. Corey is sp...

Welcome to episode 15 of the IEP. Our guest this week is Australian, QLD and Melbourne Stars fast bowler Holly Ferling. Holly didn't follow the normal path of a cricketer working through the ranks of state cricket to play for Australia, instead, she found herself playing for Aus at the young age of 17. She has since battled a number of injuries, constantly in and out of teams and fighting her way back to bowling at her best for QLD and the Melbourne Stars. She is honestly one of the most genuine and kind people I've ever, however behind that big...

Our guest this week is Fast bowling coach Anthony Stubbs. Known as 'The Fast Bowler' on Instagram, Stubbzy has helped many cricketers improve on and off the field through his 4 pillars of technical, tactical, mental and physical skills.
He is one of the most holistic coaches I've seen in the cricket world and we connected over our shared philosophies of incorporating body, mind and spirit into performance coaching. Stubbzy is certainly a free spirit and that's what makes him so good to work with. This podcast is more of an informal chat where we hit record halfway through...

Welcome to episode 13 of the Inside Edge Podcast. This week's guest is Dr. Fraser Carson - a sport psychologist who received his PhD from the University of Hull and a Masters in Coaching Education from Ohio University. Over the years he has worked with a a range of elite individual athletes, coaches and sports organizations such as Melbourne Football Club and is also lecturing at various universities around the world. Dr Carson is also a former professional rugby league player and his current passion is triathloth where he has completed an incredible 9 Ironman events  in Australia. 

 I hav...

Welcome to this episode of the IEP with Jodie Hawkins. Jodie is currently the General Manager of the Sydney Sixers and has been part of the team that has helped the club been one of the most successful in WBBL and BBL history. The reason I wanted to get her on is that the culture built at the sixers is one that prioritizes giving back - whether it's pride rounds or supporting cancer patients, Jodie has helped build a brand that clearly prioritises building a legacy beyond the cricket pitch, a big difference to the traditional model that is...

Our guest this week is Yogesh Golwalkar, first-class leg spinner who has represented, India A, Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy, Middlesex CCC and was part of the Kings XI Punjab squad in the IPL. Yogesh is a genius when it comes to the art of leg-spin bowling. Although not a big name, his knowledge gained from competing in the most competitive leagues in India is incredible. His thoughts on finding your mental rhythm and avoiding getting too analytical were game changers for me and I'm sure you'll get a lot out of this one. I truly believe the...

"I remember being at third man, I'd bowled an over and it didn't go very well. I put my sunglasses on and I had tears in my eyes. I remember thinking, I'm so out of my depth; I don't know what I'm doing here"

Welcome to this episode of the IEP with Kate Cross. Crossy has Represented England in all 3 formats of the game, as well as playing for both the Brisbane Heat and Perth Scorchers in the WBBL. I first met Crossy when she came to play in WA and she is hands down one of...

The first episode of season 2 is with professional cricketer Naomi Dattani. Naomi is the captain of Middlesex in the UK, has played and won the KIA superleague with the Western Storm and is contracted with the London Spirit in The Hundred.  We first met in Perth when she was playing grade cricket for MGCC and I was immediately struck by how incrediblly hard she worked, especially for someone relatively young and having not had the privilege of growing up in a professional environment. She has had many battles, but as you'll learn, each one has inspired her to keep w...

Welcome to Ep 8 of the Inside Edge Podcast. Our guest this week is world renown leadership and mental skills coach Paddy Upton. Paddy has redefined coaching and performance in both cricket and the business world and I can't recommend his book, 'The Barefoot Coach' enough.

Some of his accomplishments include:

Huss does not need much of an introduction, a legend of the aussie game and one of my heros growing up. He was widely regarded as one of the and hardest workers in world cricket and a very intense man. Along with this came many internal battles, he was constantly battling low self-belief and openly admits he crossed the line of pushing things too far. After getting dropped from the WA team he found a new sense of balance and freedom which then catapulted his career to playing for Australia and scoring thousands of runs across all 3 formats. He...

Topics Discussed
Dealing with limited prep and COVID lockdowns leading into WBBL
Trying to find the balance between being attacking and reckless
Dealing with being in and out of form
Comparing herself to others and falling in to the trap of searching for answers external to her
How Junior moved through the 3 stages of the Heroes journey to find fulfillment
Advice received from Rachel Haynes to help deal with being dropped over and over again
The common traits in the best team cultures
What makes her coach Dulip Samaraweera...

Our guest this week is the captain of the White Ferns and #1 ranked t20 player, Sophie Devine. She has close to 200 international caps, broken numerous records and is arguably the most sought after player in franchise cricket. To top it off, she has also represented the NZ women's hockey team and was extremely close to playing for them at the Olympics. The list of accolades could go on forever, however, Sophie's story so far is filled with some significant challenges, including getting diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as a teenager, giving up cricket to chase an Olympic dream, only to...

Drewe Broughton is a former professional footballer and now a performance coach. As a young man, he was exceptionally talented, representing England U20s alongside a golden generation. He had a deep drive to succeed, however, an inability to control this desire and fall into the trap of the fear led to a continuous rollercoaster, jumping to 22 different clubs in 17 years and eventually ending up alone -  bankrupt, suffering from addiction and contemplating life. As always, the lessons learned from suffering can provide us with the power to really impact the lives of others, and Drewe has certainly been a...

Molly Strano is an Australian off-spinner and well known as one of the great characters of the game. She is the reigning domestic player of the year & leading all-time wicket-taker in WBBL.
A Self-described raging extrovert, she genuinely believes she was born in the wrong era and has been best on ground at numerous mad-mondays. Behind all the shenanigans off the field, she is a big cricket badger, lover of the game and I hope you enjoy hearing her story.


4:09 - Making her Debut in a star-studded Victorian side as a 16 year old
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This episode is with Viv Paver - cricketer, coach, and one of the best people I've ever had the pleasure of working with. Viv had a lot of promise as a young cricketer, he was captain of the WA U17 team and was also part of an All-Australian Universities Championship. A senior playing career spanning 5 professional seasons in the UK & well over 140 Premier cricket games, he has a staggering high score of 257 and best bowling figures of 5/21. He is now coaching the Subiaco-floreat women in the WACA 1st grade competition and runs his own coaching business called Project Rubicon...

"For a number of years, success to me was operating in a really unhealthy manner. I would need to be under significant duress away from the game to then step over that white line and go perform, as it was the only time I would feel like I was in control of my life."

This episode is with Nicole Bolton - Australian opening batter and arguably one of the best Western Australian cricketers of all time. Bolts has a fascinating story, battling inner demons for the majority of her career, yet finding a way to be one...

An introduction to the Inside Edge Podcast with Bhavi Devchand. 

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The Inside Edge Podcast aims to explore how the best in the world navigate all the noise to consistently perform in the most rugged and high-pressure environments. The purpose? To bring back enjoyment, simplicity and connection. To help the next generation live from the inside-out, have the courage to b...