1 CD, Polly Umrigar, cricketer, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 10 tracks.
Track 1: [0:00-0:16] Introduction by Rayvern Allen, [0:17-0:57] Umrigar talks about how he got the nickname Polly, [0:58-2:15] Umrigar talks about his early childhood and how he first played cricket, [2:16-2:54] Umrigar talks about playing other sports and how it is good for cricketers to do so, [2:55-4:08] Umrigar talks about training and playing with the Parsees, [4:09-4:36] Umrigar talks about playing in a tournament and taking a wicket with his first delivery.
Track 2: [0:00-0:46]] Umrigar talks about learning swing bowling, [0:47-1:36] Umrigar talks about attending St. Xavier's College in Bombay and the cricket coach leaving his batting technique alone, [1:37-2:52] Umrigar talks about Henry Blofeld talking about his batting style and attacking the bowling of Derek Shackleton, [2:53-3:07] Rayvern Allen talks about the 1952 India tour of England.
Track 3: [0:00-0:29] Umrigar talks about struggling in Tests in England in 1952, [0:30-1:09] Umrigar talks about facing slightly faster bowlers and how he fared against Fred Trueman, [1:10-2:10] Umrigar talks about dealing with lack of sightscreens in England, [2:11-3:27] Umrigar talks about his batting mind set and superstitions, [3:28-4:08] Umrigar talks about making 3 double centuries and 2 centuries on the 1952 and 1959 India tours of England and retiring, [4:09-4:26] Umrigar talks about preferring batting on West Indian wickets.
Track 4: [0:00-2:27] Umrigar talks about making 172 and a five for in a Test Match at Trinidad in 1962, facing Wes Hall and getting praise from Gary Sobers, [2:28-3:28] Umrigar talks about believing batting helmets to be a good thing and need for cricketers to practice batting, bowling and catching.
Track 5: [0:00-0:52] Umrigar talks about watching himself on television at end of a day’s play and how there is too much cricket played now, [0:53-1:55] Umrigar talks about batting protection, [1:56-3:03] Umrigar talks about the need for bowlers to check with batsmen if they get hit and praises Andrew Flintoff, [3:04-3:36] Umrigar talks about no restriction on bouncers during his playing career, [3:37-4:33] Umrigar talks about sightscreens and they affected his form.
Track 6: [0:00-0:40] Umrigar talks about being a good fielder, [0:41-1:19] Umrigar talks about briefly playing for Gujarat, [1:20-2:14] Umrigar talks about his last match and blooding new cricketers, [2:15-3:05] Umrigar talks about touring Sri Lanka and New Zealand as a manager comparing conditions with Australia, [3:06-4:06] Umrigar talks about captaining India and enjoying his career.
Track 7: [0:00-4:05] Umrigar talks about threatening to resign as captain of India over the selection of Jasu Patel, [4:06-4:54] Umrigar talks about not being selected as captain but Indian players choosing him as captain anyway.
Track 8 [0:00-2:26]] Umrigar talks about planning to get Hanif Mohammad out in a match against Pakistan after noticing a flaw in his technique and does a physical demonstration.
Track 9: [0:00-1:47] Umrigar talks about the reputation for him not being able to play against fast bowlers and batting on uncovered wickets, [1:48-2:31] Umrigar compares the India Cricket Team of his day to present day focusing on fielding and the spinners, [2:32-3:21] Umrigar talks about how spin deliveries such as the doosra was used in his day.
Track 10: [0:00-1:37] Umrigar talks about how cricket was played in a friendlier spirit during his career, [1:38-2:23] Umrigar talks about his hopes for the future of Indian Cricket Team, [2:24-3:46] Umrigar talks about the his role when he was manager of India, [3:47-3:53] Closing remarks.