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Transcript
00:00 Hello, Assalam-o-Alaikum and good afternoon and welcome to another edition of The Pavilion.
00:07 I am Fakhr-e-Anam and you are watching A Sports and Sports and the ARY's have continued coverage
00:11 of the ICC Men's World Cup 2023 from India.
00:16 With me in The Pavilion, I have four fantastic former Pakistani captains, four icons of the
00:21 game, four gentlemen who served the game of cricket really well and Pakistan.
00:28 First up, I've got the young, the outstanding, one of the best fielders in the game of cricket,
00:33 super fit Shoaib Malik.
00:35 Good afternoon and Assalam-o-Alaikum Shoaib.
00:37 Good afternoon, Walekum Assalam, Assalam-o-Alaikum everyone.
00:39 With that, I have got Mr. Dependable, the man who held batting order together when he
00:44 was with Team Pakistan, captained us to great glory in Test Cricket, one of the most successful
00:49 Test Captains in Pakistan's cricket history.
00:51 Mr. Fawad Haq, Assalam-o-Alaikum, welcome.
00:53 Walekum Assalam, thank you.
00:57 Also with me today is one of the best wicket keepers of his era, one of the finest runners
01:02 between the wicket, also known as the man of crisis, I've got the silver fox of The
01:07 Pavilion, Mohin Khan, Assalam-o-Alaikum and good afternoon.
01:10 Walekum Assalam, Assalam-o-Alaikum everyone.
01:13 And finally, the undisputed cricket royalty, the king of all all-rounders, the Sultan of
01:18 swing and the man who holds back nothing when it comes to speaking the truth, I've got
01:24 Waseem Akram.
01:25 Waseem, good afternoon and Assalam-o-Alaikum.
01:27 Good afternoon and Assalam-o-Alaikum, I hope you all are well.
01:31 It was a big day yesterday, heavy day.
01:34 I feel like when I woke up in the morning, we went to bed late.
01:38 After the show, I felt like someone had hit me with a stick in the night.
01:45 The body was so heavy.
01:47 For some odd reason, right?
01:48 Yeah.
01:49 I know, I mean, I also felt like…
01:51 You didn't come in the sack.
01:54 I was expecting a sentence from you like that.
01:57 Alright, friends, tomorrow's match, of course, for Pakistan…
02:00 Sorry, Mishma, you wanted to say something?
02:02 I said, "You're in my mouth."
02:04 This is what happens here.
02:07 Every day in The Pavilion, I have to deal with these gentlemen right here.
02:12 Thank you, Mishma, thank you.
02:13 And thank you, Shoaib, thank you very much.
02:15 Alright, friends, let's take a look at what happened yesterday.
02:18 Yesterday, a very disappointing day in the history of Pakistani cricket.
02:21 Of course, Pakistan there, won the toss and decided to bat first.
02:25 282 for the loss of 7 wickets.
02:27 Babar Azam there with his 74.
02:29 Abdullah Shafiq there with his half century.
02:31 Iftikhar Shahdaab really tried to put up a fight at the bottom of the innings
02:35 to give us that boost, to give us that total.
02:37 But I think that, well, now we know for a fact that that total was not good enough.
02:42 Noor there, picking up 3 wickets.
02:44 But it was Nabi's 10 overs for 31 that have a lot of cricket analysts asking a lot of questions.
02:53 In response, it was a very methodical approach by the Afghanistan batsmen
02:58 who went about their business very calmly and ensured that they took their team over the rope.
03:04 The final 49 overs, they had one over to spare.
03:07 Hassan and Afridi both picking up one wicket each.
03:11 Pakistani bowling looking very, very ordinary there.
03:13 That is how it went down.
03:14 And with that, let's take a look at the points table.
03:17 Because with that, a lot has changed on the points table as well.
03:19 This is how the points table is looking right now.
03:21 India looking really good.
03:23 5 games, 5 wickets. Unstoppable right now.
03:26 And right on top with 10 points.
03:28 New Zealand trailing them with 8 points right behind them after losing to them.
03:32 But look at the New Zealand run rate. It's still a little ahead of India.
03:36 However, it's South Africa run rate which is down there highest.
03:39 However, South Africa have to play their fifth game.
03:43 And well, let's see how that points table moves.
03:45 They should be in action today.
03:47 Australia holding the fourth position.
03:49 Two wins, two losses.
03:51 And then it's Pakistan pushed down to the fifth position.
03:54 Afghanistan climbing all the way to the sixth position.
03:58 Pushing, defending champions England to the bottom of this table.
04:03 But this is not over yet.
04:05 Remember that the top 4 teams will play the semi-final.
04:09 That's your points table.
04:11 Let's have a quick chat on the points table.
04:14 And then we'll just revisit last night's debacle that we've all witnessed.
04:19 A big congratulations to Afghanistan and all the people of Afghanistan.
04:22 We saw the celebration videos that are coming out of Kabul.
04:25 Just fantastic. Congratulations.
04:27 Well deserved. Well earned.
04:29 Wasim, let me bring this points table to you and Visma.
04:31 Actually to the whole floor.
04:33 Now Pakistan's road ahead.
04:35 We're winning all four matches.
04:37 And then we're in the hope that the other teams are losing some of their matches.
04:41 And we need to improve our net run rate.
04:43 That's our way forward to getting into the semis.
04:46 I think to start off with, we've got to get on that winning streak kind of thing.
04:51 And then I suppose the run rate will matter.
04:54 We should have a back of the mind.
04:56 But there are three strong teams.
04:58 England, New Zealand, South Africa.
05:00 And of course, the fourth team is Bangladesh.
05:04 So yes, there is an outright chance.
05:06 But it's a tough one.
05:08 After losing yesterday to Afghanistan and that too by eight wickets.
05:13 I mean they got 280 plus in just two wickets down.
05:16 And that will definitely dent Pakistan's team's confidence in my opinion.
05:21 Probably it has dented it already.
05:24 Because they're getting backlash in Pakistan.
05:27 I think we also had a go at them last night.
05:31 But we actually spoke about the facts.
05:33 The problems of Pakistan's cricket.
05:35 Not just now.
05:36 From last year or so.
05:37 We've been talking about this for three years now.
05:40 When we did the Pavilion, this was the conversation.
05:42 So the big question is how can they recover from yesterday's defeat?
05:45 Not physically, psychologically boys.
05:48 You know that'll be tough as well as a team.
05:51 Especially because they've got four games to go.
05:53 If they get out of this, then it's fine.
05:55 In a way, it's fine. I know we can't qualify for this as well.
05:58 Now they know they have to win all four.
06:01 And they have to come back on their mental strength straight away.
06:05 Like from today onwards, they're probably travelling today.
06:08 Whatever their plan is.
06:09 And then tomorrow onwards, they have to be game on kind of mood.
06:12 Yes, exactly.
06:14 Babar Azam had a press conference last night.
06:16 You must have seen it.
06:17 I'm sure a lot of you have seen it on YouTube now.
06:19 By this time.
06:20 So Babar Azam, of course, Mohit was looking very disappointed.
06:25 His body language, his expression was very toned down, heavily.
06:32 But there's one interesting thing.
06:34 He said that when we did our team meeting, we said that 280-290 is a lot of score at this place.
06:39 And then he said in response to one question,
06:42 and then later another question came in.
06:44 And then he replied to that, I think we were 15-20 runs short.
06:47 What is really going on in the team's think tank?
06:51 I think he's a little disturbed.
06:54 The kind of conversation that has taken place in the press conference.
06:58 Can I show you, Mohit?
07:00 Let's take a look at this press conference.
07:02 Alright, there you have it.
07:03 Mohit, I'll start with you.
07:05 I think first of all, the body language was completely down.
07:07 And of course, it should be.
07:09 Like you were losing to such a team that no person who follows Pakistan cricket
07:14 would ever want to lose to this team.
07:17 You can't even imagine.
07:19 It's the first time in the history of ODI cricket that you're losing.
07:23 He blamed Pakistan for a lot of things.
07:26 I think the last thing he said, 15-20 runs short,
07:30 I think that was the responsibility of the batsmen.
07:33 They had it, Babur was there.
07:35 I think the way Babur was playing,
07:39 during the program that we did,
07:42 we talked about it, we played an anchor role,
07:45 if the wicket fell on it, it could have been difficult.
07:48 But we wasted a lot of balls there, which we could have converted into boundaries.
07:52 Because of those boundaries, I think that if he makes 15-20 runs short,
07:56 but not 15-20 runs, I think at least 30 runs short, we could have made it.
08:01 You see, you plan to hit in the end overs,
08:05 you'll get hit, you'll get hit tomorrow.
08:08 And most of the time, if the ball is in good form,
08:11 and if there are two runs in the end over Noor,
08:14 I don't think that you can make that run.
08:16 So, it's one thing.
08:18 But as a captain, naturally, his body language was a bit down.
08:22 But now is the chance, nothing is impossible.
08:25 It's possible, Pakistan has a history,
08:28 Pakistan has made a comeback many times,
08:31 at least we're seeing a hope.
08:35 And here, the captain will have to lift the whole team.
08:38 He'll have to create a little emotion in the team.
08:41 Because, right now, it doesn't look like he'll win because of his body language.
08:46 But I think it'll be very important for Babar.
08:49 In the press conference, one thing he said,
08:52 first of all, he said that Pakistan's bowling attack is one of the best in the world.
08:58 I don't see that happening.
08:59 I mean, you don't see that in the World Cup, in the Asia Cup, especially spinners.
09:02 Our spinners in this World Cup, they got only 6 wickets,
09:05 and they're averaging 100 per wicket.
09:07 Wow.
09:08 So, that's not the best bowling attack stats.
09:10 And secondly, he also said that he didn't have an attitude in fielding.
09:14 Whose job is it to actually motivate the kids?
09:18 It's their own job to start off with.
09:20 The boys have their own job.
09:21 And then, that's due to, we've been discussing this from the last three weeks,
09:25 we're like a Peter repeater now, repeating ourselves.
09:28 It's because of fitness, simple.
09:31 He himself said about fitness.
09:33 He said about fitness in the press conference.
09:35 He said about that as well, that it requires a lot of fitness.
09:38 But he should have asked,
09:39 "Did you have any planning in the right direction when you played the World Cup?"
09:42 And thirdly, he said that they scored 300 against Australia, but they couldn't finish it.
09:47 So, the quirks of it is, in the press conference,
09:51 you don't understand it in batting, you don't understand it in bowling,
09:54 you don't understand it in fielding.
09:56 So, all the three.
09:57 That's the worry.
09:58 If you're doing something better, at least you put pressure on it.
10:03 But when all three of your things aren't working,
10:05 and the most important thing in bowling is,
10:07 number one, new ball.
10:10 You strike early on.
10:12 When you're on a pitch where you're on a difficult time,
10:15 it's a slow pitch, you take batting,
10:17 I think at that time, it wasn't bad at all.
10:20 For the second time, if we look at 15-20,
10:23 the condition, you have to come due,
10:24 for that, you have to do 15-20 extra runs.
10:27 But still, if it was 300 or 325, you have to strike early.
10:32 If you give a 129 or 130 start on a new ball,
10:37 and you are one of the best bowling attacks,
10:40 how did you think about how to out?
10:44 How to out in the middle?
10:46 That's the issue that comes up again and again.
10:47 Until you take a wicket, you won't have a plan,
10:51 that we have to put pressure on them,
10:54 stop the runs, make them choke,
10:56 or we have to attack them,
10:58 until then, it's difficult.
11:00 Alright, thank you.
11:02 We're going to take a break right here,
11:03 we need to take a break on the pavilion,
11:04 when we come back, there's more on the other side,
11:05 don't go away.
11:06 Welcome back to the pavilion,
11:07 I'm Fakhar Adam, you're watching Sports 10 Sports 10,
11:09 this is Zapp App,
11:10 and with me in the pavilion,
11:11 I'm joined by Shoaib Malik,
11:13 Bispawal Haq, Mohin Khan, and Wasim Akram.
11:15 Before going into the break,
11:16 we were talking about yesterday's Pakistan vs Afghanistan match,
11:20 we were talking about Babar Azam's press conference.
11:22 Wasim, you wanted to add something,
11:23 right before the break,
11:24 you wanted to ask Shoaib something.
11:26 I forgot.
11:28 When he cut the middle of the sentence,
11:30 I really do apologize.
11:32 No, no, it's fine.
11:33 He slept at 1.30 in the night,
11:34 and then he got up in the morning,
11:35 and he got up here.
11:36 And I want to emphasize one thing,
11:38 I have this earpiece in my ear,
11:40 I have a producer who is consistently sending me
11:44 things that I need to do,
11:45 and if I ever interrupt someone,
11:47 I apologize to all of you,
11:48 because I have these instructions that I have to follow.
11:51 We feel you, brother.
11:52 I appreciate it, thank you very much.
11:54 Anything, Shoaib, you want to add to this whole scenario?
11:57 Debacle?
11:58 The debacle that we've had.
11:59 I said what I had to yesterday.
12:01 Right.
12:02 Oh, the new audience is here.
12:04 The new audience is here in the morning.
12:06 New people are here in the morning.
12:07 Look, the tactical things,
12:11 we talked about them yesterday,
12:12 let's go back to the technical part.
12:15 In that, your batters,
12:17 they have been struggling against spin.
12:19 Yesterday, in your match,
12:21 there were quality spinners,
12:23 and we added one more,
12:25 Noor Ahmed, wrist spinner,
12:27 left arm leg spinner,
12:29 so we struggled even more.
12:31 And in the last runs,
12:33 Rashid was hit by one Iftihar,
12:37 and the rest,
12:39 Umar Zahi and Naveen Ul Haq got runs.
12:42 We, the runs were okay,
12:47 but if your A plan is not working,
12:49 we are saying from the beginning,
12:50 if your A plan is not working,
12:52 there is no B plan.
12:53 A plan is that Shaheen will swing early on,
12:56 you will get a wicket,
12:57 if you don't get a wicket,
12:58 what will happen after that?
12:59 Misbah bhai has been saying for a long time,
13:01 that don't let Haris Rauf get over in the first 10 overs,
13:05 because he is struggling,
13:07 give him a cushion after 10.
13:08 I am sorry to cut you,
13:09 I don't agree with it.
13:11 Misbah and your, this thinking.
13:13 At this level,
13:14 my point, listen to my point,
13:16 you might not agree with me,
13:17 I am fine with that.
13:18 At level, you are playing at international level,
13:20 and you are an international bowler.
13:22 And you have been with the team from last say,
13:25 5 years, on and off,
13:27 you know one day,
13:28 test cricket he played as well.
13:30 If you don't know how to bowl 10 overs at this level,
13:35 then there is something wrong somewhere.
13:37 My question is that,
13:38 one thing is not working,
13:39 we have seen 4 matches consistently,
13:41 now what do you do?
13:42 One second,
13:43 Haseem bhai,
13:44 I have played cricket with you,
13:45 Waqar bhai,
13:46 sometimes you guys also had a problem with a certain end,
13:48 so you used to talk and change.
13:50 Yes, that is true, but every match is different.
13:52 So, requirement,
13:53 look,
13:54 team goal comes first.
13:56 So, if he is a bowler,
13:59 you have to take work from him,
14:02 so you have to give him some cushion.
14:04 And you don't have any option,
14:06 and you didn't give any option.
14:07 Your team bowling is also struggling.
14:09 So, all these things,
14:10 you could have done,
14:12 and out of the box,
14:13 I am saying the same thing,
14:15 everyone is saying that,
14:16 as a leader,
14:17 think out of the box.
14:19 But you are not thinking out of the box.
14:21 But what is out of the box for him right now?
14:23 Out of the box is that,
14:25 South Shaquille,
14:26 two openers,
14:27 partnership,
14:28 both are righty,
14:30 bring him.
14:32 If your main bowler is getting beaten,
14:34 bring him.
14:35 Give him two overs.
14:36 No problem.
14:37 What is left arm spinner,
14:39 he should never play it,
14:41 it can be different.
14:43 So, this is what is out of the box.
14:45 And on top of that,
14:46 if a Nabi does 10 overs,
14:48 a conventional off spinner,
14:50 in a 5 fielder circle,
14:52 that thing doesn't get digested.
14:54 One thing, sorry,
14:55 I am going to interject your point here.
14:57 There is a lot of people,
14:59 analysts,
15:00 cricketing experts,
15:02 that I have heard since last night,
15:04 on different platforms,
15:05 who are saying that,
15:06 we do not understand,
15:07 that Abdullah Shafiq was playing just fine,
15:10 he was playing his game.
15:12 And as soon as,
15:13 the captain came in to bat with him,
15:15 he muted his innings completely.
15:17 What's…
15:18 I hope this doesn't happen.
15:20 But sometimes it happens,
15:22 that you see,
15:24 if shots are being hit from the other end,
15:26 you start thinking,
15:28 at the better non-striker end,
15:30 that I have to do something too.
15:32 So, either put it to your side.
15:34 No, it's not like that.
15:36 It's not like that.
15:37 Maybe the captain went there,
15:39 his wish and desire was,
15:41 that the wicket doesn't fall here,
15:42 and we keep playing.
15:43 Fair enough.
15:44 But, I think,
15:45 at that time,
15:46 he should have pushed a little bit.
15:48 One more thing could have happened.
15:50 Because, he was getting the ball on his bat,
15:52 and was hitting very clear,
15:53 very clean hits.
15:54 One more thing could have happened.
15:56 There is a very good quote by Hussain,
15:58 that, if it was his aunt's moustache,
16:00 he would have been called uncle.
16:02 Then there is no point in discussing.
16:04 One more thing could have happened.
16:07 This could have happened,
16:08 and that could have happened.
16:09 Everyone is saying the same thing.
16:10 When we saw his press conference,
16:12 he said,
16:14 we were planning to score 280-290.
16:17 Yes, I said this.
16:18 This could have been an element,
16:20 he came and told Abdullah Shafi,
16:22 let's not lose a wicket,
16:25 and take this partnership deep.
16:28 He said in his press conference,
16:30 280-290, we discussed in the team meeting,
16:32 this should be the target.
16:33 And then, in response to another question,
16:35 he said, we were 15-20 runs short.
16:36 Look, if you want an honest answer to that,
16:39 when he said that in Urdu,
16:41 the last 15-20 runs he scored,
16:44 maybe he was short of words in English,
16:47 so he said this,
16:48 this could be a possibility.
16:50 I think that's, yeah, I don't,
16:52 we shouldn't be commenting on
16:53 somebody's English skills.
16:55 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
16:57 You misunderstood.
16:58 Okay.
16:59 You misunderstood.
17:00 I think, I think,
17:01 I'm very much with Babbar.
17:02 I think,
17:03 I mean, you were Sultan today.
17:05 No, no, no, no, no,
17:07 look, listen to me,
17:08 I haven't done a PhD,
17:10 I don't go into things like
17:12 who knows what, who doesn't.
17:14 That's not my domain.
17:15 We, being a Pakistani,
17:17 we should respect everyone,
17:19 whether they're from outside or inside.
17:21 So, you're taking it to a wrong way.
17:24 That's not the case.
17:25 My only intention was that
17:26 it's possible that it was a long press conference,
17:29 and they didn't understand,
17:31 so they said 15-20 runs,
17:33 and then end of the game.
17:34 I think,
17:35 I think it's a simple thing.
17:36 When you assessed the wicket in the start,
17:39 when you were playing and saw the wicket,
17:42 you assessed it,
17:43 280, 290 would be a good score.
17:47 But, we're talking about later,
17:49 when you bowled,
17:50 the condition was a little better at that time.
17:53 So, at that time,
17:54 you obviously feel that
17:55 we're 15-20 runs short,
17:57 according to that condition.
17:59 And later, you realize,
18:00 sometimes in the match,
18:01 that 15-20 runs should have been more,
18:04 that difference in condition,
18:08 and plus difference in the bowling.
18:10 Spin bowling, quality,
18:12 clearly we can see that there was no match.
18:15 All three of their spinners bowled well.
18:17 Mujeeb didn't bowl well,
18:20 the rest of them bowled really well.
18:23 We were below average.
18:27 Oh yeah, they were a bit,
18:28 no question about the fact that
18:30 Afghanistan were a better team last night.
18:32 That's it.
18:33 They were a better team.
18:34 They had a better plan,
18:35 they executed it much better,
18:37 and they were better than us.
18:38 They outclassed us in every way.
18:39 With that, we're going to take a break
18:40 right here on The Pavilion.
18:41 When we come back,
18:42 we're closer to the action of the day.
18:43 Welcome back to The Pavilion.
18:44 I'm Fakhr-e-Alam,
18:45 you're watching Esports Esports
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18:47 our continued coverage of the
18:48 ICC Men's World Cup.
18:49 Before we go on break,
18:50 we were talking about
18:51 the Pakistan-Afghanistan match yesterday.
18:52 Gentlemen, I need to bring that
18:53 conversation to an end now.
18:55 So, if there are any parting words
18:56 that anyone would like to say here,
18:59 say, speak now,
19:00 or forever hold your peace.
19:02 Alright.
19:03 I think, Fakhr,
19:04 it's a small thing,
19:05 like I just said,
19:07 the chance is there,
19:08 it's not like you're
19:09 completely out of the tournament.
19:11 I think, we should give
19:12 a wake-up call to Babbar,
19:14 to ourselves and to our players,
19:16 and we should react
19:17 in the same way to all the players.
19:18 I just said the same thing,
19:19 my friend says to his friends,
19:20 "My uncle died."
19:21 And they say,
19:22 "He's definitely dead."
19:23 If such big captains
19:27 start talking like this,
19:28 what will happen?
19:29 Speak now.
19:30 (imitating)
19:31 They've taught us, seriously.
19:34 Mohin Bhai.
19:35 They've taught us, you know,
19:36 a lot of such matches.
19:37 They've won so many such matches,
19:39 they've won tournaments.
19:40 Mohin Bhai's point is absolutely right,
19:41 there are still four matches,
19:43 we're still playing.
19:44 There's every chance, you're right.
19:46 At least, try to fix those things.
19:50 But it's not a quick fix, is it?
19:52 It's just all here now, this stage.
19:54 It's simple, what else can we do?
19:55 We can only do this now, right,
19:56 what else do we have?
19:57 On one hand, it's fine,
19:59 it's fine,
20:00 but tell them,
20:01 "Bhai, try to fix the problems."
20:04 Fight till the last ball
20:06 and play for the team.
20:07 Shoaib, there's one more thing,
20:09 sorry, I'm just thinking about this,
20:11 we have a round here,
20:13 but the point is,
20:14 we don't even have bench strength.
20:17 You know, you look at the other teams'
20:18 bench strength,
20:19 those who are sitting on the bench,
20:20 those who are available to replace,
20:22 they have so many options.
20:23 Can you look at the India team bench strength?
20:26 I mean, how many big players are waiting
20:28 for a chance to come in?
20:29 I'm just wondering if we get a chance.
20:31 So, the 11 players who are playing today,
20:33 the rest of us are Mohd. Wasim,
20:35 Fakhar,
20:37 Dhani,
20:41 Nawaz,
20:43 and Salman Ali Agha.
20:47 These four.
20:50 You know, so we,
20:51 our options are limited as well.
20:53 Then that…
20:54 The reserve players are also playing.
20:55 But what's their advantage?
20:57 What's happening is,
20:59 what you're saying,
21:00 that our bench strength
21:02 doesn't look like this.
21:04 When the team loses,
21:05 everyone starts looking like this.
21:07 But that's not the thing.
21:08 What I'm saying is,
21:09 so the bench strength doesn't look that great.
21:11 The reserves don't, you know,
21:13 what I'm trying to say is that
21:14 look at the other bench strengths.
21:15 We have an untested or
21:17 slightly less experienced
21:18 and exposed bench strength.
21:20 And on top of that,
21:21 I mean, we came into this World Cup,
21:23 we should have come a little bit more prepared,
21:25 I assume.
21:26 I don't know.
21:27 I mean, they're in the stadium.
21:28 If we talk about the 11th,
21:30 you should leave that.
21:31 Abdullah Shafiq,
21:32 good luck to us.
21:34 He played just one match
21:36 and he started performing in the World Cup.
21:38 This is a good luck to us.
21:40 Otherwise,
21:41 you shouldn't have such expectations
21:43 from any of these players.
21:45 Saud Shaqeel,
21:46 he played just one match
21:48 and no one played his exposure
21:50 experience one day in the World Cup.
21:52 Hassan Ali,
21:53 from injury,
21:54 he's been out of the Pakistan team
21:56 for the last 1.5-2 years.
21:58 He's back and he's playing.
22:00 Shadab,
22:01 he was out of touch.
22:02 We can see that
22:03 he wasn't able to bowl in one-day cricket.
22:05 That's a problem we're facing.
22:07 We have a backup.
22:08 We have Osama,
22:09 how many matches has he played?
22:11 He's played a total of 8-9 matches.
22:13 He's our backup.
22:14 We talked about make-or-break.
22:16 Now,
22:17 the boys should clearly know
22:19 that our future can end here.
22:23 Because,
22:24 nothing is left.
22:25 If we don't win the match,
22:27 then,
22:28 I can see at least 8 boys
22:29 from this team changing.
22:31 You'll have to go to the rebuilding phase
22:33 and plan.
22:34 One thing is that
22:35 we can't be lower than this.
22:37 Where we are standing today.
22:39 When a person goes so low in life,
22:42 he has two options.
22:44 Either he goes lower,
22:46 or he stands from there
22:48 and reaches here.
22:50 I agree.
22:51 We're very low right now.
22:54 But at the same time,
22:56 it's a great opportunity.
22:58 Great, great, great opportunity
23:00 to show character.
23:02 Just go out there
23:04 and give your best shot
23:06 and play for the team.
23:07 Mohin, you said you see 8 boys
23:09 after the World Cup
23:11 who might not be with the Pakistan team.
23:13 I'm hoping that
23:14 we don't limit it to boys.
23:16 I hope that this goes up
23:18 to the Pakistan Cricket Board.
23:20 To the echelons where people are.
23:22 We need a complete revamp.
23:26 We need a system.
23:28 We need acid wash.
23:30 We need to wash it with acid
23:31 and reset it.
23:32 With that, we'll close this discussion.
23:34 Because I know Pakistani fans
23:36 have a lot of questions and comments still.
23:39 We will talk about that
23:41 post-match in Aasta Pavilion.
23:43 Now, let's talk about the game in hand.
23:45 They're bringing it to your screen.
23:47 Today's match is
23:49 South Africa vs Bangladesh.
23:51 The match will start at 1.30 pm in Mumbai.
23:54 Let's talk about this match.
23:57 South Africa is a great team.
24:00 They've performed well so far.
24:02 Other than that one game
24:04 that they lost against Netherlands.
24:05 When Netherlands really surprised them.
24:07 South Africa are looking as a fantastic
24:09 batting unit, bowling unit.
24:11 Let's talk about that.
24:12 Before we talk about South Africa,
24:15 Bangladesh won the series
24:17 against South Africa.
24:19 That's a big deal.
24:21 That too in South Africa.
24:23 If they won in Bangladesh,
24:25 I would have thought they were
24:27 turning, low track, slow track.
24:29 But winning in Bangladesh,
24:31 that's a massive deal.
24:33 Bangladesh winning against
24:35 a strong South African team.
24:37 Tashkenaam won 8 wickets.
24:39 They were out 5 in the beginning.
24:41 That confidence should be with these boys.
24:43 They're struggling with the skipper
24:45 and South Africa will hope
24:47 they're not fit.
24:49 Another thing is that
24:51 when Bangladesh went to South Africa,
24:53 they were relatively weaker side.
24:55 When they play in home conditions.
24:57 What South Africa did was
24:59 they tried their bench strength.
25:01 They tried their players
25:03 who are going to represent the country
25:05 in the coming years.
25:07 I guess we should learn
25:09 this homework.
25:11 I'm all for it.
25:13 Whose responsibility is this?
25:15 Who has to plan this?
25:17 Is it the skipper
25:19 or the board?
25:21 It's the captain's responsibility.
25:23 You ask the same questions
25:25 and we never get the right answer.
25:27 It's the captain's responsibility.
25:29 He's leading.
25:31 He has to decide whether
25:33 he should be in the team or not.
25:35 You can ask me.
25:37 My job is to answer questions.
25:39 My job is to answer those questions.
25:41 Your job is to answer those questions.
25:43 You don't even believe me.
25:45 I'll never answer you.
25:47 You can ask me.
25:49 I'll give my life.
25:51 I won't answer you.
25:53 No one can get angry at you.
25:55 We can see your face.
25:57 We can only love you.
25:59 What kind of film are you shooting?
26:01 Biswa, you're asking the right question.
26:03 What kind of film are you shooting?
26:05 You're shooting for three days
26:07 and you're taking three years.
26:09 You're shooting for three days
26:11 and you're taking three years.
26:13 That's the film.
26:15 Whoever is running the show
26:17 is responsible for it.
26:19 It's their responsibility.
26:21 It's their vision.
26:23 If people come for three days
26:25 then no one will come with a vision.
26:27 It's a mess.
26:29 Let's take a short break.
26:31 We'll be back with more.
26:33 Don't go away.
26:35 Keep watching The Pavilion.
26:37 I'm Fakhr-e-Aram.
26:39 You're watching Sports and Sports and the AYZ App.
26:41 Today in the ICC Men's World Cup
26:43 we're taking you to Mumbai
26:45 where South Africa are going to clash with Bangladesh.
26:47 The match feature was coming up.
26:49 Let's see the head-to-head count of both the teams.
26:51 Both the teams have played four times
26:53 in the World Cup.
26:55 South Africa has won two matches
26:57 and Bangladesh has won two matches.
26:59 Before the break, we were discussing
27:01 that Bangladesh had recently gone to South Africa
27:03 last year
27:05 to win the series.
27:07 Today's disadvantage though
27:09 Mohin,
27:11 before we talk about that
27:13 we have the pitch report with us.
27:15 Let's take you over to Mumbai.
27:17 The pitch report brought to you by Onik.
27:19 Wasim, your favourite subject.
27:23 Pitch report.
27:25 Bazaar.
27:27 They were showing fast bowlers.
27:29 He said,
27:31 weather suits Bangladesh,
27:33 pitch suits South Africa.
27:35 This is one of those pitches
27:37 where Nasir said, if you win the toss, you bat.
27:39 But I think so far, the last five matches
27:41 have been three times
27:43 teams who have
27:45 chased have won.
27:47 The last match with 399
27:49 was played here.
27:51 Typical Wankate pitch.
27:53 Ball will come nicely. You can see
27:55 a little bit of grass rolled in nicely into the pitch.
27:57 It's not very, very dry.
27:59 The biggest challenge
28:01 was the look up.
28:03 Like you do in England.
28:05 The ball swings a lot.
28:07 And here, the weather.
28:09 Because in the last game, if you look at Klaassen,
28:11 he wasn't even running
28:13 that much.
28:15 Despite that, he was like,
28:17 it felt like he was going to fall.
28:19 There was so much humidity and heat.
28:21 So, I think
28:23 it's a big factor.
28:25 If you bowl first,
28:27 then your energy
28:29 won't be there for the second time.
28:31 To bat.
28:33 Already you're drained out.
28:35 And it becomes very difficult for you.
28:37 34 degrees Celsius is the temperature.
28:39 One more thing, you see, all the big 100s
28:41 that have been made,
28:43 they were made in the first batting.
28:45 When you field 50 overs,
28:47 the energy is not the same.
28:49 Twice, Superman bowled a 100,
28:51 a 19 at out.
28:53 Virat Kohli, in the second batting.
28:55 He has definitely done it.
28:57 But he didn't make a big 100.
28:59 Big 100? You mean 140, 150, 160?
29:01 150, 160.
29:03 Because that energy doesn't stay.
29:05 But Virat is the only one, I think.
29:07 He's the only one.
29:09 There are so many others.
29:11 People say King Kohli,
29:13 I think his King stage is over.
29:15 I think this is now Emperor stage.
29:17 The King stage is gone.
29:19 And with that, we're going to take a break right here in the pavilion.
29:21 We'll see you on the other side.
29:23 Welcome back to the pavilion.
29:25 Captain and Wasim Akram.
29:27 So let me bring this to you, Misbah.
29:29 Both teams are waiting for the fitness
29:31 of their captains.
29:33 Both the captains
29:35 are unfit.
29:37 No problem.
29:39 Let them think. Why are you getting angry?
29:41 I'm not asking questions.
29:47 It's their problem.
29:49 I think both the teams
29:51 want to win the toss and bat.
29:53 Right now, they must be thinking
29:55 and praying that the toss is down.
29:57 The heat is fine there.
29:59 It's 34 degrees Celsius.
30:01 But overall, I don't think
30:03 South Africa's camp is
30:05 worried.
30:07 Their batting is great.
30:09 Their bowling is great.
30:11 They're performing well.
30:13 In one match,
30:15 the factor
30:17 that they get choked in a big event
30:19 they've addressed that
30:21 in the next game.
30:23 They've addressed that.
30:25 They've given a tough
30:27 performance against
30:29 the opposition.
30:31 They're confident.
30:33 The biggest thing for South Africa
30:35 is to play with the mindset
30:37 they're playing with.
30:39 No matter the pressure,
30:41 they'll play like that.
30:43 If they overthink,
30:45 they'll have problems.
30:47 For Bangladesh,
30:49 they've won the series recently.
30:51 When you win a series,
30:53 you believe
30:55 that you can play against them.
30:57 You've understood
30:59 the formula
31:01 to trap them.
31:03 Let's see how they go.
31:05 It's an important match.
31:07 South Africa looks favorite.
31:09 With that, it's time to flip.
31:11 Let's take you over to Mumbai
31:13 where both the captains are walking out.
31:15 It's time to flip.
31:17 We've got news from Mumbai.
31:19 South Africa has won the toss
31:21 and decided to bat first.
31:23 Remember, South Africa
31:25 batted first in this ground
31:27 and scored 399 runs.
31:29 Good to see that
31:31 Shakib Al Hasan is back.
31:33 Yes, it's a good thing for
31:35 Bangladesh cricket.
31:37 He's been performing consistently.
31:39 The captain has returned.
31:41 It's a good sign.
31:43 There's only one bad sign.
31:45 He lost the toss.
31:47 South Africa has already
31:49 played at this venue
31:51 against the last world champions.
31:53 They've beaten them up a lot.
31:55 Again, he won the toss.
31:57 One good thing is
31:59 I don't know if he's fully
32:01 fit or not.
32:03 But the one who played
32:05 his place, Riza Hendricks,
32:07 he performed.
32:09 The captain said,
32:11 "Hang on. I should sit outside.
32:13 He deserves another opportunity."
32:15 This has improved
32:17 his combination.
32:19 It's not like his captain
32:21 is out of form in this
32:23 World Cup.
32:25 He said, "I should sit outside
32:27 and let's give him another opportunity."
32:29 His combination has improved.
32:31 And Lungi Nageedi,
32:33 he's not playing today
32:35 because of a knee niggle.
32:37 We'll bring the playing 11 to you.
32:39 We'll see him take us to South Africa.
32:41 The same side they played the last game.
32:43 The skipper is still injured, I suppose.
32:45 He's not in the squad.
32:47 They're both really good.
32:49 Hendricks played beautifully the other day.
32:51 He got 80-odd.
32:53 De Kock is in great nick.
32:55 The middle order is strong as ever.
32:57 Klaassen, Markkrum, Medusa.
32:59 All match winners on their own.
33:01 Don't forget about the killer Miller.
33:03 Janssen is in good nick
33:05 with bat and ball.
33:07 And then, of course, three fast bowlers.
33:09 Williams is in
33:11 instead of...
33:13 Nageedi.
33:15 So, Williams is in for Nageedi
33:17 and then Maharaj, the left-arm spinner.
33:19 Kotsi, bowls quick,
33:21 bowls well, but a bit expensive.
33:23 And Bangladesh, Moeen, take us through.
33:25 Litton Das scored in the last match.
33:27 Tanzeed scored too.
33:29 It was a good start.
33:31 Then, Shantum, Shaqib, Mushfiq-ur-Rahim.
33:33 Mahmudullah, Miraz.
33:35 Then, Nassum, Shariful,
33:37 Hassan, Mustafiz.
33:39 One change, the captain is back.
33:41 In place of Tauheed.
33:43 The batsman
33:45 number three,
33:47 from Bangladesh, he's not firing.
33:49 Shantum.
33:51 He's a good player.
33:53 And they're good pitchers. He should be able to get runs.
33:55 Even the down the order,
33:57 the way he's using Mahmudullah,
33:59 he's out of his mind.
34:01 He's finishing well.
34:03 Shoaib discussed this last match.
34:05 In many situations, like your Mushfiq-ur-Rahim,
34:07 he's in good nick.
34:09 If you lose a few wickets, he can go for four.
34:11 So that he takes a long time
34:13 and stops one end so that
34:15 you can get partnerships.
34:17 Alright, with that, we're going to take a break on The Pavilion.
34:19 When we come back, we are closer to the action in Mumbai.
34:21 Don't go away. Keep watching A-Sports, Zen Sports,
34:23 and the AYZ app.
34:25 Welcome back to The Pavilion. News out of Mumbai.
34:27 South Africa has won the toss and decided to bat first.
34:29 Bangladesh will bowl first.
34:31 Tuscan is missing
34:33 from the lineup. What's the update?
34:35 He has a
34:37 shoulder injury.
34:39 That's why he's not playing.
34:41 I think
34:43 especially if
34:45 you've performed against a team,
34:47 they've taken wickets in South Africa
34:49 and there's a bit of pressure
34:51 from the bowler.
34:53 He's also the most
34:55 experienced.
34:57 The experience and the fact that
34:59 he's come from a distance
35:01 and has come to length
35:03 and has hit the ball
35:05 with the ball.
35:07 He's getting help here.
35:09 The other bowlers are also like this
35:11 in Bangladesh.
35:13 Height-wise, they're tall
35:15 and they come and bowl length.
35:17 But Tuscan, obviously,
35:19 I think he's one of the best bowlers.
35:21 He hasn't had that form
35:23 yet.
35:25 But still,
35:27 if a bowler is
35:29 bothering a team
35:31 or if a batting lineup is missing,
35:33 you get a mental relief
35:35 that at least he's not there.
35:37 Plus, also, Misbah, in this World Cup,
35:39 they were heavily relying on
35:41 their fast bowlers.
35:43 And they've been struggling a bit, taking wickets early on
35:45 as well, even during the game.
35:47 So, they're averaging 56 runs per wicket.
35:49 The fast bowlers in this World Cup, Bangladesh.
35:51 Absolutely. I think the biggest
35:53 element is Tuscan.
35:55 I've seen the success of the previous team
35:57 wherever they've been.
35:59 Tuscan is the one who comes and
36:01 puts in a difficult ball.
36:03 He out-bats, wickets up front.
36:05 We've seen that the Shaheen
36:07 who used to work for Pakistan
36:09 used to
36:11 give him a mental relief.
36:13 Pakistan is also having trouble
36:15 and he's not giving a new ball.
36:17 And Tuscan isn't taking wickets for them.
36:19 So, there's a lot of pressure on the other bowlers in Bangladesh.
36:21 Alright, with that, it's time for
36:23 Expert Predictions brought to you by
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36:27 Alright, expert predictions. Shoaib Malik.
36:29 South Africa. Alright.
36:31 Moin. South Africa.
36:33 Alright. Waseem. SA for me as well.
36:35 SA. And Misbah.
36:37 South Africa.
36:39 And there you have it. All four
36:41 captains agreeing that
36:43 South Africa is most likely
36:45 to be the winner at the end of this contest.
36:47 And those are your expert predictions
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36:51 And it's time for a player to watch
36:53 out for. Brought to you by Ufone.
36:55 Right, Misbah. Let's start with you.
36:57 Wander Dusan.
36:59 Wander Dusan. And
37:01 for you, Waseem? I'll go for Quinton De Kock.
37:03 De Kock. Alright.
37:05 And for you, Moin?
37:07 Klaassen. Klaassen.
37:09 And for you, Shaibi? Rabada bowler.
37:11 Rabada. South Africa. Rabada.
37:13 Rabada from South
37:15 Africa. De Kock, interesting choice, Waseem.
37:17 Any particular reason? Yeah, he's in good nick.
37:19 He's one of my favourite players. He didn't score anything.
37:21 He didn't score anything in the last game.
37:23 Yeah, he's a grounder. So that's why he's due.
37:25 He's due. But good matchup also.
37:27 Yeah.
37:29 Off spinners.
37:31 Interesting. Mustafizur Rahim is also there.
37:33 And those are your
37:35 players to watch out for. Brought to you by Ufone.
37:37 Moin, we'll see fireworks
37:39 in the first innings of South Africa.
37:41 It's the highest strike rate in the entire
37:43 World Cup. Absolutely. 46 strikes
37:45 in four matches.
37:47 I think it's clearly visible the kind of batsmen
37:49 they are. And the aggressive cricket they play.
37:51 They don't give the baller a chance
37:53 to have a heavy on them.
37:55 Their planning is always to counter attack.
37:57 Although they have lost a match
37:59 like this against Netherlands.
38:01 But their plan
38:03 is to stick to that.
38:05 They try to stick to that.
38:07 And make sure
38:09 the bad ballers convert
38:11 in the boundaries and put constant pressure on the ballers.
38:13 So here, there will be a pressure
38:15 on Bangladesh.
38:17 To feel the pressure in these 50 overs
38:19 and then go into batting.
38:21 I think it will be a very difficult condition for the ballers
38:23 to bowl South African.
38:25 Do we expect to see
38:27 Bangladesh chasing a big target
38:29 in case South Africa
38:31 put a big target?
38:33 Some fiery work like what Sri Lanka tried
38:35 against South Africa.
38:37 They hit a lot of sixes in Dharamshala.
38:39 If they
38:41 do a big
38:43 total South Africa,
38:45 the batters
38:47 of Bangladesh
38:49 play with a strike rate of more or less 100.
38:51 The day they make the runs.
38:53 Littendas has changed the game a little.
38:55 Shanto
38:57 plays like a youngster.
38:59 But if they make a big total,
39:01 I don't see even
39:03 close contacts.
39:05 Alright, gentlemen. Thank you, Shoaib.
39:07 Thank you, Mohin. Thank you, Mizwa. Thank you, Basim.
39:09 Good luck to both the teams. We'll take you now to Mumbai
39:11 for the game and we will see you
39:13 in the pavilion at the end
39:15 of the game.
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