Imad Wasim previews Pakistan's dead rubber against Ireland in final world cup game
Imad Wasim previews Pakistan's dead rubber against Ireland in final world cup game
15/06/2024
Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill
15/06/2024
Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill
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00:00with us and we will start the pre-match press conference.
00:03Imad Zizedi with Crick Exec.
00:07So, there's no rain forecast in the next 24 hours.
00:14You came out of retirement for this tournament. I'm not going to ask you to
00:18speculate about whether you're going to retire again,
00:20but with Pakistan, you know, eliminated from advancing,
00:24what does tomorrow's match mean for you and the team? What are you looking to do
00:29and accomplish? Look, I know it's
00:34we are out of the tournament and it's hard for the players, but
00:37at the end, this is an international game, a World Cup game, so
00:42we won't take anything lightly. We'll go out there and
00:46play for the country and play for the pride of our country, which we
00:49already did, but unfortunately results, we can't control it.
00:56Yeah, but we go out there and play like it's a World Cup game.
01:00Imad, you were here at the ground from about 8, 8.30 am yesterday and you saw
01:06for four or five hours there was no rain before 2 pm
01:10and today also there's hardly been any rain and two matches have not taken
01:13place and not just because it was an
01:16important match for you, just as at a World Cup,
01:18wouldn't you expect better drainage and you know
01:21to get a match on? It's not my domain to comment on this, but
01:28you cannot control weather. I think, I mean,
01:32it was raining for the last week and literally like
01:36I have never seen rain in my life like that,
01:40so you cannot blame the groundsmen or the
01:44ICC, just the event, it's just the venue, they have decided it before
01:48and I don't know, it was, it was tough that is washed out,
01:54but it is what it is, we shouldn't let this
01:57happen, we should have, we should have won our
02:00both games in order to be in a safe zone, but
02:04unfortunately, couldn't happen, but cannot blame the weather or the
02:08groundsmen.
02:18So, the game was in Pakistan's hands, and we were hoping that you would finish the match
02:23and come back, just like you did in PSL,
02:25you finished very good performance matches, so
02:29was the game plan to take the game deep or
02:33what happened there? We were very optimistic that you will finish the game
02:36and we will hit Akshar Patel on the left, but that didn't happen
02:40and ultimately Pakistan got out. What was the game plan?
02:43The game plan was to take the game deep,
02:47the wicket was not very good to play, it was a little difficult,
02:51unfortunately, my plan was going according, but there was no execution,
02:56because usually when I bat, I take it deep and
03:01if there was any boundary on either end, the game would have been different.
03:06Having said that, they did the bowling very well, they bowled on the spot and
03:10they didn't bowl very badly, usually under pressure,
03:15bowlers give you the ball, there is a margin,
03:18but I think that I was taking the game deep and
03:22I was hoping that a new batsman would come, which is virtually impossible,
03:26but Naseem hit two good shots, that 17th over,
03:30I think, I feel that in that over,
03:34the runs were less, I think that was the turning point,
03:37It's unfortunate, it happens, it's an incident, but it was a very big game,
03:42the more you are disappointed, the more our team and I are disappointed,
03:46and I have let down, because usually when I go in this situation,
03:51I stay very calm and finish the job, and it was my job to finish,
03:55which I couldn't do, and I will regret it, and I still do,
04:00but it's life, it happens, sometimes you make mistakes,
04:06so, you can say that it was a part of my life,
04:11it was a phase, which unfortunately I couldn't achieve,
04:15I will regret it, but my planning was good,
04:19execution, I believe my execution was not good.
04:23Imad, there is news in Pakistan that you and Aamir are going to retire again,
04:29and you only came to play the World Cup, so please clear this,
04:31Secondly, you, Aamir, and the rest of the Pakistan team,
04:36how much do you feel that the USA match and the India match were won by you,
04:45which you were trusted with, especially you two,
04:49you were not able to complete it.
04:53Look, it's not the work of one or two people, it's teamwork,
04:59and when you lose, you lose as a team,
05:02like I said, I should have finished the India game,
05:06but the team loses, not only me, individually,
05:12secondly, as far as retirement is concerned, there is a match tomorrow,
05:16we will play the match, and obviously,
05:19after that, we have to think and sort out everything,
05:23because, to be honest, a lot of things are going to be sorted out in the Pakistan team,
05:28and the chairman and the board members will sort it out,
05:34and like there were two games, we gave it to them,
05:38and not because of one individual, but collectively,
05:40because of the team effort, we gave the match,
05:43and there is no excuse in that,
05:45because losing to the USA,
05:47look, losing is a part of the game,
05:49but you shouldn't have lost to the USA,
05:52you had the game from India, and you shouldn't have lost,
05:55so there is no excuse,
05:57collectively, we are losing the match,
05:59and I will say it again,
06:01because of one or two individuals, we don't lose the match,
06:03we lose the match because of the whole team,
06:05whether someone does it well or not,
06:07but that's why we call it team sport,
06:10if it was individual,
06:12anyone can blame anyone,
06:15and everything can happen,
06:17but you have to sit and think,
06:19where are the mistakes happening,
06:21and how are they happening, and why are they happening,
06:23you have to sit and think about it.
06:25I have told you,
06:27it will be an Ireland match,
06:29and then it is obvious,
06:31we will sit and talk,
06:33and then decide,
06:35and I don't do anything secretly,
06:37when I gave it, I told everyone,
06:39so if something happens like this,
06:41I will come and tell everyone.
06:45Ahmed, you said,
06:47you need to sort out some things,
06:49elaborate on that,
06:51and also,
06:53as an analyst,
06:55you kept coming,
06:57and you kept criticizing the teams,
06:59you go to that phase,
07:01and think where the mistakes happened,
07:03because you are the senior member of the team,
07:05what are the elements,
07:07you are saying that we lost as a team,
07:09did you play as a team,
07:11and what mistakes happened,
07:13if you can highlight on that, being a senior player.
07:15See, as far as you said,
07:17I used to sit as an analyst,
07:19I have always talked about cricket,
07:21I have never
07:23body shamed anyone,
07:25or talked about it personally,
07:29a cricketer's job is to
07:31analyze cricket,
07:33whatever is wrong,
07:35whatever is right,
07:37I have always said,
07:39I don't go on personal,
07:41the way of cricket,
07:43the way it should be played,
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10:35the approach, how we play the game,
10:37the approach, how we play the game,
10:39I think we will change that,
10:41and all of the boys are eager to do that,
10:43and all of the boys are eager to do that,
10:45because this defeat hurt us really badly.
10:47because this defeat hurt us really badly.
10:49After losing to IMAD India,
10:51the chairman made a strong statement,
10:53that the team needs surgery.
10:55Do you think the team should get
10:57surgery in the current situation?
10:59Do you think the team should get
11:01surgery in the current situation?
11:03The central contracts are also
11:05going under review,
11:07so if you are offered a central contract
11:09after the World Cup, will you consider it?
11:11so if you are offered a central contract
11:13after the World Cup, will you consider it?
11:15I don't know about the central contract,
11:17I don't know about the central contract,
11:19I don't know about the central contract,
11:21I don't know about the central contract,
11:23but if the chairman has said that
11:25the team needs surgery,
11:27obviously he will do something about it.
11:29obviously he will do something about it.
11:31I have nothing to do with it,
11:33I can't say anything about it.
11:35I have nothing to do with it,
11:37the chairman has said it.
11:39So we will have to accept whatever he does.
11:41So we will have to accept whatever he does.
11:43IMAD, you were not 100% fit,
11:45IMAD, you were not 100% fit,
11:47IMAD, you were not 100% fit,
11:49which is why some people
11:51were talking about you in the running.
11:53And in the match against India,
11:55it was said that if you were fully fit,
11:57it was said that if you were fully fit,
11:59the result would have changed.
12:01So how much do you agree with this?
12:03No, no, it's not like that.
12:05I played the match, I was 100% fit.
12:07The medical panel was able to make me
12:09100% fit, so I came to play the match.
12:11The medical panel was able to make me
12:13100% fit, so I came to play the match.
12:15And secondly, I know there are
12:17a lot of such things happening.
12:19When you lose a match,
12:21different people talk about different things.
12:23Because you give the opportunity
12:25to other people to talk about you.
12:27And unfortunately,
12:29we have given the opportunity
12:31for them to talk.
12:33But there are some things in the media
12:35that are not true.
12:37Personally, I have come to address
12:39it because I think
12:41I am very sad.
12:43And I am also disappointed and sad.
12:45And I am also disappointed and sad.
12:47But there is no such thing.
12:49One is about fitness, and two or three
12:51other different things have come up.
12:53I think there are a few more things
12:55But there is no such thing.
12:57The way I have played cricket all my life,
12:59I have played cricket with fighting spirit.
13:01Yes, there was no execution.
13:03You can say the responsibility of that
13:05about cricket.
13:07But please don't say anything else.
13:09Because we also have families.
13:11We also have people.
13:13And a lot of people support us.
13:15And we have families.
13:17So it is sad to hear such things.
13:19You have been a senior cricketer
13:21playing for so long.
13:23Do you think this is the lowest point
13:25that Pakistan cricket has hit
13:27in your playing career?
13:29Yes, this is the lowest point.
13:31You can't go any lower than this.
13:33That's the fact.
13:35Was it completely unacceptable
13:37to lose to the US?
13:39Is that the more important point
13:41instead of just talking
13:43about the India loss?
13:49You cannot say unacceptable.
13:51Yes, you can say.
13:53The team we have, it's unacceptable.
13:55Imad bhai, do you agree
13:57that if the ground here
13:59was completely covered?
14:01We often see that the ground
14:03in our subcontinent,
14:05be it India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan,
14:07the ground is always covered.
14:09But not here.
14:11Just because of the weight patches
14:13in one area, the ground didn't match.
14:15So how unfortunate it is.
14:18Look,
14:20this is up to the ICC.
14:22How does the ICC review this?
14:24I think if the wicket or square
14:26is dry,
14:28if it matches in another venue,
14:30I'll give you a basic reason.
14:32If we play a match in Sri Lanka,
14:34they cover the entire ground.
14:36And the venue where the match
14:38is being played, there are 20-35 people.
14:40So I think next time
14:42the ICC will also review this
14:44to cover the entire ground
14:46as soon as the match is played.
14:48If the wicket was dry,
14:50it would have been like that.
14:52But I'll tell you personally,
14:54we shouldn't have come here.
14:56We should have won our matches
14:58and we shouldn't have trusted
15:00others about the match.
15:02That's why it's our fault
15:04to give behind-the-bushes excuses.
15:06I don't think it's right.
15:08We didn't play well.
15:10We came out of the tournament
15:12in the right way.
15:14When you don't play well,
15:16you don't deserve to win a tournament
15:18or go to a deep tournament.
15:20I believe we didn't play well.
15:22We had the potential
15:24and we will continue to have it.
15:26But as a team, we couldn't deliver.
15:28And we have to accept our mistakes.
15:34As a senior player,
15:36both our games were defeated.
15:38Method, skill set, mindset,
15:40approach or our back of the mind
15:42fear of failure
15:44and our self-doubt.
15:46As a senior player,
15:48as a unit, what do you think
15:50is the one pinpoint reason
15:52why we failed?
15:54In my opinion,
15:56I'm giving my personal opinion.
15:58Don't make headlines.
16:00It's all your mindset.
16:02What mindset do you want to play with?
16:04Either play fire with fire
16:06or play your way.
16:08I personally believe
16:10you should play fire with fire.
16:12Even if you lose,
16:14you can sit down and say
16:16on that day we are not good enough.
16:18The problem is
16:20our team is so good
16:22that we are good enough to play
16:24any kind of cricket.
16:26We haven't tried that.
16:28But the thing is
16:30you have to try it.
16:32You have to get rid of fear of failure.
16:34You have to get rid of
16:36betting, bowling, fielding.
16:38As I said earlier,
16:40personal change
16:42doesn't change anything.
16:44Only mindset can change a lot of things.
16:46The same ball
16:48can be hit by a sixer, a fourer,
16:50a single,
16:52a wicket
16:54or a dot ball.
16:56It's just a matter of mindset.
16:58In the other team,
17:00we compete with the world.
17:02Their mindset has also
17:04changed over time.
17:06Earlier, we used to rule
17:08in T20 cricket.
17:10I think we are a little behind
17:12because our mindset
17:14can be in all three fields.
17:16I won't say just one field.
17:18We should approach
17:20the game in all three fields.
17:22With personal,
17:24you can change the mind
17:26of any player.
17:28You can achieve things beyond your limits.
17:30I always believe in this.
17:32Other than this,
17:34you can talk a lot
17:36and say a lot of things,
17:38but it is what it is.
17:40Today, we are out of the tournament.
17:44Whatever happens in the next World Cup,
17:46whoever plays,
17:48if we go with the right approach and mindset,
17:50the results will be
17:52better for us.