Sports Room | Najeeb-ul-Husnain | ARY News | 11th September 2024

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00:00Assalam-o-Alaikum, hello and welcome to Sports Room. I am your host, Najeeb-ul-Asnay.

00:04Ladies and gentlemen, there is only one thing going on in Pakistan Cricket right now,

00:07and that is the Champions Cup.

00:09Five teams will play in this and it will be a very exciting competition.

00:12It will be in a one-day format.

00:14And it has been a long time since we have heard that there is no talent backup in Pakistan.

00:19So, this event is very important for that.

00:22And from 12th to 29th September, Iqbal Stadium will be played in Faisalabad.

00:27What are the players in the teams and what excitement can we see?

00:30A report has been prepared in this regard.

00:32Come, let's take you to that.

00:33You saw the report, what a great team they are and they are decorated with stars.

00:37And the most exciting team in this is the Stallions.

00:40And the captain of the Stallions, Mohammad Haris, is with us right now.

00:43Let's talk to him.

00:44Haris, Assalam-o-Alaikum, welcome to Sports Room.

00:47Walaikum Assalam, thank you.

00:49Haris, as I said, this team is decorated with stars.

00:52How big a challenge is it to be the captain?

00:55What are you feeling?

00:56Well, I am very excited and I am already very happy.

01:00When Shoaib Bhai called me that we are making you the captain, I said, challenge accepted.

01:05And I am very happy, InshaAllah.

01:07I am very excited that we will try to deliver this team as much as we can.

01:12I want to deliver my experience in that way.

01:15Absolutely right.

01:16You have led the Pakistan team in the Shaheen's and Emerging Asia Cup.

01:20So, how much benefit did you get from that and how can you transfer that experience here?

01:25Yes, absolutely.

01:26It is very beneficial when you lead a team at an international level.

01:31Be it Pakistan's or Shaheen's or anyone else's.

01:33It is very beneficial.

01:34And I will try to apply my experience in this tournament and do my best for the Stallions.

01:41What do you think about the combination of the Stallions?

01:46Well, it is a very good combination.

01:48I think it is our best team.

01:52If you look at the top order and bowling line, I think it is the best team in the country.

01:59Alhamdulillah, it is a very good combination.

02:01You have two captains in your team, Shahan Masood and Babar Azam.

02:06So, it is challenging to lead them.

02:09And you will get to learn a lot from them.

02:11You can transfer your experience to them.

02:14So, how do you see this?

02:17Yes, I am very happy to play with both of them.

02:19I will play with Shahan Masood for the first time.

02:21And I have played with Babar Azam in Zalmi as well.

02:23So, as a wicketkeeper, I help him when he needs advice.

02:28So, it won't be a problem.

02:30I am excited to play with them.

02:31And they are the type of people who always help.

02:34Be it in captainship, batting or anywhere else.

02:37They always help.

02:39So, I think it will be fun with them.

02:41The Stallions have a rich history.

02:44The Stallions have a rich history.

02:46And they have achieved a lot.

02:49So, it is a challenge for you to lead them.

02:55Yes, every challenge is a challenge.

02:58So, we will try to keep their legacy alive.

03:01And we always try to keep the winning legacy alive.

03:04And we will try to keep the momentum of the Stallions.

03:09And we will try to keep the momentum of the Stallions.

03:16Shoaib Malik has been the captain of this team.

03:21And the Stallions have achieved a lot under his leadership.

03:25So, what do you think?

03:27What will be the benefit of having Shoaib Malik as a mentor?

03:32And how can he transfer his experience to you?

03:36Well, I have already played with him.

03:39And we have already had 2-3 practice sessions with him.

03:42So, it is very beneficial.

03:44As a mentor, I am learning a lot from him.

03:46Personally, I am very happy to work with him.

03:48He is giving us a free hand.

03:50He is giving us a free hand.

03:52So, I am very happy to play with him.

03:54So, I am very happy to play with him.

03:56And I am also learning a lot from him.

03:58And I am also learning a lot from him.

04:01As you said, he has already been the captain of the Stallions.

04:04So, he is telling me how to create an atmosphere for the Stallions.

04:09So, we will try to play with him in the upcoming tournaments.

04:14So, we will try to play with him in the upcoming tournaments.

04:16So, you have already been the captain of this team.

04:20So, you have already been the captain of this team.

04:23And he also understands modern cricket very well.

04:29Yes, he is very good.

04:31He has played modern cricket himself.

04:33And he knows how to play.

04:35So, the team has already received the message that what type of cricket we have to play.

04:39And we will accept the failures.

04:43This is the message we have received from the boys.

04:45So, as a mentor, you need to back your mentor and head coach.

04:49So, the players' ability comes out.

04:52We will try to support all the players we have played with.

04:57Haris, if we take a look at your team, there are a lot of young guns.

05:01I am seeing such great names.

05:03There is Obaid Shah.

05:05Then Yasir Khan, whose batting we saw in PSL for Multan Sultan.

05:09Apart from this, there is Mehran Mumtaz, Jahadad.

05:12So, when there are such great youngsters, the expectations increase a lot.

05:17How do you see this?

05:19Yes, absolutely.

05:20If you want to win a trophy or do something big, then the youngsters should be good.

05:26Almost all the youngsters are good.

05:28Apart from this, you have forgotten Shamil Hussain.

05:30He is a very talented player.

05:32Yasir Khan, Obaid Shah, Aamir Khan, Maaz Sadaqat.

05:36So, a very good team has been formed.

05:38Alhamdulillah, the mixture of youngsters and experience is very good.

05:41We have got a fix in the drop.

05:43So, Shoaib bhai gets the credit that he has given a very good fix.

05:47I am excited to see how they perform.

05:50Yesterday, many fans came to see the practice at Iqbal Stadium.

05:55They were very excited.

05:57Tell us a little about that.

05:59Because this ground has not held such a big event for a long time.

06:03How is the pitch? How are the preparations going on there?

06:08I am very happy.

06:09I came to Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad two years ago.

06:11When I came two years ago, I was playing a one-day match.

06:14At that time, there were not so many facilities.

06:16Now, we have facilitated a lot.

06:18The credit goes to the local administration of PCB.

06:21They have done a very good job.

06:23Dressing room, grounds, pitches.

06:25They have done everything very well in terms of facilities.

06:27And as you talked about the crowd.

06:29I salute the crowd.

06:33They come in huge numbers.

06:35They are standing on the roads.

06:36They are going on bikes with our buses.

06:38I think this happens not only with our team, but also with other teams.

06:42They come in practice sessions.

06:44Yesterday, there were about a thousand people in the practice session.

06:46They were supporting us a lot.

06:48I am very happy.

06:50Cricket should be played in a city where cricket has not been played.

06:53Because they deserve to watch cricket.

06:55They deserve to see their stars in front of them.

06:58I am very happy for the people of Faisalabad.

07:00I hope that when the matches start, there will be a full house in every match.

07:05Okay.

07:06Mohammad Haris is with us.

07:07Let's take a short commercial break here.

07:09Don't go anywhere. We'll be right back.

07:10Glad to have you back once again to Sports Room.

07:12We are in conversation with Mohammad Haris, captain of the Stallions.

07:15Haris, tell me.

07:17You just said that people are loving you a lot.

07:20And you are being welcomed very well by all the teams here.

07:23The amazing thing is that the Pakistan team is not doing well.

07:26So they are a little upset.

07:28When they start doing well, this love will increase even more.

07:31That's why the chairman is also giving a lot of importance to this event.

07:35He has named it Game Changer.

07:37Do you think this Champions Cup will prove to be a game changer for Pakistan cricket?

07:45Well, I think it will be.

07:47Because all the international players are available here.

07:51So in terms of quality, in terms of the players who are available here,

07:55I am personally very happy that all of them are available.

07:57I think this is the difference in international cricket.

07:59When we play domestically, if I am a batsman, we don't get those domestic bowlers.

08:04So here I am very happy that all those bowlers will be available.

08:07So whoever performs here, this is a big opportunity for every player.

08:11This is the domestic cup, this is the Champions One Day Cup.

08:13This is a very big opportunity for all of us who are participating in this.

08:17So everyone's goal is to do the best out of this.

08:20Because Pakistan cricket has to play for a long time in all three formats.

08:24So this is a good tournament.

08:26And I am happy that all the players are involved in such a big tournament.

08:31You said that all the stars are playing.

08:35The real aim is to find talent from this.

08:38So that young boys can play with you and learn.

08:41And they can showcase their skills.

08:44How do you see this?

08:47Yes, of course.

08:48When we talked about the captains and mentors,

08:51we said that we have to give a lot of chances to the youngsters and back them.

08:55So this is our effort.

08:57Not only for us, but for the rest of the teams as well.

08:59To give a lot of chances to the youngsters.

09:01To give them a chance to showcase their skills.

09:04And we will do the same.

09:06I hope that the rest of the teams will do the same.

09:08The youngsters who will play with the rest of the stars,

09:11they will get to learn a lot.

09:13A person sets a different goal for himself.

09:16You have to be the captain for the team.

09:18What have you thought about returning to the team?

09:21What do you want to achieve from this Champions Cup?

09:25It is very important.

09:26Because I have been out of the team for the past year.

09:28Being a wicket-keeper, being a batsman, being a captain,

09:32all three of them, my goal is to do my best.

09:34And to make a comeback in the team.

09:36For that, I have to do better.

09:37I have to do better in runs, in wicket-keeping.

09:39I have to do better in captainship as well.

09:41Only then will I be in the team.

09:42So this tournament is very important for me.

09:44And I will try to play in the position of the Pakistan team.

09:50So that I can make my place.

09:52Haris, don't give a traditional answer.

09:54Because all the teams are good.

09:56You have seen all the teams.

09:58Now tell me, according to you,

10:00which team do you think is dangerous?

10:02Which team do you think is the strongest?

10:05Our team is the strongest, Alhamdulillah.

10:08I think our team is the strongest.

10:10No, tell us about the opposition.

10:12Which team do you think will be more fun to play against?

10:17World's team, Muhammad Rezwan's team.

10:20I think they are very strong.

10:22We will have fun playing against them.

10:24Very good.

10:25Tell us, the mentors that PCP has appointed,

10:28they all have big names, vast experience.

10:30They are serving Pakistan.

10:32Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Misbah Ul Haq,

10:34Waqar Yunus and Saklain Mushtaq.

10:37These are your five mentors.

10:39How much will you learn from them?

10:41And for every team,

10:43how important is it to have such big names?

10:47Well, it is very important.

10:49I have shared the dressing room with all of them.

10:52It makes me very happy.

10:54I talk to the boys too.

10:56They are very happy with this decision.

10:58I feel that what we are learning from our mentors,

11:01the rest will also learn a lot from their mentors.

11:04They also discuss during breakfast.

11:06The boys are happy with them.

11:08They are explaining their nature.

11:10I feel everyone is happy.

11:12We have met such mentors who are very helpful.

11:15You can talk to them.

11:17There is no hesitation.

11:20We were talking about Faisalabad and Iqbal Stadium.

11:23I will repeat that such a big event has not happened here for a long time.

11:27What is the expectation of the crowd from you?

11:30I was reading your statement.

11:32You said that you will entertain people on TV too.

11:35And those who will come here to watch,

11:37will also get to see very exciting cricket.

11:39What is the expectation of the crowd from you?

11:41The expectation from the crowd is that we will play the best cricket.

11:46The crowd always likes to see good cricket.

11:49We will try to do well in the one day.

11:52We will do well in the 350 or 340 cricket.

11:58The opposition team will also try to show the best fighting cricket.

12:04There will be no one-sided matches.

12:06My personal wish is that there will be no one-sided matches.

12:11We will try to fight.

12:13Whether we win or lose, we will try to fight.

12:15There is a debate that there is a lot of talent in Pakistan,

12:21but it is not seen properly.

12:24Will the Champions Cup be able to do this?

12:26Will we get the talent that we are looking for?

12:31Of course, because the quality has come now.

12:34Earlier it was quantity, now it is quality.

12:37We will try to get as much talent as possible.

12:42As I said, there are so many international stars available.

12:45The gap will be filled.

12:48Earlier, if a kid bowled in front of me,

12:51it would have been easier to perform.

12:53Now, if Shaheen or Naseem Shah bowls in front of me,

12:56it will be difficult.

12:58I will perform against them and the feeling will be different.

13:03We will see talent from this.

13:05I think this is a quality tournament.

13:08We will see talent from this.

13:10Will there be big scores?

13:12Or will there be a balance?

13:15The one who bowls well will get wickets.

13:18The one who stands well and plays well will get runs.

13:22Or do you think it will be batting-friendly?

13:27It will be batting-friendly.

13:29I saw the wickets of batting-friendly yesterday.

13:32Because of the dew as well.

13:34We did two practices at night.

13:36Dew also comes at night.

13:38Due to dew, the ball comes on the bat well.

13:40I think there will be wickets of 300+.

13:43Will there be scores of 300 plus?

13:46Yes.

13:47Best of luck, Haris.

13:49It will be fun. We are also excited.

13:51You are getting such a great opportunity.

13:54There are such big players in your team.

13:57Despite that, you are leading the team.

14:00You already have a mentor.

14:02You have a good rapport with him.

14:06Everything is going in your favor.

14:08Wish you very best of luck.

14:12One last thing.

14:14You recently got married.

14:16Congratulations.

14:19Are you married?

14:22I will get married from here.

14:25Take the trophy with you.

14:29Inshallah.

14:30Thank you so much for your time.

14:32The most exciting team of the Champions Cup is the Stallions.

14:37Their captain is Mohammad Haris.

14:39We spoke to Mohammad Haris about a lot of things.

14:42He is very hopeful that we will get a lot of young talent ahead of the Champions Cup.

14:48We talk about the back-up in Pakistan cricket.

14:51There is a shortage.

14:53It will be fulfilled.

14:54I hope you liked the program.

14:56Give your host Najeeb-ul-Hasnain your permission.

14:58Take care.

14:59Allah Hafiz.

Sports Room | Najeeb-ul-Husnain | ARY News | 11th September 2024

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