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00:00Hello and welcome to Sports Room, I am your host Najeeb Ul Hasnain and as you know, the
00:17first test match between Pakistan and England, the first day's game has come to an end.
00:23328 to 4, this is Pakistan's score.
00:26It was a graveyard for bowlers, bowling didn't get any support.
00:29Pakistan won the toss, took a lucky and decided to bat, in which Abdullah Shafiq and
00:34Shan Masood, Captain Shan Masood had a great performance, they made 151 and Abdullah Shafiq
00:39made 102.
00:40In the end, there was a big loss of Babar Azam's wicket.
00:44Here with us to talk about today's game is our sports correspondent Shahid Hashmi from
00:49Multan and former wicketkeeper batter Kamran Akmal is also with us.
00:54Shahid, first of all, I come to you, the decision of batting after winning the toss was
00:59proved right.
01:00The way it was played in the beginning, it felt like we will cross 400 in today's day,
01:05but it got a little slow later.
01:07How do you see the pitch and today's performance?
01:10Absolutely batting pitch, it felt like there would be grass on it in the morning, but as
01:16soon as the sun came out, it became very straight.
01:19In the beginning, it seemed a little difficult, but after that it became completely straight.
01:24And Michael Vaughan, who is an old cricketer, a former England captain, he gave him the
01:29title of road, that the road pitch was completely different.
01:32Kamran, tell me how did you like the pitch?
01:35And according to us, this kind of pitch will be made.
01:38You said in the beginning that if it is a little above and below Bangladesh, then all
01:44this mindset will go back.
01:46Is that what happened?
01:48Look Najeeb, let me tell you honestly, our Pakistan team's confidence level was so low
01:55that we lost badly.
01:57I think that on the first day, the Pakistan team played very outstanding cricket.
02:01Okay, you can call it a batting pitch, but here you should give credit to Shahan and
02:06Abdullah Shafiq and Devi.
02:08Early on, it wasn't that easy, there was grass, you could see the bounce, the swing,
02:13but both of them played very well.
02:15And we were missing this approach for 2-3 years.
02:18This type of batting, positive body language, runs, running the scoreboard, then we can
02:24get out of the pressure.
02:26Look, this bowling, they did the wrong bowling according to the pitch, I think.
02:30Our batters have done a very good batting, and because of which so many runs have been
02:35made.
02:36If Shahan had taken the view early on and given it out, then maybe it would have been
02:41difficult for our team to run.
02:43You can see that in 35 overs, only 90 runs were made, whereas 400 were made.
02:48Yes, exactly.
02:49This was also my question.
02:50Kamran, tell me, Babar Azam scored 30 on 71, and Saud Shakeel scored 35 on 72 balls.
02:59So how did this matter become so slow?
03:02Look, Najeeb, you can see that Shahan and Abdullah Shafiq were set, they brought the
03:08scoreboard very fast.
03:10As a team, as a bowling line-up, I had said earlier as well, our batting, our team can
03:16dominate this bowling line-up.
03:18This is an inexperienced bowling line-up.
03:21The Pakistan team can run it.
03:23Look, the runs that we had to do on the first day, the advantage that we got, the toss,
03:29Shahan and Abdullah Shafiq did that.
03:31Babar is not in such a great form.
03:33It was very important to spend time on that.
03:36It was very important to hit the ball on the bat.
03:38Shahan was lucky.
03:39There were 3-4 minutes left.
03:40The lunch was over.
03:41But if he had come tomorrow, all this would have been recovered.
03:43I think, still, for the Pakistan team, the first day was very good.
03:47Babar is fine.
03:48He took a long time.
03:49Look, he is not in form either.
03:50He has to get his form back.
03:51Saud Shakeel is a little settled.
03:53He is in form.
03:54He could have run a little faster.
03:56But this is a part of the game.
03:58To get in form, you have to spend time.
04:01No matter how much you become a big player.
04:03When it comes out of a bad patch, it is very important to spend time in the middle.
04:07Absolutely right.
04:08Mr. Shahid, tell me.
04:09As Kamran was talking, we had already identified a weak link in the English side.
04:16Because their bowling is inexperienced.
04:19Bangladesh's bowling was also inexperienced.
04:22What was the experience of the two fast bowlers who troubled us so much?
04:29I felt that the pace was a little helpful for the bowlers.
04:34Pakistan thought about it in Sindhi.
04:36Sindhi usually supports fast bowlers.
04:39The weather was a little cloudy.
04:41For some reason, the fast bowlers of Bangladesh got a swing.
04:45The pitch was different.
04:47The conditions were different.
04:48These conditions are very different.
04:50But still, Pakistan will have to add at least 200 more runs from here.
04:54Because England will play much faster than us.
04:57And will play fast or will try to play fast.
05:00If they take the lead, then it will be very difficult for Pakistan in the second inning.
05:04Because we took a very bad lead in the second inning against Bangladesh in both the test matches.
05:09Yes.
05:10We had a problem in the second inning, Kamran.
05:13Even if we play well in the beginning, later we come under a lot of pressure at that place.
05:18So here we have to score big runs.
05:22Absolutely right.
05:23First of all, the Pakistan team has to come to the test match on the second day tomorrow.
05:28So in this test match, you have to make England completely out of the winning position.
05:32In that case, you score 450-500.
05:35After that, don't let them score so many runs.
05:38You take the lead.
05:39So now it is the responsibility of the Pakistan team on bowling.
05:42Shahid Bhai is absolutely right here.
05:44The Pakistan team will have to score 200 more runs here.
05:48Then our bowlers will also have time.
05:51There will be 500 on the scoreboard.
05:52We will bowl openly.
05:53But here we will have to bowl with patience.
05:56It won't be like England has started a bowling lineup.
06:00Like they have started a bouncer in the first hour.
06:02There are 4-4 fielders in the line.
06:05Like they are standing in the banks to take pension.
06:08So if we bowl like this, if we feed like this, then the runs will be leaked there.
06:13So that's why our bowlers will have to bowl with a lot of thought.
06:17No doubt, they have a very powerful batting lineup right now.
06:20They will also try to play fast.
06:22But for that, you will have to bowl with patience.
06:25First, the Pakistan team should achieve 500 runs.
06:29Not earlier.
06:30Shahid sir, we saw 500 in the last test match.
06:32They were making it in a day.
06:34The kind of batting they have.
06:35And sorry to say, the kind of bowling we have.
06:38So here we will have to go to 550-600.
06:42And we will have to make the bowling very good.
06:45Absolutely right.
06:46In the Pindy test, on the first day of 2022, 506 runs on 4 wickets.
06:51Which is the world record of any test opening day.
06:54But remember that in that test match, Shahid Shah Afridi was not there.
06:58If Shahid Shah Afridi bowls well here, then England will win.
07:03And similarly, Naseem Shah is also looking very fit.
07:05The way he was bowling in practice.
07:07He is looking fit.
07:08These two bowlers will be very crucial for Pakistan.
07:11And if their bowling is good, then England will be able to score fast and score big.
07:16Okay, this is the thing.
07:17Kamran, what if Shahid Shah Afridi bowls well?
07:21So, how are you feeling after seeing Pakistan's bowling unit?
07:26Look, Aamir Jamal came after the injury.
07:28He played the Champions Cup match.
07:30He got match practice after the injury.
07:33Shahid is playing the first test match.
07:35Which he did not play against Bangladesh.
07:37Naseem did not play.
07:38But here you must be seeing that the last 5-6 overs were not even bounce.
07:44The ball was down.
07:45Some good bounce has gone.
07:46So you see the pitch, his behavior has started to change.
07:50So I think the Pakistan team has a chance.
07:53Now the Pakistan team should not think that Shah did 150.
07:57There is a partnership of 250 runs.
07:59This is a batting pitch.
08:00You will have to end this excuse.
08:03You see that England's bowling line-up was killing so much till the last over.
08:07You will have to kill.
08:09To get 20 out in Test cricket, you cannot get 20 out in a bowling friendly pitch.
08:15If you want to become a great fast bowler, a match winner.
08:18If you want to perform like Bumrah.
08:20Then you will have to take responsibility.
08:24You are a senior bowler.
08:25Your job is to give out.
08:27So I hope that this test match Pakistan team can win.
08:31Just don't relax.
08:33Keep your body language positive.
08:34Like it was in batting.
08:36So this type of planning, bowling, field changing.
08:40How to utilize the bowlers.
08:42What should be the field placing.
08:43There should not be too much attack.
08:45Like England team kept attack till lunch.
08:48We got runs in that.
08:50Our batsmen got confidence.
08:52There should not be this type of bowling.
08:54Thank you very much.
08:55Kamran Akmal was with us.
08:57Shahid Hashmi is with us.
08:58We will take a break.
08:59Stay with us.
09:12Glad to have you back once again to Sports Room.
09:14We are talking about today's game.
09:16Shahid Hashmi is with us.
09:17Shahid, you are there in Multan.
09:19Tell me.
09:20First of all, for English team.
09:22It must be a big problem to adjust in this heat.
09:25And they got this bowling in the beginning.
09:27So is there any problem because of this?
09:30Of course there is.
09:31Pakistani players were having problems.
09:33You saw Abdullah Shafiq got a cramp once or twice.
09:36Shahan Masood got a cramp once.
09:38So it was hot.
09:39It was 39 degrees in the whole day.
09:42And there are some factories in front of us.
09:45They produce smoke.
09:47So there is pollution.
09:48Pollution is very high.
09:50So England are good cricketers.
09:53We play with this in mind.
09:55That we have to play in every condition.
09:57And play well in every condition.
09:59Okay.
10:00The English former players and some players have tweeted.
10:04With reference to this pitch and this match.
10:06They will show you on the screen.
10:08And Mr. Shahid, what will you say on this?
10:10That everyone is blaming the pitch.
10:14Exactly.
10:15Such things were going on.
10:16Even Ben Stokes said before coming to the tour.
10:18I have heard Shahan Masood's media talks.
10:20He wants lively green wickets.
10:23Then Zach Crawley came to the press conference.
10:25He also said that we did not see the pitch.
10:28If we see the pitch, we will know.
10:30But from Shahan Masood's media talks.
10:32It seems that grass will be grass.
10:34And to the extent that one day before.
10:37No one saw the pitch.
10:40And the curators do not show it.
10:43Even Pakistani players.
10:45I think it will be the first time.
10:47That one day before the test match.
10:49They did not see the pitch.
10:51Okay.
10:52Thank you very much.
10:53Mr. Shahid Ashmi.
10:54We were talking about today's game.
10:56Overall, if you look at Pakistan's current performance.
10:59And form.
11:00According to that, the game was good.
11:02But here we have to make as many runs as possible.
11:04Because we know.
11:05How England plays.
11:07And they can bounce back at any time.
11:09So they do not have to give this opportunity.
11:11That's all for today's program.
11:12Give permission to your host, Najeeb-ul-Hasnain.