Virat Kohli-led India keep their hopes alive in UAE World Cup
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00:00Hey guys and welcome to Gulf News and our usual coverage from the World Cup T20 here
00:17in the UAE.
00:19As usual we're here with Mr Cricket UAE and we've got his son who is here today as well
00:29and we've got Satish as well.
00:33So let's just pass over and just quickly say hi.
00:37I mean it's been a it's been a filling day.
00:39Yeah.
00:40Yeah.
00:41Hello Matt.
00:42Hi Satish.
00:43Hi Sahil.
00:44Yes.
00:45Two exciting games.
00:46First obviously New Zealand got the better of Scotland.
00:50We had expected an upset but you still have to give it to Scotland.
00:55They gave it a shot.
00:56And in the second game finally India came into the groove.
00:59They played at the best batting wicket in Abu Dhabi.
01:02The openers laid the platform and the bowlers did the job to have a comfortable win and
01:07get the 900 into positive.
01:09Good.
01:10So now obviously Satish I'll come over to you.
01:16Too little too late.
01:17What do you think about India?
01:20Not really because if you look at still there is a mathematical chance of India making it
01:25to the semifinals especially I think now if my notes is correct New Zealand has to play
01:32two games.
01:33Afghanistan has got only one game and India has got two games.
01:37And Afghanistan has got the best net run rate with 1.4 whereas New Zealand has got at 4.0.816
01:49and India with 2.0.73.
01:53The advantage with India is India will be playing against Scotland and Namibia and of
01:57course after seeing what Scotland did today you can't take them for granted.
02:02Sorry Matt.
02:03Sorry.
02:04But still.
02:05But the way they played against Afghanistan today if they continue to do so I'm sure they
02:10will be easily able to take the net run rate much ahead.
02:13And this is exactly the Indian team they really played to their potential.
02:17This is what we were expecting from day one of the tournament.
02:23Unfortunately it has come at the right time.
02:24I wouldn't say it's a little too late.
02:26It's come at the right time but still we need to wait and watch if this beginning helps
02:32them to go through the semifinals.
02:34OK.
02:35Sahil, I want to bring you in here because you're almost like a little bit in neutrality
02:44like myself.
02:46Do you think that is it too little too late or do you think you know like India can now
03:00come on and do something from here?
03:04If you're saying too late like I will agree yes.
03:08I mean now it's not in India's hands to be honest.
03:11It's in their fate is in another team's hands.
03:14So it's a bit late now this victory.
03:17I mean congratulations to India good victory by 66 runs but it is a bit late because now
03:23the Indians have to depend on the other teams and the other teams means the New Zealand
03:27Afghanistan game will be a must watch game for the Indians.
03:31So yes I will have to say it's a bit late but there is a mathematical chance.
03:36I am mathematical chance if New Zealand are beaten either by Namibia or Afghanistan there's
03:42no mathematics.
03:43India are through.
03:44Correct.
03:45There's no mathematics in this.
03:46Yeah.
03:47If New Zealand loses we are through.
03:48Yeah.
03:49That's what we are.
03:50But there's no maths in it.
03:51That's a simple thing.
03:52Scotland could not do it for us.
03:53Namibia or Afghanistan will do it for us.
03:54So now it's my fault.
03:55Is that what you're saying?
03:56Yeah.
03:57Yeah.
03:58You had them 50 for 3 and your captain goes on to give the another bowler.
04:09I wish I was there to tell him boss go it with your bowlers what they could not read
04:15him.
04:16And I really wish I had done that.
04:17And it's by two sixes if they are not given two sixes to Gartel.
04:25Just two sixes.
04:26And that guy dropping catches.
04:28I don't know what's his name.
04:29Dropping catches.
04:30Sahil.
04:31Correct.
04:32Please.
04:33If it's only 16 runs it wasn't like we got absolutely thrashed.
04:37We are blaming not Scotland.
04:38We are blaming our fate.
04:43I think if we're going to talk about it properly then I think India has only got India to blame.
04:50Absolutely.
04:51Absolutely.
04:52We're trying to pull a fast one.
04:54We're trying to pull a fast one.
04:56Scotland played very well.
04:57They played above their, you know.
05:00Yeah.
05:01But I think Satish is about to back me up here.
05:07India has only got India to blame right now.
05:10Absolutely.
05:11No one else.
05:12No.
05:13If one loss is okay.
05:14The first match you lose that's okay.
05:16The second loss was unacceptable kind of.
05:20Because that's where, you know, like you can't lose two games in a 16 format and expect to
05:24qualify.
05:26But again, that's what is happening sometimes in the entire Indian population.
05:30We live in hope.
05:32And this is exactly what we are lacking.
05:35I believe Satish, it's not hope.
05:38Remember my words I told Matt, India and Pakistan are going to play in the finals.
05:41No, no.
05:42It could happen.
05:43It could happen.
05:44But still, the sad part is, as a champion player...
05:46No chance.
05:47No chance.
05:48It's going to be England and Pakistan in the final.
05:50Okay.
05:51Let's see, Matt.
05:52Let's see.
05:53But...
05:54Hey.
05:55We're not allowed to gamble here but right now, but I will say to you right now, England
06:01versus Pakistan.
06:02In fact, you know what, Satish?
06:06One thing I want to tell to Matt, it is not any other team which will be breathing faster
06:13now.
06:14England must be breathing.
06:15They must be praying India doesn't qualify.
06:17Because the only threat to England is Team India.
06:20Because India will play England.
06:22And that is one team they don't want to face in the semifinals.
06:25I completely disagree.
06:26I think the one team they do not want to play is Pakistan.
06:29Pakistan is the only team...
06:32We will wait and watch.
06:33We'll wait and watch.
06:34Yeah.
06:35Yeah.
06:36Yeah.
06:37The same jacket.
06:38Same jacket.
06:39The same people will be on the show.
06:40Let's see what this is.
06:41What I'm saying is, I think we digressed a little bit there, but the other match in Scotland,
06:51they gave Ben Eazil a little bit of a scare today.
06:55Yeah.
06:56Sahil.
06:57I mean, I was like mentioned like they were 52 for 3, you know, Williams and Devin Conway,
07:03one of the most reliable batsmen going out for a 0-1.
07:06You know, 52 for 3 in 7 overs.
07:09I don't know from where Martin Guptill found his form again.
07:12It was the same Guptill we used to see in 2018-2017.
07:16And really, I'm disappointed from the Scottish bowlers.
07:21The captain made some poor decisions.
07:22He should not have removed the offside.
07:24No, but dropped catches as well.
07:27Like obviously, that's the sad part of Minnow's life.
07:31They drop catches at the wrong time and to the wrong player.
07:34But that's the nature of T20 cricket, surely.
07:40You know, like…
07:41No, but…
07:42We get out, we do blame Scotland.
07:44We don't blame India.
07:45No, but Matt, this is…
07:47Historically, this has happened in the past.
07:49Sorry, Sahil.
07:50I'm interrupting your thoughts.
07:52Historically, it happened.
07:53Like the Minnows, they play very well against the superpowers or the chess-playing nations.
07:59And one drop catch or two drop catches and suddenly things change completely and there is no confidence.
08:05And then it changes the complexion of the match and they lose narrowly.
08:08This has happened in the past as well.
08:10Is that not the nature of T20 cricket though?
08:14It's the nature of cricket.
08:15I feel it in even 50-over cricket.
08:17No, but I'm not talking about 5-day test cricket.
08:21I'm talking about…
08:22Even 50-overs, one day, all formats.
08:24Boom, boom, boom.
08:25Things can change so quickly.
08:27Absolutely.
08:28Okay.
08:29Back to you, Sahil.
08:30Sorry.
08:31No, no.
08:32I was just like, you know, some decisions didn't go in New Zealand's…
08:34I mean, Scotland's favour.
08:35Like the captain should have made some shrewd decisions.
08:38You know, the first two overs of Sharif, he went for two runs.
08:40Could he have given one more over in the power play and restricted Martin Guptill to attack?
08:44You know, these small, small things matter.
08:46You know, if 150 was the target, I think the way Scotland were batting, you know, that power play…
08:52Millon went for 20 runs.
08:53All these small, small things matter in a T20 game.
08:56So, some decisions of Scotland were just poor on that game.
08:58Exactly.
08:59Very poor decisions.
09:00Inexperienced.
09:01Exactly.
09:02But is that not down to the fact that maybe Scotland are not New Zealand?
09:09You know, and they have to learn from these moments.
09:13Correct.
09:14And then what they'll do is the next time they'll come into a tournament and go,
09:18do you know what?
09:19See, last time we made a big mistake there and then we will learn from it.
09:25This is the experience that teaches.
09:27Yeah.
09:28Correct.
09:31Edwin.
09:32Sorry.
09:33Anismay.
09:34Go on.
09:35Yeah.
09:36I mean, you're saying experience and inexperience, but this is a World Cup.
09:39You know, no matter what, you get only one opportunity.
09:42So, you have to think right.
09:43So, there are no excuses in a World Cup.
09:46Yeah, yeah.
09:47Absolutely.
09:48Absolutely.
09:49You know, like I say, I think Scotland getting to the level that they've got,
09:55they're already happy.
09:56I mean, we've got our, you know, like qualifying and getting to the Super 12s.
10:06That's an achievement in itself.
10:10Whereas other teams think they've got a right to be there.
10:15So, yeah, we'll see.
10:18We'll see.
10:19But I think it's the learning curve.
10:21That's just my opinion.
10:23We've still got to learn.
10:25But you can't think that every team is at the top.
10:32You know what I mean?
10:34Yeah.
10:35So, you can't have all the Indians and the Pakistanis and the Englands and the Australians.
10:44These teams have to aspire to try and get there.
10:47Surely.
10:49And so, therefore, it's only fair that getting there is an achievement.
10:56You know?
10:58Absolutely.
11:03So, Anas, where do we go from here from an India point of view?
11:11Very simple, Matt.
11:12As we have all said that India's fate is in the hand of other teams.
11:16No.
11:17First, India needs to make sure the next match against Scotland.
11:20India ensures that they make that sizable net run rate go up.
11:24Today, they came back from minus 0.160 to plus 0.073.
11:31So, the next game, if they win with the same margin or probably bigger margin,
11:34they will come on par with New Zealand's net run rate.
11:37And even New Zealand has a weaker team to play in Namibia.
11:41So, there is a chance that they will also go ahead.
11:43But the only thing, as I'll repeat again, New Zealand, if they go down to Afghanistan,
11:49India has everything on a platter because they play last.
11:52They know what to get and how many overs to get.
11:55If that happens, I know there is no ifs and buts.
11:57But I believe Afghanistan will do a favor to India.
12:03They've already done one.
12:04They will do second one soon.
12:06We live in hope.
12:07That's what I said earlier.
12:12Honestly, guys.
12:13No offense.
12:14I really don't see it.
12:15I really don't see it.
12:16Okay, Matt.
12:17We will see you on the 7th.
12:19The 7th is what Afghanistan is playing against New Zealand.
12:24In fact, we'll do a show at 6 o'clock at that time.
12:27Alright.
12:28Okay.
12:32Will you buy my dinner?
12:34101%.
12:35But if it's the other way, I'm going to buy dinner for all of us.
12:39Okay.
12:40All Indians.
12:41Okay.
12:43Either way, I'm going to get dinner.
12:44Guys, I'm going to have to wrap up.
12:46It's going to be a little bit long here.
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13:08And we'll see you all again tomorrow for another big full day of the World Cup T20.