In this episode of 'Free Hit', a series of exclusive video interviews with players, officials and TV pundits from the Indian Premier League, Boria Majumdar chats with Captain, India U-19 team, Player of Sunrisers Hyderabad Priyam Garg.
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00:00I've watched him grow. I've watched him captain. I've watched him do extremely well for India
00:06in the Under-19 World Cup. Priyam Garg, a superb talent.
00:14Hello and welcome to this very special show on Gulf News, Free Hit. And today,
00:19I've got a very, very talented dude. I've watched him grow. I've watched him captain. I've watched
00:24him do extremely well for India in the Under-19 World Cup. Priyam Garg, a superb talent.
00:30And David Warner, I want to put this on record, is extremely, extremely positive about this
00:36young man from his side at the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Priyam Garg,
00:41I want to put this on record, is extremely, extremely positive about this young man from his side at the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
00:46Thank you very much.
00:54To my viewers at Gulf News, I'll translate it for you. But Priyam,
00:57it's looking good, isn't it? I mean, you must be enjoying playing cricket again.
01:11Priyam, tell me, your team, Sunrisers Hyderabad, is a very solid team. Whether it is David Warner,
01:38Johnny Besto, you guys, Virat Singh, whether it is Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Indian talent,
01:45the balance is very solid. Very solid. Young, experience. So, Sunrisers Hyderabad,
01:52dressing room, and tell us a little bit about your team.
01:54I think it's a good thing that our team is balanced. It's the best thing.
01:58The combination is very good. We have good spinners. The experience is fast. Like,
02:02Gui Bhai, Siddharth Kaul Bhai, and Sandeep Sharma Bhai. So, it's a very good experience.
02:07And we have our top-order batsmen, David Warner, Johnny Besto, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey,
02:13Vijay Shankar. So, after one office, we have newbies. We have energy. Like,
02:20I have Virat Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad. So, it's a very good, compact team.
02:27The team has energy and experience. So, that's a very good thing for our team.
02:33The environment is very good. The team bonding. It's a mixed team. It's not like there's only one
02:41experienced team, or a young, mixed team. So, I think that's a very good thing for our team.
02:47Even in the coaching staff, Priyam, whether it is Murli, whether it is VVS,
02:51you have a serious experience and achievement there, which is very good for you guys,
02:56especially for the youngsters.
02:58Yes, of course. We have a World Cup-winning coach, Trevor Bellis, Brad Adin, Laxman Sir,
03:07and Murli Sir. So, they have played a lot of international cricket. They have given a lot of
03:12time to international cricket. So, their experience has helped our youngsters a lot.
03:18Because our cricket career has just started. So, whatever we can take from them,
03:22we will benefit from it. So, our career will be good.
03:25Absolutely. So, the dressing room you are sharing with them, the conversations you are having,
03:30what is the one or two things that you have learnt? What are you taking away from this year, Priyam?
03:36The best thing is that they say the same thing. Normally, if it's your first year,
03:40you should never feel that it's your first year.
03:43If you feel the same way in U-19 or in domestic cricket, you should feel the same way here.
03:49You should always maintain your belief. I just spoke to Laxman Sir. Normally, he was saying
03:57that you should maintain your strength and belief. Because your belief and your strength,
04:05your preparation will take you up. Sometimes, there are ups and downs in life.
04:10Sometimes, if you are playing at such a good level, you have high expectations.
04:14But you should look at those expectations and maintain your belief and strength.
04:20That will benefit you a lot in the upcoming tournaments.
04:24IPL is such a big tournament for all cricketers, for you, for us, for the media fraternity.
04:31It's a big thing that cricket has started again. Because if it had stopped,
04:35everyone would have been feeling negative. Do you think that after this tournament in India,
04:41there will be a sense of positivity and optimism?
04:43I think it's a good and positive tournament for our team, for our country.
04:49It's such a good tournament on such a good stage. I think it's the best.
04:55And when we go back to India, I think there will be positive energy in the players and in the country.
05:02So, it's a good thing.
05:03When you play on this stage, the fans won't be there. Will you miss the fans?
05:10I think so. Because every player wants to be pushed and backed.
05:16But I think we can only do as much as we can.
05:19Normally, the players and the staff who are sitting outside are pushing well.
05:23In the practice match, I didn't feel that the crowd should be there.
05:29But I think they will miss me a little.
05:31But you will still play for your fans, isn't it?
05:33I mean, so many people will watch your matches on television.
05:37And you will get so much feedback on social media and newspapers.
05:42Will you feel that the fans are not there? Because we will be cheering for you from outside.
05:47Of course. It's a good thing for us.
05:49Because we have live matches. We have such good media.
05:52The fans keep getting to know what's going on.
05:59So, it's a good thing for us. It's better.
06:01Priyam, do you set yourself a goal at the start of the tournament?
06:06Do you set a goal like, I want to play this much?
06:08Yes, I always have a short-term goal and a long-term goal.
06:12What is a short-term and a long-term goal?
06:14It's a long-term goal. I want to play for my country for many years.
06:17I want to achieve everything for my country.
06:20And this is my short-term goal. I want to do my best for my team.
06:23I want to do what I have been doing till now.
06:26So, this is my goal.
06:28You have won tournaments. You have played playoffs many times.
06:33So, in that sense, you are one of those teams which has a very good IPL record.
06:37Do you feel that this experience will be very useful in a tournament like this?
06:43Yes, definitely. The team which has the experience will get more benefit from that team.
06:48Because sometimes, matches come in between.
06:51When experience takes you up.
06:54So, I feel that is a benefit for our team.
06:57Tell me about the conditions.
06:59Because everyone was telling me that the wickets will turn, it will be slow, it will be low.
07:06Three values. Pitches will get tired.
07:09Tell me about that.
07:10And if it does turn, you have Nabi, you have Rashid.
07:14You have solid spin in your team.
07:16Yes, definitely.
07:17The wickets here are low.
07:22It's low from the start.
07:23We are practising matches.
07:25The wickets are low and a little bit turned.
07:27And as they play, they will slow down.
07:30The ball will turn.
07:32So, the spinners we have are good.
07:34We have dash spinners.
07:36Nabi, Rashid and Abhishek Sharma.
07:38So, I feel this is a good thing for us.
07:40Priyam, you keep talking to your family.
07:42You are in the bio bubble.
07:44You are in the hotel. But you keep talking to your family.
07:46How are people reacting at home?
07:48No, my family says safety first.
07:50Take care of yourself. Eat well.
07:52And do your best.
07:54Do what you have been doing.
07:56There is no pressure.
07:58Do what you enjoy. Just stay safe.
08:00And how did you spend the quarantine time?
08:02What did you do for those 6 days?
08:04What did you do in your room?
08:06No, I did very well in my room.
08:08Because I was used to staying at home.
08:10What do you do for those 6 days?
08:12Staying at home.
08:14So, I thought I should listen to songs.
08:16I danced a little.
08:18I did some training in my room.
08:20And I watched some movies
08:22for games.
08:24I will let you go now Priyam.
08:26All I will say is
08:28you have serious talent.
08:30You have a lot of talent.
08:32I am growing old.
08:34You are coming to your peak.
08:36So, hopefully that will happen.
08:38You will have a great IPL.
08:40And I will continue to celebrate Priyam Garg
08:42even at the end of the tournament.