Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur on their heavy defeat to fierce rivals India
Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur on their heavy defeat to fierce rivals India at the ICC Cricket World Cup
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00:00 Hi, Mickey. Hey, Fizan.
00:02 Mickey, what went wrong? I mean at the point when Barber and Rizzi were playing
00:06 It looked like we are going to post something around 300, but then suddenly
00:10 Traditional callouts? What went wrong? Yeah, I just think we were a little bit timid tonight with our overall performance
00:16 I would have liked us to really take the game on just a little bit more
00:20 It's a massive occasion as we know
00:22 But I think we just went into our shells just a little bit and you know to go from
00:28 155 for two if it was to 190 odd all out is just not on
00:35 Yeah, credit to India. I thought they bowled really well, but I just thought our performance was just a little bit timid
00:42 Hi coach
00:46 Just wanted to know that the way the landscape of ODI scoring pattern has changed over the years
00:53 Do you think the way Barber and Rizwan approached between till they were at the crease for 83 run partnership?
01:00 Would you think that they could have shown a bit more intent probably?
01:03 Take the Indian spinners a bit more
01:06 Look, they've I mean they classy performers and they've and they've done it day in and day out for for Pakistan over an extended period
01:15 of time
01:17 So I'm not gonna I'm not gonna sit here and and and and castigate them for that as I said
01:22 I thought we were a little bit timid
01:24 I did think we could probably have taken on the Indian spinners just a little bit more
01:28 It was a wicket that didn't turn turn massively
01:32 And I thought we needed to put some pressure some pressure back. But again, they were building and building nicely
01:38 I think we've got to realize that there are two ways to always skin a cat
01:43 You know and we've had success by by taking a deep and then and then cashing in at the back end
01:50 You know, that's been our style
01:51 That's been our brand but we didn't play the Pakistan way tonight and and and that was the disappointing aspect of it for me
01:58 We keep I know that you were not at the helm of affairs before but you know for 31 long years
02:05 India been just beating Pakistan and today it's 8-0 standard 8-0 as a coach as a director
02:12 How do you explain this?
02:14 Yeah, look, it's a I can only explain
02:19 2019 and and and this one because because I was at the helm for it and I think we were well beaten in both games
02:25 But I can take you back to 2017 Champions Trophy. Well, I thought we played particularly well, so
02:30 It's just it's just a matter to
02:34 Our guys work the house down. They they they every day we striving to get better every day
02:40 We're putting goals in front of them a con fault attitude a con fault effort
02:44 We were just off the pace tonight and that's the disappointing aspect of it
02:49 I just know it sounds cliche and repetitive but you know
02:54 the team talk about
02:57 You know 7-0 or 8-0 in the World Cup. Was that is that just something which is the elephant in the room?
03:05 No, look that's just spoken. That's just spoken about you guys the media just talk about that
03:11 We approach every game thinking we're going to win it. We approach every game
03:16 Dotting dotting the Rs crossing the T's making sure our game our game is performing is is in place
03:22 Tonight we were off our performance. And as I've said before that that was the disappointing aspect for me
03:28 We were offered but you know, the the the record doesn't doesn't come into the equation
03:33 Coach till early days in the tournament just one third of the games done
03:37 But you know in the backroom as as head of the coaching staff, you know
03:41 What would your message be to the side now having been lost to India and in such fashion?
03:46 So is it like just lost to India or just you know, the way you guys lost today?
03:50 How much of an impact is it going to have to your World Cup campaign? No, look, it's it's a long World Cup campaign
03:56 There's nine games. We've we've we've played three week two from three now. We've played well in patches in this tournament
04:02 I don't think we've hit our straps yet. And that's the exciting thing for me
04:06 But we two from three as I say that the the key is remaining calm staying focused
04:12 concentrating on what our next opposition is
04:14 Getting the strategies right for that getting the team balance right and then the next focus is the next game for us
04:20 Coach after doing the Asia Cup Royton Gill counter-attacked in the power play and India won in Colombo
04:28 After that, was there any kind of plan formulated as to how to counter that should they do it again in Ahmedabad?
04:33 Like they did it today. And what were the conversations you were having during the mid-innings break?
04:38 Yeah, well that we had we had clear strategies. I mean we had clear plans
04:42 We and I think India showed us how to bowl on this wicket
04:48 They they definitely did and I and I just don't think we executed it just well enough for long periods
04:55 When we got it, right we caused some issues
04:58 But we didn't get it right enough for for for long periods and I thought I thought India executed it really well
05:04 And again, it's you know, India India know these conditions unbelievably well
05:09 And I'm not using this as an excuse at all. But but it's it's our boys first of the first opportunity here
05:15 they're getting used to the red soil and the and the black soil and
05:18 And and the conditions that come with it. So yeah, we've got it. We'll get used to that quickly and and move on
05:26 Mickey you said that batsmen were timid in their approach. So what was the message before the match? Oh
05:33 Look, we wanted we we set ourselves up
05:37 We we set ourselves up as a 330 team
05:41 That's that's our message. That's that's where we set ourselves up now. I've said there's two ways to skin a cat, you know
05:49 Teams come out firing up front and take it on
05:53 And and they have the personnel to do that
05:55 We've got the personnel to build and build and build and make sure that we keep that momentum
06:00 Going through the innings so that we we can cash in at the back end
06:04 That's that's been our method
06:06 but we've certainly we've certainly tried to instill in our team that we were a
06:11 330 team because we think if we get that we defend that more often than not with our bowling attack
06:18 Coach after a defeat like this I was too soon, but we look at change in personnel
06:23 Also certain players were perhaps not performing the way you expect them to
06:27 Look look, it's too soon. And as I said, we two from three so so there's certainly no panic yet
06:34 We'll go back and we'll analyze this game to the nth degree. We'll talk to our players
06:40 We'll we'll have conversations about how we want to go forward
06:43 Australia's our next game. We'll have conversations about them
06:46 we'll look at conditions and then we'll make a will then we'll make a selection decision based on our
06:52 Strategy and and conditions for the next game
06:57 Mickey what's fact are how much of a factor do you think?
07:01 The such a big crowd and such a partisan crowd against you like
07:05 130,000 people all against you. Do you think that had any impact in the things you've mentioned being timid, etc
07:12 I look I'd be lying if I said up here and like it did it seemed it didn't seem like an ICC event tonight
07:18 Let's be brutally honest
07:20 It seemed like a bilateral series. It seemed like a BCCI event
07:24 I didn't hear dildo Pakistan coming through the microphones too often tonight
07:29 So so yes that does play a role, but I'm not gonna use that as an excuse because for us it was about
07:35 Living the moment it was about the next ball and it was about how we were going to combat
07:42 The Indian the Indian players tonight. Is that right for a World Cup? Should that be allowed to happen?
07:46 Look, I don't think I can't comment on that just yet. I don't want to get fined
07:51 Yeah, I do
08:05 This Indian teams are very very good cricket team. I think they're very well led by Rahul and and and Rohit
08:11 I think I think they look good
08:13 I think they've got all bases covered and I'm looking forward to meeting them in the final again
08:17 Mickey
08:22 Shaheen and shut up to play two players who seem to be struggling. What what have you identified as the reasons for their struggles?
08:31 I look at we've been doing a little bit of work behind the scenes. Look it would be remiss of me to
08:36 To discuss it out here, but we've been doing doing some work with them for me
08:42 It's just about confidence. The key for us now is is getting our players to remain calm
08:46 It's getting our players to focus on the next game and it's to build them up and and make sure that that they go into
08:52 There they're that next game thinking they can run through a brick wall
08:57 Yes, there are technical aspects and and and those are thing that we look at every day with our players