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Transcript
00:00 Hello and welcome to our special transmission for PSL season 9.
00:04 These were the moments of yesterday's match
00:09 where the Coetah Gladiators qualified for the play-off after four years.
00:15 What a brilliant performance at the end.
00:18 A great knock by Saud Shakeel.
00:20 And the way Mohd. Wasim finished it.
00:23 The Karachi Kings were eliminated from this event.
00:27 They couldn't make a place in the play-off.
00:29 Today's match will be played between the Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi.
00:34 And obviously, the top positions will be decided in the play-off.
00:37 The other teams will fight, but the journey between Karachi and Lahore
00:42 is over for now.
00:43 I have with me my panel, Kamran Akmal, Basit Ali and Shahid Ashmi.
00:47 - Hello and welcome to the show. - Hello.
00:50 Yes, Kamran, what will you say about yesterday's match?
00:53 In fact, the last two or three matches were very exciting.
00:57 You were nail-biters. You finished it in the last ball.
01:00 It was a great match.
01:02 There was nothing to qualify for Lahore.
01:06 But you can see the fight in every match.
01:09 You can see that they are hungry to win.
01:14 They want to win points.
01:16 Unfortunately, they couldn't.
01:18 But yesterday, they played a great side.
01:21 Fakhar didn't play in the last match.
01:23 He gave a great performance after eight matches.
01:26 But Abdullah played well. He played well.
01:29 And I think Shahid scored the first 50 in T20.
01:33 And in the 33rd ball,
01:35 we'll see if he'll carry on with this number
01:39 or will he try to be an all-rounder.
01:42 - It's just for his franchise. - Yes, for his franchise.
01:47 But the total that should have been scored
01:50 hasn't been scored. It's 166.
01:52 It was 180.
01:54 So, it was a big total.
01:57 But in this total, a team like Quetta
02:00 shouldn't have gone to the last ball.
02:01 - They should have won early. - Absolutely.
02:03 Because Quetta, as we're talking about four years later,
02:06 they made a comeback and qualified for the playoffs.
02:08 The team is great.
02:09 That's another difference. They don't have Rutherford.
02:12 Their combination is disturbed.
02:13 There's no form in batting. There's no Riley Rosso.
02:16 But South Shikil gets full credit.
02:18 - He gets full credit for his performance. - He played calm and cool.
02:21 Before we move on to Basit,
02:23 let's see what Shaheen had to say about this defeat.
02:26 Last year, I know I won that trophy.
02:29 But this year, I'm more happy because that family I have.
02:32 You have to avoid things from the outside.
02:34 People from outside never want to see you at a high level.
02:36 They say that the plane looks great in the air.
02:39 They always say that the plane should fall.
02:42 So, all of you should try.
02:45 This time, it's like the clouds came to the sun.
02:48 The sun is always the sun. It always gives light.
02:50 Remember, you are the light of this calendar.
02:53 You are the light of Pakistan.
02:54 You have to make Pakistan and Lahore calendar win.
02:57 So, motivational speech.
03:02 He's the captain of Pakistan team.
03:03 What will you say?
03:05 - Speech or match? - Match.
03:07 - I'll talk about the match. - Okay.
03:10 Lahore calendar was batting like it was the second time.
03:15 Kamran said that there were 15-20 shots.
03:20 No doubt, the pitch wasn't that easy.
03:23 All the matches in Karachi,
03:24 you didn't get the pitch that you get in Pindi or Lahore.
03:27 - This is the truth. - Yes.
03:31 There should have been 166-180 runs.
03:34 But the batting that Shaheen is doing,
03:37 168 is his strike rate. What else do you need?
03:39 Pakistan's top order doesn't have such a high strike rate.
03:43 Abdullah Shafiq made runs.
03:45 He came down and his strike rate is 150.
03:49 But the 200-run strike rate
03:52 that Vijay scored in the last two matches,
03:56 that didn't come.
03:57 People are asking why didn't he come?
03:59 Why didn't Sikandar come?
04:01 I think he fulfilled his role.
04:03 Shaheen didn't fulfill his role.
04:05 Do you know which one he did?
04:06 Which one he didn't do?
04:08 Captaincy and the last over he did,
04:11 Shaheen Afridi,
04:13 he got a six from Mohd. Wasim.
04:15 What was the last ball?
04:18 He must have never played cricket.
04:21 He must have made 14 runs.
04:23 - He said he won't let it happen. - He won't let it happen.
04:25 He made his 20th over in this tournament.
04:29 He made two overs in a row but didn't get a ball.
04:32 That's why I say it's bad captaincy.
04:34 Speaking of batting,
04:37 it's a hit or miss.
04:39 Shaheen hasn't made himself an all-rounder.
04:43 When you have David Wiesa,
04:45 you can hit once or twice.
04:47 I'm all up for him to go to the captain and take the challenge.
04:50 But when you have hitters,
04:52 you're taking a risk.
04:54 When you say he relates to the Pakistan team,
04:58 will he go to Pakistan?
05:00 Will you send him away?
05:01 I don't think he'll go to Pakistan.
05:04 I can't say that word.
05:07 I'll say it without thinking. He'll be sent away.
05:10 The opposition has 145-plus bowlers.
05:13 - That's right. - They don't have 120-130 bowlers.
05:15 They don't have spinners.
05:17 They'll bring in fast bowlers.
05:19 But...
05:21 What was I saying?
05:23 Shaheen is a franchise player.
05:27 - That's okay. - He's done 30 runs in a match.
05:29 - That's right. - In a low-ball game.
05:31 - He's done 200-300-plus runs. - Yes.
05:35 So, he went to make a left-right combination.
05:40 - It was fruitful. - Yes.
05:42 It was successful in batting.
05:45 But it was unsuccessful in captaincy and bowling.
05:49 I don't understand.
05:50 He takes a catch and it's a sign of silence.
05:52 He's the captain and he's doing this.
05:54 The team is coming in last.
05:56 The images don't match the points table.
06:00 Yes, they shouldn't.
06:01 Don't give such a reaction
06:03 when your team is losing
06:04 and you're not making as many runs
06:07 as you should have and you win.
06:10 In the first 10 overs, the batting was slow.
06:13 There were 70 runs.
06:14 Shaheen hit two sixes to Aqeel Hussain
06:17 and Abdullah Shafiq hit one six.
06:19 There were some runs in the last overs.
06:22 But the guard of the bungalow said
06:25 that he saw a robber in his dream.
06:28 The robber stopped.
06:31 The next day, he released him.
06:32 He said, "You were sleeping.
06:33 - Your real role is to guard." - To wake up.
06:36 Shaheen's real role is to out in bowling.
06:38 He didn't bat badly.
06:40 He hit out of the box.
06:41 What was Shaheen thinking?
06:43 He was playing with Abdullah Shafiq.
06:45 He thought he'd bat with a right-hander
06:47 and a left-hander.
06:48 David Wieser and Sikandar
06:50 are right-handers.
06:52 Why are you hiding your diamond?
06:54 - Send the diamond first. - Send the best possible.
06:57 Shaheen could have batted like this.
06:59 Although he didn't bat badly,
07:01 he did well.
07:02 The slow scoring in the first 10 overs
07:04 haunted Lahore.
07:05 - That's right. - He must have thought
07:07 that he'd go.
07:08 Yes, he must have thought
07:09 that he'd go.
07:10 But he wasn't proud.
07:11 He was unfit.
07:12 He hit the ball.
07:14 Abdullah Shafiq and Mirza Tahir Baig
07:16 played a lot of balls.
07:18 They made very few runs.
07:19 The slow scoring in the first 10 overs
07:21 - hurt Lahore. - That's right.
07:24 Kamran, I have the same question.
07:25 The finger on your lips
07:27 and the catch.
07:28 If you didn't catch,
07:29 you didn't do this.
07:31 You didn't catch.
07:31 You didn't give this.
07:32 You hit the ground.
07:33 When you are the captain of the Pakistan team,
07:36 don't these things suit you?
07:38 No captain is Shaheen.
07:40 These things don't suit a captain.
07:44 A captain is an example.
07:46 His behaviour, everything.
07:48 Young players get the chance to become like him.
07:51 And the way Shaheen's name is,
07:53 the way he performs,
07:54 the way he plays,
07:55 these things are not suitable for him.
07:57 And I think we should avoid this.
08:00 I said this about Amir Jamal,
08:01 Abdullah Shafiq,
08:02 our great legend.
08:03 They also criticised him a lot
08:05 and did well.
08:06 And I think we should do it.
08:07 And Shaheen shouldn't do such things.
08:10 Focus.
08:11 Like we all want,
08:12 like Shahid Bhai said,
08:14 his main job is bowling.
08:16 This year, in the Pakistan team,
08:18 in franchise cricket,
08:20 that performance didn't come in bowling.
08:21 The performance that came in bowling a year ago,
08:24 it was a track.
08:25 So, focus there.
08:26 It's better.
08:27 Not that the things we are talking about,
08:30 or the players are doing,
08:32 the reactions they are giving after the performance.
08:34 This franchise is over.
08:36 It will end on the 18th.
08:37 After that, your duty is to be a monitor.
08:40 If the performance doesn't come in bowling,
08:42 then we, the media,
08:43 will show these things.
08:45 That your focus is on this,
08:46 not on the performance.
08:48 - Absolutely right. - I mean,
08:49 it's better to focus on the performance.
08:51 Let's look at the points table.
08:52 Even if we don't want to,
08:53 we have to show the points table.
08:55 No, no, show it. Please.
08:56 Let's look at the points table.
08:58 In this, on the 5th and 6th number,
09:01 Karachi and Lahore.
09:02 It seems like the initial PSLs,
09:06 the first and second season,
09:07 we are back to the same position.
09:09 Yes, it's the third time.
09:10 It's the third time that Karachi Kings
09:12 - didn't qualify for the playoffs. - Didn't qualify.
09:14 And we will say that
09:16 the cricketers won't be less,
09:18 but we won't be in the playoffs.
09:20 So, Multan Sultan with 12 points.
09:23 And we have to praise Zalmi,
09:25 that throughout the number of seasons,
09:27 - he has played in every PSL. - He has played in every PSL.
09:29 - He has played in the playoffs. - Wow, wow. Absolutely.
09:31 There is consistency in some performance.
09:33 There is consistency in his management.
09:36 - Although his captains have changed. - They have changed.
09:38 The coaches have changed,
09:39 but despite that,
09:40 his consistency is amazing.
09:41 - 9-9. - 9-9.
09:42 And a lot of people have been credited
09:45 - with that in the beginning. - Kamran.
09:47 What a performance.
09:48 - Kamran, you were talking about... - Okay.
09:50 ...Quetta.
09:52 You said that Raddaford wasn't there in Quetta.
09:55 He wasn't there. He left for his personal reasons.
09:57 We are seeing this a lot.
09:59 First, there is a lack of superstars.
10:01 And then, they leave on their own.
10:03 Alex Ailes left in between.
10:05 - Are you taking this seriously? - Polard also left.
10:08 Polard also left. Absolutely.
10:09 But he had already informed
10:12 that he will leave for a day.
10:13 I have also found out that Shea Hope
10:15 who had signed for Lahore-Kalandari
10:18 for all the matches,
10:19 but he went straight to BPL from Australia.
10:23 He went to Bangladesh Premier League to play.
10:25 He didn't fulfill his commitment here.
10:27 If this is right, then...
10:29 I think this is not good for our league.
10:31 If he had gone there,
10:32 Lahore-Kalandari players would have taken a replacement.
10:35 They had to struggle in the early matches.
10:37 They came back after 3-4 matches.
10:39 As we talked about Raddaford,
10:41 he left for his personal reasons.
10:43 I didn't understand that this problem is there every year.
10:46 - Zalmi also had the same problem. - Yes.
10:47 He left.
10:49 He started to feel mentally fatigued.
10:52 He couldn't play. He wasn't focused.
10:55 You will call such players,
10:57 leave the franchise in between,
10:59 leave the league.
11:00 Look at the loss that Quetta has suffered.
11:03 They take it as a platinum pick.
11:05 That our players will be available.
11:07 They have won matches.
11:08 I think this is not good for our league and franchise.
11:11 Next time, he should make a commitment
11:13 that he should give us a reason to go back
11:15 because of mental fatigue.
11:18 If there is a family emergency,
11:19 - it's very serious, then you go. - That's a different thing.
11:22 But I don't think it's right to leave it like that.
11:24 Basit, your thoughts on this?
11:26 Make your league like this.
11:29 So that the new players know that they are coming to play in the league.
11:32 With apologies,
11:34 PSL 9,
11:37 I am not happy.
11:39 There are no big names.
11:41 It's okay.
11:42 You will have to pay.
11:45 If you pay, people will come.
11:47 They are coming. They are playing in the platinum.
11:50 And the schedule that has been made,
11:52 - you saw that Sunday is rest and Monday is final. - Yes.
11:56 This tournament could have ended before Ramadan.
11:59 If a smart person had made these draws,
12:03 it could have happened.
12:04 And with apologies,
12:07 the new chairman of PCB, Mohsin Akhvi,
12:10 he should think and ask
12:14 why the final is on Monday.
12:17 - You can ask, right? - Yes.
12:19 He has come, so maybe another new one will come
12:22 because he has become the interior minister.
12:24 The answer is that the draws were made three months ago.
12:28 So make them properly.
12:30 - Didn't you know? - If there is a match on Sunday...
12:33 - There is no double header. - If there is a match on Saturday...
12:36 - PSL... - If there are two matches on Wednesday...
12:38 Like Nadeem Umar said,
12:39 PSL should have a separate department full time.
12:42 He was right.
12:43 This league is not a game of three months or two months.
12:47 It's a year-round thing.
12:49 Five or six leagues other than IPL,
12:51 they should make a consortium.
12:54 Five of them should sit together
12:56 and set their windows.
12:57 Because the windows of IPL are set for two months.
12:59 No one can disturb them.
13:00 Neither will they come to you and meet you,
13:02 nor will they give you their players.
13:04 Nor will they let their main players from other countries
13:06 - come to you in those two months. - Absolutely right.
13:08 So these five or six franchises,
13:10 Bangladesh Premier League,
13:12 Big Bash,
13:13 ILT 20 and SA 20,
13:15 they should sit together,
13:16 set their windows,
13:18 and tell them that they will give their players to them
13:20 and they will give their players to them.
13:22 - That's what I think. - Similarly,
13:23 we should sit with the Afghanistan and Sri Lankan boards
13:25 and talk to them.
13:27 India is very powerful.
13:29 Their IPL is very powerful.
13:31 They have put a shadow ban on some players from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
13:35 who didn't come because of their commitment.
13:37 Later, some people left because of personal reasons.
13:40 They put a shadow ban and they will never come again.
13:42 By the way, we don't have any Sri Lankan players.
13:45 - We have a series of Sri Lankan players. - We have a series.
13:48 - They are from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. - They have put a ban on us.
13:52 - They have put a ban on us. - They have put a ban on us.
13:55 - Yes, they have put a ban on us. - They have put a ban on us.
13:58 - They have put a ban on us. - They have put a ban on us.
14:00 - All the players... - Mr. Shahid is saying that
14:03 - you should coordinate with other boards. - Until you talk to them.
14:08 Because there are so many leagues now,
14:09 it's not possible that you can announce it and get it done.
14:12 You should plan with everyone.
14:14 And secondly, you should give your players NOC.
14:18 This is a give-and-take relationship.
14:20 Can we expect them to do what they did on Monday?
14:24 Look, this is a valid point.
14:27 We have seen it in the past.
14:29 - They cancelled it with NOC. - They cancelled it.
14:32 You see, 3-4 years ago, 8 years ago,
14:34 such relations were bad.
14:35 Now, a new chairman has come for 3 years.
14:38 If he stays, all these things will have to be improved.
14:40 - Absolutely. - The league we have reduced,
14:43 we have reduced it by 6-7 days.
14:46 The value of the league will be reduced by 10-15 days.
14:49 - It's not possible. - It will become T10.
14:52 - It's our league's value. - We had called our boys
14:54 from the Caribbean Premier League for fitness test.
14:57 - For fitness test. - And you...
14:58 - It's such a disaster. - You upset the West Indies.
15:00 - Absolutely. - But I didn't say it will be reduced.
15:03 But the finals are on Sunday.
15:06 - It's like that. - Such a big mistake.
15:08 When you sit with other leagues,
15:11 they will also reduce their schedule,
15:13 they will squeeze their series,
15:14 we will also squeeze our series.
15:16 No league wants 30 days.
15:18 You want to play international cricket,
15:20 - you want to give availability to players. - Absolutely.
15:22 So, you squeeze it and bring it in 20-21-19 days.
15:25 I have a question to this, brother.
15:27 You can ask.
15:28 Should this league be held by the country
15:31 which is a full member?
15:33 International, like IIT has started.
15:36 It's not a full member.
15:38 - That's ICC. - That's ICC.
15:40 - You allow... - No, no.
15:41 You allow ICC to start a full member league.
15:45 It's difficult to stop someone.
15:46 - They talk about cricket growth. - There is a team...
15:49 - Who will promote cricket. - There are 9 overseas players.
15:52 - You see, 9 players... - That's a lot.
15:54 - Money. - It's a lot of money.
15:56 - You go and talk to them. - It's a huge sport.
15:58 Your people are there.
15:59 - Your people are in the UAE Cricket Board. - You have the tongue.
16:02 You talk to them.
16:03 Last time, you didn't even allow our players in the IIT-20.
16:07 And you asked them for millions of dollars.
16:09 They got upset and said we should send them to Pakistan.
16:12 This is a very important topic.
16:13 It's important to sit and talk to everyone.
16:16 - We will sit. - Let's sit.
16:18 - It's important. - It's a very serious topic.
16:21 - And the whole PCP... - Or this PSL...
16:23 I have to say with regret that we will down PSL.
16:28 - It's happening. - It's happening.
16:30 If you don't plan, if big players don't come,
16:32 if the players available come on their own will...
16:35 - It's a different game. - You will have to listen to the franchise.
16:38 - Of course. - In your live streaming,
16:40 - Of course. - 113% has been increased.
16:42 41% has been increased in international streaming.
16:47 You will have to increase the salary caps of the franchise.
16:51 And this is what I am talking about.
16:53 We are sitting here and we are focusing on these things.
16:56 - To improve the relation, NOC, clear cut. - Okay.
17:00 And this will be useful for us.
17:02 Okay, let's take a break. Don't go anywhere. We will be right back.
17:05 Glad to have you back once again to our special transmission.
17:08 And yesterday's match was a great one.
17:10 It was a celebration of Quetta's victory.
17:13 Shaquil, what a talent.
17:14 And the way Saud performed in this season,
17:17 the way he is playing, he is playing very well.
17:20 And in the last season, he tweeted
17:22 about which he has talked about after the match.
17:25 Let's show you that.
17:26 I am not in a good mental state that I tweeted something
17:30 that I shouldn't have tweeted.
17:31 And the past has passed.
17:34 I worked for a year. But you should see
17:37 when the management gave me a chance,
17:38 they gave me a chance at a number
17:41 which suits me.
17:42 If I had played this again at 4-5,
17:44 I wouldn't have performed like this.
17:46 And they gave me a lot of backing.
17:49 Even though my previous matches were not good,
17:51 I didn't feel any pressure.
17:53 I didn't feel that I should play all the matches.
17:54 So, there are good times and bad times.
17:57 But a person should control his mind
18:00 in bad times, which I couldn't do.
18:04 Absolutely. Mr. Shahid, Saud Shakeel seems
18:06 very mature and sensible when he talks.
18:09 And what he said just now,
18:11 it's a state of mind.
18:12 The phase I was going through, I tweeted.
18:15 If you ask someone about PSL 9's surprise package,
18:18 it's Saud Shakeel.
18:20 He didn't get a chance in the last editions.
18:23 He was frustrated too.
18:25 But he proved that if a player's technique is good,
18:29 if he is successful in Test cricket,
18:31 he can play in T20 cricket too.
18:33 And he was lucky to get a top-ranked number.
18:35 He got to open.
18:36 He is right that if he played in 4 or 5,
18:39 he would have struggled.
18:40 But whenever he gets a pace,
18:43 he is hitting on him, hitting on the fours and sixes.
18:45 And yesterday's inning, he took it deep in the match.
18:47 He thought that if he didn't stand,
18:50 then maybe his team couldn't chase.
18:52 He stayed on the crease till the last game,
18:54 and he won the match.
18:55 Yes, brilliant 88 on 65.
18:58 What would you say, Mr. Basit?
19:00 He played for Karachi, like Sarfaraz used to play.
19:03 This time, the form is not good.
19:05 He took it and went.
19:06 He told in his interview
19:09 that the number he got,
19:12 it's his requirement.
19:13 Because he is a timer.
19:14 And for a timer, it's better than a 5-number
19:17 to be a top-order.
19:18 He gave a performance in the top-order.
19:21 And the way he played yesterday,
19:23 he hit two fours, one on the switch hitting.
19:26 The one he hit in front,
19:27 he hit a six on Jahandas.
19:30 On the last ball.
19:31 On the last ball of 19th over.
19:32 He hit a six on the same four.
19:34 He knew where the gaps were.
19:36 And he batted sensibly.
19:39 And he batted very well.
19:41 He played a very good inning.
19:42 Along with that, he obviously
19:44 doesn't forget the press.
19:46 The question was asked on Akib Javed's statement
19:50 that he said,
19:51 "How are the world's power hitters?"
19:53 "And their arms are small."
19:55 He said something like that.
19:57 What was the answer to that?
19:58 Let's show you.
20:00 We try to show things.
20:01 Everyone has their own point of view.
20:03 And it's possible that
20:04 they say something
20:05 and the numbers I played in the World Cup
20:08 are their point of view.
20:10 So everyone can have their own point of view.
20:11 There's nothing wrong with that.
20:12 But I'm happy that
20:14 the opportunity I was given here
20:16 as an opener and I'm capitalizing on it.
20:18 And my team has qualified.
20:20 I've been a match for two months.
20:21 What can I do more than that?
20:22 We don't think like that.
20:24 Yes. Another sensible statement.
20:26 He took that thing personally.
20:28 He said, "The thing that was being discussed at the World Cup,
20:30 who is playing at those numbers
20:31 and I'm playing at that number."
20:33 What do you say?
20:33 It's like that.
20:34 All the players who are in their tenures
20:39 shouldn't talk about height.
20:41 Great Sachin Tendulkar has given them a slap.
20:43 Forget that.
20:44 Whatever it is.
20:45 - Right. - So, Saush Shaquil
20:47 is a great player.
20:48 Like Shahid Bhai said,
20:50 a test match player can play any type of cricket.
20:53 I think the best example is Hashim Amla.
20:56 He won the heart with test cricket.
21:00 In white ball cricket,
21:01 whether it's T20 or one day,
21:02 this is the beauty of long cricket.
21:04 He said something very nice.
21:07 You'll relate to it.
21:10 He said, "Give respect to your domestic cricket.
21:13 You play all types of cricket.
21:14 This is what makes you tough.
21:15 You're tired of saying this."
21:17 Absolutely. I still say,
21:18 you have to play.
21:19 If you want to become a big player,
21:21 make a name,
21:22 make a name in the world,
21:23 you have to play long cricket.
21:25 You have to play domestic cricket.
21:26 You have to play test cricket.
21:28 And I think, the way he batted,
21:30 and the gap he found,
21:32 like Basit Bhai said,
21:34 he can be a player
21:35 who has good technique,
21:36 who is mentally strong,
21:37 who knows where the gap is.
21:39 He can hit sixes with cricketing shots.
21:42 He hit a six with Shaheen in the last over.
21:46 He's not an ordinary player.
21:47 He shows talent.
21:49 I was sad to hear that
21:50 great Babar Azam didn't make three centuries.
21:53 A week ago, Babar said the same thing.
21:58 We said it during the World Cup.
22:00 He realised it too.
22:02 And the thing is,
22:03 in the World Cup,
22:04 our batsmen's performance
22:06 wasn't like the others.
22:08 Absolutely.
22:09 Is Virat Kohli a power hitter?
22:11 - No. - Is Babar Azam a power hitter?
22:13 Not at all.
22:15 It's simple.
22:16 Sachand is an opener in T20.
22:19 He was an opener in T20.
22:22 He gave a performance there.
22:24 If Saud is an opener,
22:26 he should give a performance.
22:28 Yes, he should give a performance
22:30 - at five numbers. - He's not that kind of player.
22:32 He's not.
22:33 You should credit Shane Watson.
22:36 He realised he should bring it up.
22:38 The previous coaches didn't have brains.
22:41 That's why they didn't let him play.
22:43 - He was an opener. - Lahore Club London made a mistake.
22:45 Abdullah Shafiq is a good timer and a stroke player.
22:48 - You sent him down. - You sent him down.
22:50 If he was an opener,
22:52 - he should have... - He did it last season.
22:55 Kamran asked in every match
22:57 - why he should be sent down. - Babar Azam is a world-class player.
23:01 - Of course. - He's a timer.
23:02 He'll make runs when he plays.
23:03 He was under so much pressure in the World Cup
23:06 - by Pakistan Cricket Board. - Yes.
23:08 And by many media outlets.
23:10 He was under so much pressure that he couldn't make runs.
23:12 Gautam Gabir said before the World Cup
23:15 - that he'll create a storm. - That's right.
23:18 - He was under tremendous pressure. - He was the chairman of the PCB.
23:21 - Many people... - Yes.
23:22 - The main character was... - You know.
23:24 He was the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.
23:26 That's right.
23:27 Viewers, as you know, today's match is between Karachi and Peshawar.
23:32 Karachi is already out.
23:34 Peshawar has to keep their place in the top two spots.
23:37 And all the top four teams
23:40 want to be in the top two
23:43 because the play-off is for that.
23:45 Yes, so we've seen the history of all four teams.
23:49 Now, looking at all four teams,
23:51 where PSL started, Kamran,
23:54 and now you see that these teams have reached the top four,
23:57 what do you think?
23:59 Which team has a better composition?
24:02 If you look at the table, Multan Sultan is number one.
24:06 This is the last match between Karachi and Peshawar.
24:08 We'll know who is number one after that.
24:11 Multan Sultan has played great cricket.
24:13 His bowling, combination, everything.
24:14 His captaincy has been great.
24:16 After that, Peshawar Zalmi.
24:18 You see, he has qualified for the ninth time in the play-off.
24:21 He has a good combination and good performance.
24:23 That's why he is successful.
24:26 And it's a great achievement for Peshawar Zalmi,
24:28 for the management, for the owners, and for the fans.
24:31 I've seen very few fans who follow Peshawar Zalmi
24:35 in the entire Pakistan, in the rest of the franchise.
24:37 You must have seen it yourself.
24:38 But they deserve a great performance.
24:42 You'll see, today's match will be...
24:43 We'll come to that after the break.
24:46 I'd like to know,
24:48 Salaamabad has reached the second spot.
24:50 This is the team that is playing the bell of danger,
24:53 but you can see the flaws.
24:54 Quetta has reached the play-off, but you can see the flaws.
24:57 The form players have become out of form.
25:00 Like, Justin Rai Rosso,
25:02 he was in form in the initial matches.
25:04 He wasn't in Monroe form.
25:06 He came in Monroe form, but he got injured.
25:08 He is a four, Liaquat bhai.
25:09 He was also in form.
25:12 - Sir. - Let me complete one more thing.
25:16 In bowling, the Quetta that was played in the last match,
25:20 now that he'll come to Karachi,
25:22 the spinners will get a lot of help,
25:25 whether it's Imad Waseem, Shadab, or Osama Mir.
25:30 Karachi's pitch will be very good for the spinners.
25:31 Karachi's pitch will be very good for the spinners.
25:33 In leagues, the team that does well
25:37 and gradually peaks,
25:39 can start, which is Islamabad.
25:41 - Which is Islamabad? - Which is Islamabad.
25:42 - Chasing 228 is a big thing. - He's right.
25:46 - But Peshawar can also be a bad player. - Peshawar has also peaked.
25:51 Multan has been peaking from the start,
25:53 and now they're going down.
25:54 If they lose even one match in the playoffs,
25:57 if they reach the qualifier one and lose it,
26:00 it will be very difficult for them to rise again and peak.
26:03 Islamabad and Zalmi have a better chance.
26:06 If they reach the finals,
26:10 it will be very disappointing that they've peaked gradually.
26:12 - That's right. - Let's take a break.
26:15 We'll be back. We'll talk about today's match.
26:16 Don't go anywhere. We'll be right back.
26:18 Karachi King will take on Peshawar Zalmi.
26:21 Let's move on.
26:22 Kamran, Karachi has peaked from the start of the playoffs.
26:25 Peshawar Zalmi has to make a place in the top two.
26:29 - What do you think? - Karachi is a dead rubber.
26:32 For Peshawar Zalmi to come in the top one,
26:35 - it's very important to win the match. - It's important.
26:37 I don't think Peshawar Zalmi will experiment.
26:40 They'll play with intent, like they're playing.
26:43 They won't take it easy. They shouldn't take it easy.
26:45 I think if we look at the combination, form,
26:48 and the bowling, the bowling unit is great.
26:51 With Mehran Muntaz's arrival,
26:53 the spin bowling is going well.
26:55 It's a good combination.
26:56 I think Peshawar Zalmi is a better team than Karachi.
27:01 Peshawar Zalmi is looking better.
27:03 They're looking better in terms of performance and table.
27:05 Nothing to lose for Karachi.
27:07 - So... - All the kids sitting outside should eat.
27:10 Very good idea.
27:11 - Everyone should get a chance. - Everyone should get a chance.
27:13 Maybe they'll get a diamond for 2010.
27:16 - I mean, for the 10th edition. - For the 10th edition.
27:19 - They've made us sit outside. - It's good you didn't say that.
27:22 For the New Zealand series.
27:23 No, no, no. For the New Zealand series,
27:25 let's see who becomes the captain.
27:28 Oh, you've made it sound so big.
27:31 So easily.
27:32 You're saying the captain can change in the New Zealand series?
27:35 I said who becomes the captain. He can't change.
27:37 I didn't say he changed.
27:38 Who becomes the captain?
27:40 - That's it. - Can you elaborate on that?
27:43 Oh, let's have a Karachi Kings match first.
27:46 - Okay. - What did Ashraf say when he made Shaheen Shah Afridi the captain?
27:49 When will T20 World start?
27:52 - So... - He's there.
27:53 He's there?
27:55 You should know what he's saying here.
27:58 - What's his future? - Yes.
28:00 But if we talk about the match between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings,
28:03 the tempo is with Zalmi.
28:05 The top of the order is good. The blistering is starting.
28:08 Saim is playing well.
28:09 Babar is playing well.
28:11 - So... - He's in the form of Codmore.
28:13 - Yes, Cadmore. - Cadmore.
28:16 So, he has motivation.
28:18 If you finish one or two in the play-off,
28:22 - you'll get two chances to play. - Absolutely.
28:24 So, the motivation is with Zalmi.
28:26 The motivation is with Zalmi.
28:28 - Overall... - He wants him to win.
28:30 Overall, there have been 20 matches.
28:32 Six Karachi won, 14 Peshawar Zalmi won.
28:35 And I saw him saying this.
28:37 - He's playing from there. - I saw him saying this.
28:40 But if you look at the last five matches,
28:44 he's one of them.
28:46 - Look, cricket... - You're preparing for tonight, right?
28:50 I'll say it surprisingly.
28:51 The franchise is so big.
28:53 And the way the players have been playing in this franchise,
28:55 there hasn't been a performance like that throughout PSL.
28:58 You see, they've become champions once.
29:00 After that, there hasn't been a cricket like that.
29:02 There hasn't been an intent like that.
29:04 What's the reason? Is it the management issue?
29:06 Or the drafting issue?
29:09 The drafts weren't good.
29:10 The job of drafting
29:13 isn't just about identifying the players on the day of the match.
29:18 - Very well explained. - It's your job to sit down two weeks in advance.
29:20 - Management, captain... - I think it's a yearly job.
29:23 - No. - You look at the other leagues, scout the talent.
29:27 - You see, everything is on TV. - Yes.
29:31 I mean, your draft is A.
29:33 A is the second or third pick.
29:36 Before that, you've identified the players in Platinum.
29:39 If it's not A, then you'll go to B.
29:42 If it's not B, then you'll go to C. This is working.
29:45 If the A player picks another franchise,
29:48 I've seen that franchise get confused.
29:50 - Who should he pick? - Yes.
29:51 If the name is good, he'll pick it.
29:53 They don't see if it'll adjust to our combination.
29:55 It's not adjusting. What's the current form?
29:59 - You have to see everything. - What's the state of mind?
30:01 I used to talk to my franchise.
30:03 Shahid told us about Cadmore.
30:05 He said he was mentally stressed.
30:08 That's why his performance was getting bad.
30:10 - You have to see all this. - Franchises work hard all over the world.
30:14 They work around the year.
30:15 Take the example of RCB. They've never won a title.
30:18 Despite their hard work,
30:20 sometimes their bowling gets weak,
30:22 sometimes after top order,
30:24 they don't have a fourth or fifth pick.
30:26 So, there are some problems in drafting.
30:28 You have to solve them later.
30:31 They once won the world record for Chris Morris
30:34 but he didn't perform well.
30:36 All these things have been there for a long time.
30:40 The performance of the expensive players is not good.
30:44 - Even if they don't win the trophy. - You gave an example of RCB.
30:46 - They don't focus on bowling. - Even in Big Bash,
30:50 the Sydney franchise never won a title.
30:53 Perth Scotchers won the most titles.
30:55 It doesn't mean their franchise doesn't work.
30:57 They work around the year.
31:00 - They don't focus on the match. - You have to pick five to six players.
31:04 If you don't get this, you get that.
31:07 - Right. - The thing is, if you don't get
31:10 Shahid Hashmi, you get worried.
31:12 You think someone else will take it.
31:14 - That's the biggest problem. - Okay.
31:16 - Now, quickly, the prediction. - Peshawar.
31:18 - Peshawar is cruel. - Peshawar.
31:19 Peshawar. Peshawar. Peshawar.
31:22 So, everyone thinks that
31:24 as Kamran rightly explained,
31:26 it's dead rubber for Karachi Kings.
31:29 Peshawar has a chance to finish in the top two.
31:32 And by finishing in the top two,
31:34 they get an opportunity in the play-off.
31:35 Even if they lose a match,
31:37 they get another chance to win the title.
31:40 Any final thoughts for the game?
31:41 I've said it before.
31:43 If Peshawar Zalmi doesn't win this time,
31:47 I'll say bad luck because I think they're a champion team.
31:49 They're a champion team.
31:51 - Basit, do you want to add anything? - Today's match or?
31:53 - Today's match, final thoughts? - I think...
31:55 I want to see Babar innings.
31:57 - Absolutely. - In this PSL,
31:59 I've missed three players.
32:01 Zeeshan Zamir, a very good fast bowler.
32:03 Ehsan Ullah and Arshad Iqbal.
32:05 These three are unfit for Pakistan.
32:08 The future is Pakistan's.
32:09 So, I feel a little lacking.
32:11 So, the medical panel should work on them.
32:13 Please pay more attention to them.
32:15 - Especially Ehsan Ullah. - Absolutely.
32:17 Ehsan Ullah.
32:18 If you had asked me, I would have said Ehsan Ullah.
32:21 The medical panel from England has come for him.
32:23 - Take care of him. - It's happening.
32:25 It's happening.
32:26 - He's a franchise cricketer. - I heard that Ehsan Ullah
32:28 has bowled in the middle of the match.
32:30 I've seen the clip.
32:31 But I'm not sure if it's from now or before.
32:34 - The medical panel said... - He was supposed to be here.
32:36 Yes, but he's replaced.
32:38 He's not available now.
32:40 Okay, that's it for today.
32:41 Give our transmission to our host, Najeeb Ulhasain.
32:43 We'll take your leave now. Take care.