The Pavilion | Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi (Post Match) Expert Analysis | 11 Mar 2024 | PSL9
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00:03 Hello, Assalamu Alaikum, and welcome to The Pavilion.
00:09 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
00:11 --in sports, our continued coverage of the HBL PSL 9.
00:16 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
00:27 --with our panelists here in The Pavilion, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
00:30 four former captains of Pakistan,
00:32 four outstanding cricketers, the guys who
00:34 serve the game of cricket really well, and Pakistan really well.
00:36 First up, I've got Azhar Ali.
00:38 Assalamu Alaikum, and welcome, Azhar.
00:40 Walaikum Assalam.
00:41 Next up, I've got Muhammad Hafeez.
00:43 Assalamu Alaikum, and welcome, Hafeez.
00:45 With that, I've got Dee Misbah Ul Haq.
00:47 Good evening.
00:48 Assalamu Alaikum, and welcome, Misbah.
00:50 Waalaikum Assalam.
00:51 And finally, I've got, ladies and gentlemen,
00:53 the president of the Karachi Kings himself.
00:56 Man needs no introduction, Waseem Akram.
00:59 Good evening.
00:59 Assalamu Alaikum, and welcome, Waseem.
01:00 Good evening.
01:01 Assalamu Alaikum.
01:02 Good morning.
01:03 Good morning.
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01:04 Let's start off with you, Waseem.
01:12 Disappointed?
01:13 Very disappointing.
01:14 Disappointed.
01:15 Disappointing performance by Karachi.
01:18 I mean, this is the first time in PSL,
01:19 I think, in general, one or in total, less than 150
01:24 has been defended.
01:26 And they-- OK, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
01:30 It wasn't a minefield.
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01:39 Right, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
01:41 This is how it all went down.
01:43 Just to quickly summarize this for you,
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01:47 And it was a delight to see him.
01:59 Powell there also contributing with that very good 30.
02:02 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:04 It could have been a different thing.
02:06 He had just cut a ball that he shouldn't have.
02:09 Haris there with 13.
02:10 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:12 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:13 And I wonder why he never played for Karachi Kings
02:21 earlier in this HBL PSL.
02:23 Hasan Ali, 1 for 26 in his three overs.
02:25 Zaid, 1 for 34 in his four.
02:27 And Sam's there, 1 for 37 in his four.
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02:30 Tim Seifert, who has delivered the goods again for Karachi
02:37 Kings today.
02:38 And that's once the captain, Shaan Masood,
02:41 decided to go down the order and let Seifert and Vince
02:44 take on the new ball.
02:46 And that's how things changed.
02:47 This is the second time in HBL PSL
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02:51 And then came Shaan Masood, who just got dismissed.
02:56 But Niazi there played a very good innings, 39.
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03:01 And then Malik there, 22, the old campaigner,
03:05 tried his best, made sure that it was a difficult situation.
03:08 He could take his team home.
03:09 Vince with a 21 there.
03:10 Naveen Ulla, 2 for 22 in his four overs.
03:12 Really bowled well.
03:13 But look at that Simon Hube figure.
03:15 It's just fantastic.
03:16 So happy to see that this young man has got a very promising
03:18 future for Pakistan.
03:20 Then you had Wood there, 1 for 24 in his four overs.
03:22 And then Amir Jamal, who celebrated greatly there
03:26 at the end because it was him who delivered the penalty.
03:29 But over, got taken away for a few boundaries.
03:32 But in the end, it was all good for Peshawar's Zalmi,
03:36 winning this one by two runs.
03:38 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
03:41 But look where they are now.
03:50 They are right on top of this table.
03:53 And that's just absolutely fantastic.
03:57 And so they're now right on top.
03:59 They are very happy.
04:00 Yellow Storm this evening.
04:01 Multan Sultans now.
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04:06 It's going to be a very interesting contest tomorrow.
04:08 Istanbul United are on their third position with 11 points.
04:12 And they qualified after that amazing game
04:14 that we saw in Rabalpindi.
04:16 Karachi Kings leave the HBL PSL 9 with eight points,
04:21 and a lot of heartbreak, and a lot to think about.
04:24 Lahore Canadans, the defending champions,
04:27 also need to introspect with those three points.
04:30 That has got to be a very, very, very disappointing performance.
04:35 But that's how this table is looking now.
04:37 Tomorrow, when Multan and Quetta--
04:40 sorry, yeah, Multan has to take on Quetta Gladiators.
04:43 If Quetta Gladiators wins that one, they go to 13 points.
04:46 They become the second team on that point table,
04:48 pushing Multan Sultans down, which is going
04:51 to get very, very interesting.
04:53 Business end of the tournament.
04:54 But before we talk about the business end of the tournament,
04:56 we'll see going back to the disappointments
04:59 that you've had as the president of the Karachi Kings.
05:01 I hope you're not disappointed as president of--
05:03 I am disappointed.
05:04 Because we've all--
05:05 A sports, ARY, Karachi Kings--
05:06 This is the only team of yours that
05:08 has delivered on this HBI.
05:09 [LAUGHTER]
05:10 OK?
05:12 But a lot to think again.
05:13 OK, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Karachi Kings.
05:15 So there must be something wrong somewhere, I suppose.
05:19 Or positive side to the PSL key, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
05:30 Cricket has been the winner so far, I suppose.
05:33 Not Karachi Kings.
05:34 I think [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
06:00 And I believe he can also bat as well.
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06:11 And when in the end, they couldn't chase 147 on this pitch,
06:15 so that means it was kind of the end.
06:18 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
06:26 So why you need to bowl your fast bowlers?
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06:50 I like his action as a left arm spin.
06:53 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
06:57 As we said, as a left arm spinner,
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07:01 Yeah.
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07:13 That is special from a youngster.
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07:17 Against one of the best batters in the world.
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07:22 We could stump to stump bowling.
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07:35 Really happy with his performance.
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07:39 They've given 54 runs.
07:41 Yeah.
07:41 On a pitch like that, go to see [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
07:46 That could have been much more less than that.
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08:14 Immediately.
08:14 Immediately deploy that.
08:15 Well, those mistakes were made.
08:17 So how good was Babu Razum one more time?
08:19 Just outstanding.
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08:27 Fantastic batting.
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08:41 They could have been like all out in 17 or 18.
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08:48 So I think wonderful knock.
08:49 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
08:54 That's [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] in this game was power play.
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09:01 I think [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] I think
09:04 was the best of the lot.
09:06 Extra cover on a spinning track with the spin.
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09:11 It was outstanding.
09:12 Again, from Babu Razum, Mr. Consistent.
09:14 But again, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
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09:22 Because it was a difficult pitch to bat on.
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09:31 Powell was 166, but there was one special player,
09:35 Irfan Khan Niazi, because he batted at 150,
09:38 39 of 25 deliveries.
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09:57 So he's got a bright future ahead of him,
09:59 not just in franchisee cricket, even for Pakistan.
10:03 He's a gun fielder.
10:05 He's absolutely one of the best fielders in Pakistan cricket.
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10:29 Yeah, so that was a 150-plus strike rate that they had.
10:32 But then there was somebody else with even a bigger strike
10:36 rate today.
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10:39 That was Anwar Ali.
10:41 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
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11:08 But that strike rate was outstanding by Anwar Ali,
11:10 of course.
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11:40 Less than 15, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
11:50 It becomes very difficult, especially
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11:58 So Karachi cricket--
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12:02 This was the last over.
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12:04 Not the penultimate over.
12:05 My apologies.
12:06 It was the last over.
12:07 And this is what went down.
12:09 Misfa, take us through this over.
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12:48 I mean, it was fast.
12:50 I mean, he really put his back into it.
12:52 You could see--
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13:03 That did.
13:04 It did.
13:05 It was just fantastic.
13:06 Congratulations to the Yellow Storm.
13:08 But from the Karachi Kings' perspective,
13:10 it was the old campaigner, Shoaib Malik,
13:12 who also bowled really well today,
13:14 one of the most economical bowlers that we had.
13:16 And it seems like, Misfa, he could
13:19 have been utilized more as a bowler throughout this PSL.
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13:26 He should have been utilized more throughout the HBL PSL
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15:28 Thank you.
15:29 Thank you, Sadre Karachi Kings.
15:33 Quick, just to talk about Shahan Masood's captaincy.
15:37 And after the stage for your PSL 9,
15:40 where does Shahan Masood's career stand in T20s?
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15:56 He's just had a bad tournament as a batter.
15:58 And obviously, when that's what happened,
16:00 it affects your leadership as well.
16:04 Because [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] everything going against you.
16:08 And this bug [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
16:16 So hopefully, he'll get back into his nick.
16:19 But he wasn't the best PSL for him
16:21 as a captain or as a batsman.
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16:24 Riley Rosso, worse than Shahan Masood in this season.
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16:30 Exactly.
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16:46 No, no, that's not the question.
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16:50 Where does he stand now?
16:51 He still is a very good player.
16:52 I still think that he got that everything.
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16:58 I think he will also reflect many things.
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17:08 He's struggling as an opener.
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17:12 With the right communication.
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17:23 I think that was the turning point.
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17:44 Nowadays, it's not all authority holded by the captain.
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17:51 People get involved with this.
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18:06 Thank you very much.
18:07 I think that pretty much solves that.
18:08 But we wish him all the best.
18:10 Even today, Shaan, unfortunately,
18:11 had a very soft dismissal, kind of completely played away.
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18:18 Misma, how do you come to terms with--
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18:35 So that is the way it is.
18:36 That's the way of the--
18:37 that's the nature of the piece.
18:39 But how do you get out of this now?
18:41 And will he--
18:43 I mean, does he engage more in T20 cricket?
18:46 Or does he focus on test cricket?
18:47 Because he's our test captain.
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18:51 He's a very good wide ball cricketer.
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19:00 So that's his chance.
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19:18 But then you have to get to the pitch of the ball.
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19:34 Let the ball spin and then play on the back foot.
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19:54 I didn't see that. When you aren't successful, you may think, "I'll take less risk and do more runs."
20:06 But the thing is, that flow diminishes, there's more pressure. So I think that's the same thing with Hafeez.
20:14 You don't give up, you sit down, you think, you'll get some time, and then obviously as a good batsman,
20:21 as a good player, you always just make a comeback.
20:26 I think I should add something to this. On a pitch like this, it's difficult to score in front of the square.
20:34 Not only Shahan, but in other players, those who played sweeps or reverse sweeps on this pitch,
20:40 they changed the line of play. If you go forward, it's difficult to single or hit down the ground.
20:48 So when you hit a sweep, you'll get a cut, you'll get a pull between mid-wicket and long-on.
20:56 So you have to put pressure back, otherwise, like Arafat Minhaz did in the 4-11 run,
21:01 it'll be a similar situation.
21:03 You mentioned Arafat Minhaz, there were two left-handed spinners in operation.
21:07 One for Karachi Kings, one for Peshawar Zalmi. Do you see Arafat Minhaz and Mehran Mumtaz?
21:13 Mehran didn't have such an impressive bowling. He didn't try to turn. He was fast.
21:19 Marta is fast, but he had to vary a little on this pitch, like Arafat did.
21:26 The way his ball was drifting, and Babar, one of the greats of the game,
21:30 right now, modern greats, he didn't understand how to play.
21:33 So I think he had a bad game, but generally, Arafat Minhaz has impressed us all.
21:38 Like Hafeez said, he has a good feeling, and I've also read and heard that he can bat as well.
21:43 Yeah, we'd love to see him bat, hopefully next year, probably.
21:47 Inshallah.
21:48 You'll retain, right? Karachi Kings will retain.
21:52 I think so. When the time comes, Karachi Kings will be quiet now.
21:55 Yeah.
21:56 But when the time comes...
21:58 You need to show him, not me.
22:02 Is it now or after the PSL?
22:06 It's after the PSL, right? The PSL is over for Karachi Kings.
22:11 In the 2019 World Cup, his economy was 50 over, so 2.72.
22:15 50 over?
22:16 In 50 over, his economy was 2.72.
22:19 Special.
22:20 Arafat's.
22:21 We wish, again, great prospects for the future.
22:24 Early, because the pitch was conducive for spin bowling, so it's very easy to get out.
22:29 Whoever made the pitch, he deserves 21 balls.
22:32 This indicates what will happen in the coming days.
22:35 Today's match was a turn, and tomorrow's match, the qualifiers, playoffs, finals, will be the worst.
22:44 And this didn't happen because the pitch broke?
22:46 You've been saying from day one, they make bald wickets, straight wickets, nothing happens.
22:51 There should be a variant, a test of the batsman, a Caribbean condition.
22:55 We've got it now.
22:56 I've got it. I've got the whole Ram.
22:58 Ask the batsman.
22:59 There's nothing that happened.
23:02 The one who was spraying, his phone rang from home.
23:08 He was a little distracted, so he didn't follow.
23:11 Alright, folks, we're going to take a break here.
23:14 When we come back, there's more on the other side. Stay with us.
23:16 Welcome back to The Pavilion. I'm Fakhar Alam.
23:24 You're watching Sports.
23:25 This is the coverage of HPL PSN Line.
23:27 With me in The Pavilion, I've got Azhar Ali, Muhammad Hafeez, Miss Baul Haq, and the great Maseem Akram.
23:33 And it's time for your favorite segment, #AskThePavilion.
23:37 Sir, first of all, SPH, your ex-handle is Bilal_HA55AN, meaning Hassan.
23:43 And your question is, can you please ask experts, what can be done differently for upcoming games in Karachi?
23:51 Karachi leg is just killing the PSL 9.
23:55 Poor pitches, poor crowd, and even commentators mentioned poor lighting in the corners.
24:01 I think it's a bit too late to sort the pitch out because pitch has been made.
24:08 The square is bone dry. It wasn't before PSL.
24:11 I don't know what happened. It's a mystery.
24:14 How can you change the lights at the last minute?
24:17 You can't change the lights at the wedding.
24:21 You can bring in some red chillies to light up the pitch.
24:24 But how can wicket be improved in a day or two? I doubt it can be.
24:28 So, sorry. -It's a big puzzle.
24:31 I have a question from Anjum Taimur.
24:34 Her question is, love love love the game, Fakhriyalam.
24:39 My question for Maseem Akram and all of us is, you talk about the wallet for the teams of PSL.
24:44 Who determines this wallet? Who funds it and how do we increase it?
24:48 We need some decent players to come here.
24:51 I think you have been in this for a long time.
24:55 Is it a franchise or a cricket board?
24:59 Anjum, the owner does the funding.
25:07 The owner funds every team.
25:10 It was decided a year ago that no team will be sold for 10 years.
25:15 And this will be the purse.
25:17 I don't know what the contract is with the PCB.
25:23 There was a discussion about it 2-3 years ago.
25:25 But the whole franchise declined it.
25:29 We have this problem too.
25:31 People don't understand that dollar rate fluctuates quite a bit.
25:35 It has been steady for the last 6-8 months.
25:38 It fluctuates.
25:40 You buy a player for say $100,000.
25:42 By the time PSL comes, the dollar has gone up to $150,000.
25:47 The market is going to recover from Pakistan.
25:50 So it is difficult for franchise owners to recover.
25:54 If the break is even, it is a big deal.
25:57 Shah, your ex-handle is Shahab Kaleem.
26:02 You say, Assalam-o-Alaikum from India.
26:05 Ramadan Mubarak to all.
26:06 Waseem, this poster is on my cupboard since 1996-97.
26:12 He has sent a picture of his poster.
26:15 I don't know if we can zoom in.
26:17 You can see him on the screen.
26:20 I will ask you a question.
26:23 My question is, why are you wearing a Kiwi cap?
26:28 If you remember, share the story with us.
26:30 You are wearing a New Zealand cap.
26:33 What was the name?
26:35 Shahab Kaleem from India.
26:37 Assalam-o-Alaikum. Ramadan Mubarak to you too.
26:40 From Pakistan, from the pavilion.
26:42 I don't remember if you have changed the caps.
26:46 After the series, you change the caps.
26:49 Maybe someone asked for it.
26:52 That could be it.
26:54 Alright. Next question is from FQ Khan.
26:57 Your ex-handle is @im_fqkhan.
27:00 Keeping in view that 5th and 6th position in Pakistan team,
27:05 what do pavilion experts think about Irfan Niazi for that position?
27:09 He has done well in domestic as well.
27:11 Misbah.
27:12 I think we can consider.
27:15 He needs to improve a little bit more against Penn.
27:19 But overall, his performances, if we look at his performance,
27:23 Hafeez has said it right,
27:27 that Shahdaab is running 4th or 5th in the middle order.
27:32 Iftikhar is putting an impact on 6th.
27:35 Or he has put an impact in some patches.
27:39 I think when there is no one,
27:42 then obviously you have to think about whoever is performing at that number.
27:46 If Nagni says in the squad,
27:49 New Zealand is coming for 5 T20s,
27:52 then 4 T20s for England.
27:54 But the thing is, New Zealand won't have full strength.
27:57 They won't.
27:58 Many of their players will go for IPL, so they won't come.
28:00 The plan was earlier,
28:02 that the seniors will be given rest,
28:05 and those people will be played, who we think can.
28:08 You can try, 2-3 players who have been made.
28:11 Now again, we don't know who the coach is, what the plan is.
28:15 Every time, every 2-3 months, everything changes, man.
28:18 It's not good for the players, because they don't know what's happening.
28:21 And it's unfortunate.
28:23 He's on the right track.
28:24 He's improving, performing as well.
28:27 But I think, he needs a little more time.
28:30 AQ Khan, Abdul QA 96260, your X-Handle.
28:34 Your question is,
28:36 During test matches, we see roads in Karachi.
28:40 And now it seems like matches are happening in Chennai on 5th day pitch.
28:45 Please mention the name of a legend who is behind this master plan,
28:50 as NASA is looking to do a research on this brain.
28:53 Come on, tell us.
28:55 Great question, I must say.
28:57 Thank you, Khan.
28:58 It's a great question.
29:00 We are also baffled, how did this happen?
29:02 Because Misbah, Azhar, they were involved in first class cricket.
29:06 And the three pitches in between,
29:08 National Bank Stadium, Karachi Arena,
29:11 all three of them were not playing first class.
29:14 It was said that these three middle pitches,
29:16 we are saving them for PSL.
29:18 And you had grass on them.
29:20 We had a first class match,
29:22 President Trophy.
29:24 Believe me,
29:25 if you put a bat in front of a wicket,
29:28 it will take you 1.5 to 2 sessions to out it.
29:31 That much?
29:33 That much flat pitch.
29:35 Let's hope something happens.
29:37 Let me talk about the three pitches they had,
29:39 on which there was grass.
29:41 Yes, yes, absolutely.
29:42 You had four middle pitches,
29:44 but now I don't know where they are.
29:46 This is a mystery.
29:48 I can only see the main cloth.
29:50 But who is in charge of the wicket?
29:53 I think Agha Zahid is.
29:55 He is the head curator,
29:57 who manages the whole of Pakistan.
30:00 But you must be happy,
30:02 you said that there will be such pitches in the Caribbean,
30:04 we should see such pitches.
30:05 There should be variation.
30:07 But we don't want bald variation.
30:10 We were taking advice from someone,
30:13 and rightly so,
30:15 their point of view was that there is no turn tune here.
30:17 It seems like it is like this, nothing happens here.
30:19 Who is it?
30:21 I am like this.
30:23 Misma has accepted it.
30:27 Agha sir has heard it and said, "Go away."
30:32 Forget everything,
30:34 the two or three people who were listening,
30:35 they were also shaking their heads.
30:37 Oh, you were also a part of this?
30:39 My goodness.
30:41 And then we ask,
30:43 how come Karachi Kings performance is so bad?
30:45 Karachi Kings were famous for their jokes.
30:47 No, no, how do you know who made the joke?
30:49 I was just joking.
30:51 Anyway, Saad Pasha's salam.
30:53 This happens at 2 am.
30:57 My apologies.
30:59 Saad Pasha, your ex-handler is Saad Pasha,
31:01 you are a regular in Abbas pavilion.
31:03 Both our international captains had a miserable PSL,
31:07 and there is no head coach or team director in charge.
31:11 Should we be concerned that there is a leadership vacuum in Pakistan cricket?
31:15 Wasim.
31:17 The rest are also sitting.
31:19 You all are sitting.
31:21 He has given the question himself.
31:23 There is nothing to question.
31:25 We are concerned like you.
31:27 We are concerned, we don't know what's happening ourselves.
31:29 So imagine what players must be going through.
31:31 The players who spoke to me,
31:33 they refused because foreign coaches,
31:35 A grade players won't come.
31:37 The reason is that they don't know
31:39 that if they sign a contract for a year,
31:41 it takes 2 years,
31:43 and after 3 months, the chairman changes.
31:45 The one who changed 3 times in the last year,
31:47 they come and sack him.
31:49 But 2 months are left for Wasim bhai in the World Cup.
31:51 Yes.
31:53 And you, Chacha sir, are planning for it.
31:55 You are about to have a series,
31:57 I think 2 weeks are left.
31:59 And still you don't know,
32:01 no one knows what the management will be in the next series.
32:03 Who will be the team coach?
32:07 I don't know what the team will be.
32:09 Nobody is there to decide.
32:11 Then we say that the team is not performing.
32:13 You have to plan a lot in advance.
32:15 So these things will make Pakistan travel.
32:17 And we Pakistanis want straight away
32:19 that the World Cup is won.
32:21 Straight away.
32:23 There is no second word.
32:25 When we will start, long term planning will be done.
32:27 But still, the result should be within 3 months.
32:29 The performance from 2019-2020 should be removed.
32:31 Within 3 months, we should win the World Cup.
32:33 And whoever comes,
32:37 will be asked at that time.
32:39 Not what happened in 3 years.
32:41 Ask him after a month.
32:43 Yes, the result will be like this.
32:45 And the first coach who comes,
32:47 his salary will be paid.
32:49 Raazi at cricket_logist
32:51 You are saying,
32:53 your question is,
32:55 in every match,
32:57 there were so many childish mistakes
32:59 that I was pulling my hair.
33:01 Especially Karachi Kings.
33:03 So Mr. Sadri,
33:05 Karachi Kings, you answer.
33:07 You are absolutely right.
33:09 We will see today also.
33:11 Whatever mistakes were there.
33:13 We were seeing in the highlights,
33:15 how many runs are coming
33:17 from 4 runs at the end of the day.
33:19 So a straight ball came in the final act.
33:21 Near Zahid.
33:23 Which was maybe one run.
33:25 Two runs.
33:27 And then the same thing,
33:29 you are fielding on a short final act
33:31 on a fast bowler.
33:33 And you were at least 4 meters inside.
33:35 But we should not tell these things.
33:37 These are professional cricketers.
33:39 They are getting paid
33:41 to learn these trades.
33:43 That it is the last over,
33:45 second last over,
33:47 last ball.
33:49 If I am standing inside the circle,
33:51 I have to come out and stop in the circle.
33:53 By doing this,
33:55 so that I don't go two or four steps ahead.
33:57 We have been saying this for the past 6 years.
33:59 But our boys
34:01 don't let us sleep.
34:03 Instead, they learn.
34:05 Okay, Mr. Tauseef,
34:07 this is your ex-handle.
34:09 Dalal Tauseef.
34:11 As you are saying in the pavilion,
34:13 we are competing against IPL.
34:15 More so, if PSL keeps
34:17 going down every year,
34:19 it will impact the Pakistan team in the long run.
34:21 If the owners are not
34:23 willing to spend to bring in
34:25 world-class players,
34:27 that will only keep getting worse for Pakistan cricket
34:29 and fans.
34:31 Hafeez, you take this one.
34:33 I personally think that
34:35 Pakistan will go down because of PSL.
34:37 I don't believe in this mindset.
34:39 Pakistan cricket will stay alive
34:41 until and unless we look after our domestic
34:43 circuit very well.
34:45 Yes, this is one of the tournaments which gives you
34:47 a lot of hype, which gives you a lot of
34:49 understanding of the talent.
34:51 A player goes and
34:53 a high-pressure performance
34:55 is seen in front of us.
34:57 Until, I don't think
34:59 we should think that
35:01 PSL is a concern,
35:03 we want good players, world-class players,
35:05 our players' standards should be better.
35:07 Absolutely right.
35:09 But because of PSL, our cricket will go up and down.
35:11 This is only one format.
35:13 This is only one.
35:15 It will be better on Monday,
35:17 it will be better in the test.
35:19 On the contrary, it has actually gone bad on Monday.
35:21 But having said that,
35:23 I think, just to talk about
35:25 PSL as a stand-alone brand,
35:27 it is very important, gentlemen,
35:29 I think we should understand, we have to look after it.
35:31 And I am talking strictly
35:33 for commercial
35:35 aspect. The commerce of PSL
35:37 is going to be
35:39 under a lot of pressure.
35:41 We had talked about this in the beginning,
35:43 in the last three matches of PSL,
35:45 that ILTT 20 will be over,
35:47 IPL will be there,
35:49 South Africa's league has started,
35:51 Caribbean Premier League is there,
35:53 Bangladesh Premier League as well,
35:55 Big Bash is there.
35:57 And I just found out today,
35:59 we were discussing, who will win
36:01 Bangladesh Premier League, because we weren't following it,
36:03 we were busy with PSL.
36:05 For the last three matches,
36:07 one of the owners of BPL,
36:09 the team's owners,
36:11 he offered us to come and play
36:13 three games. And he was getting married.
36:15 He got married to his wife,
36:17 he asked, "Who is your wife?"
36:19 "She is Ramnalbhai, let me know."
36:21 You can think of it like,
36:23 Razia was caught in a goon case,
36:25 PSL is here, there are so many
36:27 options around it, that if we
36:29 don't look after people,
36:31 if we don't look after this brand in the right way,
36:33 then it will remain stuck.
36:35 So we have to do better.
36:37 Not only according to the players,
36:39 we haven't given enough attention to PSL,
36:41 we haven't added anything.
36:43 It's the same as it was five years ago.
36:45 So we have to improve it.
36:47 Until we invest in it,
36:49 I don't know why we are scared of investing.
36:51 We haven't invested in stadiums,
36:53 we haven't done any entertainment for the crowd,
36:55 we haven't facilitated anything,
36:57 we haven't done anything for the players' entertainment.
36:59 So there are so many things,
37:01 some things I can't even think of,
37:03 which we should focus on,
37:05 we should go into detail,
37:07 but in five years, we haven't done anything
37:09 that is new, that has changed.
37:11 No innovation there.
37:13 Sameer Tariq, your ex-handle is
37:15 Sameer2819_
37:17 You are saying, "Love your show,
37:19 and have been following since 2021."
37:21 Thank you very much, Sameer, really appreciate it.
37:23 "Cricket season is incomplete without you guys."
37:25 Thank you very much, really appreciate it.
37:27 My question to Waseem bhai is,
37:29 that, "Kya Kal Dhani Khelega?"
37:31 (Will Dhani play tomorrow?)
37:33 (What was the name again?)
37:35 Sameer Tariq.
37:37 Sameer. Sameer Tariq.
37:39 I like that, Sameer, very funny.
37:41 And he has also written,
37:43 "Waseem bhai, we'll be looking forward to see you
37:45 cheered up next year, Inshallah."
37:47 Been thinking the same for three years,
37:49 hopefully fourth year.
37:51 Fourth year, you'll be the president of Quetta Gladiators.
37:53 What was the couplet?
37:55 What was the couplet?
37:57 "Ab To Adat Si"
37:59 "Ab To Adat Si" is a song by Atif Hussain.
38:01 Right, sir.
38:03 Raheel Anwar,
38:05 "Aap keh rahe hain, big fan, Ramadan Mubarak."
38:07 First time question, "Karachi Kings performance
38:09 seems lackluster compared to others.
38:11 Is a change in ownership on the cards if
38:13 interest wanes?" Wow, that's a
38:15 seriously loaded question. Waseem,
38:17 you're the Karachi Kings president, you have to answer this.
38:19 In, uh,
38:21 before I start, in ILT 20,
38:23 wild card player salary
38:25 was $250,000.
38:27 Quarter million dollar.
38:29 Wild card player. Wild card.
38:31 You forget about that. What was the question?
38:33 You forgot? I'll go ahead and
38:37 ask the question.
38:39 What was the question?
38:41 It had something to do with Karachi Kings
38:43 performance.
38:45 Should the ownership
38:47 change if people stop taking interest?
38:49 If Karachi had stopped taking interest.
38:51 Why should the ownership change? He's been investing money every year.
38:53 He's been trying his best.
38:55 He doesn't get involved in cricket affairs.
38:57 Obviously, he gets upset
38:59 when the team is not doing well. It's only natural.
39:01 It's only human. Every owner
39:03 does this. It's very normal. But, uh,
39:05 ownership change, what difference does it make?
39:07 Cricket Fanatic, uh, is asking us.
39:09 Cricket Fanatic, you have a handle, cricketfan_777.
39:11 Ask the question.
39:13 Do you think Pindi Stadium should get
39:15 more matches to host as
39:17 compared to Karachi as the crowd
39:19 comes more over here and
39:21 its home ground of Peshawar and Islamabad?
39:23 Both? All three
39:25 venues were excellent. Multan
39:27 even, uh, Pindi, yes,
39:29 I think Pindi was the best of the lot. Lahore,
39:31 being Lahore, Zindabad, Dilwale, Lahore,
39:33 they were there in numbers supporting. Unfortunately,
39:35 I don't know what happened to Karachi.
39:37 I think last year, year before, it was
39:39 fine. It's just this year.
39:41 Whenever there are matches,
39:43 there are two places like this. Multan also has a lot of
39:45 crowd, but Pindi and
39:47 Faisalabad. These two stadiums
39:49 are... I mean, I played a lot of cricket in Faisalabad.
39:51 Faisalabad should be upgraded
39:53 in future. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
39:55 Cricketers also come from there.
39:57 The interest in cricket has increased.
39:59 And it's in the middle of the city. Beautiful area.
40:01 There's a 9-hole golf course as well.
40:03 Still there? Yeah.
40:05 I played in
40:07 Sialkot. I played in Sialkot
40:09 Test cricket. I played one-day cricket
40:11 in Gujranwala. Shekhupura
40:13 Test cricket. So, they are venues
40:15 are there. Nicely done, Skip.
40:17 Alright, sir. The next question
40:19 has come to us from
40:21 Saqib Farshuri. You have a handle
40:23 at Saqib underscore Farshuri
40:25 producer Esports.
40:27 You are saying, "Fakhar bhai, would you please kindly
40:29 take a break because it's been too long and we need to
40:31 go on a break." Yes, of course, we can take a break.
40:33 Let's take a break. We'll see you on the other side.
40:35 Welcome back to The Pavilion. I am Fakhar Khan.
40:42 You are watching Esports. Our continued coverage of
40:44 HBL PSN 9. With me in The Pavilion, I've
40:46 got Azar Ali, Mohamed Hafeez,
40:48 Misr Fahad Haq and the great Maseem Akram.
40:50 Our #AskThePavilion is going on.
40:52 It's a question about Green Machine.
40:54 And your question is from Hafeez.
40:56 You have a handle at GreenMag underscore
40:58 Hein. #AskThePavilion. Hafeez bhai,
41:00 Babar just said in
41:02 press conference, he wasn't
41:04 personally satisfied to play
41:06 at three but sacrificed
41:08 for Pakistan in recent New Zealand
41:10 series. What do you think should Babar
41:12 and Saim now open for Pakistan and
41:14 Rizwan somewhere down the order
41:16 as Saim and Babar are doing well in
41:18 PSL? See, I'll clear it.
41:20 I said earlier that it took me two weeks
41:22 to tell Babar about this
41:24 and to get him
41:26 to take his consent
41:28 that this is for Pakistan.
41:30 I've said earlier that I
41:32 respected him when I talked to him.
41:34 It took some time but he
41:36 understood that this is for Pakistan because
41:38 I explained to him that Babar,
41:40 you and Rizwan are very good players
41:42 but you are not the whole team.
41:44 I have to make the whole team as a team director
41:46 in which Saim Ayub, we feel
41:48 that he is an exciting talent
41:50 who we will play openly. If I
41:52 make him play four or five, it is not suitable
41:54 for his game. So I want
41:56 that you, because you are playing
41:58 one day cricket for the last six or seven years
42:00 at number three, so if you come at number three
42:02 then it won't make any difference.
42:04 Saim will play as an opener which we
42:06 need, left and right combination and Rizwan
42:08 and his flare,
42:10 his aggressive flare and his
42:12 because he plays well in the first six overs
42:14 and after six overs, he
42:16 starts because he doesn't play big shots.
42:18 And why Babar can play well on three?
42:20 Because his rotation of strike
42:22 is very strong. He has that
42:24 ability that he rotates very easily
42:26 and keeps doing seven or eight.
42:28 This was the whole plan. See, discomfort
42:30 I can understand that it can happen to any player
42:32 but people have done this before you
42:34 and people
42:36 will do this after you.
42:38 Like when Azhar came, Yunus Khan was
42:40 playing at number three in Test cricket
42:42 but for him he brought himself to number four.
42:44 When Babar came to play for Pakistan
42:46 and he started very well,
42:48 the coach who came to me
42:50 told me that he used to play at number three
42:52 but he told me to come at number four
42:54 because Babar is a product for
42:56 next ten to fifteen years. I understood
42:58 that and this is not a big thing.
43:00 You play for your country.
43:02 You don't play in your comfort zone.
43:04 So I would like to praise Babar
43:06 for agreeing to this
43:08 but if he thinks he is not comfortable
43:10 I think he was very comfortable in number three
43:12 when he played in New Zealand.
43:14 If he is not comfortable,
43:16 talk to the new management.
43:18 I would like to add one thing
43:20 that you should leave your comfort zone.
43:22 Because in the end
43:24 the result of Pakistan matters.
43:26 How many scores Azhar Ali makes
43:28 is only beneficial when the team wins.
43:30 So I think
43:32 whatever can work for him
43:34 everyone should be willing for that
43:36 and if he is not comfortable, he should be comfortable.
43:38 I think that we should
43:40 talk more like
43:42 yes, whatever team needs from me
43:44 I am happy to do that.
43:46 That is the right message.
43:48 Unfortunately,
43:50 the scenario that is going on
43:52 is to play for yourself.
43:54 I think we should break that.
43:56 When you play for the team,
43:58 for the national representation,
44:00 the biggest milestone you play for
44:02 is to win the game for your country.
44:04 Alright, that pretty much...
44:06 This last one is a special one
44:08 I will just add this one here.
44:10 Anthony Gibson
44:12 and your ex-handle is
44:14 Anthony Gibson.
44:16 Hello, my name is Anthony. I am in the United Kingdom.
44:18 I would like to appreciate
44:20 gentlemen for your outstanding cricketing show.
44:22 Though I do not understand the language that you speak.
44:24 However, all my Indian friends
44:26 who are big cricketing fans
44:28 pointed me to this show on YouTube.
44:30 After watching multiple
44:32 episodes on YouTube, I have to say
44:34 with translations from my friends
44:36 I have to say that you guys
44:38 are one of the funniest people on the planet.
44:40 Please keep on doing what you do
44:42 and I hope that Pakistani cricket
44:44 gets to shine like it used to
44:46 back in the days of the great Wasim Akram.
44:48 Thank you very much, Mr. Gibson.
44:50 Thank you very much, Anthony.
44:52 For watching our show and not even understanding.
44:54 I am not so sure about the subtitles.
44:56 But, hi to your friends as well.
44:58 Absolutely.
45:00 Hi to your friends in Urdu as well.
45:02 We do not have subtitles.
45:04 We were told that we do not have
45:06 the budget for the subtitles.
45:08 They can be on YouTube.
45:10 What are you saying?
45:12 You are the president of A-sports.
45:14 So, now you know
45:16 what the president means.
45:18 Did you get it?
45:20 Not us, but you definitely got it.
45:22 I have known what it means for the last three years.
45:24 Keep up the good work.
45:26 Keep up the good work.
45:28 Look busy, do nothing.
45:30 Nailed it.
45:32 Do nothing.
45:34 Alright, folks.
45:36 With that, just fantastic.
45:38 Let's take a look at the leaderboard.
45:40 Because Hafeez has broken the spell.
45:42 The curse.
45:44 The Hafeez curse has been shattered.
45:46 And Mohammed Hafeez has moved up to 11 points
45:48 catching up with Wasim Akram.
45:50 Who, courtesy Karachi Kings,
45:52 remain with 13 points.
45:54 Now that Kings are no longer in this tournament,
45:56 there are good chances that Wasim Akram
45:58 might pick up a few points
46:00 and Karachi is now getting closer
46:02 three points away trailing
46:04 Misbah Ul Haq. But look, Misbah Ul Haq is on 19.
46:06 Three points behind is Azhar.
46:08 Three points behind Azhar is Wasim Akram.
46:10 And just two points behind Wasim Akram
46:12 is Mohammed Hafeez.
46:14 Just like the HBL PSN 9 table,
46:16 this one is also heating up
46:18 and we are going to see some really interesting,
46:20 hopefully, interesting upsets,
46:22 especially knowing the fact that the curse of Hafeez.
46:24 Not the curse.
46:26 I supported Lahore all the way.
46:28 He supported Karachi in the second half.
46:30 This is the point table.
46:32 Actually, the point stand is also the same.
46:36 Five matches left.
46:38 Five matches left.
46:40 Yes, it's a five-game game.
46:42 Azhar can catch up with you.
46:44 There's a three-point difference.
46:46 I've won two.
46:48 Whenever he says first, I'll say the same team.
46:50 Because you are on the advantage.
46:52 You have to tell us everything from tomorrow.
46:54 No, no.
46:56 I'll decide.
46:58 You can discuss this later.
47:00 I'll tell you.
47:02 You are the president.
47:04 We have to listen to you.
47:06 Who listens to the one who is there?
47:08 What difference does it make?
47:10 We listen.
47:12 Alright, folks.
47:14 We'll bring the match tomorrow on your screens.
47:16 There's another match tomorrow.
47:18 Although the playoffs have been decided.
47:20 Both teams are playing in the same way.
47:22 It's a very important match.
47:24 I know.
47:26 Guinea Gladiators vs Multan Sultans.
47:28 We'll bring it to you from Karachi at 9 PM.
47:30 We'll be here at 7 PM.
47:32 We'll be here after Iftar.
47:34 We'll discuss the pre-match with you.
47:36 It's going to be an important game.
47:38 Because the teams want to finish higher on that table.
47:40 The point table that is there.
47:42 And with that,
47:44 I'd like to thank you all.
47:46 Thank you, Azhar.
47:48 Thank you, Hafeez.
47:50 Thank you, Misbah.
47:52 Thank you, Basim.
47:54 You've been a great support.
47:56 Misbah, shall we go?
47:58 What do you mean?
48:00 It's time for Sehri.
48:02 That's why I called you.
48:04 Alright, folks.
48:06 Ramadan Mubarak.
48:08 Have a great Sehri. Good night.
48:10 [Music]
48:12 (upbeat music)