Nepal's Sompal Kami and Karan KC on Netherlands world cup loss
Nepal's Sompal Kami and Karan KC on Netherlands world cup loss
04/06/2024
Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas, USA
04/06/2024
Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas, USA
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00:00Thank you, thank you everyone. You now start, you can start.
00:07Please raise your hand before the question.
00:14Commiserations, unlucky today. First to you Sompal, after playing in the T20
00:19World Cup 10 years ago, here at a T20 World Cup 10 years later, what are some
00:23of the differences here for you, yeah playing in across two tournaments? Lots
00:30of different because cricket before 2014 is T20 is not that fast but now is
00:37totally T20 is like a T20 game. So yeah it was good experience for me here. We
00:43lost first game but we have three game. I am definitely, I am confident we will
00:49come back strongly. And just a question quickly for both of you, being two of
00:54the senior members of the group, how is it imparting your knowledge on the
00:58younger players here at a T20 World Cup when the pressure is a little bit higher
01:01and the stakes are a little bit higher? How did you, how did the younger guys
01:04take it and what did you say to them to try and inspire them over the over the
01:08day? I think if someone loves cricket or is passionate cricket, it doesn't matter
01:15whatever pressure it is, you always love, you know, I always love cricket, very
01:22passionate about cricket so I never feel pressure. So that's the thing you have to
01:26enjoy and you're here to play cricket, just play it and do whatever you can do.
01:33Hi Sampal, everyone knows that you play in front of amazing fans at home, what
01:41was it like coming to Dallas, Texas and playing in front of a stadium packed
01:46with Nepal fans? We all are grateful and I'd love to thanks all the Nepalese fans,
01:51they came here and supporting us and I'd love to say thank you so much, keep
01:57blessing us. I'm so grateful, I'm Nepali, I'm playing from Nepal, I represent Nepal.
02:02Once again thank you so much, I want to say Nepali fans. And I guess for both of
02:07you, currently there are kind of small crowds, fewer people watching other
02:13matches, your team's so well supported, it's such an exciting thing to see, do you
02:20feel like you play for one of the most special teams in the world at the moment?
02:24Yes, we are very proud that we are Nepali because every ground, every
02:31place, every state, every country we go, every Nepali, you know, most of numbers
02:35Nepalese come there and support us. We are very blessed, you know, we are playing
02:40for Nepal and we are Nepali. So thank you all the fans out there who loves us, who
02:46comes here, support us, whatever the result is. So we are very blessed.
02:54Shall I? Okay. Sorry guys, we are doing it in our language, if you won't mind. So
03:03Sompal, Karan, Dubey, how big was the toss?
03:09Obviously, wicket matters in such conditions, but toss is not in our hands, it's not in
03:15control. And after batting, it was our responsibility to run as much as we could in the wicket.
03:21And we couldn't target well anywhere. And there was nothing in it, because batting
03:27was not easy, the conditions were not good. So I think we were short by 20-30 runs.
03:33If we had made 20-30 runs, we could have taken the winning moment on our side.
03:38It's a very rare sight. We are playing with four pacers today, medium pacer.
03:43How does it feel in such a wicket? You gave a very good fight in a very low total.
03:49We played our first practice match here. And this wicket is a benefit for medium pacer.
03:54We are short by 20-30 runs, so we got the result.
04:00We made some small mistakes, but we could have won if we didn't make those mistakes.
04:07And we could have won in such a low total.
04:12It doesn't matter if we lost or won the World Cup, we are here to prove that batting is
04:18important. We are here to win, so it doesn't matter if we lost or won the toss.
04:30Sampal, do you feel that we were a bit hasty when we started batting today?
04:35It's not like that. Everyone feels that way when they play T20.
04:39But this is how you play the game in T20.
04:42We tried to play powerfully on our side.
04:45We couldn't do much, but I hope we will make a comeback in the next three games.
04:51Somday, according to your expectations, this is the game that Nepal expected to win in the World Cup.
04:58The audience is here today. You played in Nepal as well.
05:02You screened in different places.
05:04You didn't meet our expectations in the rest of the games.
05:07How easy is it for us to meet the expectations of the fans and the team in the remaining three games?
05:15Obviously, the fans are here to see us win.
05:20We will try to win and give our best.
05:24I am very grateful to the fans who came to the stadium to cheer for us.
05:30I am also thankful that they left all their problems and came to support us.
05:37We couldn't give them happiness today, but we gave 100%.
05:42We saw that this is cricket.
05:45Only one team can win.
05:48We didn't have a winning moment today.
05:51But I am 100% sure that we will have a winning moment in the next three games.
05:57We will defeat a big team and give them a lot of happiness.
06:00There is no pressure.
06:02The Nepalese fans come to support the team.
06:05We are very happy that so many fans are coming to support us.
06:12We are more motivated than the pressure.
06:15Sumpal dai, our team was not able to open up in the first game.
06:20What is the reason for that?
06:24In the beginning, we didn't feel like runners.
06:28The batsmen didn't feel like they were open.
06:30When a batsman or a runner comes, they feel confident.
06:35Our batsmen played well in the wicket.
06:44I don't think we are in a hurry.
06:47We just made a few mistakes.
06:50We didn't lose a single ball today.
06:53I hope we will make a comeback in the next game.
06:56How confident were you that you would win in this score?
07:00Even if we score 10-20 runs, we will fight for it.
07:08It doesn't matter what the target is.
07:11It was a challenge for us to win in the first and second innings.
07:16We did well as a bowler unit.
07:19We could have done better.
07:21But the target was so small that we couldn't try anything else.
07:25There were a lot of limitations.
07:26But I am happy that we were in the bowler unit.
07:31Our fielders backed the bowlers.
07:37I hope we will make a good comeback in the next game.
07:40Namaste, I am Vishnohari Gemire from Samaras Time.
07:43You missed the catch in the fielding.
07:49Where is the turning point in today's match?
07:52It is not in our control.
07:53Any fielder knows how to catch the ball.
07:58But at the end of the day, life is all about mistakes and learning.
08:02So we learned how to make mistakes.
08:05We have caught a thousand catches in practice.
08:11But we lost one ball or one moment today.
08:16It is normal to miss a catch in a big game.
08:21I am 100% sure that we won't make the same mistakes in the next game.
08:28Do you think it is a turning point?
08:33I don't think it is a turning point.
08:37We lost the first catch in the first two innings.
08:41We had only 18 runs left in the last two innings.
08:45So I don't think it is a turning point.
08:47I don't think it is a turning point.
08:49But we could have put the Netherlands team in the back foot.
08:52If we had run well on the board, it could have been a turning point.
08:55If we had caught the catch, it could have been a turning point.
09:01I don't think it is a turning point.
09:04I don't think it is a turning point.
09:08How much pressure will this result put on you in the next game?
09:12I don't think there will be any pressure.
09:14We were under a lot of pressure in the qualifiers.
09:17We came here to prove that we are worthy of the Super 8.
09:20The World Cup has invited us.
09:23We have worked hard.
09:25No one has invited us.
09:27So I am very confident about our team.
09:29The result has never mattered to us.
09:32This result will not matter in the next three games.
09:35Sompal and Karan, you have already answered.
09:39You have already told us a little about the audience.
09:41I would like to show you a little bit of Nepal.
09:44I have heard that you have shown more support here than you did in Tudikhel.
09:53How do you want to express that emotion?
09:56How do you want to express the faith and support that the audience has shown you?
10:01Obviously, we have come this far because of their faith.
10:04I think we should have stayed in Nepal longer than we came here.
10:08Like I said before, we are so grateful that we are playing from Nepal.
10:13I have been here for 10 years.
10:15KC has been here for 9 years.
10:17We are very blessed.
10:19That is why we have come to the World Cup.
10:21Last year, I was sitting at home and watching the match.
10:24Today, I am playing the World Cup.
10:26I don't think it is important to prove anything to my team.
10:30Because we have given our 100 percent.
10:33Everyone makes mistakes.
10:35Life is all about learning.
10:38I hope that we will play good matches in the next game and feel proud of Nepal.
10:45Do you have anything to say, Karan?
10:47We are very grateful.
10:49Nepal fans have always supported us wherever we have been.
10:55Last time, we went to play the West Indies practice match.
11:00There were at least 6-7 Nepalese fans.
11:03We did not expect that there would be Nepalese fans here as well.
11:05But there were at least 6-7 Nepalese fans.
11:07We are very grateful.
11:09Nepal fans have always supported us.
11:13We are very proud of that.
11:16We are representing Nepal here.
11:19We are very happy about that.
11:21I hope that we will win the next three games.
11:26I think everything is covered.
11:28Thank you so much for your time.