Monank Patel looking for USA to upset Pakistan in T20 World Cup
05/06/2024
Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas, USA
05/06/2024
Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas, USA
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00:00Hi everyone, we have Munang Patel, Captain, Team USA.
00:09So please introduce yourself before asking your question.
00:12We'll take questions one by one.
00:14For any follow-up question, please raise your hand
00:17so that I'm aware that you want to ask a follow-up question.
00:20Thank you.
00:21Just before I ask my question, can we ask him in Hindi or Urdu?
00:24That's fine.
00:26Munang, it was a good start, the way you wanted it to be.
00:31How much are you looking forward to the match against Pakistan?
00:34Of course, you're a tough opponent, so how do you rate the team?
00:40And which Pakistani player do you think will be important to control?
00:47I think the first game definitely helped us.
00:50We got good momentum.
00:52We'll make sure that we carry forward that momentum in the next game.
00:55Pakistan is a good side. It's a well-experienced side.
01:00We'll make sure that we play the cricket we've been playing.
01:04Pakistan has good experienced bowlers.
01:08We'll make sure that Mohd Amir, who is an experienced bowler,
01:13handles and tackles well.
01:18Hi, I'm Kabir from Bangladesh.
01:20The question is regarding USA's very good performance against Bangladesh.
01:29Considering Pakistan's unpredictable character, do you fancy your chances?
01:35We won't focus much on the Pakistan side.
01:40We want to focus on our own cricket.
01:42We want to make sure that we continue playing the way we've been playing.
01:46It's T20. Once we have a good 30-40 minutes on the field,
01:51you never know. We can take the game away.
01:55Hi, I'm Sikandar from Bangladesh.
01:57My question is, you're like a World XI.
02:01The USA team is like a World XI.
02:03You gather people from different countries and play together here.
02:08How charming is it?
02:10We've been playing since the last 5-6 years.
02:14A few players have been part of the team.
02:17It's a diverse city.
02:19It's good to have players from all over the world.
02:22At the end of the day, we're playing for one team, USA.
02:26There's no difference when we play for USA.
02:31Hi, this is Tasvik Palak from Bangladesh.
02:33I want to know, in the recent past, you've played outstandingly.
02:37You won against Bangladesh, then the first match against Canada.
02:41What's the motivation behind the team?
02:43You are a team, and the players are from other countries.
02:49Both are together. What's the motivation behind the team?
02:54Before we started the World Cup, we had a vision to qualify for the Super 8s.
02:59We wanted to focus on one game at a time.
03:01We had a great start against Canada, and we'd like to continue it.
03:05Playing against the top 10 teams in the world
03:09gives us a chance to showcase our talent
03:11and make sure we play our best against Pakistan.
03:15Hi, the World Cup is going on here in America.
03:18Do you think the World Cup will be a popular game of cricket here in the USA?
03:24It's been growing since the last 3 years.
03:26Cricket has been growing since the pandemic.
03:29It's growing every year, and the World Cup will give one more opportunity
03:33for the cricketing fans and players to promote cricket
03:37and make sure it goes to another level.
03:40Tomorrow you have a match against Pakistan.
03:42Do you think it's more possible for you guys to beat Pakistan at Dallas?
03:50Right now, whatever I say doesn't make any difference.
03:54You need to play the best cricket on a particular day,
03:57and whoever plays the best cricket is going to win the game.
04:08How do you rate Babar Azam?
04:12How important will his wicket be for you?
04:15If you guys beat Babar, what will happen?
04:22Babar is a great batsman in all the formats.
04:28He's the main player, and he's the captain.
04:32If he plays long innings, we've seen that in the past.
04:35His wicket will be really important for us.
04:38We all know his stats. He's been very consistent in the T20s.