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00:00Welcome to Sports Room, I am your host, Najeeb Al-Hasnain and as you know, Pakistan cricket is in a frenzy of the Champions Cup and the match is between Mohammed Haris' Stallions and Shaheen's Lions.
00:27Stallions has won the toss and has decided to bat and the score is 174-2.
00:33Shaheen Masood has made 41 runs and is currently playing with Tayyab Tahir and Babur Azam.
00:40Babur Azam needs to look for a form and it is good for him that he has made 50 runs and is currently playing at 62.
00:48These two players are present on the wicket and in the studio is our sports correspondent, Shahid Hashmi.
00:54Shahid, Assalam-o-Alaikum, welcome to the show.
00:56Assalam-o-Alaikum.
00:57Shahid, tell us, the excitement of the Champions Cup is very high in Faisalabad. What do you think, is it going well and will it be beneficial?
01:07The cricket board has made a very good hype. The media department of the cricket board should give full marks for the hype it has made.
01:14It feels like a mini world cup is taking place in Pakistan and cricket is taking place in Faisalabad after a long time.
01:21All the big players are playing, so there is a lot of attraction for the crowd in Faisalabad.
01:26It is almost the weekend and there will be a lot of crowd on Sunday.
01:34The people of Faisalabad are cricket staffed and they are eager for cricket.
01:39So, there is a good hype and I hope that the desired result is also produced from it and it does not become a pipe dream.
01:47As far as desired results are concerned, this game is going on and we cannot talk much about it.
01:53In yesterday's game, Markhor outclassed Panthers by 160 runs.
02:00I would like to talk a little about that game.
02:04Although they got a quick relegation from Dangerous Fakhar Zaman,
02:09Kamran Ghulam played very well and Iftikhar played very well.
02:12The most highlighted performance was of talented young cricketer Abdul Samad.
02:18What would you say about him?
02:19He was a good player and his hitting was very good.
02:23He took some time in the beginning and then he started hitting.
02:26He hit clean hits.
02:27At the beginning of this year, in the one-day tournament of the President Cup,
02:31he scored 100 runs and scored 115 not-outs in 90 balls.
02:35He scored 4-5 sixes in that too.
02:37We need such batsmen.
02:39He bowled well and the bowler was also good.
02:43The fielder was also good.
02:45He attempted a run-out.
02:48He tried to catch the ball on the boundary line and he got injured.
02:52He looks like a good cricketer.
02:54He should be developed and groomed.
02:55Let's not make him Ben Stokes.
02:57This is a big problem of ours.
02:58In one inning, we say that we got a finisher and a forwarder.
03:02But I didn't understand one thing, Mr. Shahid.
03:05He is not very young.
03:07He is 24-25 years old.
03:09Then why didn't we see him in PSL?
03:11Why can't we identify this talent in our premium tournament?
03:15This is the biggest weakness of the Pakistan Cricket Board, National Cricket Academy,
03:19and all the high-performance managers.
03:24Talent is not highlighted.
03:26Many cricketers of our U-19 team disappear halfway.
03:30Let me give you an example of a fast bowler.
03:33His name was Mohammad Aftab.
03:35I and Waseem Akram were watching an U-19 match of Pakistan in the 2014 U-19 World Cup.
03:40Waseem said that there is a glimpse of Mohammad Amir in this.
03:44It was the same type of action.
03:45It was the same type of bowling in one match.
03:47He made two or three outs.
03:49But he was lost in Sheikhupura.
03:51Maybe he works at a grocery store.
03:54Players come to our academy, but they can't develop.
03:57They can't be spotted.
03:59Some players are also at fault.
04:01Some of our high-performance managers, our talent scouts,
04:05who work in our cricket academy, are also at fault.
04:08They can't groom them properly.
04:11Yesterday, we saw a lot of shortcomings in the Panthers.
04:14Obviously, when you lose by 160 runs, you make a lot of mistakes.
04:17I was most disappointed with the captain.
04:19Shadab Khan plays leagues all over the world.
04:22Two setbacksmen are standing.
04:24You have five overs left.
04:25You have got 47th and 49th over from Osama Mir.
04:30It looks like you left him to be beaten.
04:33How did you like the captain yesterday?
04:35Shadab did a bad captain.
04:37He couldn't do anything himself.
04:39He didn't score 35 runs in the first over.
04:41He played a stroke in a hurry.
04:43This is one day.
04:44This is not T20.
04:45Even if you play 10, 12, 15 balls, even if you play a dot,
04:48Pakistan has always had a special opinion
04:51that our batsmen like to play dot balls.
04:53But you can play dot balls in one day in the beginning.
04:56You can play 10, 15 balls with a straight bat.
04:58When the ball starts coming to your bat,
05:00you know that you will be able to score a steady score.
05:03This is one day.
05:04He plays like it's one day.
05:06In the first half of the game,
05:08we saw that Shadab made Osama over late.
05:11He scored only 5 overs.
05:13You should take the initiative.
05:15Show your boldness.
05:16Even Shadab would have bowled 10 overs.
05:18If you had scored 9 overs from Osama Mir,
05:20you should have scored 7 or 8 from Shadab.
05:22To check one thing,
05:24you and I are on the same page.
05:26The main purpose of this event is to find talent.
05:29To produce backup.
05:31I didn't understand that Rizwan has cemented his place
05:35as a captain in the future.
05:37Why did he go to 4th position?
05:39If he had sent Abdul Samad a little higher,
05:41or if he had sent his tail-ender,
05:43Iftikhar, a little higher.
05:46The 45 runs that he scored there were important.
05:50But what proof does Rizwan need?
05:53Pakistan has a good season ahead.
05:57He has to play 6 matches in Australia,
05:596 matches in Zimbabwe,
06:016 matches in South Africa.
06:03Then there is the Champions Trophy.
06:05These small things should be highlighted by Rizwan.
06:10He should also try to give a chance to the youngster.
06:18Take the example of today's match.
06:20Irfan Ahmed Khan is not a good player in Shaheen Shafridi's team.
06:23He has to rest today.
06:24If he doesn't have any fitness problem,
06:26then it is a big blunder.
06:28He has played international cricket.
06:30He has to groom.
06:32He scored a century in a match in Australia.
06:36Take the example of the other team.
06:39Mohammad Haris's team has rested Zamaan Khan.
06:45If he is not injured or unfit,
06:47then it is also a big mistake.
06:49He has also played international cricket.
06:51He has played only one day.
06:53If he has to play one more day,
06:55if he is a good death-ball bowler,
06:57then you should give him a chance.
06:59If you give him more matches,
07:01if he rests and sits on the bench,
07:03then he will not develop.
07:05Absolutely right.
07:06Let's talk about Iftikhar.
07:08He has said that you are putting expectations on him
07:11that he should perform like a middle-order batter.
07:14Let's see what he had to say.
07:16I am not a middle-order player.
07:18I am a low-order player.
07:20I am a talented player.
07:24When you see me,
07:26I play at 7th or 8th position.
07:29In the world,
07:31middle-order batsmen play at 4th or 5th position.
07:39I play at 7th or 8th position.
07:41I think I consider myself a talented player.
07:44I want to perform where I perform for my country.
07:50Whenever I play for Pakistan,
07:54I play at 7th or 8th position.
07:56What Iftikhar is saying,
07:58his stats are not matching.
08:02Let's see T20 first.
08:05We will know how many innings he has played in T20.
08:10He has played 8 matches at 4th position.
08:13His average is 23.
08:15He has played 25 matches at 5th position.
08:17His average is 20.
08:19He has played 10 matches at 6th position.
08:22His average is 20.
08:24He has performed well at 7th position.
08:26His average is 41.
08:28He has played once at 8th position.
08:30His average is 60.
08:32He has performed well at 7th or 8th position.
08:34Let's see ODI.
08:36He has played at many positions.
08:38He has played once at 4th position.
08:40He has scored 5 runs.
08:42He has played twice at 5th position.
08:44He has scored 38 runs.
08:46He has played 16 matches at 6th position.
08:50He has scored 461 runs.
08:52His average is 41.2.
08:54He has performed well at 6th position.
08:56He has played 5 matches at 7th position.
08:58Mr. Shahid,
09:00the way cricket is played in Pakistan,
09:02even if you are playing in late order,
09:04you get many chances to get out.
09:08He has failed many times.
09:10This is not a justification.
09:12Before this media talk,
09:14I saw New York's Pakistan-India match.
09:16He was at 7th position.
09:18He struggled a lot in front of Bhumrah.
09:20When he went for batting,
09:22Pakistan needed 32 runs in 21 games.
09:24Pakistan could have won the match
09:26if Iftikhar played well.
09:28But he struggled a lot against Bhumrah.
09:30In T20's 55 innings,
09:32he has gone to top 6 43 times.
09:34In one day's 24 innings,
09:36he has gone to top 6 19 times.
09:38What else do you want?
09:40You are playing in top 6.
09:42This is right.
09:44In ODI cricket,
09:46Iftikhar is at 4th position.
09:48If you see his average,
09:50he has an average of 48 in list A.
09:52His strike rate is 93.
09:54He takes some time in list A.
09:56In 50 overs match,
09:58he takes some time to set.
10:00But later he plays fast.
10:02In T20, he is not like that.
10:04He is a very good player in one day.
10:06He is a very good player in list A.
10:08But we didn't use him much in one day.
10:10If any team gets a championship,
10:12let it be Pakistan.
10:14If someone performs in one day,
10:16let it be Pakistan.
10:18If someone performs in T20,
10:20let it be Pakistan.
10:22If someone performs in white ball,
10:24let it be Pakistan.
10:26Going back to the point,
10:28Rizwan should send him to 4th position
10:30so that he can settle there.
10:32In that match,
10:34Shahdaab went above Iftikhar.
10:36Imad Waseem went above Iftikhar.
10:38That's why Iftikhar is at 7th position.
10:40Usman Khan was playing in that match.
10:42Babar was also playing.
10:44The opening was played by Rizwan and Saim Ayub.
10:48If we waste our players like this,
10:50in ODI cricket, 100%,
10:52all experts say that
10:54Iftikhar is a 4th number player.
10:56He takes some time.
10:58In T20, there is flexibility.
11:00But in the Indian match,
11:02you needed solid innings.
11:04It was not a big total of 120.
11:06You should have sent Iftikhar
11:08and told him to rotate the strike
11:10and go up to 120 runs.
11:12The Champions Cup is going on.
11:14It will continue in the coming days.
11:16Moving on,
11:18let's talk about National Hockey.
11:20In Asian Hockey Champions Trophy,
11:22Pakistan is showing
11:24a great performance.
11:26Tomorrow, we have a match against India.
11:28When a match is played against India,
11:30it is a little difficult.
11:32Both teams have already qualified
11:34in the semi-final.
11:36Team coach Tahir Zaman is with us.
11:38Mr. Tahir, tell me,
11:40how satisfied are you
11:42with the team's performance?
11:44Alhamdulillah,
11:46we have played two equal matches.
11:48We have won two matches
11:50and qualified for the semi-final.
11:52The boys have worked harder
11:54than my expectations.
11:56They have learned from their mistakes.
11:58All the credit goes to the boys
12:00who are working so hard
12:02to regain their lost position in hockey.
12:04We hope that
12:06they will perform well
12:08in the upcoming matches.
12:10It was a difficult decision
12:12when I took the task
12:14as head coach.
12:16However, we needed time
12:18to contribute to Pakistan's hockey
12:20and to guide the boys
12:22in presenting
12:24their best game.
12:26This is a long-term process.
12:28In the coming days,
12:30we will have to make a comprehensive
12:32plan so that Pakistan
12:34can regain its lost position.
12:36This will be a consistent effort
12:38and a combined effort.
12:40Teamwork is required for this.
12:42In the coming days,
12:44we will try to
12:46collaborate with all stakeholders
12:48and make a program
12:50that is long-term
12:52and has a good direction.
12:54With the continuity of this process,
12:56we will bring Pakistan's hockey
12:58back to the level
13:00that every hockey lover wants to see.
13:02We have a match against India tomorrow.
13:04We hope that they can prove
13:06to be a tough opponent.
13:08How are we preparing?
13:10In the match against India,
13:12we are going to play tomorrow.
13:14There are high expectations
13:16and hype has been created.
13:18We know that India is
13:20playing hockey at a high performance level.
13:22We are not in the ranking.
13:24Despite that,
13:26keeping in mind
13:28all the facts,
13:30we will still try to adopt
13:32the tactics that will create
13:34difficulties for the Indian team.
13:36There is no doubt that
13:38we go to win every match.
13:40If we can create chances
13:42to win and create difficulties
13:44for India, then we will try to win
13:46that match as well.
13:48The boys are already disciplined
13:50and organized.
13:52They are learning from their mistakes.
13:54As I said, all the credit goes to
13:56the boys of our team.
13:58The captain and vice-captain
14:00are putting in extra efforts.
14:04To be honest,
14:06this team is unpredictable.
14:08Our boys have everything.
14:10They are learning from their mistakes
14:12and moving forward.
14:14I hope that they can
14:16surprise us in the match
14:18against India.
14:20With this hope,
14:22we will play tomorrow's match
14:24against India.
14:26Thank you, Tahir Zaman.
14:28Mr. Shahid, we have talked a lot
14:30about cricket.
14:32The way Pakistan is playing
14:34on hockey,
14:36I am enjoying watching it.
14:38The two matches that we have
14:40drawn, I think we panicked
14:42and those were also winning matches.
14:44The first two matches
14:46that we drew were not good.
14:48But China's match was very good.
14:505-1 is a remarkable victory.
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