पूर्व भारतीय क्रिकेटर प्रज्ञान ओझा ने आईएएनएस से एक्सक्लूसिव बातचीत में भारत और बांग्लादेश के बीच शुरू होने जा रही टेस्ट सीरीज, रोहित शर्मा की कप्तानी और युवा खिलाड़ियों के प्रदर्शन को लेकर खुलकर अपनी राय रखी। उन्होंने कहा कि कई ऐसे पूर्व क्रिकेटर हैं जो आर्थिक रूप से मजबूत नहीं हैं इसलिए एलएलसी जैसी लीग उनकी बहुत मदद करती हैं। वहीं उन्होंने रोहित शर्मा को मुंबई इंडियन्स का कप्तान बनाए जाने की वकालत की। उन्होंने कहा कि भारतीय क्रिकेट का भविष्य बहुत उज्जवल नजर आता है। इसके अलावा उन्होंने कहा कि टेस्ट सीरीज में बांग्लादेश को हल्के में नहीं लिया जा सकता। गौतम गंभीर की कोचिंग पर उन्होंने कहा कि वे खेल को बहुत अच्छी तरह समझते हैं।
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00:00First of all, there are a lot of layers to it.
00:06The first layer is that you are getting a chance to play with your old friends,
00:12with whom you have spent a lot of time,
00:15with whom you got a chance to play for the country at the state level,
00:21you are getting a chance again.
00:23This has been going on for the last 2-3 years, so everybody is looking forward to it.
00:29And the second most important thing is that as a cricketer or as any other profession,
00:35you are getting a chance to live again, so it always holds a very special place.
00:42And the third is that there are few people who are blessed,
00:47who are financially very sound,
00:49and there are few people who are actually trying to make up,
00:54because when you talk about draft, auction,
00:58it's not a very small amount that you are talking about,
01:00it's a very handsome amount.
01:02So a lot of guys are getting very strong financial support,
01:06which is very good.
01:08And I am glad that LLC and people who are organizing it,
01:14it's a very very good thought,
01:17trying to give a second chance to all the cricketers who are trying to,
01:23you know, make a second life out of it.
01:27Because look, all the people who are playing now, they are all retired.
01:32You will see that those who have played the country,
01:34who have been blessed to play IPL also,
01:38after playing all this, somewhere you are financially secured.
01:41Last year, I was playing for the Hyderabad team,
01:45and Manipal and Hyderabad played the finals.
01:48So I think,
01:52I think,
01:55the defending champions have a responsibility,
02:01and as I say, as long as you're playing,
02:05as long as things are going fine,
02:08so you should always enjoy and just give your best.
02:12So I'm really looking forward to the Manipal team, Tigers,
02:18they'll come back and play the way they have played last year,
02:22and to continue the way it has to,
02:25like Bajupa as a leader,
02:27he was my captain when we were playing IPL for Mumbai Indians,
02:30now he's going to be captain.
02:31So it's a good thing.
02:33We do miss cricket,
02:34but more than that, you will see the dressing room,
02:37the team traveling by bus,
02:39the experience of traveling from one destination to another,
02:47the friends who travel together,
02:50so those things are very special.
02:52So that actually tells you what team sports is.
02:57I think everyone must be waiting for this tournament to start in a few days,
03:07and that get-together,
03:11that team you travel in,
03:14that motivates you a lot to achieve something special,
03:19and like last year,
03:22you reached the finals and won the Manipal Tigers,
03:24so I think the stronger your bonding as a team,
03:29the better you perform on the ground.
03:33I think,
03:35franchisee cricket is a totally different cricket than state or national duty.
03:41So the rules are completely different.
03:46But as personally, if you ask me,
03:49so I've seen Rohit Sharma grow to this kind of stature,
03:55so I think if he continues with Mumbai Indians,
04:00then it will be great.
04:01See, domestic cricket is very important,
04:04and if senior players play,
04:07then it will have more relevance,
04:09more value.
04:10Not just for domestic cricket,
04:12but for the players who play as well.
04:14Because they themselves will be ready.
04:16If you see,
04:17in any country,
04:18if cricket is advancing or enhancing,
04:22it is because of their domestic structure,
04:24their domestic games,
04:27they are very high quality.
04:29If you look at Australia,
04:30if you look at South Africa,
04:32if you look at England,
04:35so the heart of cricket is domestic cricket,
04:39and it is good that some senior players are coming back and playing domestic cricket,
04:45which is very, very important.
05:09I'm really looking forward to see him come back.
05:39I think these are the players I'm really looking forward to.
05:48Dhruv Jurel is also a player whose performance and attitude is fearless.
05:57So I'm really looking forward to it,
06:00that all these players take the team forward.
06:03If we talk about bowling,
06:05Akash Dib has been very impressive.
06:08So I would like to see how these people move forward.
06:12Look, it's a subcontinent team.
06:15They also have good spinners.
06:17If you look at Mehdi Hassan Man of the Tournament,
06:20the way he performed,
06:22he's a good batsman,
06:24he's a good spinner,
06:25then there's Saqib.
06:26So it won't be that easy.
06:28Because it will be very tricky to see what kind of pitch the Indian team will play in.
06:33I won't say that Bangladesh will challenge,
06:37I will say that it will be a good fight.
06:40The way Bangladesh has defeated Pakistan in their home,
06:45I think Bangladesh is moving in the right direction.
06:49So when they come here,
06:50it will be a good series.
06:52And the biggest thing is what you were saying,
06:55who are those boys who will go ahead and earn their name.
06:59The performances that will go on from here,
07:01we are talking about the Australia series.
07:03Because Australia has not won the Border Gaon Trophy twice.
07:09So they will be looking forward to it.
07:11And they will definitely want to keep the record intact at home.
07:16Because they have lost twice at home.
07:18So I think this series will start building momentum.
07:24And it's a very important series.
07:25I don't think the team should take it lightly.
07:29I think the champion of a player
07:32and their thinking will be very clear.
07:38Very crystal, very clear.
07:41They will say whatever they want.
07:44And communication will be very straight with clarity.
07:49And when you are on national duty,
07:52as a player, as a decision-making individual,
07:57the thing that you need the most and helps you the most is clarity.
08:02We will definitely give that to Gautam.