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00:00Welcome to Sports Room, I am your host Najeeb Al-Hasnain, for the One Day and T20 series
00:20against Australia, the Komi team is in Melbourne, the series will start from 4th November.
00:25To talk about this, I have with me in the studio our sports correspondent Mr. Shahid Hashmi.
00:29Mr. Shahid, welcome back.
00:30Multan and then Pindi, your entire tour and it is very tough to cover test matches in Pakistan.
00:37The roads get closed, then you have to reach early in the morning, sometimes there is electricity,
00:43sometimes there is no electricity.
00:44So there are a lot of problems, but it was a good series.
00:47It was memorable.
00:48And turned around from Pakistan, that was a commendable thing.
00:51Absolutely right.
00:52Let's talk about the team selection.
00:55A lot of issues have accumulated.
00:57First of all, do you think the captain's decision is right?
01:03Should this have been done earlier?
01:05When the ODI World Cup ended last year in India and Babar Azam was almost prepared
01:10or forced to step down from all three formats.
01:14At that time, Rizwan was an excellent option for all three formats.
01:18Okay, if you had to separate the red ball, you made Shahan Masood,
01:21but the captain of the white ball was Mohammad Rizwan from both formats.
01:25You made Shaheen, immediately removed him, then brought Babar back, then Babar was removed.
01:30So it was a delay and a big loss for the Pakistani team.
01:34There are still four months left for the Champions Trophy.
01:37But the selection we have done, you have removed some players.
01:41It feels like we are in four months.
01:43In four months, we will achieve a lot.
01:49And whatever changes we had to make, we had to talk about the Champions Trophy.
01:53But if we do it before the Champions Trophy, we will have to back it.
01:56According to me, there will not be such good results in Australia.
02:00We will have to show patience.
02:02And then we will have to think about the players we have removed.
02:06If we talk about the Champions Trophy, then we will have to reshuffle and rebuild.
02:13Pakistan's cricket has been rebuilding since 1952.
02:17And it is the same after every big event.
02:19So the question here is that everyone is talking about the talk of the town, Fakhar Zaman.
02:25And I would also like to add Imamul Haq for one day.
02:28Fakhar Zaman is such a player that everyone talks about his intent.
02:33He never created any issue for the team.
02:35He also sacrificed his number.
02:37And there was no discipline of any kind.
02:40Okay, he shouldn't have tweeted that.
02:43But what do you think?
02:44But if you look at the timing of that tweet, it was done before the team announcement.
02:50That is, he had already expressed a fear that if this happens, it will not be right.
02:56This tweet is before the announcement of the team.
02:59After 40-45 minutes of the team announcement, either he would have found out that Babar Azam should be dropped.
03:05But that tweet was not directly on the PCB or the selection committee.
03:11It could have been a little more mild-worded that Babar Azam should be backed.
03:15Babar Azam is our ace.
03:17And the central contract also binds any player that you are against the policy of the PCB.
03:21This is the only point.
03:22But let's call him and scold him a little, let's tell him a little.
03:25As far as fitness is concerned, his knee issue has been going on for a long time.
03:29In the 50-over World Cup, he kept saying that I am fit, feed me, feed me.
03:35We wasted such a good match of South Africa.
03:38By that time, Fakhar Zaman was ready to play.
03:41When he gave a great performance against New Zealand, he came and vented his anger.
03:47He said that I was ready to play the South African match and I was not fed.
03:52If we had played the South African match, we would have achieved a better result.
03:57There are many players who have to take a little break in fitness.
04:01He has a knee issue.
04:03He can't do that fitness thing.
04:07But if you make him run, take 70 singles, take 80 singles.
04:11He will do that in the match situation and show you.
04:14And the player is also such that he doesn't need so many singles.
04:17Before the Champions Trophy, we were on a tough tour in Australia.
04:21We gave Abdullah Shafiq a very good performance in the World Cup.
04:25Saim Ayyub, who had a big record against T20.
04:28Now he will open in our one-day.
04:31We shouldn't have done all this 3-4 months ago.
04:34If we had waited 3-4 more months, we would have got time after the Champions Trophy.
04:37Absolutely right.
04:38We were talking about Rizwan's captaincy.
04:40Rizwan has said for his captaincy that I have never asked for it, but I am getting the responsibility.
04:45I will accept it. I will give my 100%.
04:48He also said about Fakhar Zaman that the whole world knows what kind of player he is.
04:52They will definitely feel his absence.
04:54In this regard, I also had questions from Mohsin Naqvi yesterday.
04:58He also said the same thing.
05:00Obviously, it is the chairman's statement that I don't interfere.
05:04This is the job of the selectors.
05:06But when the press conference was taking place, he mentioned that tweet.
05:10This is also included in this.
05:12One of the reasons.
05:14One of the reasons.
05:16But there are very good cricketers around the chairman.
05:19We can never doubt a cricketer's competence or his intentions.
05:24But there are many things like the matter of selection.
05:28The chairman and his other administrative staff, like Salman Nasir and other people who are close to him,
05:36should judge and vet that the selection committee has selected this player.
05:41Is this selection right?
05:43They have their own data department and statistician.
05:46You have selected three left-arm spinners.
05:49Sufiyan Muqeem, Arfaat Minhaj, who is an all-rounder, and Faisal Akram.
05:53Selecting three similar spinners for four series.
05:56Instead of these three, you could have kept one off-break bowler.
06:00You could have kept Sajid Khan in the current form.
06:02He is also good at batting.
06:03He just played a Champions Cup match.
06:05There was a man-of-the-match in it.
06:07Or if you want to keep Sajid Khan only for the red ball,
06:11then you can keep Mubasir Khan.
06:13He was the player of the tournament for the last two Quaid-e-Azam trophies.
06:18He had a 90 in this Champions Cup.
06:20He has already gone to Australia with the Shaheens.
06:23He is an off-break bowler.
06:24He plays a lot of khabba in Australia.
06:26So, it would have been beneficial for you.
06:27So, there are many things.
06:29The chairmen will have to weigh and vet.
06:32They will have to check the data and record.
06:39So, instead of three similar spinners,
06:41if there was one off-break bowler,
06:43then it would have been more beneficial for Pakistan.
06:45Absolutely right.
06:46The chairman asked about Fakhar's selection.
06:48He also asked about Aqib Javed.
06:50Let's show that to you.
06:52Fakhar was an important player.
06:53What would have happened in the Champions trophy?
06:55The selection committee, Aqib and the rest of the people…
06:58In the selection committee,
06:59I did not remove a single player from the record.
07:03It is not good for Pakistan either.
07:04The big foreign coaches who are going,
07:06they are saying that PC breaks the rules.
07:08We did not break the rules.
07:09They designed it.
07:10Pakistani coaches can come.
07:12I am consulting with 5-7 people.
07:14They will advise me better.
07:15What is the standing in the ICC meeting?
07:17God willing, everything will be better.
07:21Now, the second important point,
07:23Gary Kirsten.
07:24The image of Pakistan is bad.
07:26But this is also our place.
07:29When we bring a foreign coach,
07:33it feels like they are doing us a favor.
07:36And there is a little problem.
07:40Since they have come,
07:41there has been no difference in our performance.
07:43We want to dictate.
07:44There could have been a little better coordination.
07:46Whenever a foreign coach comes,
07:48he needs time.
07:49He will ask for time.
07:50No, I have just come.
07:52It was the first tournament.
07:53He did not come in one series.
07:55Then he came in the England series.
07:56Pakistan wanted to lose.
07:58Because the England team was very strong.
08:00And we are very strong.
08:01Then we went to the T20 World Cup.
08:03Where Pakistan lost to the USA and India.
08:06Both were winning matches.
08:07Because of their wrong wisdom,
08:09because of their wrong play,
08:11Pakistan lost both the matches.
08:13Both were going to win.
08:14The players agreed that they were not united.
08:16The atmosphere was not good.
08:17Both were going to win the match.
08:18If both had won the match,
08:19your coach would have gone ahead.
08:21Your planning would have gone ahead.
08:22That was wrong.
08:24If Garry Kirsten was talking,
08:26he was in Pakistan during the Champions Cup.
08:28He would have been called back after the Champions Cup.
08:30He would have been talked to.
08:32There are two things in cricket.
08:34There are many other life matters.
08:36Either you convince me,
08:38or you get convinced by me.
08:40Both the parties sit down and decide.
08:42What happened,
08:44will definitely ruin Pakistan's reputation.
08:46If Pakistan does not get a foreign coach,
08:49then Pakistan will have a problem in the future.
08:51It is better for Pakistan to have a local coach.
08:54Give him some time.
08:56Involve him in the selection process.
08:59It often happens,
09:00like with Babar Azam,
09:02when you gave Babar Azam sole powers,
09:04he selected the players as per his wish.
09:06When you do not give the head coach
09:08the selection as per his wish,
09:10and do not give him powers,
09:12how will you make him accountable?
09:13The problem is,
09:14with us,
09:15I do not know what happens in the rest of the world,
09:18when a foreign coach comes to us,
09:20he also makes a group of his own,
09:22of some special players,
09:24whose backing he has,
09:26and he gives backing to those players.
09:28Many coaches hide behind the captain.
09:31They hide behind some players.
09:33If he had given a report,
09:35in which he had said something about some players,
09:37it was not accepted by him,
09:39it could not be implemented on him.
09:41After that,
09:42continuous problems were created.
09:45It would have been better,
09:46if it had been discussed here,
09:47after the Champions Trophy,
09:49but now it is done.
09:50Pakistan should move ahead on this.
09:52We are looking for a head coach from abroad.
09:57You will not find good coaches from abroad,
09:59because they play in three leagues.
10:01You do not find many players,
10:03because they play in one league,
10:05and play in another league.
10:06Last year,
10:07this year,
10:08in 2024,
10:09Alex Hales played T20 for seven different teams.
10:12Mohammad Amir,
10:13in one week,
10:14represented three T20 teams.
10:17So,
10:18there are so many cricket leagues,
10:20that it is very difficult for you to find a head coach,
10:22a foreign coach.
10:23If you find one,
10:24then you can find a low-profile,
10:26good coach from Australia.
10:28But he should be low-profile.
10:29He should not be such a big player,
10:31or such a big coach,
10:32that there is a demand for him in different leagues.
10:34If he has done well only in Australia,
10:36but now he is not ready to come.
10:38Absolutely right.
10:39Let's take a commercial break.
10:41Don't go anywhere, we will be right back.
10:48Glad to have you back once again to Sportsroom,
10:50in conversation with our sports correspondent,
10:52Shahid Hashmi.
10:53Mr. Shahid,
10:54you were just saying that this series
10:56will not be easy for Pakistan.
10:58And obviously,
10:59the stats also say the same.
11:00We have won only once,
11:01under the leadership of Waqar Yunus.
11:03Now we have to see what happens this time.
11:05But,
11:06glad to have you back.
11:07Once again,
11:08to Sportsroom,
11:09in conversation with our sports correspondent,
11:11Shahid Hashmi.
11:12Mr. Shahid,
11:13you were just saying that
11:14this series will not be easy for Pakistan.
11:16But,
11:17Glenn Maxwell,
11:18who is a very dangerous player,
11:19says that
11:20planning against Pakistan's team is very difficult.
11:22They can do anything at any time.
11:24Let's see what he had to say.
11:46I think you are praising too much.
11:48Maxwell wants to call the crowd to come and watch Pakistan.
11:52Yes,
11:53the 2023 World Cup was a very settled team.
11:56Shaheen was bowling well.
11:58Naseem Shah was not in the World Cup.
12:00If Osama Mir had not dropped that catch,
12:03Pakistan would have won.
12:04And then,
12:05Pakistan played very well in the final.
12:07But,
12:08I think,
12:09it is very difficult for Pakistan.
12:11I think,
12:12it is very difficult for Pakistan.
12:14And then,
12:15Pakistan,
12:16on a pitch like Bangalore,
12:17on a small ground like Bangalore,
12:19in the last 20 overs,
12:20Pakistan needed 164 runs.
12:22And Pakistan had 7 wickets left.
12:24Pakistan was losing the match from there.
12:26Saud Shakeel played a very bad shot.
12:28Babar Azam moved back
12:30and gave the same catch that was out on the mid-wicket.
12:34Other players,
12:35Shadab played a very bad shot and got out.
12:37Many players,
12:38Shadab was not in that match.
12:40And all the batsmen,
12:42in the last 20 overs,
12:43Pakistan had 164 runs and 7 wickets left.
12:45Pakistan should have won the match from there.
12:47But now,
12:48I think,
12:49Maxwell does not know about this team.
12:50There are many youngsters in this team.
12:51It is a new team.
12:52And,
12:53Pakistan,
12:54in the last 16 one-day internationals played in Australia,
12:56Pakistan has won only 2 of them.
12:58One in 2005,
13:00when Abdul Razak came down and batted,
13:02scored 60 runs and won Pakistan.
13:04And in 2017,
13:05when Hafeez's performance was very good.
13:07Hafeez won that match.
13:09So, we won 2 matches out of 16.
13:11We played 4 in T20.
13:13We lost 3.
13:14One,
13:15because of the rain,
13:16we never won T20 there.
13:18In T20,
13:19we have to open the account.
13:20Yes.
13:21In T20,
13:22they got all their main players to rest.
13:24They have not announced the captain yet.
13:26Maybe,
13:27Maxwell will be the captain,
13:28because of Pakistan's praise.
13:29Josh Inglis,
13:30is a very promising youngster.
13:32He is a very good T20 player.
13:34So,
13:35there is a competition between Maxwell and Inglis,
13:37who will be the captain.
13:39But,
13:40in T20,
13:41all of them are top-class performers of Big Bash.
13:43In this one-day team,
13:44they have a full squad.
13:45They have a full bowling attack.
13:46Hazlewood,
13:47Stark,
13:48Pat Cummins,
13:49Zampa are in that team.
13:51Cooper Connolly,
13:52who is their new left-arm spinner and all-rounder,
13:54is there.
13:55Xavier Bartlett is there.
13:56Sean Abbott is there,
13:57who has shown a very good performance in England.
13:59So, in one-day,
14:00I don't think they will win.
14:02And,
14:03in T20,
14:04maybe,
14:05if Pakistan does a good batting,
14:07and is successful in winning,
14:09and Australia's weather is very favourable,
14:12if it rains,
14:13then they will be abandoned.
14:15We will be saved.
14:16You seem to be very disappointed, Shahid bhai.
14:18Yes,
14:19there is a lot of immature selection.
14:21And,
14:22maturity was yet to come in the players.
14:24If those kids had done one or two more tours,
14:27from Shaheen's side,
14:28of Australia,
14:29then they would have matured.
14:30Last year,
14:31we had sent a very good team,
14:32with under-19 players.
14:34This year,
14:35we had sent all the big players of all ages.
14:38Maybe,
14:39that tour will be beneficial.
14:40Although,
14:41Darwin's condition,
14:42and his main centre's condition is very different.
14:44Thank you very much.
14:45Shahid Hashmi was with us,
14:46in today's program.
14:47And,
14:48we talked about a lot of issues.
14:50And,
14:51the hope is that,
14:52Pakistan does well in Australia.
14:53Right now,
14:54it is still day time.
14:55So,
14:56a little practice will be done.
14:57With the weather,
14:58and the condition,
14:59we will be able to win.
15:00For now,
15:01that's all in our program.
15:02With your host,
15:03Najeeb-ul-Hasnain,
15:04I take your leave.
15:05Take care of yourselves.
15:06Allah Hafiz.
15:08Allah Hafiz.