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00:00Assalam-o-Alaikum. Hello and welcome to Sports Room. I am your host, Najeeb Al-Asnain.
00:07The second match of the series between Pakistan and Australia will be on Friday.
00:11And Pakistan has a challenge to save the series. The team is ready for this.
00:16Let's show you the details in this report.
00:18The team is ready for this challenge in Adelaide.
00:21I have with me the former cricketer, Yasir Arafat. He is also a qualified coach.
00:25Yasir, Assalam-o-Alaikum. Welcome to the show.
00:27Welcome. Thank you.
00:30Yasir, this series has aroused some interest.
00:34Because when Pakistan was going for the tour of Australia,
00:37we felt that we have no chance here. At least, this is the case in the one-day series.
00:43And our legendary cricketers were also saying the same.
00:46Waseem Akram had said that he had absolute clarity that if Pakistan wins even one match,
00:51then you will understand that this is an achievement.
00:54But in the first match, when we went so close, it felt like Pakistan had won.
00:59And the Cummins were on the way. What do you have to say?
01:03Waseem Akram also said that the performances of Pakistan in the recent past,
01:10which we have never done so well in Australia,
01:17he said this on that basis.
01:21As far as yesterday's match was concerned, it surprised everyone.
01:25In a way, you can see how Rizwan captured the ball.
01:28There was some positivity in it. Obviously, the way we are playing cricket,
01:32it was obvious. But in my opinion, it was positive.
01:36In the lower order, as you said about the top order,
01:40the way he ran in the lower order, Nafeem, Shaheen,
01:44Niazi, Irfan Niazi, they did a very good batting.
01:49And this was positive. And then we saw Harish's wicket-taking ability.
01:53Obviously, he ran. But because of his wicket-taking,
01:56the Pakistan team came back to the match.
01:59Okay, the two positives you said,
02:01I'll come to the first one.
02:04This is a fluke. You cannot expect batter no. 9 to score for you.
02:09And this disease in Pakistan's batting,
02:12there is no cure for it.
02:15Out of 203, 40 runs are of batter no. 9.
02:19That means, you can't even score 150.
02:22And playing against a team like Australia,
02:25this is a very small total.
02:28So, we have to strengthen our batting in some way.
02:31And on the other hand, you said about Harish Rauf,
02:34he is a wicket-taker. And obviously, a wicket-taker
02:37gives more runs. But those runs that become machines,
02:41that is also a matter of concern. So, tell us about both.
02:44See, this is a mindset.
02:47If you look at Pakistan, even our commentators
02:51who are sitting and talking, they say that
02:54you should take some time. You should be a little selfish for your runs.
02:57So, I see international cricket, if you talk at the junior level,
03:01you can say that you tell the kids to take some time on the wicket.
03:05But the way you are playing cricket in the world,
03:08it's an attacking field. The example of yesterday,
03:11Australia, although they lost the wickets in the beginning,
03:14but they dominated you. They attacked from the first over.
03:17Although, they also lost two wickets in the beginning.
03:20But you see, their other players also came and played in the same way.
03:23We scored 35 runs in 10 overs. We had two wickets.
03:26And they had the same. But they had 60 runs.
03:29And if you have to change this mindset,
03:32you have to upgrade your players' ability.
03:35You have to upskill them. And these small things,
03:38if you look at the mindset of a batsman,
03:41when your intent is to put a boundary,
03:44if you don't get a boundary somehow, and if you have a good ball,
03:47then you have to rotate the strike.
03:50We played a lot of dot balls in this match.
03:53They played a lot of dot balls. These are small things.
03:56We will improve them. And this is what international cricket is all about.
03:59The less mistakes you make, the more successful you are.
04:02The interesting thing is that you are saying that
04:05you are being taught to take time on the wicket.
04:08We are taking time, but we are not stopping.
04:11What you are saying is that Pakistan has played 162 dot balls.
04:14More than half of the balls that we have played,
04:17you are playing dot.
04:20Yes, this is the responsibility of our top-order batsmen.
04:23And you saw a very good example.
04:26If you look at our two players, especially Rizwan,
04:29and Niazi,
04:32their wickets, I think,
04:35if Niazi plays a reverse shot,
04:38you will get a maximum of one run.
04:41If you hit a wrong shot,
04:44when you have the ability to hit in front,
04:47you can use your feet.
04:50Similarly, Rizwan also played a one-handed shot,
04:53where you could get a maximum of one run.
04:56You should apply yourself a little
04:59and show responsibility.
05:02When you played the ball,
05:05you played the wicket,
05:08you should play at least 50 overs.
05:11A lot of people say that Babar Azam looks a little rusty,
05:14but he is in that nick.
05:17He has a point to prove.
05:20In the knock of 37,
05:23it was unlucky that the ball sat down a little.
05:26Do you think that in the upcoming matches,
05:29we will see the performance of Babar
05:32that we expect from him?
05:35It was a very good sign.
05:38Babar played very well.
05:41He played very good shots.
05:44I think that
05:47it will make a big difference
05:50in the concentration of the players.
05:53The burden of the players,
05:56the performances of the other players,
05:59and the way Pakistan was losing in the back-to-back series.
06:02We saw that yesterday,
06:05which is a good sign for Pakistan.
06:08It is good for Babar that
06:11he got a lot of confidence in his batting.
06:14He didn't play big runs,
06:17but it was unlucky that he couldn't fix the length of the ball.
06:20Otherwise, he would have done well.
06:23Yasir, there is not much time left in the Champions Trophy.
06:26All the teams that are playing one day,
06:29are making the combination that they want to bring down in the Champions Trophy.
06:32We still know that
06:35our best opening pair is Fakhar and Imam.
06:38Imam has an average of 48 in one day,
06:419 centuries, 20 half-centuries.
06:44The back-to-back players,
06:47they take the game from the opposition.
06:50We understand that these two are not in the team.
06:53At the same time, your team doesn't seem to be able to stand 50 overs.
06:56You need a left-handed batter in the middle.
06:59We have Saud Shakeel.
07:02What do you think about this?
07:05A lot has been said
07:08on the stand and on Abdullah
07:11about the chances he has been given.
07:14When you plan for the future,
07:17it's not like you send a team on a tour
07:20and all of a sudden, you start to criticize
07:23a match's performance.
07:26You let them play for a long time.
07:29When they come back,
07:32the strategy makers, the selectors in Pakistan,
07:35whoever is sitting here,
07:38Shahan Masood or Fakhar,
07:41but Fakhar's issues are being discussed.
07:44He is in the Rehab High Performance Centre.
07:47Shahan Masood's performance is good
07:50in the one-day format.
07:53You mentioned Imam.
07:56He has an average of 48 in one day, 9 centuries, 20 half-centuries.
07:59He is not in the team.
08:02I am sure this girl has left.
08:05Right.
08:18Some people believe that Amir Jamal
08:21should have been here in the first match
08:24because he has a good record in Australia.
08:27He understands the conditions there.
08:30What do you think about this?
08:33The people who have gone there are the best judges.
08:36We can only assume.
08:39But if Amir had played,
08:42it would have made a huge difference.
08:45His performance in the test cricket game
08:48is also very good.
08:51He can replicate it.
08:54But the people present there are the best judges.
08:57You know that he has a legal issue
09:00with his fitness.
09:03By the time he reaches the next match,
09:06he will be in the team.
09:09Before the break,
09:12Yasir has represented Pakistan
09:15since 2007-2012.
09:18The Punjab Assembly has approved
09:21Yasir's ground in Kotli Satya.
09:24Yasir, it is an honour for you.
09:27What do you have to say about it?
09:30I started my career in 2012.
09:33It has been 12 years.
09:36It is an honour for me.
09:39I didn't stay in Kotli Satya.
09:42My parents have spent their childhood
09:45in Kotli Satya.
09:48It is a beautiful village.
09:51People will try to upgrade
09:54the village.
09:57Local kids will get an opportunity
10:00to play hardball.
10:03If 100-200 kids play,
10:06there will be 4-5 kids
10:09who play in the first class.
10:12It is an honour for them.
10:15It is an inspiration for others.
10:18Let's take a commercial break.
10:24What do the fans think?
10:27Will Pakistan come back?
10:30Will they win?
10:33Let's watch it.
10:36We won.
10:39We are both Pakistani and Australian.
10:42I can't believe Pakistan lost.
10:45They had 180 balls.
10:48They tried hard.
10:51Pakistan Zindabad.
10:54Pakistan Zindabad.
10:57Fans understand cricket well.
11:00They are happy for the close match.
11:03Pakistan fought well.
11:06Does it increase the fans' excitement?
11:09It is a good thing.
11:12We saw the difference
11:15because of the captain.
11:18He took Kamran Ghulam with him.
11:21Because of that,
11:24there was a flying slip.
11:27Labhushan was out on the catch.
11:30The mistakes they are making
11:33are disappointing.
11:36Shaheen Afridi's pace was low.
11:39He was bowling 129-130.
11:42It is a concern for us.
11:45These things need to be improved.
11:48Otherwise, Pakistan has the ability.
11:51Yesterday, we showed that
11:54if we improve small things,
11:57we are over the line.
12:00We won close matches
12:03and lost them.
12:06We need to improve our small mistakes
12:09and improve our game.
12:12Shahid Hashmi has joined us.
12:15Everyone is asking
12:18how Pakistan played yesterday.
12:21The captain was great.
12:24The team can do well.
12:27Do you agree?
12:30Yes.
12:33The captain fought well.
12:36Despite the small mistakes,
12:39if Pakistan improves,
12:42they can win a match.
12:45We were predicting
12:48that Pakistan will have a hard time.
12:51Australia is not playing at its best.
12:54They need to rest their fast bowlers.
12:57Pakistan will fine tune
13:00and take care of their fast bowlers.
13:03Their niggles
13:06are not as bad as yesterday.
13:09They have reached Adelaide.
13:12The team management has given them a hard time.
13:15They will be ready for Monday.
13:18These things have affected
13:21Pakistan's team.
13:24Pakistan played well.
13:27In Australia,
13:30we saw a bounce on the pitch.
13:33T20 batters
13:36have started practicing on marble.
13:39Ali Hassan from Karachi has this report.
14:04Usman Khan said in a media interview
14:07that despite watching videos,
14:10he is ready to face Australian bowlers.
14:13It will be beneficial to practice on marble.
14:16This is my first tour for Australia.
14:19I have worked a lot on my weaknesses.
14:22I am watching videos of other bowlers
14:25and I will try to survive
14:28their key bowl.
14:32For short-format cricket,
14:35the camp will end on November 6.
14:38With cameraman Shahid Virani,
14:41Ali Hassan, ARY News, Karachi.
14:44Is it beneficial to practice on marble?
14:47Does it make a difference?
14:50It makes a difference,
14:53but not in a day or two.
14:56It takes months.
15:00It is a good thing.
15:03It is not a bad thing.
15:06It is not a good thing
15:09to practice on marble
15:12for a night.
15:15You have to practice every season.
15:18You have to plan for every opposition.
15:21You have to prepare for it
15:24for a month or two.
15:27Mr. Shahid, you must remember
15:30Javed Miyadat.
15:33He used to use his own techniques.
15:36Is it beneficial to practice on marble?
15:39It is beneficial,
15:42but not in a day or two.
15:45Regular practice
15:48will be beneficial.
15:51Like he said,
15:54most of the past bowlers
15:57are not in the T20 squad.
16:00Shaun Ebbert, Javier Bartlett,
16:03Spencer Johnson,
16:06and Marcus Toines.
16:09They have T20 experts,
16:12but they are not as strong
16:15as their usual T20 squad.
16:18There are two matches left.
16:21It will be exciting.
16:24Thank you Yasir Arfaad and Mr. Shahid Ashmi.
16:27That is all for today.
16:30Take care. Allah Hafiz.

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