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00:00Hello and welcome to Sports Room. I am your host, Najeeb Ulhasnain.
00:16Our sports correspondent, Mr. Shahid Hashmi is with me in the studio.
00:19Mr. Shahid, Assalam-o-Alaikum. Welcome to the show.
00:21There are a lot of things to discuss with Mr. Shahid.
00:23Let's start with our Zimbabwe tour.
00:27We are trying out a lot of new players.
00:30Zimbabwe is famous for upsetting us in limited overs.
00:37You saw the package, Mr. Shahid.
00:39This clearly shows that Zimbabwe has the potential.
00:42We, T20, have been playing very badly since 2023.
00:46We are taking such a big risk.
00:48Obviously, we have always said that when you play against a weak opposition,
00:53you should not be a star player.
00:55You should try to be a young talent.
00:57You should increase your bench strength.
00:59So, it has become a little tricky for Pakistan.
01:01We will have to see what Pakistan does.
01:03In one day, we have almost the same players as we had in the Australian series.
01:08Minus Babar Azam and that fast bowling attack.
01:11But we will get a chance to improve Abdullah Shafiq and Saim Ayub's performance in one day.
01:17Rizwan will also be there.
01:19Kamran Ghulam got a match in Australia.
01:21He was out on Cummins' game.
01:23There will be a low bounce here.
01:25The bowlers will be close to Multan.
01:27We are not like Pat Cummins or Mitchell Stark.
01:32If Kamran Ghulam gets a chance, he will also run.
01:35But I am worried about T20.
01:37T20 has been in the World Cup for 1.5 years.
01:39You are trying some new players.
01:41There is Umair Bin Yusuf.
01:43There will be a lot of players that Pakistan will try.
01:45Babar and Rizwan will not be in T20 in Zimbabwe.
01:49Pakistan has got a chance to try new players.
01:53Pakistan will lose in this.
01:55We have to accept that we are trying new players.
01:59If we want to make a combination for T20 World Cup, then this is the time.
02:03There won't be much time left.
02:05We are talking about Salman Ali Agha.
02:08Salman Ali Agha didn't have a performance like this in T20.
02:12But the selection committee took a risk.
02:14Across all formats, we are making a captain who can work for the future.
02:20But he didn't work well in Australia.
02:22We have to see.
02:24He performed well in Test and One Day.
02:27Test and One Day are very close formats.
02:31T20 is a bit different.
02:33He is a new player.
02:35He played in PSL 9 from Islamabad United.
02:38He was in the top 3.
02:40He had 300 plus runs.
02:42He is not a bad player.
02:44He failed to adjust to the Australian wickets.
02:47We saw that he was out in two matches.
02:49He had a gain in the upper part of his bat.
02:52When you go to pull, it is better to hit the lower part of the bat.
02:57He hit the middle part.
02:59He couldn't perform well.
03:01He didn't perform well in T20 as well.
03:04Let's see.
03:05He will get a chance in a few matches.
03:07He is a good player.
03:08He has game awareness.
03:09He understands cricket.
03:10God willing, he will succeed in white ball.
03:13Another big challenge is for Aqib Javed.
03:17As we all know, he is a 90s kid.
03:20We have enjoyed his cricket.
03:22When he came to coaching in 2004, he won the U19 World Cup.
03:27He was in the coaching panel in 2009.
03:29He had an amazing time with Lahore Calendars.
03:33He did ground work.
03:34He failed in the beginning.
03:35He won the back-to-back season.
03:37What do you think of him as a coach?
03:40He was nothing.
03:41He got everything.
03:42He was the last team of Lahore Calendars in four editions.
03:48He tolerated criticism.
03:50Lahore Calendars also tolerated criticism.
03:52He brought a different captain.
03:54Sohail was good in T20.
03:56He did a lot of new things.
03:59His development program and his vision of spotting talent was amazing.
04:04He made him the head coach.
04:07Although he was reluctant to join the development program.
04:11Which Abba has given to Azhar Ali.
04:13He made him the head coach.
04:15If the results are good, Pakistan should try to have a coach of their own.
04:22Who has a vision of development.
04:24Who knows the players.
04:26He has coached in PSL.
04:28Why not a local coach who can take Pakistan's cricket forward.
04:32There is a lot of criticism on him.
04:35That Lahore Calendars players will get more opportunities.
04:38It is understood that he has been there for a long time.
04:42So he knows the players well.
04:44But won't it be unfair with the rest?
04:46It won't be.
04:47Because Aqib is a very fair man.
04:49He tolerated criticism.
04:51He tolerated difficulties.
04:53He has always criticized players like Babar and Rizwan.
04:58Although his style has changed now.
05:00Let's show the viewers what you are saying.
05:02Earlier he used to say that your two main batsmen can't win a match in T20.
05:08He also said that these are the players who can't score big hits in power play.
05:12Now he is saying that you should be responsible.
05:16And these two are your important players.
05:19YouTube and clips take you back to the past.
05:24And tell you what was your point before.
05:27Aqib used to say that not outing Babar Azam helps the teams to play slow.
05:34But that could be a strategy.
05:36Let them play long and out the other end.
05:39I don't have a problem with that.
05:41Although we all know that Aqib has a very good vision.
05:46But the real problem here is that the strike rate has changed.
05:50The strike rate is not as important as the responsibility.
05:54The strike rate is very important.
05:56You can see how the strike rate is increasing.
06:00140-150 is becoming very common.
06:02Our players don't go beyond 120.
06:05We have scored 11 times 200+.
06:1040 times.
06:12You can see where T20 cricket is going.
06:16We used to win T20 cricket and our bowlers used to score 160-150.
06:21Mostly we have bowled out the teams.
06:23But now T20 cricket is changing.
06:26The teams take care of their victims.
06:28They do hard hitting and power play.
06:31We are weak in all these things.
06:33Babar Azam and Rizwan, if we want to go to the T20 World Cup in 2026,
06:39we will have to decide now.
06:41We will have to tell them to fire up or get fired.
06:44Very well said.
06:47Since you have talked about how to play in T20,
06:52we are worried that our batters are playing very slow.
06:56The world is moving in a different direction.
06:58We will take a commercial break.
07:00Don't go anywhere. We will be right back.
07:07Glad to have you back once again to Sportsroom
07:09in conversation with our sports correspondent, Shahid Hashmi.
07:12Mr. Shahid, the Border Gavaskar series has started.
07:16I don't think test cricket can be better than this in recent times.
07:21But where Australia doesn't let anyone breathe,
07:25now they are suffocating.
07:27They have bowled out India at 150, but they are 67 for 7.
07:31Jaspeet Bumrah has bowled so well.
07:34The performance is amazing.
07:37India's fast bowling has improved a lot.
07:39They are getting players from IPL.
07:41They are grooming them for 5-day cricket.
07:44Through their 8A level cricket.
07:46Many of them are playing for Australia.
07:50Like Nitish Reddy said, watch out for this player.
07:58He has proven it by batting.
08:00Sometimes you don't know what type of pitchers are in Australia.
08:05You haven't played there.
08:06But if you go there and play fearless cricket,
08:08you get results like this.
08:10He was the top scorer in India.
08:12He bowled well.
08:15Harishit Rana has also bowled well.
08:17Bumrah has experience.
08:20I saw Harishit Rana for KKR.
08:22He didn't look so deadly.
08:24He has 10 first class matches.
08:25He doesn't have much experience.
08:27He bowled well in 1-2 death overs in IPL.
08:31These are the players we have to groom in red ball.
08:36Through A-ball cricket.
08:37They take them to A-cricket and groom them there.
08:41India surprised us today.
08:43Many people said it will be a one-sided series.
08:46India is under-strength.
08:48Rohit Sharma is not there.
08:49Virat Kohli is not there.
08:50Injuries are not a problem.
08:52But they did this to their batsmen.
08:55By making low bounce and spin track.
08:57They are not used to playing on low bounce.
09:00They have won two series in Australia.
09:02They are used to playing on bounce.
09:04Although they got out on 150.
09:06But they bowled well.
09:07And brought India back in the test match.
09:09If India gets 60-70 runs.
09:12It will be a big thing.
09:14We are saying this again and again.
09:16India has lost to New Zealand in their own country.
09:20New Zealand made history.
09:22And after that, they came here.
09:23And gave such a good performance.
09:25And bounced back like this.
09:26Till now.
09:27Because the game is under their control.
09:29The first day of the series.
09:31They set the tone.
09:33What will happen next?
09:35Many people said Australia will win 4-0.
09:37Or Australia will win 3-1.
09:39Or someone said Australia will win 5-0.
09:41It won't happen.
09:42I think this series will change in every test match.
09:45In the end, one team will win 3-2.
09:48Which team will win?
09:50I don't know yet.
09:51But after this test match, it will be defined.
09:53Although the second test match in night ball cricket.
09:56Australia's team is very good.
09:58In spite of that.
09:59In night ball cricket and Adelaide.
10:01Kohli's record is very good.
10:034 centuries in Adelaide.
10:05In Adelaide, if India makes it 2-0.
10:09Or 1-1.
10:10Then this series will be open.
10:12I think they have 3 key players.
10:14If India wants to do well.
10:16Virat Kohli who has an average of 54 in Australia.
10:19You yourself said 4 in Adelaide.
10:21Overall 6 centuries in Australia.
10:22And on the second number.
10:24Today we saw a little.
10:26Pant.
10:27The way he was fighting back.
10:29The way he stopped.
10:30The way he was going to change.
10:31Absolutely.
10:32You saw his six.
10:33Yes, how wonderful.
10:34He hit a six to Pat Cummins.
10:35In spite of that.
10:36He is a game changer.
10:38And then Bhumra.
10:39And the third Bhumra.
10:40Yes.
10:41It will be very important for both teams.
10:42That their main fast bowler.
10:44Go ahead.
10:45Australia has three fast bowlers.
10:47Who are very old.
10:48Although they have a lot of wickets.
10:50But they are old.
10:51So he will rotate.
10:52That if three bowlers have played the first two tests.
10:55Then the third test.
10:56One bowler will not play.
10:57The place that will come.
10:58Will he be as lethal or not?
11:00Absolutely.
11:01Lance Morris is doing very good bowling.
11:02His bowler is very good.
11:04But India has one main key figure.
11:07That is Bhumra.
11:08If he plays five tests here.
11:10In the last series he could not play five tests.
11:12If he played five tests here.
11:14Then India has a big chance.
11:16Thank you very much.
11:17Shahid Hashmi was with us.
11:18And yesterday I gave you a sad news.
11:21Nazeer Junior has passed away.
11:24We have prepared a tribute for him.
11:27Before leaving, he will show you.
11:29Give permission to your host Najeeb-ul-Hasnain.
11:31Take care of yourself.
11:32Allah Hafiz.