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00:00 Assalam o Alaikum, welcome to The Bouncer. I am your host Shoaib Jatt and Pakistan's
00:04 world cricket star who played for Pakistan for a long time in Test cricket and set a
00:10 world record. And now he has declared his international cricket as a good thing. He
00:15 is with us. As per some introduction, Test cricketer Asif Shafiq. Assalam o Alaikum,
00:19 sir. I welcome you.
00:20 Walaikum Assalam, Shoaib.
00:21 Firstly, cricket is played in Pakistan for 42-40 years. Our greats Yunus Khan played
00:26 for Pakistan. Ms. Baul Haq played. You left international cricket at the age of 37. Why?
00:33 I will be 37 after a month. I am 38. I feel that the fire is not burning as bright as
00:42 it burned before. Everyone has their own difference. They know themselves better. I felt that it
00:49 is time and I have to move on. I have to try other things in life. Because I have to play
00:55 international cricket. To play international cricket, you need top level fitness and performance.
01:00 My performance was good but I thought that I will play for another year and a half. But
01:08 I think this is a better decision.
01:10 In 2021, 22 and 23, you were in the top 3 of all three Cardinal trophies. You were ignored.
01:18 Did you feel bad about it?
01:19 No, I never feel bad about it, Shoaib. I don't play this game only because I want to play
01:24 for Pakistan. I love this game. I never spend a day without playing this game. This was
01:31 the reason for me to play this game. Even if I didn't come to Pakistan, I would still
01:36 play this game. I thought that if I got a chance again, it would have been better. The points
01:43 that were left, which were not proved, would have been proved. But I am happy that it
01:49 was a good decision. I played well for three years. I also spoke to the Chief Selector.
01:55 He said that Pakistan's middle order is performing well. There are only 5-6 test matches in the
02:02 next year and a half. I had to play at least 2 more seasons to come back. I had to play
02:09 for 40. So, I thought that it was time to make a calculation.
02:15 Did you consult your family?
02:17 Yes, I consulted my family, friends and people whom I think I should consult. I spoke to
02:23 my well-wishers and took this decision.
02:26 You are a cricketer who has broken a record of playing 70 test matches.
02:32 Yes, I broke Javed Bhai's record.
02:34 You broke this record. After 70, you were not seen for only 7 innings. You were with the
02:40 team for 77 matches. What happened that you suddenly disappeared from the team?
02:46 I didn't like the UK series. Youngsters were performing well in the domestic. When the
02:53 team is not performing well, there is a pressure to get the players out. I dropped out and
03:00 I was told to go to the domestic and improve my performance and bring back the form that
03:07 I didn't have. I came to the domestic and played for centuries. I got a good form but
03:13 the Pakistan's middle order said that the performance was good and the Pakistan's matches
03:18 were playing well.
03:20 He is your chief selector. When you were sent back, you performed well in the 21st.
03:26 I am talking about that time also.
03:28 You didn't get a new chief selector.
03:30 I am talking about that time also. You went to the domestic and brought your form back.
03:35 Which chief selector were you?
03:37 I spoke to Mizwa bhai and a few other people. They spoke to me about this.
03:42 You are satisfied with your career. We are happy to see your career. But we understand
03:47 that you were unfair. Others got 14 test matches despite the failures. You came back.
03:55 You ended your career in the same series of unfairness. You were performing well and
04:00 you became a candidate again. Still you were not brought back.
04:03 In this sense, everyone has their favourite players. Some players are good and they get
04:12 more chances. Some players get less chances. The one who thinks that he is a better player
04:19 gets more support. I am happy with it. It's okay. If they think that he is a better player
04:29 or he can do better, then my time is over.
04:33 So, you were a so-tested candidate, Sacha?
04:36 Maybe. It could have been.
04:38 Do you think that your number was justified?
04:42 Or you were also unfair because you didn't have to take much time to score 6 runs.
04:49 You didn't have to put as much impact as you could have done in the first class.
04:54 What else could I have done? I never played at 6 runs in my life.
05:02 I was always playing open one down. But I had a chance.
05:08 If you get an opportunity from Pakistan, you will not play at any number.
05:13 You will not play at any number. Especially when you are young.
05:16 You wait for the opportunity to play at any number.
05:20 When I was told that I have to bat at 6 runs, I never played at 6 runs.
05:26 I didn't know how it would happen. But I also thought that I should get the opportunity
05:31 from Pakistan. I should get the number I want.
05:34 So, I started at 6 runs.
05:37 And the batting of Pakistan was 3, 4, 5, 6.
05:42 We played at the same position for 7 years.
05:45 Only the openers of Pakistan have changed.
05:47 So, the combination and everything was very good.
05:51 Everyone knew their numbers. Everyone knew their role.
05:54 So, it went very well for 6-7 years.
05:57 You were the captain of Pakistan for a year.
05:59 You wanted to be the captain.
06:01 But you didn't get the chance.
06:03 It was the board's decision.
06:05 The performances were very good that year.
06:07 I was the vice captain and the captain of the first half.
06:11 In one match, he got hit by a ball.
06:13 I played against Australia.
06:16 He won the match.
06:18 But it was the board's decision.
06:20 The selectors' decision.
06:22 What they thought.
06:24 Was it a wrong decision to remove Naib from the team?
06:26 If you don't want to make someone the captain,
06:29 you shouldn't make him the vice captain.
06:31 What's the point?
06:32 The vice captain means that he is the next captain.
06:35 You groom him.
06:36 Yes.
06:37 Either you don't make him the captain.
06:38 If you are making someone the captain,
06:40 it is his right to be the captain after Naib.
06:43 If I didn't want to make him the captain,
06:46 I shouldn't have made him the night captain.
06:48 I didn't understand that.
06:49 Did you talk to the board?
06:50 No.
06:51 I never talked to the board.
06:52 I understand that your decency was more than your limits.
06:58 You did what you were told to do.
07:01 It's possible.
07:03 There are some places where I should have spoken.
07:06 I remember when Yunus dropped from Wande,
07:10 he was a bit aggressive in the media.
07:15 Maybe I shouldn't have been so aggressive.
07:19 But I can at least point out my mistakes.
07:25 I think that was something I missed in my career.
07:29 I should have been more vocal.
07:32 77 Test matches is a big deal.
07:35 You have only 60 talent in Wande International.
07:38 If you look at my Wande, I have 60.
07:43 It's a good average.
07:45 I was going to crack the code in the National Cup.
07:53 But I couldn't do that in Wande.
07:56 There are a few reasons for that.
07:58 I wasn't given a single number in Wande.
08:01 In Wande, you get numbers like 5, 6, etc.
08:06 You get 20 overs and 25 overs.
08:10 I was given every number in Wande.
08:13 I never got a single number.
08:15 I have played 2 50 in 4 matches.
08:19 But I was out in the first match of the next series.
08:22 I didn't have the consistency and performance in Wande.
08:28 I wasn't trusted in the Test match.
08:32 I was trusted because my performance was consistent.
08:35 But I didn't get the support I needed in Wande.
08:41 If I had more belief and consistency, it would have been better.
08:45 You never complained about your mistakes to the media.
08:52 You never complained to the authorities about your records.
08:57 You never complained about your mistakes to the authorities.
09:03 I have never complained to the authorities.
09:09 I have never complained to the captain.
09:13 I have never complained to the coach.
09:19 Were you afraid that you might get a bad name?
09:23 I was afraid that they might not understand my message.
09:30 They might think that I am going under a personal name.
09:35 I was thinking that if they are playing for Pakistan,
09:39 they should just consider it as a love back.
09:43 I didn't want to put my priorities in front of them.
09:48 I will remind you of an incident.
09:53 What happened in the car parking of the Frenglish team?
09:57 I don't know.
10:00 You tell me.
10:02 I don't remember.
10:04 It was a long time ago.
10:06 We were going to have lunch.
10:09 There was only one halal restaurant in Nando's.
10:11 We used to go there every day.
10:13 We used to walk there because there were no cars.
10:17 I was in Azerbaijan.
10:19 I don't remember if there was a third person in the car.
10:21 I remember that I was in Azerbaijan.
10:23 There was a car in front of the petrol pump.
10:26 There was a dog in the car.
10:28 It was a husky.
10:30 It was a wolf-like dog.
10:32 There was a woman in the car.
10:34 We were looking at the dog.
10:36 It was a big dog.
10:38 We were looking at it.
10:40 They might not have liked it.
10:42 A man came from behind.
10:44 It was her husband.
10:46 I don't know who it was.
10:48 He started shouting at us.
10:50 We ran away.
10:52 I don't know if he was conscious or not.
10:54 He thought we were doing something wrong.
10:56 It was something like that.
10:58 You tell me.
11:00 You have had an international career for 15-20 years.
11:05 If everything is in form,
11:07 it is between 2010 and 2020.
11:09 It is 10 years.
11:11 What is the most interesting incident in your career?
11:14 There is one interesting incident.
11:16 It was an unfortunate incident.
11:18 It was a no-ball incident.
11:20 Irfan and I were in Sri Lanka.
11:22 When all this happened,
11:24 we were called to join the team.
11:26 Irfan is from a village.
11:28 He has a language problem.
11:30 He cannot speak or understand English.
11:32 He did not know at that time.
11:34 Now he has travelled and learned.
11:36 He is better now.
11:38 When we took the flight from here,
11:40 it was a 7-hour flight.
11:42 We did not sleep.
11:44 I was very sleepy.
11:46 When the plane took off,
11:48 Irfan came to me.
11:50 I was talking to him.
11:52 I was the one who was conversing.
11:54 I said, "I am sleeping."
11:56 "Whatever you have to say,
11:58 just sit or sleep.
12:00 Don't wake me up."
12:02 I was very sleepy.
12:04 I said, "I am sleeping."
12:06 He said, "Okay, fine."
12:08 When I woke up after 3-4 hours,
12:10 I saw Irfan's face.
12:12 He looked very sad.
12:14 I said, "There is some tension."
12:16 I asked, "What happened, Irfan?"
12:18 He said, "I am very hungry."
12:20 I asked, "Why didn't you eat?"
12:22 He said, "I don't know.
12:24 She must have come to ask me."
12:26 I said, "No."
12:28 He said, "No."
12:30 Everyone was eating.
12:32 I fed him.
12:34 He said, "Eat this."
12:36 You must have been angry in your career.
12:38 What happened?
12:40 Not just in yourself, but in others too.
12:42 What went wrong with you?
12:44 Anger?
12:46 There were some matches
12:48 that I felt we should have won.
12:50 I couldn't perform like that.
12:52 As a team, we couldn't perform like that.
12:54 Champions Trophy 2013,
12:56 the match we were playing in Birmingham.
12:58 I felt we could have played better
13:00 in that match.
13:02 Wicket was good.
13:04 World Cup semi-final 2011,
13:06 that match was also good.
13:08 Wicket was good.
13:10 As a batting unit, we should have chased.
13:12 Anger is there as a batsman.
13:14 When you feel there was an opportunity.
13:16 Everything was in favor.
13:18 But still, we couldn't deliver.
13:20 This happens in the career.
13:22 If you look at your own career,
13:24 what moment do you remember?
13:26 When you remember that,
13:28 you become young again.
13:30 But...
13:32 The moment when I was named
13:34 in the 2011 World Cup,
13:36 I wasn't expecting it.
13:38 My career had just started.
13:40 Junaid Khan and I were just new kids.
13:42 That moment was unbelievable.
13:44 First, the World Cup,
13:46 and then Pakistan.
13:48 It's such a moment that
13:50 when I remember it, it's fun.
13:52 It's a glamorous world.
13:54 There's a glamorous connectivity.
13:56 Asif Shafiq was a charming boy.
13:58 Did anyone propose to you?
14:00 No, I told you.
14:02 He was a decent guy.
14:04 I was never social.
14:06 I was an introvert.
14:08 My social circle was very small.
14:10 I didn't go to gatherings.
14:12 I met selective people.
14:14 to meet people.