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00:00Hello and welcome to Sports Room. I am your host, Najeeb Al-Hasnain.
00:07For the Champions Trophy and Tri Series, which player will make it to the squad?
00:12And who will fail? We will find out in a while.
00:15The team will be announced very soon.
00:17I have with me in the studio, our sports correspondent, Shahid Hashmi.
00:20Shahid sahib, Assalam-o-Alaikum. Welcome to the show.
00:23We are tired of saying 24-48 hours, 24-48 hours.
00:27It feels like it will be within the next 1-2 hours.
00:31It is 6.30pm, the official time.
00:32It is the Maghrib prayer after all.
00:35So your waiting hours are about to end.
00:38But the news we are getting is that the second opener, Usman Khan.
00:44This is a strange news.
00:46Yes, Imam-ul-Haq was not selected.
00:50And Sufyan Muqeem, who was given a spinner,
00:54who is a good wrist spinner.
00:56He played only one day in the South Africa series.
00:58He bowled 4 out in Jodhpur.
01:00In the end, he got beaten up a little.
01:02He bowled 4 for 52.
01:04Although I felt that he was playing a very old record.
01:08Zakir Khan's debut in 1994.
01:10He was the best Pakistani bowler.
01:12I think he bowled 4 for 21.
01:14So at that time I felt that Sufyan would break that record.
01:17But he couldn't.
01:18So we should have given him a genuine spinner.
01:21Khushdil Shah, I think, will be a little risky.
01:24Because he is not a good wicket-taking bowler.
01:26Let's talk about Usman Khan first.
01:29If you talk about who should be Saim's replacement.
01:33Fakhar Zaman is the name of Imam-ul-Haq.
01:36Along with that, Shan Masood was being considered as the third opener.
01:39Because Abdullah's performance is not that good.
01:41Now, Usman Khan's name will shake everyone.
01:45Because he is a miss and hit player.
01:47If he plays, he plays. If he doesn't play, he doesn't play at all.
01:50You can justify it like this.
01:52Faisal Usman Khan was the top scorer of the Champions Cup one-day tournament in Faisalabad.
01:57He didn't do much on the T20 tour in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
02:02He didn't do much on the one-day tour either.
02:04But he was away from the tour.
02:06It was right of you to say that he is a hit and miss player.
02:10I am also having a problem.
02:12If he wouldn't have been able to play in such a big event.
02:14If he wouldn't have been able to take the start initially.
02:16So, you haven't left any other option.
02:18Now, people will say that Babar Azam...
02:20People will say that Babar Azam should sit with his legs crossed.
02:22So that the technical committee...
02:24Another option is that Babar Azam can be the opener.
02:26This will ruin your batting depth.
02:29These reports have been published.
02:31But the poison will be fatal.
02:32That you play your best player at number 4.
02:35And you also need stability in the middle order.
02:37You are making him a sacrifice by bringing him up.
02:40It's a hit and miss thing.
02:42If it works, everyone will praise him.
02:43But there will be a big risk.
02:44That you open a player like Babar Azam.
02:47And bring him close to the new ball.
02:50Although, it often happens that...
02:52He comes to bat at number 4 on the new ball.
02:54This has been a very special thing for Pakistan.
02:56But it's better if you don't do it.
02:58The second thing is that...
02:59You yourself mentioned Khujdil Shah.
03:01You see the standard of Bangladesh Premier League.
03:04You are here...
03:05It's not that there is a series going on.
03:07Champions Trophy is being held here.
03:09You are matching it with that.
03:11The player should get a chance in the current form.
03:13But we have already tried Khujdil.
03:15The second best bowler of that tournament was...
03:17Akif Javed from Bangladesh Premier League.
03:19And coincidentally, he was playing in Khujdil's team.
03:21Taskeen's...
03:22Sorry.
03:23He is the most victim.
03:24Then the victim of the spinners.
03:25So, he didn't enjoy it.
03:28Sorry.
03:29It's okay.
03:30Khujdil is probably remembering it.
03:33So, he didn't enjoy it in this series.
03:36Khujdil has already got a try.
03:38He is not a bad player.
03:39But will he be able to take a victim instead of Sufian Muqeem?
03:42Will he be able to take a victim?
03:43Will he be able to give a victim to Pakistan in the middle overs?
03:45It remains to be seen.
03:47You select a cricketer with bits and pieces.
03:50A cricketer who is half bowler and half batsman.
03:52And you choose a sure bowler and a sure batter.
03:54One thing is about the condition.
03:56The condition is so dangerous here.
03:59And it is so helpful for the spinners.
04:03And you don't have the spin attack that you should have.
04:06You should capitalize on it.
04:10Unfortunately, your Shadab Khan was behind in the performance.
04:13Imaad Wasim is not playing anywhere right now.
04:17Otherwise, he usually plays in the league.
04:18His experience in T20 was not as good as it should have been.
04:22So, your spinners went behind suddenly.
04:24Your all-rounders went behind suddenly.
04:26Fahim Ashraf went behind.
04:28Hassan Ali got injured.
04:297 years ago, Hassan Ali was the best player of the tournament.
04:34He took 13 victories and played a very important role in Pakistan's victory.
04:37He went behind due to the injury.
04:39He is being rehabbed.
04:40You will see Fahim Ashraf.
04:42I thought that when he played for Hobart Hurricanes a few years ago,
04:46he would get a majority.
04:48Although, he has been out in the Bangladesh Premier League.
04:51But, I don't like his bowling and batting.
04:55Fahim Ashraf is the player that we know.
04:57We were talking about the spin.
04:59We have joined the former Test Cricketer, Tauseef Ahmed.
05:02Tauseef Bhai, Assalam-o-Alaikum.
05:05Walaikum Assalam, Najeeb Bhai.
05:06Your voice is a bit cut off.
05:08Tauseef Bhai, we are talking about the selection.
05:11It seems that it will be announced soon.
05:13You don't have a quality spinner in front of you.
05:19I think we should use it in our conditions.
05:25What do you say?
05:27You are right.
05:29As you can see, we don't know when it will be announced.
05:37Shahid Bhai spoke very well just now.
05:39After Maghrib, it feels like the Eid moon is about to be seen.
05:45We have been waiting for so long.
05:49I am talking for so long.
05:51You are right.
05:53I don't think he needs 4-5 side bowlers.
05:59If you want, Shaheen, Naseem Shah, Haris Rao
06:05and then Abbas Afridi.
06:07I thought you would have Abrar.
06:13But you can take Sajid Khan and Sufian.
06:18Sufian is a better option.
06:20You can also take Salman Ali Agha.
06:25I have seen that everyone has 3-4 spinners.
06:33I am surprised.
06:35This is fear.
06:37You were talking about opening with this and that.
06:42What is this?
06:44You have a proper opener.
06:46If you put a proper opener, it will work.
06:50You can't just do it.
06:54But I don't think so.
06:56We are going for it.
06:58Okay.
06:59I think in Australia, Zimbabwe and South Africa,
07:03our fast bowlers are good.
07:05Especially in Australia.
07:07In Australia, we didn't use a single spinner.
07:10We didn't use Salman Ali Agha.
07:12Maybe this is a back of the mind.
07:15How does it matter?
07:17Australia has a lot of space.
07:19In Rajkot, you saw the match between India and England.
07:23They didn't understand Varun Chakraborty.
07:26Sufian Muqeem, Faisal Akram, you tried in Zimbabwe and South Africa.
07:34You said that you are trying some spinners for Champions Trophy.
07:38It will be a strange decision.
07:40But maybe in the back of the mind,
07:42Shaheen Shah, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Hasnain will be fresh.
07:47Amir Jamal will be an all-rounder.
07:50Usually, you can't put Indian teams on spin.
07:54If you beat them, especially Pakistan,
07:57you will beat them with a fast bowler.
07:59Maybe this is a back of the mind.
08:01But this is not an Asia Cup.
08:03New Zealand is also worried about spin.
08:06We just saw England worried about India.
08:09Australia also finds this condition difficult.
08:12South Africa gets stuck on spin.
08:14So you have a quality option.
08:17There are so many quality spinners.
08:19Like Shadab and Imad.
08:23You have tried all the available options.
08:26Yes, I have tried them.
08:28It's up to you.
08:30The team hasn't been announced yet.
08:32Maybe after Maghrib.
08:34Mohsin Naqvi didn't wait for Maghrib.
08:39He went to the stadium to see everything.
08:43He did a presser there.
08:45He talked about the squad and the event.
08:48First, let's see what he had to say about the squad.
08:53We will do it according to their process.
08:55It's almost final.
08:57But we will do it in the evening.
08:59The selection team is here.
09:01I have full trust in my selection team.
09:03The players they have selected will be the best.
09:06They will win the Champions Trophy.
09:08The team has good momentum.
09:10The team is in good momentum.
09:12Saeem is feeling better now.
09:14The pressure is gone.
09:16The pressure is gone.
09:18The pressure is gone.
09:20The pressure is gone.
09:22The pressure is gone.
09:24We are in touch with the doctors.
09:27We are in touch with the doctors.
09:29It will take some time.
09:31It will take some time.
09:33It will take some time.
09:35I hope he will be back soon.
09:40Mr. Kausib, the selectors are doing well.
09:43They are doing well.
09:45They are doing well.
09:47They are doing well.
09:49because it will still take 3-4 weeks.
09:51So, do you think the selectors are doing a good job?
09:57Look, I don't see any momentum.
10:01What kind of momentum is there?
10:03You tell me.
10:04They will say the truth.
10:06What will they say?
10:07You tell me, after losing,
10:09and you still don't know
10:11how your team is getting selected,
10:13nothing.
10:14Okay, God willing, everything will be fine.
10:16But,
10:17teams don't form like this.
10:19From where you started,
10:22you said,
10:23we will form teams.
10:25And they said,
10:26next year you will see,
10:27the white team will be separated,
10:29and the red team will be separated.
10:31That is for later.
10:32But here, we are seeing,
10:34God willing, we win.
10:35It is possible that you will succeed.
10:37Yes.
10:38I will say one thing for sure.
10:39Look,
10:40when they went to Zimbabwe
10:43and South Africa,
10:44I said,
10:46it is on the record,
10:47that they will bring Usman Khan.
10:49If they bring him now.
10:51Because I was 100% sure,
10:53the people who raised the flag,
10:55if they come,
10:57the people who raised the flag,
10:58they are still there.
10:59And they had promised them.
11:02And that is why,
11:03it was going on.
11:04And no doubt,
11:05Usman is a good player in his place.
11:07But,
11:08you,
11:09to someone...
11:10Okay.
11:11Thank you very much.
11:12Mr. Tosi was with us.
11:13Mr. Shahid is still here.
11:14Let's take a short break.
11:15Don't go anywhere.
11:16We will be right back.
11:19Glad to have you back once again
11:20to Sports Room.
11:21And Mr. Shahid Hashmi is with us.
11:23We were just talking about
11:24Mr. Mohsin Naqvi's press conference.
11:26So, regarding the squad,
11:27he said,
11:28he has complete faith in his selectors.
11:29And today,
11:30the team will be announced.
11:32Regarding the event,
11:33what did he say?
11:34The preparations for the Champions Trophy,
11:36the preparations,
11:37and everything else,
11:38what did he have to say?
11:39He will show you.
11:41The stadium,
11:42the stadium,
11:43is going to be inaugurated
11:44on the 7th of February.
11:45The Prime Minister will come here
11:47and inaugurate it on the 7th.
11:49There are a lot of people across the border
11:50who,
11:51even if one of our stones
11:52is found to be wrong,
11:53they are trying to find it.
11:54But,
11:55God willing,
11:56no one,
11:57no one will find it.
11:58A lot of people
11:59thought that
12:00this thing has been started.
12:01A lot of other people
12:02have broken their dreams
12:03that this stadium
12:04will not be completed.
12:05So,
12:06we will take the Champions Trophy
12:07somewhere else.
12:08Something else will happen.
12:09But,
12:10God has blessed us.
12:11The invitation
12:12has been given to the Indian Cricket Board.
12:13Some people are planning to come
12:14to the semi-finals.
12:15Some are planning to come
12:16to the finals.
12:17Yes, Mr. Ishaq,
12:18there are a lot of challenges
12:19for Pakistan.
12:20The ICC event
12:21seems like
12:22it has been hijacked
12:23completely.
12:24It has to be done
12:25in two parts.
12:26There are compulsions
12:27that Pakistan is facing.
12:28But,
12:29we have to give this credit
12:30that the Chairman
12:31has tackled
12:32everything very well.
12:33And,
12:34what he is talking about
12:35is that
12:36the grounds
12:37will be ready on time.
12:38And,
12:39a lot of people
12:40will be waiting
12:41for the Champions Trophy
12:42to happen.
12:43Because,
12:44they wanted
12:45us to fail
12:46on this front
12:47so that
12:48the trophy
12:49will be shifted.
12:50There was a lot of
12:51propaganda.
12:52And,
12:53it was said
12:54again and again
12:55that the Champions Trophy
12:56will be fully
12:57in the UAE.
12:58Now,
12:59according to them,
13:00the final touches
13:01are being made.
13:02The grounds
13:03are ready.
13:04Pakistan is ready
13:05to give security.
13:06Hospitality
13:07is famous
13:08in our world.
13:09And,
13:10in September,
13:11all the planning
13:12started.
13:13In September,
13:14demolition started.
13:15In October,
13:16work started.
13:17So,
13:18in October,
13:19November,
13:20December,
13:21January,
13:22in four months,
13:23such a big project
13:24was done.
13:25May Allah make
13:26everything good.
13:27May everything
13:28finish well.
13:29And,
13:30on 9th March
13:31or 10th,
13:3211th March,
13:33we will say
13:34that Pakistan
13:35has held
13:36a very good tournament
13:37for the Champions Trophy.
13:38Mr. Zahid Hashmi
13:39was with us
13:40on the telephone line.
13:41Mr. Tauseef Ahmed
13:42was with us.
13:43Thank you very much.
13:44Please allow
13:45your host,
13:46Najibullah Hussain,
13:47to leave.
13:48Take care.
13:49Allah Hafiz.