ICC Champions Trophy - 2025 Special Transmission | Najeeb ul Husnain | 19th Feb 2025 (Part-1)
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00:00Assalam-o-Alaikum, hello and welcome to a special transmission for ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan.
00:16The time has come that we have all been waiting for.
00:20Will there be a Champions Trophy or not? Will it be held in Pakistan? Will the stadium be built?
00:25After going through all these things, we have reached the historic moment
00:29that the excitement is starting from today, this fair will be decorated from today.
00:34And you all know that before the start of the event, there will be an opening ceremony
00:39in which you will see the glory of Pak Fizaiya's pilots.
00:44And what a magnificent scene it will be.
00:47Without further ado, I have with me my panel, Kamran Akmal, Basit Ali, Shahid Ashmi.
00:52Assalam-o-Alaikum, welcome to the show.
00:53And congratulations to all of you that the excitement is starting today.
00:58We have been waiting for such a long time for the ICC event.
01:04Kamran, how are you feeling?
01:05Very good and congratulations to the Pakistan Cricket Board.
01:09There have been a lot of difficulties.
01:10All those difficulties have been over.
01:12The stadium has been built, which had to be upgraded.
01:15It was not an easy task.
01:18But the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman has done a great job.
01:22He has kept the team in check.
01:26And it is a very happy thing for Pakistan.
01:29May Allah end all the good deeds.
01:31There is a message in our neighboring country that all the teams have come.
01:35You did not come.
01:36You have missed that moment.
01:38The love and affection from the public that the Indian team had to get.
01:42There were so many fans of the players.
01:44The players definitely missed that.
01:46If they had come, it would have been great.
01:48It would have been a proper event.
01:52There is only one thing missing.
01:53The Indians did not come this time.
01:56They did not trust us.
01:59The love and excitement they would have got from coming here would have been more.
02:04What do you say?
02:05It has been decided.
02:07But 29 years.
02:0929 years.
02:11It is not a small time.
02:13A 5-year-old child is now 34 years old.
02:16The ICC events that used to take place in our grounds,
02:19Allah has shown that time today.
02:22I especially salute Mohsin Naqvi.
02:25The way he worked, no doubt.
02:27One man show.
02:28He gave the right name, Speed.
02:30We talk about Malcolm Speed.
02:32This is the original Speed.
02:34And as far as our people are concerned,
02:36you will come to know today.
02:38And the biggest thing that you just showed,
02:40the world will come to know about our Farzaiya.
02:43It will be so much fun.
02:44No. 1 Air Force of Pakistan.
02:47Absolutely.
02:48And as far as Chairman PCP Mohsin Naqvi is concerned,
02:51he has reached the stadium.
02:53And he himself is watching everything.
02:56Before starting, he will also enjoy the match.
02:59He will see how everything is going on.
03:01Mr. Shahid, what update do you have?
03:03What is the planning for the first match?
03:07What is going to happen in Karachi?
03:09What is the update about the team?
03:11What is going on?
03:12Look, there are very good arrangements.
03:14First of all, to the whole of Pakistan,
03:16to the whole cricketing community,
03:18to the whole government of Pakistan,
03:20to all our supporters,
03:21congratulations to everyone that international cricket has returned to Pakistan.
03:25A global tournament has returned.
03:27And there are good vibes in the western media as well.
03:30People are saying, all the big journalists,
03:32all the big cricketers,
03:34they have written, Pakistan stand to gain.
03:37Gain, gain, gain.
03:38Really, there is a lot of gain for Pakistan.
03:40May Allah make this tournament successful.
03:45So that we get a good message,
03:47and we get tournaments in the future as well.
03:49The arrangements are excellent.
03:51President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari is coming on this occasion.
03:54It is a big occasion.
03:55Mohsin Naqvi is himself watching all the arrangements.
03:59As he has seen all the arrangements for the upgradation so far.
04:03And there is no news about the team yet.
04:06The 90% chance is that Haris Rauf will play today's match.
04:09If there is any change at the last minute,
04:11then you will get to know during the toss.
04:14Absolutely.
04:15Ali Hassan is also with us.
04:16And let's know from Ali Hassan,
04:19what is going on there,
04:20the crowd is coming.
04:22What kind of atmosphere is there?
04:24Ali ji, Ali will tell us.
04:28Look, Shaikhani Cricket has started coming there.
04:30I have seen most of the Shaikhani cricketers wearing green jerseys.
04:33They are stopping the stadium in the form of two people.
04:35Now the enclosures have been increased a lot.
04:37Capacity has increased.
04:38So definitely, Shaikhin will also come here in large numbers.
04:41And they will show the house full.
04:43You may remember,
04:44when the new building of the stadium started being built,
04:46capacity and new enclosures were introduced in it.
04:49So many VIPs have gone to the new building.
04:52But the rest of the general enclosures or premium,
04:55the fans who purchased the ticket,
04:57they got a lot of benefit.
04:59Now they go from the main entrance.
05:01They easily go inside and take pictures.
05:03Because it is beautifully decorated inside.
05:05It is beautifully decorated.
05:06The main entrance of the National Bank Cricket Stadium.
05:08It has a big Champions Trophy written on it.
05:10Banners of captains of eight teams have been put up.
05:12A very long banner has also been hung on the main building.
05:16Plus, I was hearing earlier that the Indian flag is not present inside.
05:21But now the flags of eight countries have also been put inside.
05:25So the fans are excited about everything.
05:27The drum is also being played here.
05:29Different people have adopted different styles.
05:31People are coming in different dresses.
05:33Everyone's only wish is that Bapar performs today.
05:37And prove that he is a real king.
05:39He should do a great performance.
05:40He should win his Pakistan team in his captaincy.
05:43He should shine.
05:44He should bowl.
05:45There are other bowlers and batters with him.
05:47That's why the fans want to come here.
05:50What is the exact time?
05:51When will this fly pass be?
05:53And which celebrities are coming?
05:56Tell us about the excitement of today's match.
05:58What are the plans?
06:00I am getting calls from my close relatives around the stadium.
06:05They are also asking when the fly pass will be.
06:08The exact time is 1.50 pm.
06:10It could be a little later.
06:12But the way the boys are getting ready.
06:14The second thing is that they will fly from the air base.
06:17And they will reach the stadium as soon as the fire is lit.
06:20First of all, there is J.F. Thunder.
06:22He is the pride of Pakistan.
06:23F-16s will be ready.
06:25And then the lions will be ready.
06:26They will spread colors in the sky.
06:28It will be a little limited ceremony.
06:30But it will be memorable.
06:32Because when fighter jets fly in the sky.
06:34And when they show different roles with speed and speed.
06:36The sound of gun shots coming out of their engines.
06:38It is very heart-warming.
06:40But it also attracts the fans.
06:43Apart from this, there will be no singing activity here.
06:46And talking about celebrities.
06:47As far as we know, the famous person is Madhu Kiya.
06:50The President of Pakistan will come.
06:51But along with that, foreign delegates are also coming here.
06:53Who have been specially invited.
06:55And maybe the high representatives of the ICC will also witness the match.
07:00Thank you very much, Ali Hassan.
07:01We will keep updating you in the day.
07:03Ali, thank you so much.
07:05Do you want to say something, Basit?
07:07No, it's very good.
07:09Ali, Mashallah.
07:10The way he reports, it's great.
07:12I forgot to say one thing, Najeeb.
07:14The celebration I saw today at 8 in the morning.
07:17At breakfast.
07:19The people who have come from other countries.
07:22Families have come.
07:24What do they say?
07:26We will watch this match.
07:27Then we will go to Dubai.
07:28After that, the third match.
07:30I have never seen such excitement before.
07:32I am saying this honestly.
07:34Families, hotels.
07:36In Karachi, everything is packed.
07:38And this shows that we are a very loving country.
07:42We love this game very much.
07:44And I don't think there will be space in the stadium today.
07:46There won't be space in the stadium today.
07:48Will the house be full?
07:50It should be.
07:52People started coming to the stadium from 10-10.30.
07:56And there was a long queue.
08:00At 11-11.30.
08:02When people come so early, it means that people have an idea.
08:04When VVIPs come, there is a lot of security.
08:08The roads are closed.
08:10So they started coming early.
08:12It will be 100% full house.
08:14And you will also get to see a very good match.
08:16Kamran, the celebration is great.
08:18The kind of event it is.
08:20The atmosphere is also getting better.
08:22How are you feeling?
08:24I am feeling very good.
08:26When the opening match of the Triangular Series happened,
08:28I got to know that when the Champions Trophy starts,
08:30it will be different.
08:32It will be seen today.
08:34And I think the way the arrangements have been made
08:36for the opening match of the Champions Trophy,
08:38the world will see it.
08:40Like Basant Bhai said,
08:42we were coming from Lahore by flight.
08:44There were so many people from America.
08:46They were saying that we have come for the Champions Trophy.
08:48I think this is a very good sign for Pakistan.
08:52And it is a very positive message for the world.
08:54And the rest of the teams will tell the players,
08:56when they go abroad,
08:58to their countries, to the media,
09:00that the Champions Trophy has been held in Pakistan.
09:02So how much hospitality, love and affection
09:04did we get?
09:06And what did we welcome the teams?
09:08Our people are such that
09:10they are neutral and support us.
09:12They don't see that we have a little.
09:14But the other team also gets the same support.
09:16That's right.
09:18And the start of the Champions Trophy
09:20is between Pakistan and New Zealand.
09:22And these two teams
09:24will come for the toss
09:26in a little while.
09:28And it will be a great match.
09:32In the head-to-head matches,
09:34Pakistan played 118 runs and won 61.
09:36In the Champions Trophy,
09:38New Zealand defeated Pakistan
09:40in three matches.
09:42They lost twice in the semi-finals.
09:44This is a difficult situation.
09:46But Pakistan's goal is to win.
09:48The successful team will be fully confident
09:50before the match against India.
09:52Yes, so this is the situation.
09:54The match will be great.
09:56Let's look at the captaincy.
09:58Rizwan versus Mitchell Centner.
10:00And Rizwan's stats are
10:0212 matches,
10:04out of which 8 have won,
10:064 have lost.
10:082 out of 4 are of this tri-series.
10:10So 66% is the win percentage ratio.
10:12And if you look at Mitchell Centner,
10:14out of 10 matches,
10:166 have won,
10:183 have lost, 60%.
10:20So, relatively, both of them
10:22are new captains.
10:24They don't have much experience as captains.
10:26Rizwan's winning percentage
10:28was that of a balanced team.
10:30They have lost a little here.
10:32So this team has a lot of questions
10:34and marks.
10:36If you match both captains, how do you see it?
10:38Both are equal.
10:40Pakistan
10:42beat Australia in Australia,
10:44South Africa,
10:46and then the team changed.
10:48New Zealand beat Pakistan
10:50in Pakistan.
10:52In my opinion,
10:54today's ICC event
10:56shows everything.
10:58Everything has to be tested.
11:00Our Ali Bhai was saying
11:02that everyone's eyes are on
11:04Babur Azam.
11:06Right now, there are 11 Babur Azams.
11:08What kind of cricket is this?
11:10But you know, people...
11:12It's wrong.
11:14You can't say that to the fans.
11:16They've come to watch.
11:18If they're watching on TV,
11:20we can give them a message.
11:22Right now, there are 11 Babur Azams.
11:2411 are our soldiers.
11:2611 are Shahid Bhai and 11 are Amran Akmal.
11:28That's the way it is.
11:30We don't rely on just one.
11:3212 out of 11 are Basit Bhai.
11:34We don't rely on just one.
11:36We have to go for the whole team.
11:38What do you have to say about the captaincy?
11:40Rizwan has to be more active
11:42in the captaincy.
11:44He has to utilize his bowlers
11:46at the right time.
11:48He's a good captain.
11:50Rizwan's captaincy in Australia
11:52was visible.
11:54He utilized his bowlers well.
11:56But in the Triangular Series,
11:58I didn't see much of a spark
12:00in his captaincy.
12:02You can see his bowling line-up.
12:04You can see all these things.
12:06Secondly,
12:08professional teams
12:10don't rely on just one.
12:12The whole team fights.
12:14The team that's set,
12:16finishes the match.
12:18If the team scores 100 runs,
12:20the team should win.
12:22If you score 100 runs,
12:24the team loses.
12:26The boys have to keep this in mind.
12:28There's no chance of a mistake.
12:30It's very important to win.
12:32It's a very important match.
12:34You have to create momentum
12:36and perform well.
12:38New Zealand has good quality bowling.
12:40We didn't score 300 runs in the Triangular Series.
12:42We scored an average
12:44in the South Africa Series.
12:46We chased 350 runs.
12:48The batters and bowlers
12:50will do well here.
12:52It's a team game.
12:54There are no individuals.
12:56The individuals are gone.
12:58We kept playing on individuals.
13:00That's why it's called unpredictable.
13:02It's time for us to be ourselves.
13:04If we become ourselves,
13:06we'll win.
13:08When we were talking about
13:10Mitchell Santner's captaincy,
13:12many captains are already playing
13:14under him.
13:16Even Tom Latham is a captain.
13:18What kind of experience is that?
13:20How big of a challenge is that for him?
13:22New Zealand cricket has made Santner
13:24a captain with a lot of thought.
13:26He's a good bowler.
13:28He's good at batting.
13:30He's studied management.
13:32People who study management sciences
13:34are good at management.
13:36New Zealand cricket took a decision
13:38on him.
13:40He's a good communicator.
13:42If you look at Rizwan,
13:44most of our captains
13:46are not good communicators.
13:48They don't know how to manage.
13:50They say, he'll do this, he'll do that.
13:52But Rizwan has a quality
13:54of faith in God
13:56and his players.
13:58He says, hard work is our job.
14:00God will give the result.
14:02I call him Mr. Faith because
14:04he's Mr. Faith.
14:06He went to Australia and
14:08defeated Australia based on that faith.
14:10Nothing is beyond that.
14:12He always says, if we didn't do it before,
14:14can't you do it now?
14:16Kamran, do you have anything to say?
14:18New Zealand cricket made him
14:20a captain
14:22MS Dhoni is making him a Super King.
14:24He's a player.
14:26He studied all this.
14:28He studied a lot.
14:30If you're sharing a dressing room
14:32with a good captain,
14:34you get to learn a lot.
14:36He took advantage of that.
14:38It was the right decision to make him a captain.
14:40Okay.
14:42Let's continue the discussion.
14:52Glad to have you back once again
14:54to our special transmission.
14:56There's going to be a toss soon.
14:58Let's take a look at the pitch.
15:00What kind of pitch will it be?
15:02We all expect a batting paradise
15:04in Karachi.
15:06There will be a lot of runs.
15:08The boundary looks small.
15:10What should you do after winning the toss?
15:12You should focus on your strength.
15:14After winning the toss,
15:16it's easy to say make
15:18350-450 runs.
15:20If your strength is bowling,
15:22you should bowl later.
15:24If your strength is batting,
15:26you should bat later.
15:28There could be a due factor.
15:30I think you should pitch
15:32300 runs.
15:34It's important
15:36to have a good foundation.
15:38Kamran, your take on this?
15:40The pitch
15:42that Matthew Hayden said
15:44250-260
15:46in the Triangular Series
15:48is a 300-run pitch.
15:50Bazeer asked
15:52about spinners.
15:54Matthew Hayden said
15:56there will be a spinner.
15:58We have
16:00Daniel Vittori,
16:02Sikhlet Bhushtak.
16:04How do we utilize them?
16:06We need to be proactive.
16:08We need to know
16:10when to bring them.
16:12It's important.
16:14Khush Dilshah,
16:16but Ibrar will play an important role.
16:18How do we utilize him?
16:20If we make 300 runs
16:22in New Zealand,
16:24it will be difficult for Pakistan.
16:26They have 3 spinners.
16:30Shahid, your take on this?
16:32If Pakistan is chasing,
16:34both their spinners
16:36will have to play
16:38with ease.
16:40They will have to rotate the strike.
16:42Sentiner will hang and bowl.
16:44As Basit said,
16:46Salman Fazal used to play
16:48in Pakistan.
16:50He went to New Zealand.
16:52He was his student.
16:54He taught him
16:56how to hang and bowl.
16:58He will have to watch and play.
17:00Glenn Phillips will come
17:02and hit a slider.
17:04He changed the match
17:06by outing Fakhar.
17:08He outed Kohli twice.
17:10We will have to watch
17:12and play cautiously.
17:14Don't think that
17:16if we have a target of 300 runs,
17:18we will have to bowl in 26-28 overs.
17:20We will have to keep a balance.
17:22Net run rate will also come into play.
17:24One more thing.
17:26In previous matches,
17:28if you are taking a review,
17:30you are taking a review
17:32even if you are bowling in the middle.
17:34You should think about it.
17:36When you have an idea
17:38that you are out,
17:40you should not take a chance.
17:42It is better to consult
17:44a batsman at the non-striker end.
17:46Yes, Basit.
17:48You should consult
17:50a non-striker
17:52before taking a review.
17:54It is not that you don't know.
17:56As far as Shahid and Kami
17:58are concerned,
18:00they should know
18:02how to tackle their spinners.
18:04It is not that you have to
18:06take a shot and get your wicket.
18:08You should tackle
18:10the wind factor in Karachi.
18:12You should know
18:14how to steal runs.
18:16Whoever has stolen runs
18:18will be successful.
18:20You have to get set
18:22early on.
18:24After that, you will be able to improvise.
18:26Secondly,
18:28look at Mitchell,
18:30his captain,
18:32and Brazzaville.
18:34How did Matthew,
18:36the batsman,
18:38play?
18:40He hit a sweep,
18:42a slog,
18:44and an inside-out.
18:46Our batsmen
18:48are not taking such risks.
18:50Let's move on to the toss.
18:52Pakistan has won the toss
18:54and decided to field.
18:56We were expecting
18:58Pakistan to chase
19:00and play to their strengths.
19:02The dew factor
19:04is the same.
19:06There is only one change.
19:08Haris Rao, who was injured,
19:10is back.
19:12The rest is the same.
19:14I would like to know
19:16your thoughts on the toss
19:18and the team playing.
19:20It is a good decision to win the toss.
19:22We bowled.
19:24Rizwan has spoken
19:26and the captain of New Zealand
19:28has said that the dew will fall.
19:30We were bowling too.
19:32Looking at the batting and form,
19:34it is a great decision.
19:36Basit,
19:38how do you feel?
19:40Did you win the toss?
19:42Is the team playing well?
19:44Haris Rao
19:46doesn't fit in the team.
19:48When he is in the team,
19:50it means he is fit.
19:52How does he deliver?
19:54Is he afraid of injuries?
19:56That is the biggest
19:58factor for Pakistan's bowling.
20:00I think
20:02we won the toss
20:04today.
20:06The captain of New Zealand
20:08has said the same.
20:10Let's see how we bowl.
20:12It is important to bowl well.
20:14It is not necessary to bowl
20:16every ball.
20:18We won the toss,
20:20but it is important to bowl
20:22with discipline.
20:24Otherwise, the runs will be so bad
20:26that the toss will be of no use.
20:28K.N. Williamson and Daryl Mitchell
20:30should not be partnered.
20:32That dangerous man
20:34who has turned the match
20:36against Pakistan three times,
20:38he should not be
20:40on the crease for long.
20:42He should shout in the crowd
20:44to get out.
20:46Pakistani bowlers should also
20:48send him to the dressing room.
20:50The dressing room is new.
20:52He can watch his movies there.
20:54One more batter
20:56who is playing like
20:58K.N. Williamson
21:00after being unfit
21:02is playing well.
21:04This pitch suits him.
21:06Let's pray
21:08that he gets out soon.
21:10This is the prayer.
21:12Like Basit said,
21:14we won the toss,
21:16but it is important to bowl well
21:18and with discipline.
21:26Let's have you back once again
21:28to our special transmission
21:30and excitement.
21:32Let me remind you again
21:34that this is the first match
21:36of the Champions Trophy
21:38between Pakistan and New Zealand.
21:40Pakistan has won the toss
21:42and decided to field.
21:44All the experts believe
21:46that this is a good decision
21:48considering the conditions,
21:50situation and team strength.
21:52Let's take a look at
21:54what has been happening
21:56and what has been the performance
21:58since the World Cup in 2023.
22:00All the matches played
22:02can be seen on the screen.
22:04Pakistan is at the top.
22:068 matches out of 12 were won
22:08and 4 were lost.
22:10New Zealand won 7 matches
22:12out of 12 and lost 4.
22:14India won 9 matches
22:16and lost 5.
22:18Sorry, Pakistan won 5 matches
22:20out of 9 and lost 3.
22:22One day in Pakistan,
22:24Mr. Basant is a great worker.
22:26It is the same thing
22:28as the ICC event.
22:30There is a pressure
22:32of the ICC event.
22:34You should forget what happened
22:36whether you are winning
22:38or losing.
22:40Today is a new day
22:42and everything matters.
22:44Your performance,
22:46your combination,
22:48how you gel.
22:50It is very important.
22:52I don't go to the past.
22:54The stats that are recorded
22:56and made
22:58are lost.
23:00Today is a new day
23:02and it matters
23:04how you play.
23:06Kamran, if we show you
23:08the stats of the National Stadium,
23:10the total matches played
23:1256, batting first
23:14won 26,
23:16bowling first won 28
23:18India made the highest total
23:20against Hong Kong
23:22374 for 4
23:24Bangladesh made the lowest total
23:26against Pakistan
23:28115
23:30and the highest run chase
23:32was a few days ago
23:34when Pakistan played
23:36against South Africa.
23:38The stats are in front of you.
23:40There is not much difference
23:42in the stats.
23:44Whether it is bowling or batting.
23:46How do you utilize
23:48the conditions today?
23:50What is the game plan?
23:52It is a big match.
23:54It is an ICC event.
23:56Confidence counts a lot
23:58in the ICC event.
24:00What type of cricket
24:02are you playing?
24:04The Pakistan team has achieved
24:06that confidence.
24:08You have won from Australia
24:10and South Africa.
24:12It is a big victory for Pakistan.
24:14In the Triangular Series,
24:16we did not play the type of cricket
24:18that we should have played.
24:20In other countries,
24:22they do not let the guest team
24:24get close to the home team.
24:26The other teams do not
24:28put weapons in their homes
24:30so easily.
24:32We have not played that type
24:34of game in the Tri Series.
24:36We take more pressure
24:38from the home ground and expectations.
24:40We do not play well on that day.
24:42I remember
24:44the last match
24:46of the ICC event.
24:48It was on 11th March 1996.
24:50It was the quarter-final
24:52between South Africa and West Indies.
24:54Brian Lara scored 100 runs.
24:56Anjahani and Hansi Kroni
24:58were the captains of South Africa.
25:00Roger Harper scored 4 runs
25:02and scored 2 great catches
25:04and won the match.
25:06In the National Stadium,
25:08the match between Pakistan and India
25:10was the best match ever.
25:12It was a great match
25:14in the history of One Day International.
25:16The crowd gave a standing ovation
25:18when India won the match.
25:20It was such a close match
25:22that everyone enjoyed it.
25:24Let's take a break.
25:26We will be right back.