1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,520 Welcome back to Backward Point Podcast and welcome to this week 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:05,600 in cricket. My name is Nader Sayed and with 3 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:08,119 me my learned brother Bashar Sayed. 4 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:10,280 In this weekly series we discussed the happenings of 5 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:13,040 cricket around the world. The top news of the week are 6 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:14,880 India is finally in the semi finals. 7 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:17,920 This was a long time coming apparently and this was a very 8 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,720 stressful period for a lot of the the supporters of the blue 9 00:00:22,080 --> 00:00:25,480 and orange. The top four teams of the World 10 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:28,320 Cup are now solidified. We know the semi finals, where 11 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,800 they're going to be, why they're going to be there and what's the 12 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,600 next phase of the World Cup. What last phase of the World Cup 13 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:37,440 going to look like at this point? 14 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,680 These are the 2 main news topics that we're going to cover. 15 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:44,240 This is an episode of Twig, but as the World Cup comes to, it's 16 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:45,800 a normal conclusion at the end of the week. 17 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,440 We'll probably come back to our normal reporting after that, but 18 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,040 again, this is again encompassing the whole World Cup 19 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:53,960 dailies that we have. We cannot in good faith or run 20 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:56,440 this podcast without the help of our sponsors and our patrons. 21 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:58,680 This episode is brought to you by our executive producer, 22 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,920 Patrons TR and AMS with 34. You guys know who you are and 23 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,519 all of our Patreon members. That Patreon chat was absolutely 24 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,600 lit during this World Cup. So happy to be part of that. 25 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:09,680 Personally speaking, this is something that you know, helps 26 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:11,440 fuel the channel, but is also something that helps build 27 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,040 community on the podcast. So thank you very much for 28 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,560 everybody who's on the Patreon and the Patreon chat as well. 29 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:17,920 Links to all that in the in the description below. 30 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:19,720 Baja, you read the headlines today. 31 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:21,720 You know what happened. You watched the game, you 32 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:23,280 watched the highlights. What are your thoughts? 33 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:29,200 Biggest news of the Today of the day is that Zimbabwe lost South 34 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:30,560 Africa. That's the big news. 35 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:35,120 Big news, the Africa Derby Yes went to South Africa once again. 36 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:38,240 On a serious note, Congrats to the Indian team for making it 37 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,600 the top four. Mohammed Amir has finally been 38 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,320 proven wrong. Yeah, his prediction that India 39 00:01:44,320 --> 00:01:47,720 will not make the semis has been proved incorrect. 40 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,200 I mean. But his prediction on Abhishek 41 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:55,960 Sharma remains. I think, you know, there's a lot 42 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,560 of hype going on around Amir's. I don't know. 43 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:01,240 I don't want to say predictions analysts. 44 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:02,920 Do you think the law of averages got to him? 45 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,880 I just think that he made a bold claim saying that India would 46 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,000 not go through and for honestly for the half, like I want to say 47 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,800 70% of this game, I was like, maybe his prediction is not 48 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,720 wrong. It's just like India is just a 49 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,400 better team and West Indies just didn't have the firepower and 50 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,520 we'll talk about that. How did they just bold horribly 51 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,440 in the last 8 overs to absolutely give away that game? 52 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:26,920 But in the kudos to India, you know, I look, you will look at 53 00:02:26,920 --> 00:02:30,160 the thumbnail and feel and see like I'm really sad now, just 54 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,320 again, that's not on me. That's not Bashar. 55 00:02:32,920 --> 00:02:35,320 No, it's because you've been rage baiting all the Indian 56 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,480 friends. The Indian friends were so nice 57 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,280 to us in the previous podcast. Everybody said very nice things 58 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,440 about me and wished me really well and my wife really well for 59 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,960 our new baby boy. I really appreciate every one of 60 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,240 you guys who had a good thought, you know, lay out a prayer for 61 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:49,560 my son from for us, for my family. 62 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:51,520 I really, really do appreciate that things in the cricket world 63 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:54,160 can get really ugly. And you know, I didn't expect 64 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,080 such a wonderful response to a very happy thing that happened 65 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:58,560 to me. So I really appreciate that. 66 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,160 Again, if you feel like you're rage baited by this thumbnail, 67 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:02,880 it's not me. It's a just want to say that. 68 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:07,200 No, I think you are a bit sad feeling just because you were on 69 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,200 the same boat as the Caribbean Cricket podcast boys. 70 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,600 Yeah, I feel that. Too mash and. 71 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:14,680 Santokie, I know for a fact I read their tweets. 72 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,240 I know that this was way more than they expected. 73 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:19,520 They overachieved. They overachieved. 74 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,480 We were talking about this. We were watching the last, I 75 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,240 want to say 30 minutes together and even the Westies lost. 76 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,360 I was like they're still kind of overachieved. 77 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:28,440 If they had went to the semi finals, that would have been 78 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:32,720 like nobody would have put that money on that on that spot and 79 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:34,280 that would have been an insane run of events. 80 00:03:34,640 --> 00:03:37,320 I think the broadcasters would not have been happy that India 81 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:38,400 gets knocked out in the Super Eights. 82 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,040 I think a lot of fans would be like, this is a great cricket. 83 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,840 I'm so happy that a team like W Indies is making his way 84 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,560 through, but I think the right team won. 85 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:48,640 That's in the right. I think the top 4 of this World 86 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,040 Cup are the right top 4. I think the West Indian fans 87 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,560 were getting throwbacks of 2016 World Cup. 88 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,640 Yes, it's happening in India. Darren Tammy was a coach back 89 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:00,360 then, captain back, he's a coach now and it's going to be a 90 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:05,040 knockout match against India. This in India. 91 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,800 Last time they played knockout match against India was 2016 92 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,040 semi final at Vidark. Vidark we lost over. 93 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,880 Yeah, I got like I was going to say, did you hear during time 94 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:15,800 expresser? I did. 95 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:17,440 I saw the reel that you reposted. 96 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:18,760 Right. What is that David Goliath thing 97 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:20,720 where I I actually got goosebumps, goosebumps. 98 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,600 I got goosebumps and I was like, this is wow. 99 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:25,560 I think these guys are going to they're here to win it. 100 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:28,320 They came close 195 on that pitch. 101 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:31,720 I thought it was pretty good and I don't think the under score 102 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,240 did his bowl pretty well a pretty horribly near the end and 103 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:35,840 and let the game slip. Let's talk about this. 104 00:04:35,840 --> 00:04:38,600 I think it was a good toss for Sky to win. 105 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,040 He won the toss. He bowled first, which in these 106 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,240 conditions where you know there's going to be a do factor, 107 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,400 second innings, it was advantageous for India. 108 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:49,640 But I just think a net negative innings by Shay Hope, captain 109 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,000 and an innings that didn't really quite go anywhere. 110 00:04:53,280 --> 00:04:56,720 And he played lots of doddballs. He was hitting shots straight to 111 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:01,520 fielders and ultimately gets out playing less than run a ball 32 112 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:05,960 off 33 balls in a virtual World Cup quarter final. 113 00:05:06,280 --> 00:05:07,880 Yeah, you don't really expect that from Che Ho. 114 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:11,480 He's he's a world class batsman, a really good opener for for 115 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:14,360 West Indies and not only in in for the West Indies but in the 116 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:16,520 international T20 circuit. He's like a catch. 117 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:18,960 I don't know what happened 1. Of the most improved batters of 118 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:19,840 the last couple. Of years. 119 00:05:19,840 --> 00:05:22,400 I think it's just the pressure of the quarterfinal, you know, 120 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,760 not really a quarter final, but the supposed quarterfinal that 121 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,640 they were playing winner, go win and go forward or lose and go 122 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:30,000 home type situation and stuff. Sometimes stuff like that gets 123 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,760 to your head again. But does West Indies after South 124 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:38,000 Africa have the most powerful and the strongest middle order 125 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,000 that we've seen? Like, look at these guys after 126 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:45,280 Ross and Chase Head Meyer 12 ball 27, which are Rutherford 9 127 00:05:45,280 --> 00:05:51,200 Ball 14, Robin Powell 19 Ball 34 and Jason Holder 22 ball 37. 128 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,680 Everybody after she hope has a strike rate of over 150. 129 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,040 That's insane. That's just absolute madness. 130 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:02,960 The fact that they have that kind of firepower at 34567 and 131 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:04,960 then Rumari Shepard was still not even coming. 132 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,680 It had not come into bat yet. And this guy can also smack a 133 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,840 few. So after Sherfane Powell and 134 00:06:10,840 --> 00:06:13,640 Holder and and the way that they went 70 in the last five, Bichon 135 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,920 70 in the last five, I thought the momentum might shift. 136 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:20,360 You know, T20 is a small game. It's it's all about the shifting 137 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,520 of momentum. Who can capture the most amount 138 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:26,400 of steam before there's innings ends and can take that steam 139 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,360 into the next innings. I thought they had a really good 140 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:30,400 chance to steal this thing. But, you know, bad bowling. 141 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:34,840 If you take Shay Hope's innings out, West Indies scored 163 in 142 00:06:34,840 --> 00:06:38,000 14.3 overs. Yeah, so, you know, if they had 143 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:39,520 continued with the same momentum, they could have gone 144 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:43,720 and scored 210 to 15, which you need a above par score when 145 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:45,840 you're defending runs when there's Duana offer. 146 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,600 So I just think, yeah, she hopes innings didn't go anywhere in 147 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,440 the post match. He did come out and say that his 148 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:54,440 innings wasn't good and that he takes responsibility as captain 149 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:58,040 and as the opening batsman. And they also played Ross and 150 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:01,400 Chase as an opener for the first time because they wanted to get 151 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,000 an extra off spinning option against India's left hand 152 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:04,640 batters. Who did they? 153 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,200 Sit down for this. Brandon King set up OK? 154 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:07,960 Yeah. I mean. 155 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:13,040 Luckily Ross and Chase played in really good innings, but yeah, W 156 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,360 Indies when they were looking to like really amp it up and go 157 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:20,160 berserk in the 12th over is when Bumrah comes under ball and he 158 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:23,960 has a double strike, gets hit Meyer out and he also gets 159 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:25,520 another wicket in that same over. 160 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:26,920 He gets chased and hit Meyer out together. 161 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:31,360 Yeah, so two side batters, What India does match is that they 162 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:34,800 basically hold off on Bumrahs and Vadun checker with these 163 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:39,040 overs. So with Shaho playing slowly and 164 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:42,000 then you knew that in the back, in the last what, 11 or 12 165 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,920 overs, there were still lots of overs to come by Bumrah and 166 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,240 Chakrabarti. W Indies was just in. 167 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:51,280 They're saying India is using Chakrabarti and Bumrah like 168 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:55,040 Pakistan was using respondatic. Mystery, mystery, mystery. 169 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:56,440 What is that mystery? Mystery solved. 170 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,080 Can I tell you a stat that'll might blow your mind away? 171 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,320 Yes. The key the the the team with 172 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:04,560 the worst catching efficiency in this T20 World Cup is Team 173 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,480 India. That's insane. 174 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:10,160 The worst in the Super Eights. Yeah, India dropped something to 175 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:11,440 all yesterday. Like I think there. 176 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,120 Are I think the Indian team holds themselves to a higher 177 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:16,640 standard in the field. And I think we saw the Indian 178 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:19,600 team last year in the Champions Trophy live, taking some 179 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,720 blinders in the field, hitting direct hit throws. 180 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:24,160 But something's happened I think since the Asia Cup. 181 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,120 They had one of their worst days against Pakistan in the second 182 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:27,720 match of the Asia Cup that they played them. 183 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,400 And today it's like Abhishek Sharma dropping a Dolly inside 184 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,600 the circle and then a catch in the boundary, which typically at 185 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:36,880 this level for Team India you should take. 186 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,400 Should we have the Abhishek Sharma conversation right now on 187 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:41,520 the fielding aspect of it or when he's when we discussed and 188 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:42,039 he's bad? I don't know. 189 00:08:42,039 --> 00:08:44,640 Can we talk about it because he was hospitalized, he was sick. 190 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:46,680 Are we allowed to talk about Abhishek Sharma of. 191 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:48,480 Course, why not? This is a cricket podcast and 192 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:50,320 we're allowed to do whatever we want as well to our podcast, 193 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,320 which are we're not owned by any entities, so we can talk about 194 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:55,560 where we want. Is this the downfall of a a 195 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:57,000 project Sharma or is this just a patch? 196 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:00,160 That was but I just had to come love averages that man had in a 197 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,880 generation 18 month run. This was bound to happen where, 198 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:06,160 you know, this hiccup just happened to be during the most 199 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:09,280 important time in his career and then he while he will most 200 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,200 likely bounce back. Or is this like now the norm of 201 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,720 a BJ General? I think the question is, is he 202 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:16,560 out of form or has he been found out? 203 00:09:17,680 --> 00:09:19,880 If he was, if he was out of form, he would not have scored 204 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:21,600 those 40 odd runs against Zimbabwe. 205 00:09:22,680 --> 00:09:26,600 I think there is a mix of him being found out just because 206 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,160 against better teams like South Africa against Pakistan. 207 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,840 Against W Indies today. Their bowling plans against him 208 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,400 were quite accurate and their bowlers were good enough to come 209 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:37,560 out there and execute their plans. 210 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:41,000 And it seems like taking pace off to Abhishek Sharma is the 211 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:42,760 way to go. Having the right field set is 212 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,680 the way to go. I mean even Team USA got him for 213 00:09:45,680 --> 00:09:47,960 a golden duck. So something for him to like, 214 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,440 look back post this World Cup and see where he can improve. 215 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:51,800 On can you get out of this right? 216 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,080 Absolutely. Is he, you know, talking about 217 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,440 generational, like we've thrown that word around a lot in box on 218 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:59,440 cricket in the past month. Oh, sorry, past year and a half. 219 00:09:59,920 --> 00:10:01,920 But he generally is someone who just came on the scene and is 220 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,360 announced himself like, hi, my name is Abhishek Sharma and I 221 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,160 will blow your opposition out of the park. 222 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:08,800 I'm not sure if you're following but Jared Kimber is calling 223 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,000 Abhishek Sharma as the Steph Curry of cricket. 224 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,480 So Steph Curry in basketball changed the game by hitting free 225 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:16,000 throws. Sorry, 3 pointers right? 226 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,720 And Abhishek Sharma is doing the same thing by hitting sixes and 227 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:21,000 playing attacking shots and aerial shots. 228 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:24,600 And I think it's only Abhishek Sharma and Travis had who are 229 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:28,520 sort of in the same bracket of playing attacking strokes, 6 230 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:31,560 hitting, boundary hitting. I don't know if that's a really 231 00:10:31,560 --> 00:10:34,440 good comp by Jared. I know what he's going for and I 232 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:35,560 know what he's trying to do here. 233 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:40,640 But Steph Curry literally from 2012, thirteen onwards changed 234 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:43,440 the way that the NBA is played. Like the amount of three that 235 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,320 have been hit after Steph Curry's arrival and his 236 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,560 dominance in in the game has just changed the way that 237 00:10:47,560 --> 00:10:48,880 literally every single team plays. 238 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:51,480 Every every team now needs a sharpshooter, not one, but two 239 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:53,760 or three in order to get the three three-point mark. 240 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,680 It's changed the way that the fluidity of the game is. 241 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,040 Nobody plays inside the paint, etcetera, etcetera. 242 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:01,200 So like it's not a basketball podcast, but I'm trying to say 243 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:03,840 like the trajectory of NBA has completely shifted after Steph 244 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:06,200 Curry's arrival and and the fact that he's won five chips. 245 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:09,840 I don't know and if Abhishek Sharma will have that kind of 246 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:13,280 impact. My take still that whatever GOAT 247 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:17,120 you have in your respective sport that has changed the game, 248 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:19,800 Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Jordan, Steph Curry, you know, 249 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:22,200 I'm thinking of other other ones. 250 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:26,640 I can't think of any of them. But their comp goes to Virat 251 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:30,160 Kohli in cricket. Is, is Jared Kimberly saying 252 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:34,720 that Virat Kohli Abhishek Sharma has the Virat Kohli escora way 253 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:36,520 too soon to say. I was talking 10 years and and 254 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,120 see where Abhijek Sharma stands in the pantheon of great even 255 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,760 Indian batsmen as opposed to world class batsmen. 256 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,760 And so I get what he's trying to say with the whole aggressive 257 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:46,520 mindset. But like you said, there's only 258 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:49,920 like 2, maybe 3, maybe a handful of people in the entire 259 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,400 cricketing world that play like Abhijek Sharma do successfully. 260 00:11:52,680 --> 00:11:54,720 You said Travis had like probably David Warner in there 261 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:56,760 as well. Charles Butler, Finn Allen 262 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:57,880 maybe? Finn Allen, somebody. 263 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:02,480 In there as well, yeah, like 3 or 456 people maybe that can do 264 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:04,600 what he does. And so I don't know if that's a 265 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:08,520 trajectory that a lot of the teams will follow through and be 266 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,480 successful at as opposed to Steph, Corey just being the 267 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,920 greatest sharpshooter that Matt has ever seen. 268 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:16,760 I do think that Abhishek has the right support system around him. 269 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:18,720 Like I think Yuvraj Singh and him are quite tight. 270 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,640 So and if you, if you have your Rod Singh's mentorship under 271 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,360 you, I think Yuvraj can help him get out of this rut. 272 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,320 What if it's technical, if it's mental thing, whatever it is, 273 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:28,240 but just do you think you should play? 274 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,000 The timing for it in terms of Team India's point of view is 275 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,840 not right because you're in the World Cup and you've also, like 276 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:35,360 your captain's, come out in a press conferencing that you 277 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:36,280 can't. Are you kidding? 278 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:38,840 Me like dropping Abhishek Sharma and so you're kind of like stuck 279 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:41,520 with him now. And the good thing with India is 280 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:43,640 though that they're bad deep. So even though if Abhishek gets 281 00:12:43,680 --> 00:12:46,720 out early like today, he scored 10 off 11. 282 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,320 This was a horrible innings. Yeah, 10 off but even despite 283 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:52,040 this innings chasing, India still came out and chase it with 284 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:54,160 like 5 balls to spare. That was a blinder with by 285 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:55,840 Sandra Samson. That's why let's talk about 286 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:56,960 Samson. You mentioned about Kohli. 287 00:12:57,680 --> 00:13:01,960 This is Team India's highest individual scorer by Sandra 288 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,560 Samson Inner run chase in the World Cup. 289 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,880 Guess the number of tunings. I don't I don't understand. 290 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,840 Virat Kohli against Pakistan MCG 22. 291 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:14,680 And he also has an 82 against Australia as well, same runs. 292 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,160 Yeah. So that was also I think it was 293 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,360 a virtual quarter final against Australia I. 294 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:20,800 Don't remember exactly what game that was. 295 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,000 Great knock. Yeah, but he has that against 296 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:24,080 Australia and Pakistan. Same. 297 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,240 Same score. Look, I think such as Hampton 298 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:28,240 has had a pretty hot and cold career. 299 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:30,400 Like he's had three centuries, but he also averages 24. 300 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:34,920 And I think today's nock is like him announcing himself at this 301 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:37,600 stage for India. He's been he was part of the 302 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,680 last India World Cup squad and I think Royce mentioned that he 303 00:13:40,680 --> 00:13:43,360 was supposed to play in the finals but but right before the 304 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,280 toss, he made a decision of not dropping without goalie and 305 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,240 sticking with goalie in the final which he top scored in man 306 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,840 of the match. But Samson has always been like 307 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:56,240 in the back burner for India. I remember to adjust for Shubman 308 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:58,120 Gill, he had to go. Play in the middle. 309 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:01,440 Order and Asia Cup and then Kishan comes so he gets dropped 310 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:05,880 and now that you know Abhishek was out of form and there was an 311 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:08,560 injury to Rinku Singh to like when I was out of form you bring 312 00:14:08,560 --> 00:14:10,880 against New Samson who was by the way having a bad series 313 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:12,080 against series against New Zealand. 314 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:16,160 He comes out and plays this sort of a knock his best of his life. 315 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:20,040 I think he also agrees with this himself and it felt like a 316 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:21,520 chance less knock. He didn't give a lot of 317 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:24,320 opportunities in the field. He was hitting the bad balls, 318 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:28,680 we're hitting strike and I don't think India at any point was 319 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:30,600 under pressure. The required rate was always 320 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:31,960 within their. Control, yeah, I agree. 321 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:35,360 I think I'm saying nothing being taken away from him. 322 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:37,360 But it was also horrible bowling for West Indies. 323 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:40,840 I was watching last 5-6 hours live the way that Jason Holder 324 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:44,680 and Shamar Shamar Joseph kept feeding him either on the pads 325 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:50,320 or on the cut. So you know in order we say so 326 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:54,960 like way outside off stump. Easy for him to like free flow 327 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:58,000 his arms, get through behind the ball and play his shots like 328 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:01,240 there was no not one did I see any hesitation from sundry 329 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,520 Sampson playing the shots. There was 2 full on the pads 330 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:07,480 going down leg or was 2 too much near the white stump mark and 331 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,320 not even like a they got almost a half Ollie for the most part. 332 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:14,840 I don't know how they decided to go around this different defense 333 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:17,400 W Indies did but they were not giving themselves a good chance 334 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:19,080 at the same time dropping catches. 335 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:22,160 Jason Holder dropped the sitter on on cover. 336 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:25,200 I believe that was a Hardik Pandya shot. 337 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:27,200 Multi dropped. Yeah. 338 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:29,720 There were two boundary options left out, like there was a ball 339 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:32,040 that went through a. Simple one like regulation 340 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:34,600 fielding on square leg or yeah square leg. 341 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,000 It was long on and then the one was the thing on the off side 342 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:38,000 leg side. Neighbors point. 343 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,280 Yeah, stuff like that. Like you, you save those 344 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,080 chances, you save those runs, you take those chances. 345 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,000 Maybe India doesn't need 7 in the last or when they maybe they 346 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,120 need 15 and it's a completely different ball game. 347 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:50,000 I think W Indies bowling is very one-dimensional, like they have 348 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,040 no wrist spinners, they have no mystery spinners. 349 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,040 They're playing with what, two or three all rounders? 350 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:57,840 So yeah, against a team like India, if you don't have any 351 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:00,680 like Wiki taking options, it's gonna be really easy for them in 352 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:02,760 the chase. I don't know why they didn't 353 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:06,160 give Matthew Ford last over. I think Matthew Ford's utility 354 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,720 is more in the power play I think he has. 355 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:12,200 Even 34.2 yeah, 7 dots all. Always in the power play. 356 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:14,960 Yeah, So why don't you just give him that as opposed to Mario 357 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:16,520 Shepherd already gone for 34 and 2? 358 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:20,120 I don't know. That just felt like a, you know, 359 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,360 that was that felt like something that they could have 360 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:25,280 adjusted for. You know, they gave 4 on the 361 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:27,240 trot from Shawar Joseph, who went 42. 362 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,680 Why not just ended with Matthew Ford, who has a decent economy. 363 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:32,680 Maybe you don't lose on the first ball last over. 364 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:34,560 Maybe you lose on the third ball in the last over, but things 365 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:35,920 could have. Gotten a bit closer, I did think 366 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:40,400 at the halfway point that 195 in a virtual quarter final against 367 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:43,920 India, who have lost five of their last seven games in the 368 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:48,240 last two years chasing that if W Indies get some quick wickets up 369 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:50,560 front that this could be a tight. 370 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:51,520 Match. I mean, they did. 371 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:54,400 They got 41 for two. They got Abhishek Sharma and 372 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:56,320 Ishan Kishan out. But yeah, I. 373 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,800 Think never stopped, even when Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma 374 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:02,360 got out, they were like, I think Ishan Kishan got out for 41 for 375 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:04,280 two and there's the overs were 4.3. 376 00:17:04,599 --> 00:17:06,880 So even in the power play, the wickets were falling but the run 377 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:08,680 rate never dipped. There was consistent. 378 00:17:08,839 --> 00:17:11,839 It was they were scoring 898-910-8910 throughout and they 379 00:17:11,839 --> 00:17:13,880 would find one big over where they scored 15 and bring that 380 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:15,160 run rate down and that's what they would do. 381 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:17,720 How they find. Yeah, man, cheat code, cheat 382 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:19,960 code, cheat code, cheat code. This guy can bowl you 4 overs 383 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:23,280 and bat at #6 like and basically when you're the game, this guy's 384 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:26,240 absolutely cold blooded. It reminds me of how Pakistan 385 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:29,320 India 2022 Asia Cup game now I was bowling last over I think 386 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:32,880 needed like 8 or 10 or in six off 3 and this guy just went 387 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,400 boom 6. Kind of got smashed in the 388 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,840 bowling like 44 overs 1 wicket. I mean, he was part of the 389 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:40,200 bowling that went for 70 the last five. 390 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:43,200 So tough for Hardik Binder, but an absolute asset. 391 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:47,840 They're involved with today they didn't introduce A6 bowling 392 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,080 option at all. Typically India bowls like a 393 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:52,600 part timer in the 11th or 12th over. 394 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:54,840 Like they get one over from the like Varma or Dubai. 395 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,080 But today they were like, no, no risks today. 396 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:58,600 No risks. I think it would have paid. 397 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:01,360 It wouldn't have paid off. If that went for that, who would 398 00:18:01,360 --> 00:18:05,560 whose overs would have taken out of Varun or Akshar probably and 399 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:07,840 they both were OK. If I don't again going for a lot 400 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:09,400 of runs. I feel like you're talking about 401 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:10,400 Abhishek Sharma getting found out. 402 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:11,480 I think what we checked about these found. 403 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:12,440 Out. I think Varun has had some of 404 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:16,400 his most expensive spells in the last few games for India which 405 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:20,280 is a bit of a concerning side going into a semi final and 406 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,200 final. Let's talk about West Indies. 407 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:27,640 Zoom out and talk about West Indies as a general in in the 408 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,640 World Cup. This team was not supposed to 409 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:32,320 make it out of the group stages and lo and behold, they almost 410 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:34,200 challenged the semi final spot. Your thoughts? 411 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:38,120 Yeah, I think they they punched above their weight. 412 00:18:38,120 --> 00:18:41,440 I mean, they beat England and the group stages didn't have 413 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:44,680 them winning that match. They were unbeaten to the Super 414 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:48,320 Eights, also didn't have that happening, dominating, winning 415 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:50,720 in Zimbabwe. So I think they have a lot of 416 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:52,400 positive to take from this tournament. 417 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,600 I mean, I think Mash was saying this how they got a bit unlucky 418 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:58,160 because they would have put in a Super Eight group with South 419 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:00,880 Africa, who was unbeaten and finalists India who was 420 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:03,800 defending champions. So it's tough to upset one of 421 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:06,640 those two teams. I think if W Indies was in our 422 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:10,040 group, in Black Town's group, things may have been different 423 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:12,440 from them a bit, yeah. But I think one thing they have 424 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:16,320 to do is go back in the region and find a wrist spinner, find a 425 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:21,040 leg spinner, because they not only don't have any wrist 426 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:23,400 spinners, but they also can't play wrist spinners really well. 427 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:26,880 So I think India kind of missed out on playing Kuldeep today. 428 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,480 I know it's hard to fit him in 11, but I just think against a 429 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:33,560 team like W Indies, they struggle against wrist spinners 430 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:35,040 and Kuldeep would have been deadly here. 431 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,040 We saw how W Indies struggled against Sufyan Mukim in Florida. 432 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:42,040 Remember that? So yeah, there is one bowler in 433 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:45,240 the West Indies under 19 circuit who is a left arm wrist spinner. 434 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:50,000 Not sure if you've seen him but he could be the next big spin 435 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:51,680 bowler for West Indies. Name. 436 00:19:52,360 --> 00:19:55,520 Don't know his name. He played under 19 so took 437 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:56,880 wickets. Low economy. 438 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:01,040 I think if he's developed he could could be a good prospect. 439 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:04,400 I can imagine the boys will probably be a good example of or 440 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:07,960 or a good place to find out the next steps for for for West 441 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:10,920 Indies that was thoroughly enjoying and surprised at the 442 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:12,480 performance that they had thrown out. 443 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:15,320 I was there with you in the Florida games in against 444 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:18,680 Pakistan in August of last year. And even though W Indies 445 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:22,800 Pakistan 121 Pakistan 130 is last ball actually master 446 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:26,000 classroom basin holder who got away with the 300 last ball. 447 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:29,160 I guess China feed you and sneaked it for a four and I just 448 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:30,560 felt like this team was lackluster. 449 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:32,560 They were felt. It felt like they were not even 450 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:34,720 a unit. It felt like they were there was 451 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,680 a lot of egos clashing, maybe a little bit of infighting going 452 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:39,240 on. And Shay Hope you asked him a 453 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:41,160 question and he got really mad at you for for that. 454 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:43,960 And that gave me all that I needed to know about the type of 455 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:46,280 temperament that this team is going through again, this, this, 456 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:48,640 you know, they're standing on the shoulders of giants of like 457 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:52,000 the Richards and Darren Sammy and Chris Gayle and Darren Bravo 458 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,720 and Ryan Lara, but they're not able to achieve that kind of 459 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:58,040 success. They do have moments of 460 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:00,160 brilliance like we saw in this World Cup. 461 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:03,240 But I really need, I personally need wrestling needs to be a 462 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:05,560 force to be reckoned with for the betterment of world cricket. 463 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:09,000 My hot take is that Jason Holder's entire T 28 career has 464 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:12,640 been revamped thanks to Islam Ajinwader. 465 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:14,800 Yes, he was picked last year in the PSL. 466 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:17,840 He was the most impact player, scored impact runs towards the 467 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:21,840 death, took wickets upfront and I think like he is a really 468 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:23,800 dangerous player and it's really good to have in your team. 469 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,520 No, I agree. I think his second life in the 470 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:30,440 cricket has been, yeah, I agree, Islam under agenda flowing 471 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:33,440 fairly, at least for someone in this in this World Cup, because 472 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:36,360 the other is a word, the tough one for a lot of the other guys. 473 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:39,040 India has not made it. Through looking ahead at semis, 474 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:40,280 yeah, I was going. To say India has not made it 475 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:41,920 through when I'm, you know, have our four locked. 476 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:47,440 South Africa play New Zealand and India play England. 477 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:50,680 India and England have played three semi final on the track 478 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:52,720 and. You know what's interesting? 479 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:56,120 The winner of the last two India England semifinals have gone to 480 00:21:56,120 --> 00:21:57,120 win the World Cup. Yes. 481 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:00,920 What do you think about? That I just think it's 482 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:03,520 interesting how there's only one Asian team that's made it to the 483 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:05,240 to the semis. That's a very good. 484 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,480 World Cup happening in Asia? That, to me, is surprising. 485 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:12,120 Surprising, I think that tells me that conditions will help you 486 00:22:12,120 --> 00:22:14,720 only so much. Sometimes just the great quality 487 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:17,200 of the quality of cricket that you're playing will grade you 488 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,600 into that four or not. And with only one Asian team 489 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,280 going in, that too kind of barely like is scraping its way 490 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:24,680 through. If W Indies had gone through, no 491 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:27,160 Asian teams in an Asian World Cup would have been insane. 492 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:30,760 And this goes to show you like not only not, you can't always 493 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:32,560 depend on conditions and not everything is black and white. 494 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:35,640 If if I go back and look at our top fours that we have selected. 495 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:38,520 Pre I was going to say. It's like we're, it's we're I. 496 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:41,520 Can't believe you out predicted me in this World Cup or top 497 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:44,640 fours, I said. I said India, you're right for 498 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:47,080 that. Australia, wrong, New Zealand 499 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:48,040 for that. Pakistan, no. 500 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:50,440 You didn't say Pakistan, I said Pakistan. 501 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:51,840 No, no, no. Yeah, I can pull it up right 502 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:52,040 now. Yeah. 503 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,200 I don't think he said Pakistan. I said Pakistan, I said 504 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:55,680 Pakistan. What did I say? 505 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:56,240 I said. Pakistan. 506 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:58,640 No, no, no, no. 100% pull it up, I said. 507 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,640 I said India, Australia, New Zealand and Pakistan. 508 00:23:02,360 --> 00:23:04,440 Pull it up, I'm like 99. I am short. 509 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:05,440 I said it. I'm telling. 510 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:06,400 You, I just saw it like yesterday. 511 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:08,600 Sure pull it off. You give me your top. 512 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,160 Four. It's gonna be there. 513 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:13,680 If India does not win the Super World Cup undefeated, it's gonna 514 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:15,320 be a huge upset. What's the second one? 515 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:17,160 Australia. I don't think you can ever rule 516 00:23:17,360 --> 00:23:20,560 out Australia in an ICC event. I'm gonna go back to New Zealand 517 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:22,840 and Pakistan. My top four, OK, all right. 518 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:26,720 The India, New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan. 519 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:29,600 So we weren't off. Mine was India, New Zealand, 520 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:31,320 South Africa and Pakistan. I have three out of my 4. 521 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:34,600 Was Pakistan looking back, an emotional call or would you 522 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:37,360 would you have gone and picked a Sri Lanka or? 523 00:23:37,360 --> 00:23:38,120 England. No, no, no. 524 00:23:38,120 --> 00:23:39,120 I would have still picked Pakistan. 525 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:41,880 Pakistan. Pakistan not being in the 526 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:43,920 semifinals is no one's fault except for Pakistan. 527 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:45,280 They had two great opportunities. 528 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:46,960 You could have beaten England would have made it through. 529 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:50,360 You could have beaten Sri Lanka at a margin that would have, 530 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:51,880 That would have sufficed that you would have made it through. 531 00:23:52,120 --> 00:23:54,880 Both opportunities were handpicked for Pakistan on a 532 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,240 silver platter. Honestly, if they had just 533 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,440 beaten England like they were supposed to and had just scraped 534 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:01,480 by against Sri Lanka like they did, they would have made a 5 535 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:02,840 points and gone through. They would have been second on 536 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:04,280 the table. I think meat Pike picking 537 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:06,720 Pakistan was contingent on Pakistan's batting showing up. 538 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:10,640 And as we saw in backward Points Instagram post today that 539 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,640 Pakistan had the worst middle order performance in terms of 540 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:15,800 average and strike rate. They were on the bottom of the 541 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:17,600 list for both average and strike rate. 542 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,440 So once you're having that bad of a middle order for a 543 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:22,520 tournament, it's hard to get through. 544 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:26,560 I'm really glad that I outscored you on the preview meter, that 545 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:28,440 it shows that I know ball more, ball more better than you. 546 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:30,560 And people keep saying that you should have a sort of podcast, 547 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:31,720 but where would you be without me? 548 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:33,360 Deep backward point launching soon. 549 00:24:34,120 --> 00:24:37,320 Deep backward point predictions on the semis. 550 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,880 Look, I, I'm a bit concerned for India, right, because. 551 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:42,600 This is armour trolling that happened. 552 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:46,200 OK, wait, India had had their bad day against South Africa, 553 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:47,960 right? So they were lucky enough to 554 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:50,800 come back from that, beat the net run rate and qualify for 555 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:53,360 semis. But I just think that the way 556 00:24:53,360 --> 00:24:56,040 that they're fielding, like you said, they have the lowest catch 557 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:59,200 efficiency in a bigger tournament and a bigger match 558 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,520 like England against against an important like England, they 559 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:04,120 will not let those drop catches slip up. 560 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:09,200 I also think India's top order like Abhishek is still a hit or 561 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:11,520 miss. Ishan has not fired the last 562 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:14,920 couple of matches. So once you have those things on 563 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:17,120 going for you, it's hard to score big totals. 564 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:21,040 So I just hope that India, if they can still somehow find a 565 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:23,760 way to play at their peak performance, they could win all 566 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:25,360 the way. But the way that they're playing 567 00:25:25,360 --> 00:25:27,200 right now, I think England has a good chance. 568 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:31,040 I think it's good to be a South Africa, India final again. 569 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:33,280 I think it's going to be repeated Barbados, sorry, 24. 570 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:36,360 I think South Africa will come for blood and I think they might 571 00:25:36,360 --> 00:25:39,760 succeed in taking revenge. And I think beating India in 572 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:43,440 India in a final will be worse than losing to India in Barbados 573 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:45,840 in 2024. I think it'll be horrible for 574 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:48,840 India. It'll be like 2023 all over 575 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:49,560 again and that'll be tough. I. 576 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:52,120 Agree with your prediction. I think it's it is going to be a 577 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:55,480 rematch of the 24 final live stream. 578 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:57,720 Yeah, we should do it. We should do it. 579 00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:59,760 Yeah, I. Think last time I was I went 580 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,800 camping so I missed the last. I did a social podcast and 581 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:05,320 people didn't comment but Bashar is gone and the India has won. 582 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:07,720 But I did the 35 on his straight podcast on Virat Kohli and his 583 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:10,960 brilliance and you know my wife asked me yesterday if I could 584 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:13,840 have 3 posters of cricketers in my room, which three would they 585 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:17,760 be and I said Imran Khan, Shai Dafidi and Ratkoli. 586 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:20,920 Imran Khan senior The fast folder from Shower. 587 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,440 No, no, the one that's in jail 804. 588 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:26,960 You know that that probably would be my top three. 589 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:27,600 Suppose. What about you? 590 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:30,480 The one thing that we don't need to predict, and that's a fact, 591 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:34,000 is that Yashi Sports is Canada's home of cricket. 592 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:35,880 That is true. They've given us an exclusive 593 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:39,280 code BP15 for 15% off your purchase. 594 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:42,080 If you go to yashisports.com, you can browse through the large 595 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,000 catalog of equipment. The links are in the 596 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:47,600 description. Yashi Sports has expert advice. 597 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:51,640 They've got everything you need quick related in Canada's home 598 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:53,320 of cricket. Yes, thank you very much for 599 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:55,000 actually support. If you had three posters that 600 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:56,000 are involved, what would they be? 601 00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:02,800 Srivachter, Jimmy. Anderson, Shane Warren. 602 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:06,680 Shane Warren, no batsman. I'm a bowler. 603 00:27:07,120 --> 00:27:09,240 That's so damn. I just. 604 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:12,360 Think Shane Warren was like so ahead of his time in terms of 605 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:15,120 skill but also like the mental aspect of the game. 606 00:27:15,120 --> 00:27:17,760 Like the way if you ask any bastard of his era like who was 607 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:20,640 the best ball of the face, they would likely say Shane Warne. 608 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:23,760 And they have some anecdote of how Shane Warne mentally 609 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:27,720 challenged them, abused them, had some funny sledge which 610 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:29,880 ultimately made them give their wicket away. 611 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:32,440 He's the greatest life spinner of all time. 612 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:36,280 Yeah, I I totally agree. All right. 613 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:43,120 So usually in this section, sorry, one second, usually in 614 00:27:43,120 --> 00:27:47,000 this section, we have a, a past thing that we pull out. 615 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:50,320 I don't really have a stat for you this today. 616 00:27:50,360 --> 00:27:52,680 Richard, do you have anything from this week in history? 617 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:56,280 That you can talk about. Firstly, today is Charlotte 618 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:57,440 Lee's birthday. Child out. 619 00:27:57,440 --> 00:28:00,240 Yeah, I was going to say that. And I I shared my birthday week 620 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,320 so my birthday's on the 5th March and I shared my birthday 621 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:08,520 week with Afridi and Zamal Haq. Chris Martin from Coldplay from 622 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:11,880 Coldplay, not the ball from new. Zealand, I wanted you to specify 623 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:12,840 for the fans. It's a great podcast. 624 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:16,720 Chris Martin and yeah, myself. That's his birthday. 625 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:20,800 Anything else? On this day 15 years ago, 626 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:22,800 Ireland beat England at the World Cup. 627 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:28,240 Oh wow, that's insane. 2011 World Cup, yes, and that was one 628 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:31,160 of the more insane knocks ever again going back. 629 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:33,360 Kevin O'Brien. Kevin O'Brien having that insane 630 00:28:33,360 --> 00:28:35,920 century and I'm just going back to how like I think at that time 631 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:38,880 Ireland was associate nation and then they got test they. 632 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,720 Hadn't played test matches until 2018 I think. 633 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:43,000 I think so. They they were the last one that 634 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,280 got Test status after Afghanistan, I believe. 635 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:48,680 And that's a really good one, which I let's put the scorecard 636 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:50,440 on that one. What happened on that game? 637 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:53,640 I know, I know, the brilliance of Kevin O'Brien. 638 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:58,280 Ireland versus England 2011 scorecard. 639 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:03,040 All right, so let's take a trip down to memory lane Bashar on 640 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:06,120 March 2nd. Yep, 15th match of the World Cup 641 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:09,160 in Bengaluru. England scored 327 for eight. 642 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:15,080 Now Ireland scored 329 for seven on the 49.5 overs for England, 643 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:19,480 the top score was Jonathan Trott for 92 off 92 Stack. 644 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:22,280 Stack lineup for England here. Andrew Strauss and Kevin 645 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,480 Peterson opening. Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, 646 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:27,400 Collingwood, Matt Pryor. I don't know about Michael, 647 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:29,840 you're already there. Graham Swan, Stuart Broad and 648 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:34,080 Jimmy Anderson were also in the team, 327 for eight and well, 649 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:37,520 William Porterfield, remember him golden duck against against 650 00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:38,480 Anderson. I remember that. 651 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:40,760 This bold of bales lying everywhere. 652 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:43,640 Paul Sterling, Who did he play this world? 653 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:44,360 Cup. He's still playing. 654 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:46,280 He's still he. Played this this T20 World Cup 655 00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:48,360 Paul Sterling did He's captain of Ireland. 656 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:51,560 Paul Sterling, Ed. Joyce Nile O'Brien Who's in the. 657 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:53,240 Commentary box the. Commentary boxer Nile O'Brien 658 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:56,280 was and then it all came down to Kevin O'Brien in the middle 659 00:29:56,280 --> 00:30:00,480 order who scored 113 O 63179 strike rate, 6 sixes and 13 660 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:04,600 fours and got help from Alex Cusack and John Mooney in the 661 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:06,400 end who helped him secure the line. 662 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:09,320 Insane run for Ireland in that world. 663 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:12,720 Cup Ireland was 111 to 5 and then they went down to chase 664 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:14,360 229. That is insane. 665 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:16,800 Absolutely insane. If I go to the table of that 666 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:19,440 World Cup, I think Ireland, England was knocked out in the 667 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:20,800 first. Round also crazy sad about this 668 00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:24,160 World Cup is that the India versus England match was a tie 669 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:26,960 and Shane Warne tweeted before the match that he thinks it's 670 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:27,720 going to be a tie. Yes. 671 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:31,320 Which to me is like, how can you predict that and have that come 672 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:33,600 true? Because that's Shane Warne 2011 673 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:35,240 World Cup. What a what a year for Pakistan. 674 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,880 Six matches, 511 lost. Take me back. 675 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:40,080 Take me back. Try it out for the. 676 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:43,440 Zeidan. England finished third on their 677 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:45,440 on their table, so I think they went to the quarterfinal and 678 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:48,880 then lost against I don't know who, maybe Australia, maybe New 679 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:50,240 Zealand, one of those two, I don't know, boxing. 680 00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:52,240 No, I think India beat Australia in the quarterfinals. 681 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:54,240 India beat Australia, who box? On the West Indies. 682 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:56,000 Yes. So there's New Zealand and Sri 683 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:57,400 Lanka as well. Does Sri Lanka beat England? 684 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:02,640 Could be, could be New Zealand. You know what? 685 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:04,360 Yeah. Sri Lanka beat New Zealand, Sri 686 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:06,960 Lanka beat England in the quarterfinals, Sri Lanka went 687 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:09,560 into the semis, Pakistan beat West Indies, absolute thrashing, 688 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:13,200 112 all out West Indies box and chased it in 20 / 100 and 1310. 689 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:17,120 We can win and then we didn't even know what happened after 690 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:18,080 that. Great memory Lane stat. 691 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:19,240 Richard, thank you very much for doing that. 692 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:21,000 I did not do my homework for this podcast, but I didn't have 693 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:22,560 anything. I was asking to have GBT and he 694 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:24,200 would just give me the worst answers of all time. 695 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:27,000 March is a significant year in boxing and cricket history. 696 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:29,880 It is the IT is the month that charged off really broke the 697 00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:32,040 record. That's what stood for like over 698 00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:35,800 20 years or over 15 years of the fastest entry that happened in 699 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:37,440 March. And Pakistan won its first ODA 700 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:42,480 World Cup on March 25th, 2019. 92 so great month for Pakistanis 701 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:45,400 all around the world. And that's it for us today. 702 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:47,040 Thank you very much for tuning in to Twick. 703 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:49,920 This was all the wrap up. There is a lot of PSL news. 704 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:52,120 I think we're going to do a proper PSL podcast, like a whole 705 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:54,560 catch up on what the Hell's going on, probably post World 706 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:56,440 Cup. I have reached out to a lot of 707 00:31:56,840 --> 00:32:00,200 people to have a deep dive on this World Cup, on Pakistan, on 708 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:02,880 world cricket in general. We'd love to hear from MASH on 709 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:05,120 how W Indies cricket did. We'd love to hear from Amir. 710 00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:07,600 We'd love to hear from a sponsor with Dean and some other friends 711 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:10,320 of the podcast to come on and explain to us what the heck 712 00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:13,000 happened in the past six weeks. So stay tuned, hit subscribe, 713 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,480 hit like, wish I call back.