00:00India's batting is their strength and I believe that they can chase any score.
00:05I believe that no matter how big a player he is, if the media puts pressure on him,
00:08it will have a psychological effect on him.
00:10The Indian team is a very talented team.
00:13The batting line-up is considered to be the best in the world on paper,
00:16but the matter is how they perform in the field.
00:19The bowling line-up is also very good.
00:21We have a lot of good bowlers and new talent.
00:24Like Munaf, Zaheer, Srisanth, all of them are young
00:28and they have gained a lot of experience.
00:30So there are a lot of chances for India to win.
00:32Do you feel that the Indian team is balanced?
00:34If we talk about batting and bowling, do you feel that there is a balance in the Indian team?
00:39Yes, the Indian team has a good balance.
00:42That's why we have kept the same balling and batting in mind.
00:47The matter is how they gel up in the field and perform as a unit.
00:52Pirat, I would like to know from you,
00:54last year, Virender Sehwag made the team in April 2005,
00:57almost two years ago.
00:59In such a situation, you are taking him to a big tournament like the World Cup.
01:03Do you think this is right?
01:05You are taking a player like Uthappa along with you.
01:08You are taking two openers along with you.
01:09You have Janguli and Tendulkar with you.
01:11There are four players who can open.
01:13Do you think it is right to take Sehwag in such a situation?
01:17Yes, I agree that it is right on the part of Dravid,
01:19because the World Cup is a big tournament.
01:22You need experience there.
01:23You can't count on youth that much.
01:25So, I think it is the right decision.
01:28He is very experienced and has made a lot of runs for India.
01:30Dileep Winkzer had said that he took Sehwag on the insistence of Dravid.
01:35Do you think that the team went to the West Indies for the World Cup
01:39and after that, they are choosing such an opener?
01:41Does this affect the team's morale?
01:44Will it affect Sehwag's morale?
01:46Yes, we shouldn't have disclosed such a thing on TV.
01:49It will affect Sehwag's morale.
01:52He was feeling a bit down.
01:54After this news came out, his confidence was a bit low.
01:58The day the team announced that they will play in the Pathan team,
02:02Winkzer said that if they don't perform well in this match,
02:06they won't go to the West Indies again.
02:08Don't you think this affects the player a lot?
02:11Yes, it affects a lot.
02:12Because once you are announced,
02:14a cricketer has to make his own mindset.
02:17If you are told that you don't have confidence in yourself,
02:22it affects you a lot.
02:23I would like to know one thing from you.
02:25Why doesn't India have the guts to play five game-winners?
02:30We always see that India always plays one extra batsman.
02:33On paper, India has such batsmen
02:38who can destroy any game-winning attack in the world.
02:41Despite this, India always plays one extra batsman.
02:46What do you think is the reason for this?
02:49India has not been able to defend well in the past.
02:53Even if they play five ballers,
02:55they don't have the capacity to defend a big score.
02:58India's batting is strong.
03:00I believe that India's batting can chase any score.
03:04All-rounders are still not able to come to us.
03:07Pathan was there, but they were not able to build their level.
03:11All-rounders like Jack Scarlet have made their mark.
03:14But Pathan is still struggling.
03:17He doesn't bat well when he's good at bowling.
03:19He doesn't bowl well when he's good at batting.
03:21Do you think that if all-rounders come to India,
03:25or players like Sachin Tendulkar,
03:27Virender Sehwag or Sourav Ganguly,
03:30is there a player who can make a big difference
03:33by playing an all-rounder?
03:35Look at Sachin, Sehwag and Yuvraj.
03:38All three of them can bowl.
03:40They bowl 5-6 overs in every match.
03:42If they concentrate more on bowling,
03:44they can become good all-rounders.
03:46It has an effect on the game.
03:48Instead of focusing on the game,
03:51you are modeling, adding, making money.
03:54Each player is endorsed by 30 brands.
03:57It must have an effect on the game.
03:59I don't think it has an effect on the game.
04:01If you don't perform, these things come out.
04:05If you keep winning, no one will talk about endorsements.
04:07Both of you are players.
04:09Maybe that's why you are not ready to accept that it has an effect.
04:12I would like to know one thing.
04:13The media has become a big power these days.
04:16The media pressurizes a lot.
04:18They make you a hero in a day.
04:20In a day, if Dhoni scores a few fours,
04:23it is said that Dhoni has washed it.
04:25The next day, the headline comes that Dhoni has been washed.
04:27How do you see it?
04:29Does the media put a lot of pressure on the players?
04:31Or are the players capable of tolerating the pressure of the media?
04:36And it doesn't affect them.
04:39According to me, the media puts a lot of pressure.
04:41No matter how big a player you are,
04:42even Sachin was put under a lot of pressure by the media.
04:45So I agree that no matter how big a player you are,
04:47if the media puts pressure on him,
04:49it will have a psychological effect on him.
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