00:00Hi guys, we're finally back at IPL 2021 straight back with Golf News and Mr Cricket UAE is
00:15here.
00:16And what a thriller we had to start with this Mumbai to Chennai.
00:21Let me quickly first of all go to Sham and give us a quick rundown of what happened today.
00:26And then we'll speak to our special guests Arjan and Sai, who are a little bit of rivals
00:33and a little bit of age between them as well.
00:35So we'll speak to Sham first.
00:37Yeah, it was a cracker of the match and to start with, there were some surprises because
00:43we expected Rohit Sharma to show up, but apparently he's having a hamstring niggle.
00:47So Poland led the side and what a start they had, but that is totally not unexpected because
00:53we have seen 10 balls, the damage he can do in UAE and Adam Milne, who is coming off
00:58a very good season with the 100 in UK, I mean, they've pretty much lived up to it.
01:04And they had reduced the Chennai Super Kings to 24 for 4.
01:09And what a knock Ruturaj Gaikwad produced.
01:12And to me, I think the difference was the Bravo's 8 ball, 23.
01:16That I think took the game away from the Mumbai Indians.
01:19Mumbai were still in the game.
01:22In fact, they got off to a fire actually, but the thing is, they couldn't string together
01:25a decent partnership and that was their undoing.
01:29Okay.
01:30And now obviously, Anas Pai, Mr. Cricket UAE himself will be here joining us tomorrow evening,
01:35I believe.
01:36But tonight, we've got two very, very, very ready replacements.
01:41First of all, Arjan, that was a tremendous game, but unfortunately for the Mumbai fans,
01:50it didn't quite go their way.
01:51But for you, you must have been delighted in the end, having been very, very worried
01:55in that first innings.
01:57Yeah.
01:58I was so worried because when I saw the score and it was 18 for 4, I'm like, we've lost.
02:07There's no way we can come back from this bad a position.
02:13And then two hours later, the score is 156.
02:22He was jumping with joy in the stadium.
02:26I mean, every single boundary, I went crazy.
02:33You could not imagine how happy I was when from 18 for 4 in, let's say, 5 overs to 156
02:45in 20 overs.
02:47It just blew my mind.
02:48I could not believe it that Ruturaj Gaikwad and players like him just carried on the match
02:57and you know, won it for CSK.
02:59If it weren't for Ruturaj Gaikwad, I'm sure CSK would have suffered a big defeat today.
03:07So now from Arjan to our MS Dhoni of the crew.
03:11Sai, you're a Mumbai fan and that must have been a bit of a sucker punch after your start.
03:18I think it's true because, you know, Mumbai Indians always start on a losing tone.
03:22So this is, you know, they keep the tradition alive.
03:24So they start on a losing trip.
03:27So it's not a difficult thing for me.
03:30But one thing which I totally agree, I think, like Shyam said, I think Bravo took the match
03:34away from Chennai.
03:35Definitely, Gaikwad played well, but the 23 run of 8 balls, yes, that was the decider.
03:42Because that did, you know, it was difficult for the Mumbai Indians to catch up.
03:48The defeat also was almost around 22-23 runs.
03:52So I think it was Bravo's innings that actually took the game away from the Mumbai Indians.
03:57Unfortunate that Rohit was not, the hitman was not there or else this would have been
04:01a sweet victory for him.
04:03So we all expected the hitman to be there.
04:07Shyam, now one of the talks that we saw earlier in our live tweet when we saw some great pictures
04:17of Arjan and he was eating burgers and screaming all those boundaries was the state of the
04:25crease.
04:26A lot of people were saying that it was a little bit like the outfield.
04:31Now, is that something that you guys or did it just need to settle in after a few overs?
04:38You mean, I didn't quite get your question.
04:40The crease.
04:43People were saying that it wasn't as, you know, it wasn't as flat as it should be.
04:51And they were saying it was quite like the outfield in some places.
04:55So, no, not really.
04:56I mean, the thing is, what you have to factor in here is this is a fresh wicket and there's
05:04not been much match played of late.
05:07So the outfield was pretty nice and actually the wicket had a decent carry over.
05:13But as you saw, the seamers had an initial purchase, which is always the case with the
05:19UAE wickets.
05:20That's what we saw.
05:21And they can really, really let the ball fly.
05:26And that's what we saw.
05:28And we needed a little bit of a cool head, which is what Rudra's record showed that once
05:36you ride out the top, you could play your shots.
05:39OK.
05:40And now, OK, Sai, we'll go to you first.
05:44That blistering start by Mumbai.
05:50You know, I mean, we saw them fall, fall and fall.
05:53What was it like for you?
05:56And how was it as you were riding those emotions and thinking, this is in the bag, where we've
06:03got the points now?
06:05I think, yeah, I mean, here, actually, I think the humid conditions also worked well for
06:12us.
06:13I mean, you can see the way the ball was bouncing.
06:16And the first two wickets was amazing.
06:19I mean, I think Tenfold did a fantastic job there.
06:22And with Bumrah pitching in here and there, I expected a little more of Bumrah magic in
06:25between.
06:26But unfortunately, we couldn't get Gaikwad out.
06:28And to be honest, also another factor that Gaikwad let go of an easy catch to his hands
06:35in the middle of the Mumbai innings.
06:36Actually, I thought that was the match for us.
06:38But unfortunately, that was not the way.
06:40You know, we were expecting a little more.
06:42I wanted Sky, Surik Kumar Yadav, nicknamed Sky, to do well.
06:46But he failed us, actually.
06:50And he and Ishan.
06:51I mean, both were prodigies for Mumbai Indians.
06:53And now, I mean, they are actually in the Team India World Cup.
06:56So we expected them to perform.
06:58So I think it was a dampener of sorts of these two young stars, prodigies, not doing their
07:04best for the team.
07:05And Arjun, you must have enjoyed the fact that you guys were chatting online, live for
07:11Golf News.
07:13How did it feel when you got the upper hand of, let's say, your older uncle from Mumbai
07:24here?
07:25The delight as you guys got over the line must have been amazing.
07:30And what does it mean to get these points go top of the table going towards the end
07:35of the tournament?
07:37So, first of all, I would like to emphasize that it was burning hot out there.
07:44I was sweating.
07:45And I'm trying to think what the players would feel, right?
07:50I mean, if I was sweating, sitting on my seat, the players are standing and running and yielding.
07:59And what I think it means for CSK, I think it means a big thing.
08:03We were back on top last year.
08:05As you see, we didn't exactly go that well in the UAE.
08:09But I'm happy that we won our first game in the UAE, especially against Mumbai.
08:15And by such a big margin too.
08:17Okay.
08:18And now, I'll ask you all very quickly as we just wrap up, I'll start with Sai and come
08:24to Arjun and then to Shyam, who's going to win this year now that we've seen the first
08:29game?
08:30That's a wrong question to ask the Mumbai fans.
08:32It's going to be the Mumbai Falcons for sure.
08:35It is going to be Mumbai Falcons.
08:37So, you're going to bench-pack?
08:40Yes.
08:41Okay.
08:42Arjun?
08:45First of all, Mumbai has to qualify first.
08:49Maybe they won't even qualify.
08:57And I think CSK have a very big chance since they're top of the table.
09:04But Delhi, which I'm from Delhi, so it's fine either way.
09:11Of course, I'm a die-hard CSK fan.
09:14But I really want to see CSK win.
09:19So, CSK all the way, yeah?
09:22Okay.
09:23And Shyam?
09:25In fact, I have been backing Mumbai to win, although my heart belongs to Bangalore.
09:31I mean, on sheer performance, I would have expected Mumbai to win.
09:37Because the sheer quality of the side, the depth of talent there is amazing.
09:41So, I would expect them to win.
09:44But after seeing this match, I have slight thoughts about whether they can really pull
09:49themselves back.
09:51Because in India, they didn't do too well.
09:54I mean, better than others, but just enough to be in the fourth place.
09:58But unless they up their game, I think, I mean, Arjun might be right here in saying
10:03that Mumbai might be in trouble if they don't qualify.
10:07But if they qualify, then they'll be a different kettle of fish.
10:10Because they know how to win the big game.
10:15They're going for the hat-trick now.
10:18So, they know how to get over the line.
10:20Whereas RCB are yet to get over the line in 13 attempts.
10:25So, I mean, obviously, we've only seen two of the teams so far.
10:32There's loads more to come.
10:34We've got Punjab against Rajasthan Royals tomorrow.
10:37We'll have Anas Bhai back with us tomorrow.
10:40And it'll be a fun-filled next month or so, just under a month.
10:46And everyone here at Gulf News, you can always check on gulfnews.com
10:50for our live coverage and all the latest updates.
10:53And thank you to Arjun, to Sai and to Shyam for joining us this evening.
10:57And we'll see you all tomorrow.
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