00:00I don't need to tell you who is standing with us. It's Mohammad Amir.
00:04You look great and fit.
00:06I feel that the Pakistan team should still think about taking your retirement back.
00:11No, no. It's been two times. It's enough.
00:14Not now?
00:15No, not now.
00:16Okay, I will talk about other things. But before that, I want to know from you.
00:19What cricket are you playing now?
00:22I have recently played ILT.
00:24After that, there is PSL.
00:26Then there is my CPL sign.
00:28This month, only this is free. After PSL, we will play Bhaag Milka Bhaag.
00:34So tell me, the Champions Trophy that is going on right now,
00:37the performance of Pakistan is not as expected from the fans.
00:40What do you think are the major reasons behind this?
00:43Nikhil, there are a lot of reasons.
00:45If you start counting them all, it will take you two hours of interview.
00:51But if you want to know the basics,
00:55when the squad was announced, everyone was saying that there is no balanced squad.
01:00Because, okay, there are shortcomings in the system, in the structure.
01:05But the best management or the smart leader tries to utilize the best resources.
01:14I think we have been failing as a management.
01:18The whole world has been saying that you should have genuine openers here.
01:23You should have extra spinners.
01:25We didn't have that, so everyone saw the results.
01:28Okay, I was reading some of your statements earlier.
01:31Did you feel that taking some groupism is also a big problem if you look at the team right now?
01:36Look, this has been going on since every era.
01:39Look, I see this thing in such a way that,
01:43where there are 15-20 girls, everyone's way of speaking, way of thinking, lifestyle is different.
01:50Everyone doesn't agree with everyone.
01:53But at the end of the day, the goal is to perform for the team.
01:58That shouldn't be left behind.
02:00Yes, there are issues.
02:01Sometimes the captain doesn't like someone's attitude.
02:04Sometimes the player doesn't like the captain's attitude.
02:06But the spirit that,
02:11if I have to go in, I have to do what the team needs.
02:15That shouldn't end.
02:16If it ends because of that, then there will be problems.
02:19Okay, one thing, when we come from India,
02:21we always used to think about Pakistan.
02:23Where do their fast bowlers come from?
02:25I started watching cricket in the 80s.
02:27From then till you played, Shoaib bhai played,
02:29that was the supply line.
02:31My question is that,
02:32for some time now, you have seen that Pakistan is not doing so well in cricket.
02:35But I see the same bowling attack.
02:37The same thing about Shahenshah Afridi, the same thing about Haris Rauf, the same thing about Naseem Shah.
02:41I want to know if there is bench strength or not.
02:44Because performance doesn't come, but we don't look at anyone else.
02:47You only know if there is bench strength or not when you use it.
02:52When you don't use it,
02:53for example, Hasnain comes and plays one match,
02:55then he sits down.
02:56Waseem Junior came,
02:58we don't know where he is.
03:00Then we invested 1.5 years on Abbas Afridi,
03:03that champion trophy came, it disappeared.
03:05So Irfan Khan Niazi,
03:07we thought he had the potential to play international cricket,
03:10he is a good fielder, he is fit,
03:12he can be a good finisher.
03:14He suddenly disappeared.
03:15So we ourselves spoil the bench strength.
03:17Until the bench strength is consistent,
03:19which is called, you won't get a run.
03:21You won't know what your bench strength is.
03:23In every series, your bench strength changes.
03:2515 boys are different,
03:27in the next series something else happens.
03:28The core of those 3-4 boys,
03:30those who are around, they change.
03:32Although they shouldn't.
03:33Like Mohammad Haris, everyone said that he is very talented.
03:36Because of 2-4 failures, he disappeared.
03:39So this is also our fault.
03:41Because we don't even utilize the bench strength properly.
03:44If I see many memories related to you,
03:47one is the 2017 champion trophy final.
03:50I was at the Oval Maidan,
03:52I won't forget what we saw that day.
03:54Now I have stopped to eat food,
03:56before coming here.
03:57So the TV screen was installed in that restaurant.
03:59And the match, India-Pakistan was going on.
04:01I thought the Halya match was going on.
04:03In that, the champion trophy final was going on,
04:052017.
04:06So maybe the people who were sitting there,
04:08to make them happy, that highlight is played.
04:10What are your memories of that match?
04:13Nikhil, I always say that
04:15I was a part of the 2009 world champion team.
04:19The first over that I did to Dilshan,
04:22people remember it a lot.
04:24Yes, I was on the ground then also.
04:26I think this is very close to my heart.
04:28Honestly.
04:29To play in the final in England,
04:31to play with a team like India,
04:33such a big team.
04:34And you know that on paper,
04:36at that time also it was said that
04:37India is the strongest side.
04:39And then Virat, Dhawan, Rohit Sharma.
04:42To defeat such a team,
04:43which is also a hot favourite,
04:46I think you can't explain its charm.
04:49Like you just said,
04:50even today it was going on.
04:53So I think this lifetime,
04:55whenever the mention of 2017 comes,
04:58of the champion trophy,
04:59people always remember my performance.
05:01Okay, in those days,
05:02this was also a big thing,
05:03Mohd. Aamir vs Virat Kohli.
05:05I have come here,
05:06I saw a lot of Virat Kohli fans here.
05:09What do you think,
05:10why does Virat get so much love?
05:11What is so special about him?
05:13See, why does Ronaldo get it?
05:15Why does Messi get it?
05:17Because, especially if I talk about Ronaldo,
05:20you see his lifestyle,
05:22apart from cricket,
05:24his charity works,
05:25his work ethics,
05:26his lifestyle,
05:28that is a complete package.
05:29And I think in cricket,
05:30this time, Virat Kohli is a complete package.
05:33And why shouldn't such a package be a role model?
05:35Country doesn't matter to me.
05:37I always say,
05:38country doesn't matter
05:39whether it is from Pakistan,
05:40India,
05:41Afghanistan,
05:42England,
05:43it can be from anywhere.
05:44A role model can be from anywhere.
05:45And I think his lifestyle is very good,
05:48of this generation.
05:50I think,
05:51the inspiration of Virat Kohli,
05:53and all the youngsters,
05:55who especially want to become cricketers,
05:57especially want to become batsmen,
05:59they should follow Virat Kohli's footsteps.
06:01Okay, his form has been great.
06:04He has been great in white ball.
06:06He was good in Test cricket as well.
06:07Now we have seen a dip in Test cricket.
06:09What do you think?
06:10Is this temporary?
06:11Or are there some shortcomings?
06:12Can we work on some things?
06:13Look, Virat,
06:14I think he is such a player,
06:16for him,
06:17these patches don't matter.
06:20If you see,
06:22his work ethics have not changed till date.
06:24Whether he is in the form,
06:25whether he is not in the form,
06:27he always follows his work ethics like this.
06:29Especially if you see,
06:31before the match between Pakistan and India,
06:33there was news in the media,
06:35that he practiced alone for 1.5-2 hours.
06:38Although,
06:39I think,
06:40Virat Kohli,
06:41has lived his best life.
06:43He is 36,
06:44I think 37.
06:45He might retire after 2 years.
06:47But his work ethics,
06:49I think,
06:50are still here.
06:51So I always say,
06:53you should never doubt his ability.
06:55Okay, another player,
06:56whose ability is being talked about a lot,
06:58Jaspreet Bumrah.
06:59Oh yes.
07:00What is special about him?
07:01I also think,
07:02if you talk about fast bowling,
07:04he is a complete package.
07:06Okay.
07:07You get him to play a test match,
07:08he will play a new ball,
07:09he will play an old ball,
07:10he will play a semi-new ball,
07:11you get him to play a one-day,
07:12a new ball,
07:13wherever you want him to play,
07:14wherever the team needs him,
07:16in whichever situation,
07:17he always delivers, right?
07:19It is the same in T20 as well.
07:20So I would say,
07:21the complete package,
07:23should be a role model.
07:25And Bumrah, I think,
07:26he is the best.
07:28If you talk about fast bowling,
07:29in the world,
07:30he is the number one.
07:31Okay,
07:32you are taking all the fast bowlers,
07:33like Cummins,
07:35Archer,
07:36Barbada.
07:37The ones you are talking about,
07:38in some format,
07:39there is a flaw,
07:40that here,
07:41he is a little less,
07:42here, he is a little better.
07:43But,
07:44Bumrah,
07:45you tell me,
07:46when you talk about tests,
07:47you say Bumrah is the best.
07:48If you talk about T20 performances,
07:50you say Bumrah is the best.
07:51If you talk about one-day,
07:52you say Bumrah is the best.
07:53I think he is the number one.
07:54Okay,
07:55before leaving,
07:56I noticed this,
07:57you have a pair of shoes,
07:58I saw this,
07:59I saw this in your shoes,
08:00I saw this in Shoaib's shoes too.
08:01Yes.
08:02This is because,
08:03when it lands,
08:04Yeah,
08:05it touches the thumb,
08:06so,
08:07it annoys,
08:08so,
08:09because of that,
08:10when it lands,
08:11you get this space.
08:12So,
08:13mentally,
08:14when you are in the match,
08:15you are a little easy.
08:16Before leaving,
08:17if the Indian team comes to Pakistan?
08:18I swear,
08:19they should have come.
08:20Virat,
08:21who has scored 100 in Dubai,
08:22if he had scored here,
08:23he would have forgotten,
08:24whether he scored 100 in Pakistan
08:25or in India.
08:26He wouldn't have seen the difference.
08:27And,
08:28he should have come to Pakistan.
08:29He should have done it.
08:30I say,
08:31if he had come,
08:32he would have enjoyed it a lot.
08:33He is still here.
08:34You said,
08:35he has been here for 2-3 years.
08:36Maybe.
08:37You never know.
08:38Amir bhai,
08:39thank you so much.
08:40No worries.
08:41Thank you for talking to us.
08:42No worries.
08:43No worries.
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