00:00It's a very tough question for me, straight up. Obviously there's a difference. Wankete's
00:25obviously typically the red soil, good tactics from the opposition. If you've got those options
00:30to do that, it obviously makes sense, but I don't think we'll be using it as an excuse.
00:35There's players on our team that have played all over the country on all different types
00:38of wickets, as well as the international players in there. So yeah, in all honesty, just off
00:44the game tonight, I thought they scrapped their way to a good total and they showed
00:48us how to bowl on that wicket, so full credit to them.
00:58I think it was just good thinking of using home tactics in your advantage. Obviously
01:03there should be an advantage for the home team, but like I said, not an excuse from
01:07our point of view. We understood the wicket that was black soil and I don't think we just
01:13didn't adjust nicely enough.
01:14And finally, your ability to contribute in the power play was very important and it has
01:15given the teams in the Premier League success. Do you think they will be able to play in
01:16the power play next season?
01:17I would love to, yeah. I don't think the ball has been swinging as much as I'd like it to,
01:33but it's a long tournament, so hopefully I enjoy some success at some point.
01:37Too early in the season. It's a long tournament. There's some very, very quality players that
01:52have scored lots of runs across all formats around the world, so the experience is there.
01:57We understand this game can be tough for both bowlers and batters and yeah, we've had two
02:03games, so I don't think we've got to look too much into it too much. And the beauty
02:07is that we get on a plane and we're about to play in less than 24 hours again, so hopefully
02:11we can turn it around very quickly.
02:12What was it like after the season that there was enough restriction that people could be
02:13able to win cricket, or was it a problem that you've had to actively let people chase you
02:14down a little bit, 20 runs more?
02:15Personally, obviously there was a game here a couple of days ago where nearly 550 runs
02:29were scored. Different soil again. The ball can travel here. I thought we adjusted to
02:36the wicket nicely, kept the team under 200. I thought it was a good total. I thought it
02:43was gettable, but like I said earlier, I thought the way their pace bowlers especially took
02:47pace off the ball there throughout that middle period, overs 14 to 18 I think went for 20
02:54runs or something and obviously picked up a couple of vital wickets. So yeah, it didn't
02:57go to plan tonight, but yeah, the beauty is it's a long tournament, quick turnaround
03:01and looked to have wronged a few rights very quickly.
03:03Most of the answers you've given, according to you and your teammates, where did you find
03:12that situation where you could do something big?
03:15Well, they got 36 more runs than us. That's what went wrong. Yeah, I think we can just
03:20be as cliche as it sounds, just one or 2% better. Bowlers will look at their plans,
03:26how well did they execute it, and batsmen always want to get more runs. It's as simple
03:29as that. I think the fielding is a part of the game that can never be excused. I think
03:34we're a little bit off the field today, which was a bit of a shame. Take a catch there on
03:38the boundary, save a couple of boundaries. You know, there's maybe 20 or 30 runs there.
03:44So yeah, time to move on and look forward to doing that.
03:48Hi there. Mumbai Indians, if it's our month, the lift-off pass for us has been a crime
03:55since the inception of IPL from 2008, from Mitch McClendon to Mitchell Johnson to you
04:01to Zahid Khan to Sardis, and in all the five titles in Mumbai 1, the lift-off passers have
04:07played a major role. So how much do you miss Mumbai Indians other than Mumbai Indians miss
04:11you?
04:14You're trying to put pressure on me there. I don't think it's just pinned down to left
04:19armours. You can be as theoretical as you like, but those championship winning sides
04:26have had more than just a left armour on their team. They've had some very, very quality
04:31players. It's been a team effort. It's been a squad effort. By winning five titles, that
04:36obviously expresses that the franchise knows how to win tournaments. The only message I'll
04:41give you is it's a long tournament. It's only getting longer, and there's still a lot
04:44of cricket to be played. So we're looking forward to getting home into conditions that
04:47we know well. And yeah, we'll go from there.
04:52So one question, how has the U.S. impacted after the fourth or third weekend? You don't
04:58have a partnership after the third or the fourth. Almost you are out of your team now,
05:05so no partnership, no big shots, no privacy. Is it a concern for the batting and how do
05:13you view the fact?
05:18It's quite a hard question for me to answer because I'm the worst batsman on the team.
05:23So like I said, they bowled very well. They brought the percentages into the fact that
05:30taking the pace out of the ball, making the batsman play big shots, as well as combined
05:35with scoreboard pressure, that's just good cricket. So like I said, from a bowling point
05:41of view, love to restrict them for a few less runs, make the total a little bit less, and
05:47I suppose put the batsman in less pressure. But yeah, they bowled very well tonight. It
05:52was a good game, and we're looking forward to moving on.
05:55What is the thought process behind the change?
06:02I presume Black Saw, slower, expected to turn a little bit more. I don't think the ball
06:08turned too much. I think the pace bowlers turned it a little bit more than the spinners.
06:13And Rushy Khan bowled two overs, which is amazing as well. I don't know how many times
06:17he doesn't bowl out in T20 cricket, but yeah, I presume that was the thinking. But yeah,
06:23that's up to the coaching staff to pick the side, obviously. And yeah, looking forward
06:28to Monday afternoon.
