00:00Afternoon, everyone.
00:01Thank you for joining us for this pre-match press conference with Sidra Amin from Pakistan.
00:06As always, just a reminder, please, to ensure that your mobile phones are switched to mute
00:12or vibrate and ensure you have a microphone in your hand.
00:16Please also just take note that where you can, please ask questions in Udu, but Sidra
00:23will be able to answer in every language, yeah.
00:29Thanks.
00:30Who would like to go first?
00:35Good luck tomorrow.
00:37This Australian team has been one that has been well-beating for a long time now.
00:42What are some of the things you have seen in the Australian team that make them so successful?
00:47I think so.
00:48Tomorrow is a big game for us as a team, but as a team and as an individual, we have
00:54to step up and focus on our strengths.
01:00I know you've come back into form with the bat, but is there maybe one aspect of your team
01:05or one player that you think can surprise Australia tomorrow?
01:08We are like a good betting side, but as a better, we have to like spend more time on the weekend
01:16so that we can, you know, execute our plans and assess the wicket really well.
01:21And for you to get some runs here the other night, how does that help your confidence for
01:28tomorrow and the rest of the tournament playing at this venue as well?
01:30To be very honest, like wicket is not good at all, but when you spend time on the wicket,
01:38so then you like you can see the ball very clearly.
01:43So it's gave me the confidence, but every game is changed.
01:47So tomorrow is a new day, new game.
01:50So, inshallah, I will continue to perform well for my team as well.
01:55Hi, Sadra.
01:56Hello.
01:57All the best Kalki match ke liye.
01:58Aap apne woh india wale innings ke barare mein thoda batayenge, because conditions bohat
02:02difficult tha, like you were saying ki pitch itna bhi helpful nahi tha apke liye, but you
02:06ground it out, right?
02:07Aap rahe, tike rahe, pitch pe and you managed to get that score.
02:10Just, what is your process like?
02:12Jab aapko pata hai ki it's a tough target and aapko support nahi mil rahe from the other side.
02:16How do you just zone in?
02:17Aap lock kaise kar paate hai apne performances ko?
02:21As a senior, better bhi or as a like, my team ka backbone bhi abole de, kai sakti
02:27kyunke meri team ko and meri koch ko meri pe badea like, woh meri pe responsibility muja
02:32daalte hain.
02:33And mujhe responsibility lehenne ga shok bhi hai.
02:36So, yehi hai ke, mai kam and composed rehti hoon.
02:41Jaisi meri game hai.
02:42So, I know my game ke, maine pher isko kis tarah se aage leke ke chalna hai.
02:46Or, is tarah se ye ye ke, wikid bhoat muskil hai.
02:50Kyunke shtararde me bol bhoat zahadha seem bhi kar raha hai.
02:53Swing bhi ho raha hai.
02:54Or, hum like, me bhi asia se houn.
02:56Asia me bhoat zahadha mechis khe lhe hai.
02:58Toh kubhi is tarah se kondition nahi face ki.
03:00Mujhe toh lege raha hai aasi kondition.
03:02Hame nne australia meh face ki hai.
03:04Toh, shuruo meh muskil kafi ho raha hai.
03:06But yehi hai ke, joo team ke bhaater hai.
03:08Unse meri yehi discussion hoti hai.
03:10Kya hake zahara bol ko dhekho.
03:12Chek kero bol kya kara raha hai.
03:14Kye, agar hum bigger picture dhekhe,
03:16Hame shtil phir bhi,
03:18Five over shod ke aare hai hai.
03:20Seven over shod ke aare hai.
03:22Toh, still, like, hum 42 balls shod ke aare hai.
03:24Seven over shod ke aare hai.
03:26So, agar us tarah se hum tackle karein cheezo ko.
03:28Toh, pher apka dot balls ka ratio
03:30Or pressure kam ho na start ho jatai.
03:32So, bas, yehi discussion hai.
03:34Hoopfully, ke hum next mechis meh as a batter
03:36Or, responsibility lehe.
03:38Taa ke hum betters
03:40Zahada se zahada overskale ander jaake.
03:42Ji, wou bangladesh game ke aare me bhi poochna chaathe hun.
03:44Because, wou suddenly hoa, aapka jo wikid tha.
03:46And, aapka wikid, very evidently
03:48Impacted pakistan also.
03:50Onko laga ki, aap whahan pe tike rehenge.
03:52Aap jab gai, toh confidence bhi thoda sa hil gaya tha.
03:54Aap, wapas jahan ke baad,
03:56How did you process that wikid peale?
03:58Ki, aap ander gaaya bhaar aaya itne jaldi?
04:00Mujhe lag na, min toh,
04:02Internetia ka bhi itana jaldi out bin hui.
04:04Bhoas sadiyo baat out to yun.
04:06So, bas,
04:08Yehi lag rahe tha ki, yaar, min aaj kya karne aayi thi.
04:12So, I feel really bad and sad too.
04:14Kyunke, I know,
04:16Meri team, meri pere pere pere depend kerti hai.
04:18So, muje pere baos aada pressure fiel hoata hai,
04:20jab min jaldi out jati ho.
04:22So, lekin, min gati ho,
04:24Bhoas sadiyo baad nahi hai.
04:26Or, min late bhi aayi.
04:27Toh, pher woh swing lag ke,
04:29Inser dej ho ke, toh woha bhol lo gai.
04:30Right.
04:31And, ek or cheez,
04:32Jab aap,
04:33South Africa ke against kheel rahe hai,
04:34In home conditions,
04:35Your form was brilliant.
04:36Aapke ek joo technique thi,
04:37Just to deal with that South African attack itself,
04:39Was very very good.
04:40Uske baare mein thoda bataayenge,
04:42To have that kind of a performance,
04:44World Cup mein aane se pahle,
04:45Aapko bhaut confidence diya ho ga.
04:47Just yeh, last 12 months kaise rehen apke lehe,
04:49Knowing that you are preparing for a 50-over World Cup,
04:51Aapke tekniik me,
04:52Aapke tekniik me,
04:53Ya, pher ap jo,
04:54Basically how you approach your batting,
04:55Usmei kuch chanjiz lai hai hap?
04:57Ah, nahin,
04:58Shuru se, bas yeh yeh ke,
04:59Ultimati, jis sara game faas ho ho ria hai,
05:01Aapko bataay ke,
05:02Ush tekniik pe rehen ke,
05:04Or, ussara procedure me rehen ke,
05:06Cheezo ko dhekna bata da,
05:07Jis sara ke,
05:08Dot bols ka ratio ho ta hai,
05:09Lekkin ultimati,
05:10Jaisse mei ne kai ke,
05:12As a main batter,
05:14Mujhe kabhi kabhi,
05:15Dode bols kheelni pade jati hai,
05:16For my team,
05:17Kyeunke mujhe instructions koach ki taraf se yehi hoti hai,
05:19Kye tumne,
05:20Uski, ah, pressure nini lehena,
05:21Tum aisi player ho,
05:22Pher tum cover kare leo ghi,
05:23Or, rai,
05:24South Africa ki baat,
05:25Again, ah,
05:26As a player,
05:27Dekhya,
05:28Aap performance ke liye,
05:29Tiyari kar sakti ho,
05:30Lekin, deyna,
05:31Allah taala nini ultimate liya hapko,
05:32Or, no doubt, ah,
05:33May gaiti ho,
05:34Kye,
05:35Kye,
05:36Kye,
05:37Kisina kisina stage,
05:38Phe jaa ke,
05:39Kye,
05:40Kye,
05:41Kye,
05:42Kye,
05:43Kye,
05:44Kye,
05:45Kye,
05:46Kye,
06:03Kye,
06:05Kye,
06:07Kye,
06:08Kye,
06:12Kye,
06:13Kye,
06:15And as a player, I think that when you are doing so hard work,
06:20then you will believe that God will perform your performance.
06:24So, with this belief, we always go inside.
06:27And I think that those records will not know that they will make records today.
06:31But as a player, it is that you just go inside and give performance.
06:35Sometimes, I say that things are good.
06:39So, you reach so many miles.
06:41I didn't have any idea.
06:42If I tell you a little bit about South Africa,
06:46then the first 100 is probably going to be me.
06:50Because when you set targets,
06:51when you set the ball and start to conceive,
06:53then it's okay.
06:54Because you are giving a target to a team.
06:56But when you are chasing targets,
06:58then you approach other things.
07:02Like that, that day,
07:04it was like 300,
07:06but I was just going to play a game with my natural game.
07:10So, as I am pro-active,
07:12then I have my ability to take those things.
07:15So, I thought that my second 100 was better.
07:18I played a lot more pro-active.
07:20And we will also play a lot.
07:22And I think that things will come into control.
07:26That's what's coming.
07:27I mean,
07:28Pakistan is playing all of its games here in Kolombo.
07:30You have a record also in Sri Lanka has been difficult.
07:33When you have a batting,
07:34and you have seen scores.
07:35Just with that,
07:36how are you dealing with that?
07:37You said that you have to learn
07:39how to adjust the conditions.
07:41But,
07:42there is also an advantage that you don't have to travel.
07:44You can get used to it nicely.
07:45And tweak your plans accordingly.
07:46and get used to it properly and tweak your plans accordingly.
07:49So how are those conversations going on within the team?
07:51You said that we have an edge,
07:54but how we take this edge as a team, it matters.
07:58The discussion is ultimately happening,
08:01and the individual has also told us,
08:04sir, we can convey it.
08:07But as a player, how we tackle things, it matters.
08:11We are also doing one-to-one sessions in the Nets.
08:15We are also doing one-to-one sessions,
08:17and we are also doing one-to-one sessions.
08:20But we have played two matches,
08:22and we need to know the conditions.
08:24The ground is very strong,
08:25and the ball gap is very strong,
08:27but the wickets are very difficult for 10-15 hours.
08:32Anybody you are looking forward to batting against in Australia?
08:36Any particular bowler?
08:38Australia is a good side,
08:42I think it is that we tackle things with the confidence,
08:46it matters with the best,
08:49and the good side is that we tackle things well.
08:52Would you like to name someone?
08:54No, I can't say it.
08:55I mean, every bowler is good.
08:57But the opportunity is that
09:00he is a good bowler,
09:02and we will see it.
09:04A lot of people, when they come to a World Cup,
09:06they have some plans,
09:07that they have at least three centuries,
09:09or they have so many wickets, top wicket-takers, top run-scorer.
09:12Do you have any thoughts in your mind?
09:14No, I think that when you think about things,
09:17and plan things,
09:19then sometimes they get out of your plans.
09:21Just keep in mind,
09:23keep in mind,
09:24keep in mind,
09:25keep in mind,
09:26and keep in mind,
09:27keep in mind,
09:28keep in mind,
09:29keep in mind,
09:30keep in mind.
09:31All the best.
09:34Sidra,
09:35Australia is a side that you've never beaten,
09:38and losing tomorrow,
09:41it's not a mathematical knockout,
09:43but it'll make qualification to the next round very difficult.
09:46How does the team prepare for something like that?
09:49Again,
09:51we are hopping and starting our nets today,
09:57so we will discuss the things,
09:59and we will work hard on our areas,
10:02which can be improved as a team.
10:04Mostly,
10:05they have lots of seamers,
10:07seamer bowlers,
10:08so we will do good on,
10:10like,
10:11betting on seamers as well,
10:13in the nets areas.
10:14And in terms of your experience on this pitch,
10:17Australia had a chance against Sri Lanka,
10:19but obviously that game was washed out,
10:21which means they haven't played on this wicket,
10:23and you all have.
10:24And you all did fairly well to restrict India to a chaseable total,
10:28even if the batting didn't click.
10:30What are some of the learnings that you've taken from that game
10:33that you hope to implement against Australia?
10:35I think so.
10:37We have like edge on that wicket.
10:40We played two matches on that wicket,
10:44so Australia have no,
10:45but they have lots of experienced players,
10:47and they play lots of cricket in most of the countries.
10:52So I know they assess more good,
10:55maybe tomorrow as well.
10:57Could you just elaborate on that?
10:59When you mean they assess it better than you all,
11:02because they play more cricket,
11:04what exactly do you mean by that?
11:06I mean,
11:08like,
11:09they played all over the world,
11:11so they know the condition more well.
11:14They played WBBL,
11:16Honduras,
11:17and they came in Asian condition as well,
11:20but they really prepared well,
11:22because I could hear when they are coming in the Asian cricket,
11:26they prepare like their indoor areas to like,
11:31maybe I'm not wrong,
11:3340 or 35 degrees,
11:35they put so in that environment,
11:39so they can train as well.
11:41So that's the thing.
11:43Right.
11:44So going forward,
11:45you'd hope to play more cricket to get to that level,
11:48I imagine.
11:49With?
11:50Just generally more cricket for Pakistan?
11:53Hopefully,
11:54when you get like lots of tours,
11:58international tours,
11:59you plan like according to the team,
12:04and we are hoping to like going to somewhere to assess good conditions,
12:13good wickers,
12:14and meet with great players to discuss our areas with them.
12:18So I think it's really helping when you like lots of tours outside of your country.
12:29And do you think that this particular wicket will help to bridge the gap between you and Australia?
12:34Because Australia obviously a very aggressive batting side,
12:37but if they are unable to execute that game,
12:39do you think it will give you all a better chance?
12:41Same as a team,
12:43you have like focus on ourselves,
12:46we know they are a good side.
12:48But as a team,
12:50we don't give lots of like plenty balls they can beat us.
12:55So I think so as a,
12:57as a,
12:58everyone knows like our team,
13:01good in bowling.
13:03So our spinners or attackers may be,
13:05uh,
13:06the,
13:07the disaster,
13:08uh,
13:09two or three batters.
13:10So maybe,
13:11uh,
13:12helping us end the world.
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