00:00Hi everyone, ahead of the semi-final clash against Australia, we have Shafali Varma with us.
00:07We will take one question at a time and can you keep your phones in silence?
00:11Who would want to go first?
00:12Shafali, slightly diverse presenting that semi-final matchup,
00:16for a half of Cedar,
00:17for a year,
00:18for a year,
00:19for a year,
00:20for a year,
00:21for a year,
00:22for a year,
00:23for a year,
00:24for a year,
00:25for a year,
00:26for a year,
00:27for a year,
00:28for a year,
00:29for a year,
00:30for a year,
00:31for a year,
00:32for a year,
00:33for a year,
00:34and I was talking about semi-final matchup,
00:35and I was talking about semi-final matchup,
00:37and I think it depends on how much I have to be clear,
00:41and how much I have to be faithful,
00:43and how much I have to keep my confidence,
00:44so I think I have played semi-final matchup,
00:46and it is not something new for me.
00:48I will only say that I have to be calm,
00:51and believe in itself,
00:53so absolutely,
00:54I will do well,
00:55200%.
00:57Hi Shafali, first welcome back to the Indian team.
01:04In the beginning of the year, you said that you are working on your one-day batting,
01:09playing long innings.
01:11And now you are in that situation where you are playing T20 short format.
01:16So how much do you have to shift in terms of your gameplay?
01:20And what are you doing with yourself given that you come in this sort of a scenario?
01:26Yes, absolutely. I was playing T20.
01:28But as a batsman, it is not easy to switch so quickly.
01:33But today was my practice session and yesterday too.
01:36I have had a lot of work in that situation.
01:39I wanted to play the good baller, which is in my range.
01:43I wanted to hit it well.
01:46So there were a lot of long batting sessions in my last two days, today and yesterday.
01:51And it was very good because I wanted to touch wood.
01:57So I am really happy that I am in a good touch.
02:00So yeah, very good for me.
02:02Hi Shafali, congrats on the call-up and all the best.
02:05When did you know that you are joining the team?
02:09And what was the reaction? Family and Papa's reaction?
02:12Yeah, I knew two days ago when I was with my Haryana team.
02:18Absolutely what happened with Pratika.
02:20As a sports person, it doesn't feel good.
02:24And no one doesn't want to have any other sports person.
02:27But God has brought me here to do anything good.
02:31And absolutely, Papa and family are all very happy.
02:35And I am really happy that I am here in the team.
02:39I am here in the team.
02:40And this is very good.
02:42If I play, I will give my best.
02:46Hi Shafali.
02:47Hello.
02:48Congratulations.
02:49It was very good to see you here.
02:51If it was a little old thing,
02:53but when you dropped from the team,
02:55the consistency was an issue.
02:57We saw that the consistency in the domestics
03:00has improved very well.
03:02So now, when you are in the team,
03:04you are in the same situation.
03:06You have obviously talked to your captain, coach,
03:08and vice-captain.
03:09So what did you message from the team?
03:11What did you say to your role clarity?
03:13Because sometimes you are in such a moment,
03:16you probably take the pressure of yourself as a player.
03:19It is a very big game.
03:21So what did you message from the team,
03:23what did you say to your role clarity?
03:25Absolutely.
03:26When I joined the team,
03:27everyone was very welcoming.
03:28It was very good.
03:29And as many players,
03:32everyone had a boost up.
03:33which is a very good thing for me.
03:35And as many players,
03:37I had a coach,
03:38captain,
03:39and even Smriti,
03:40everyone told me that
03:41we have to play our game.
03:42There is no problem.
03:43We have to play our game.
03:44We don't have to panic.
03:45We don't have to panic.
03:46So yeah,
03:47if I get so much freedom,
03:48I will try to respect the ball.
03:50And again,
03:52I will kill my length.
03:54Of course,
03:55I will kill.
03:56So yeah,
03:57I got so much welcoming,
03:59everything I got.
04:00Hopefully,
04:01if I get a chance,
04:02I get a chance.
04:03So I will do well.
04:04Go well.
04:07Shifali,
04:08there are many youngsters in this team
04:10who will play their first knock-out match.
04:12What is their messaging for the team
04:14to not take the pressure
04:16of playing such a big match?
04:18I think,
04:19I think,
04:20as many of our teammates,
04:22everyone has played almost the whole world cup.
04:24And,
04:25there is so much experience.
04:26They just said,
04:28as much as simple as things,
04:30and we will back our strength,
04:32it will be better.
04:33And,
04:34now,
04:35everyone was very good.
04:36So,
04:37everyone is very good.
04:39In the sense,
04:40everyone will do good.
04:41everyone has a great freedom.
04:42It's a great team.
04:43It's a great team.
04:44Hopefully,
04:45we will get the best.
04:48Yes.
04:53Shifali,
04:54how do you assess
04:55the Australian bowling attack particularly?
04:57And,
04:58Australia knows that
04:59they always do good performance in big matches.
05:01So,
05:02how do you see it?
05:03I've played a lot of times.
05:04I've played a lot of times.
05:05I can't talk a lot of times.
05:06I can't say like that.
05:07I will assess.
05:08Then I will react.
05:09I've played a lot of years.
05:11And,
05:12all of the players know who to play.
05:13I will do this.
05:14I will back our strength.
05:16And,
05:17absolutely,
05:18they will come hard to us.
05:19And,
05:20we have prepared a lot.
05:21Everyone has been in touch.
05:22Hopefully,
05:24we will try to perform a lot of good.
05:28And,
05:29we will think good.
05:31So obviously, we will win.
05:38Hi, Shifali.
05:40Recha didn't play the last match for the injury.
05:43She didn't practice in practice today.
05:46So any update on Recha?
05:49Well, she is doing good.
05:50I am not the person to ask this question.
05:52But yeah, management will call about this thing.
05:56Shifali, when we talk about the match in Australia,
05:59the semi-funnels are different levels.
06:01Because they are performing well.
06:04So what is the ability of the team to counter?
06:07Because it is a batting, balling,
06:09it is a whole tournament.
06:11So what is your ability of the team to counter?
06:14And what is the ability of the team to counter?
06:17As I said, I played with Australia a lot.
06:22And I know that as a batting unit,
06:26if they don't give their wickets,
06:27they will panic.
06:28And as a team, if you say,
06:30we all have played with them a lot.
06:33So as a bowling unit,
06:35we will always think that
06:36in a good length,
06:37and as a batting unit,
06:38back their strength.
06:39The more simple things,
06:41the more good things,
06:43the more panic,
06:44the more good things.
06:45So I think that's what I said.
06:46We will back their strength.
06:48The more simple things.
06:52In Australia,
06:53the last knockout in the World Cup,
06:55India has not defeated in the 2017 semi-final.
06:58What do you think of your team?
07:00How much of the ability
07:01to see that performance
07:02will be repeated again?
07:05Absolutely.
07:06If you see our whole World Cup,
07:07everyone has tried to do well.
07:09In the semis,
07:11everyone knows.
07:12There is no chance to give 200%
07:14because it is a knockout.
07:16Everyone will try to give their best.
07:18And in Australia,
07:19all the players will have to give 200%
07:21to all the players.
07:22And that's why
07:23we all have prepared
07:24in the past few days.
07:26So hopefully,
07:27we will all do better.
07:28Last one.
07:33Shafali,
07:34any thoughts on
07:36if you would want to open
07:37tomorrow's game?
07:38I mean,
07:39what is your wish?
07:40Would you want to open
07:41the match tomorrow?
07:42Absolutely.
07:43This is the call of management.
07:44But,
07:45if I say that I am a person
07:46that I can play anywhere.
07:47I can play anywhere.
07:48It is not that
07:49in the opening
07:50or in the beach,
07:51I can play anywhere.
07:52I can play anywhere.
07:53Because,
07:54the confidence in me
07:55is very important
07:56to be in a sports person.
07:58So,
07:59this is the call of management.
08:00Wherever they will say,
08:01I am super ready for that.
08:03Shafali,
08:04just talk about
08:05mindset.
08:06Because,
08:07you were not part of this team
08:08from the start of this tournament.
08:09And,
08:10one of the journey is
08:11they started off well.
08:12Two wins.
08:13Then,
08:14one dip came in
08:15which there were three defeats.
08:16A bit of pressure.
08:17That was a crunch game
08:18in which I had to perform.
08:19You have come in
08:20with fresh mindset
08:21from the background.
08:22So,
08:23a bit of feeling
08:24that,
08:25I am coming without any baggage.
08:26There is nothing
08:27and I just have to pray freely.
08:28Is there anything
08:29comparatively feeling like that?
08:30Well,
08:31if you can see,
08:32you are playing for the country.
08:34And,
08:35if I play yesterday,
08:36then,
08:37I am 100%
08:38because,
08:39semis is very important
08:42for our country.
08:43So,
08:44I will not think of baggage
08:45that I will not think of.
08:46I will not think of it.
08:47If I play my best,
08:48I will not think of it.
08:49I will not know
08:50where I will go.
08:51So,
08:52whatever things are simple,
08:53it is better for me.
08:54Thank you guys.
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