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Ahead of the T20 World Cup clash against Pakistan, India skipper Suryakumar Yadav said on Saturday that a healthy dressing room environment allows him to prioritise tactical flexibility and make tough decisions in the best interests of the team’s performance.
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00:00Yes, sir.
00:39To play a country outside India and that too a country which has been used to the conditions
00:46here and also there is uncertainty, first there was uncertainty of the match and now
00:52there is uncertainty due to rain and all.
00:54How do you handle these pressures before an India-Pakistan match?
00:58Sir, see I feel weather is something which is not in our control, in our control the things
01:04are which we can control that's like playing good cricket, having good practice sessions
01:09all of that and we knew that we would come here and play a game and it's more like subcontinent
01:14conditions, we have similar kind of wickets back home in India also and we have played
01:19a lot of cricket here during bilaterals against Sri Lanka so we are also very familiar with
01:25the conditions.
01:26Today in the PC of Pakistan cricket captain said that they want to have Babishek Sharma
01:31to play the game so can you tell us like is there any update on him, how is he feeling?
01:36Okay, if he wants him to play then we will play him tomorrow.
01:40Done.
01:50Thank you so much.
02:15It's just another game.
02:17Back of the mind, human tendency is to know which game you are going to play.
02:24And we don't play them often as well.
02:26So we don't play regular.
02:28But at the end of the day,
02:29we try to keep things simple.
02:32We try to execute games in the game.
02:38And we try to place the best foot forward.
02:40We try to place the ground.
02:43Sir,
02:44Usman Tariq
02:45out of syllabus
02:47out of syllabus
02:48out of syllabus
03:14out of syllabus.
03:16And we try to do it.
03:19Yes, he is a different character when he comes to bowl.
03:22But at the same time,
03:23we don't have to do it.
03:24We don't have to surrender it.
03:26So we practice with similar type of bowler and similar actions.
03:30And we will try to execute the game,
03:32which we practice in net sessions.
03:35And I don't know when you have seen us at night.
03:38Because we are tired and we are very excited in the night.
03:44Surya,
03:45Surya,
03:45there has been a slight interesting trend in India's bowling strategy,
03:49especially in the power play in Asia Cup.
03:51Bumrah used to bowl three overs in the power play.
03:53Now he bowls one minimum,
03:55just one exactly.
03:56Is that just like you trying to test more bowlers or keeping your options open?
04:02Or is there actually a plan you have that you won't reveal?
04:06No, no, it's completely fine.
04:08There's no such like anything like a big plan or something.
04:11But I want to be different on every given day.
04:15I don't want to go with a set plan when I'm going in with this wonderful bowling unit.
04:19I want to have my plans different on each different day, different games.
04:24And when you go on the ground, take a field in a game,
04:30what comes in your mind at that time?
04:32I think that is more important than thinking about
04:34what has worked before and what could go really well if I bowl Bumrah
04:40or any other bowler in the power play.
04:41If he has to bowl three overs, he might bowl three overs.
04:44If he has to bowl an over and then bowl three overs later on,
04:48if it works on a given day, we'll use the bowlers like that.
04:53Surya,
04:54Surya,
04:54last match Pakistan played five spinners and only one pacer.
04:58And also there's been a lot of talk in the build-up about
05:01Pakistan's spin attack, which looks very good.
05:03But your thoughts on that?
05:05And secondly, can you give an update on Washington Sundar?
05:08Is he completely fit to play?
05:09See, Washington, obviously, he's joined the team.
05:12He joined the team in Delhi.
05:14That means he's been cleared by
05:15COE.
05:16So he's ready and good to go.
05:19And sorry, what was your first question about the spinners?
05:31I feel, yeah, I mean, they have been doing well, obviously,
05:34with their bowling line-up and with their combinations.
05:39But yeah, we do have definitely some plans to try and tackle them
05:43when we play them tomorrow.
05:45And we also have a similar kind of set-up when we go and play.
05:52But I don't know.
05:53We've just now seen the wicket.
05:55It looks good.
05:55It looks very good.
05:57And we'll see what happens tomorrow.
06:01Surya, you came with a lot of collective batting form into this series
06:04after South Africa and after New Zealand.
06:07What do you make of how the batters have gone in the first two games?
06:10I know they're not pitchers that you might have expected,
06:12not a little bit out of character.
06:14But how do you assess India's batting in these first two games?
06:17I feel we had a little scratchy start, yes.
06:21You can't run away from the fact that it was not a proper T20 wicket.
06:25But I said in the post-match as well that you can't actually brush everything under the carpet.
06:30There's no excuse because everyone has played a lot of cricket.
06:34So batters, I think, should be brave in taking their own calls,
06:38have their own plans on batting on a difficult or not a difficult wicket,
06:42but a tricky T20 wicket.
06:44But in the second game, we were really good.
06:46We came back very strong, had a good power play,
06:49but then still we had a little bit of lump in between.
06:52But then we covered it well.
06:53So that's the beauty of T20 cricket.
06:54One or two batters, I think, taking that responsibility,
06:59being brave, showing character, I think, makes us cross the line.
07:04So normally, in conditions, we talk about India vs Pakistan spinners.
07:09What role of fast bowlers?
07:10Because traditionally, under fred lights, Indian fast bowlers put a good ball.
07:16So as captain, how do you have extra spinner or fast bowlers?
07:20How do you settle?
07:21How do you do?
07:27How do you do?
07:35How do you do?
07:53How do you do?
07:54How do you do?
08:13How do you do?
08:13How do you do?
08:56How do you do?
08:59How do you do?
09:02How do I do?
09:07Howки30 again,
09:08I'm a good guy.
09:14So howly fast bowls set some time.
09:21Surya, after a few days, I got to see that India-Pakistan match before the spinners.
09:27Spin has been the talking point.
09:31If we saw the last match in Zimbabwe, two fastballers took 4 wickets in the top order in the first
09:37spell.
09:39So, fastballers have a great help in this wicket.
09:40So, how much flexibility does it matter in terms of the conditions?
09:45I know that you don't want to break the winning combination,
09:50but how do you balance this flexibility versus maintaining and winning combination?
09:55I think flexibility is very important in this format.
09:58As I mentioned before the batting order,
10:00even at the same time, the flexibility is very important in bowling.
10:03If there is a matchup in a game, if there is a matchup against someone,
10:08if you need to play it, then you need to play it.
10:11If there is a matchup against the next game,
10:15then you should play them.
10:16Because this is not a bilateral tournament,
10:19or franchise cricket,
10:20you have a little time for comeback.
10:22There is no time for comeback.
10:24So, you have to take a tough call on the day.
10:27If someone has done it, then you have to understand it.
10:33You have to take a tough call on the day.
10:35But, yes.
10:36As you rightly said, it is a difficult call to take.
10:40As a good record against Pakistan.
10:43Oh, sir.
10:44Do you want to play what you want?
10:46Okay, let's play.
10:49You said that we will play.
10:51There were many people's feelings.
10:52Abhishek didn't play in the last match.
10:54Their problems were there.
10:55So, will all the feelings be done?
10:56Abhishek and Sharma will play one.
10:58And the other thing,
10:59in the time of Asia Cup,
11:00there was a matchup in the mountain.
11:02And in the World Cup,
11:03the matchup has changed.
11:04In this four or five months.
11:11So, let's try and manage.
11:18So, let's have a Hall of Fame.
11:20How many players you joy together?
11:21think, have kicked by?
11:27I'm able to play it again.
11:28We went to have a game boys.inka
11:30video and wave through the sport. So,
11:34are someone who have enjoyed realizes. And people
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11:36Right.
11:38Well, I don't know what matter of cricket so I don't know.
11:41I'm not in everyone on the platform.
11:44You're talking about any of your questions, but I do think that the culture is a good
11:47player in the team.
11:49Captain, if you want to form Mumbai or Delhi.
11:52Pitch was on a tricky side.
11:54Here it is, so I mean the kind of idea is India has a template under your captaincy.
11:59It's all gun blazing.
12:00Do you think adaptability will be a key in this match and big boundaries?
12:04most likely four or five spin attack spinners.
12:08Yeah, absolutely. See,
12:09goi bhi format khayla up. T20 khayla one day khayla
12:11or test khayla. I think
12:13adapting to the situations is a key
12:15for any batter or any bowler.
12:17To muha yasa lagta hai ki
12:19yes, there are big boundaries. We will have to be
12:21a little smart in tackling the
12:23conditions. Ham yaan peh
12:25pehle a chukay khaylne ke liye we know the conditions
12:27really well. Bada ground hai, thik hai.
12:29But then at the same time, we know
12:31what cricket we want to play.
12:34We have seen
12:35two different games
12:38in the last two games. So, we know
12:41which areas to
12:42tighten up and bat really well.
12:45Surya
12:48Surya, you have broken the suspense on Abhishek
12:51and on Handshake, will you
12:52break the suspense? Because Captain
12:54Salman Ali Agha said that it would have been
12:56great to go back to the old times.
12:59So, if you can break the suspense
13:00on that.
13:02Kal kar de ta hou na break suspense. Abhi toh bataya
13:04minne unko. Chowbiz ghande ap ruk jau.
13:06Acha game khaylengay phir game ke baad. Abhi important kya ap batao.
13:10Kal. Game important hai.
13:12Phele game khaylengay uske baad.
13:14Toss. Toss. Toss ka toss pe dekhay
13:17Acha game khaylengay na abhi ap. Ruk jau hain chowbiz ghanda.
13:20Sir, good to see you in your recent form.
13:23Coming back. Aapka jo previous performance against Pakistan was not that good. So, what's
13:29your new strategy to encounter the formidable base attack and the spin attack of Pakistan?
13:35Pooji new strategy nie hai sir. Jho sab chalte aare hai waisa hi chalte rane do achcha hai.
13:39Aur, obviously chahonga mein run banane ke liye and we win the game. But at the same time what has
13:45been working for me and also for the team, we just want to stick to it and continue that.
13:50Captain, jaisa aapnei ishaik ap ke dhorran kaha ta ki ab aapko yeh raiwalri nahi lagti hai. To be really
13:54honest, ab, matlab mein aapna personal kaya sakta ho ki hume bhi nahi lagtai ki
13:58ki hame bhi nahi lagtai ki india pakistan mein woh wali depth nazar ati hai jho bachpan ke time pe
14:02nazar ati thi. Kya world cup ke time pe be aapko as it is lag ra hai abhi
14:05is team ko dhekkar opposition mein ki woh wali baat nahi hai is Pakistan mein jho, you know, ek raiwalri
14:11factor ko bhot oopar leker jathi thi.
14:13Ab, woh history hai, baaki political tensions hai, is wajah se itna mahal bantai hai. Cricket teams mein bhoat antar
14:18hai, india bhoat oopar hai, Pakistan wohan nahi hai abhi.
14:21Nei, dhekhe abhi kaisa hai ki, wohan pe bhi woh loog achcha cricket kheel rahe ta hai, Asia cup mein,
14:25aur yaha pe bhi woh loog achcha cricket kheel rahe hai.
14:26But at the same time, hum ko ye bhi dhekhna hai ki, hum kaisi cricket kheel rahe hai.
14:30Last take saal se, hum bhi achchi cricket kheelte vohi yare hai, aur hum try kareenge wohi cheez continue karne
14:35ke lihe.
14:36Kyunki agar jab aap apne strenth ko chhodke baaki dousare ke kheeme me ja ke sochna lagte ho jada, to
14:40ap apna sab kuch bhol jate ho.
14:42To meinne wohi samjha hai sab ko bhi. At the end of the day again, we are here to play
14:46some good cricket.
14:47Achcha cricket kheelenge, aur phil jo achcha cricket kheelega, aur result uske side hoga.
14:52Sky, my question was slightly similar only. As a captain, as somebody who reads the game and watches other players,
15:00other teams,
15:00what is your assessment of this current Pakistani team? When you watch them, what is it that comes to your
15:06mind?
15:07See, that's what I said just now. I think they have been playing some good cricket recently, what I saw
15:11in the last two games.
15:12I didn't see any series before that, but then I've heard a lot, they're playing some good cricket. Also playing
15:20here, they have a little bit of advantage, but then that's okay.
15:24We've also played a lot of cricket here and we've come here in different conditions. We've played our cricket as
15:29well.
15:29So we just want to stick to what we want to do and not focus about anything else.
15:55Sir, this is a format where you have a high risk, high reward format.
16:01Because if you have to achieve something, then you have to take a lot of risk for the team.
16:06If you have to take a lot of risk for the team, then there's no problem.
16:09Now there are so many people who have to pay attention to one another in the batting unit.
16:13We'll have to do it.
16:14Mohisha from Pakistan.
16:16Hello.
16:17I just want to know that in such a blockbuster game, do you think handling the pressure is more important
16:23or playing brave cricket is more important?
16:25I think it can be a mix of both, sir. Yes, there will be pressure. As I rightly said, you
16:31can't run away from the fact that there won't be any pressure.
16:34Yes, there will be pressure, there will be nerves, butterflies in the stomach when we start the game tomorrow.
16:38But yeah, at the same time, there's no pressure, there's no nerves, there's no fun to play cricket.
16:43And yeah, it's a big occasion. Yes, definitely. But yeah, I mean, every time I say the same thing, at
16:50the end of the day, it's just another game.
16:51You have to back your skills, play some good cricket, focus on what you want to do better, and we'll
16:56see what happens.
16:59Hello, Surya.
17:00Hello.
17:01India has a very balanced squad with, you know, equal talent in the spin department as well as the pace
17:06department.
17:06Now, Surya, what happens to be a bigger pain point or a challenge for you in terms of finalising the
17:1111?
17:13Because it's very difficult to keep someone out here to keep the conditions in consideration as well.
17:17So, how do you take that call along with GG Bayern?
17:22I think it's a good headache to have.
17:24To have lovely spinners, fast bowlers and so many batters who can give you one or two overs also on
17:29a given day.
17:31But then you have to respect the conditions.
17:32You have to see how the wicket is going to play.
17:35As I rightly said, we've played here before.
17:37So we know the conditions really well, ground is big.
17:39So what combinations we want to play, it's like whatever works for you on that given day, just play it.
17:46And even if someone does well and we go to the next destination and we need someone else to come
17:51in, like a fast bowler or another batter to come in, we might have to do that.
17:55Suriya, Chakil Khatak from Public News.
17:58Hello.
17:58Suriya, you said that we don't play against Pakistan.
18:00So this is why it's a big occasion.
18:02So Suriya Kumar, what do you think?
18:05What do you think about Pakistan's regular matches?
18:07Because the fans want to be here.
18:09So we're talking about Indian or Pakistan.
18:11So add, what do you think about Pakistan's side of Pakistan?
18:24I think T20 Cricket, if you play 6-7 batters,
18:27if anyone plays 1-2 batters,
18:29they can turn the game.
18:32So if someone doesn't have a run,
18:36then it can be difficult for you.
18:39But when you play 6-7 batters,
18:41if anyone plays 2-3 batters,
18:43in this format,
18:43I think it's more than enough.
18:45And as you asked me before,
18:48if we don't play regular matches here,
18:49then it's not in my hands.
18:51When I live in that position,
18:52then I will tell you
18:53if you should play matches or not.
18:58Suriya, ever since you've become the captain of this T20 side,
19:01I mean, India have taken a completely different template,
19:04especially as far as batting is concerned.
19:06It's very high intensity.
19:08But over the last few matches at this venue,
19:11the way pitches have played slow and low,
19:14even yesterday,
19:16Australia struggled to chase down 169,
19:18and the ball was not coming under the bat.
19:21Do you think a bit of tweak is required,
19:23if the conditions stay the same,
19:26a bit of tweak in the approach is required for tomorrow's game?
19:30I feel, talking about this team,
19:34we started playing this kind of cricket,
19:36this brand of cricket,
19:39under Rohit Bhai in 2024 T20 World Cup,
19:42and maybe a little before that,
19:43when we played T20 World Cup.
19:44And then from there, after that,
19:46when Gigi Bhai took over,
19:49Gauti Bhai gave us a lot of freedom,
19:51because see, he also knows,
19:52he's also played this game before,
19:54he's been there,
19:55faced this pressure,
19:56so he knows how much risk is involved in this,
19:59in this format,
20:00and he's given us full freedom to back our game,
20:02not to change our identity.
20:03So that is the best thing,
20:05which has been infused in this team,
20:07and also,
20:08what was your second question sir?
20:14.
20:14Oh yeah, correct, correct.
20:16I mean, see,
20:16it depends on what conditions you get on a given day.
20:19We played enough cricket,
20:21all the batters have a lot of experience.
20:23If it's a tricky wicket,
20:25we need to find a solution right there,
20:27right at the same time,
20:29and then take a call,
20:29because two batters batting inside,
20:31are the best judge of the conditions,
20:33who can take a call,
20:35and move the game ahead.
20:38Surya.
20:38Yes sir.
20:39See,
20:40Pakistan has surely been acclimatised,
20:43having been here for more than a fortnight,
20:46but they'll be playing here for the first time.
20:49The conditions will be as new to them as to you.
20:53Do you think is there an advantage still for them?
20:56I don't feel there's an added advantage.
20:59Yes, the team has not been travelling here and there,
21:01but at the same time,
21:02they've been moving around in different different cities
21:04and playing the game.
21:05So,
21:07I think,
21:07as I rightly said,
21:09we've come here before,
21:10we've played these conditions,
21:11we know how the pitch plays,
21:14similar conditions to India,
21:15not too far from India also.
21:17So,
21:18it's like,
21:19it's like a,
21:20same, same situation for both the teams.
21:23Surya,
21:27when you played last year,
21:29Sri Lanka won a series against India after 27 years, I think.
21:32I have a sharp memory.
21:33Yeah.
21:34I mean,
21:34we have to remember, no?
21:35So,
21:36then,
21:37how do you feel,
21:38because you struggled against the Sri Lankan spinners at Premudasa Stadium.
21:41So,
21:42what you have learnt from that?
21:43But which format that was?
21:44That was the ODI series,
21:45but then after...
21:46But we're playing a T20 format.
21:48You're not saying we won this T20 series in candy.
21:50But I think the last T20 series also played here during Covid, I think India lost.
21:55Because people were down with Covid.
21:58See,
21:59it's definitely challenging when you come to Sri Lanka.
22:02Yes,
22:02it's a subcontinent,
22:04but at the same time,
22:05pitches are little different,
22:06not too different from India.
22:08And when spinners bowl really well,
22:10at that time,
22:11all the best spinners were playing.
22:13And also,
22:14I think it's almost a similar side.
22:16But then,
22:16at the end of the day,
22:17you have to challenge yourself,
22:19somehow find a solution,
22:20and come out good.
22:23Pleasure.
22:24Good night.
22:24Good night.
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