00:00Hello everyone, here with us head coach of the NBA team, Sir Amon Muzundar.
00:05One question at a time, please. Who wants to go first?
00:09Hi Amon, how do you assess today's performance with the bat, on the field, with the ball?
00:15In context, firstly, how the way the entire tournament has gone?
00:20And also with what's up front, like the big challenge against Australia as well?
00:24I think just to start with today's game, I think we were 10-15 runs short.
00:33The way we started, I guess 170 would have been an ideal score.
00:39But having said that, we fought really well, credit to everyone, you know, on the field.
00:45We stuck it up. In the end, I think South Africa, especially Marizam Cup batted really well.
00:54Sir.
00:57Well Amon, you had two excellent games to start off.
01:01And what do you think you did? Of course you said that the score was probably below par.
01:06Are you happy with the way the bowlers did? Or do you think maybe we could have fought a bit
01:11harder?
01:14I think we had an excellent power play.
01:17You know, both power plays, you know, batting and bowling, we had superb power plays.
01:22I think it was not even 30 on the board, South Africa in the power play, with two if it's
01:27down.
01:28I thought we had pretty much good control of the game.
01:32But then, I mean, you know, I think a lot of credit instead of, you know, just dwelling too much
01:39on the bowlers.
01:40I think a lot of credit needs to go to the way Marizam and even Tasmin batted, along with her.
01:49You know, they had a long partnership.
01:52Again, things happen and on a cricket field, we would have even fielded a little better.
01:57Yeah, I think the result would have gone either way.
02:05It's been just 23 years for Jenny Ma so far.
02:09It's been a difficult start for her.
02:11Have you been speaking to her about how she's been doing?
02:14Jenny?
02:15Yeah.
02:16I thought, well, I think she's in a good space.
02:23So, yeah, I think you have thrown the stats just now to me.
02:28But nothing of concern as far as I'm concerned.
02:34Jenny is a clutch player for us.
02:37We know for a fact that if she, you know, if she comes cool, she will win us in here.
02:43So, she's been a match winner.
02:46And we believe in each other and we believe in the score in the 11 that we pick.
02:51So, I think everyone backs each other.
02:54Jenny is no different, I guess.
02:56So, yeah, the scores haven't reflected the talent that she has.
03:01But I'm sure, you know, in the coming days, as I said, she's a match winner and she'll come out.
03:05Yeah.
03:10Thank you, sir.
03:11Thank you, sir.
03:32What do you take on SM off?
03:36My hand is on SM off.
03:42It happens inside.
03:47Look, you have only said that Radha has been an exceptional fielder.
03:52I think world class fielder.
03:54And those two catches were...
03:56But things happen on a cricket field.
04:00Sometimes things go right, sometimes things go wrong.
04:05Unfortunately, Radha was on the other side this time.
04:08But I'm sure she's a strong character.
04:13And I'm sure she'll some way in this tournament, she'll make up for it.
04:23Hi, Coach.
04:25You must have observed before anybody else that crickets have been falling in clusters in the middle order, especially in
04:30all three games, even though Shafali and Smitty have been scoring quite well.
04:34How big a concern is this for you?
04:36Because this was probably the biggest match of the league stage until you meet Australia.
04:41And now the group standings are in a very tricky situation.
04:45I mean, it's T20 cricket for you.
04:48I mean, every day you won't have...
04:53There will be stages in T20 cricket where you will have, because of the high risk factor, there will be
05:02a lot of wickets that will fall.
05:03And we play, we have been playing a brand of cricket, a fearless brand of cricket, which we have emphasized
05:12on.
05:12So, I guess there will be some days where we will have those wickets falling in a cluster.
05:20But I guess that's the way the nature of the game is.
05:25Not much of concern.
05:28Of course, it was a big game.
05:29There's no doubt about it.
05:31But we still have two more games to look forward.
05:34And there is no doubt in my mind that if we play to a potential, we can be on the
05:48right side of those two games.
05:51Coach, I mean, of course, two masculine games coming up.
05:55Just wanted to talk about, from the bowling front, I mean, we have seen in all three games,
06:00in the first four overs of your bowling innings, bowlers haven't taken a wicket.
06:06Especially, do you think that lack of wickets from the fast bowlers in the power play way?
06:12Is it a concern going forward?
06:14Look, having said all those things, you have to take into consideration that the entire bowling attack, apart from Dipti,
06:23is a very... give them some time in international cricket.
06:29Somebody like Charn, very new to international cricket.
06:34Prema Rawat playing her first game.
06:36Even when Shreyanka was there, Shreyanka has been very new to international cricket.
06:42Kramthi Kaur, and so is Nandini Shah.
06:45Apart from Dipti, we do have a lot of inexperience in the bowling lineup.
06:50But give them some time, give them 24 months, and I'm sure they'll come up...
06:59I think you'll reverse your question after 24 months.
07:02I will.
07:04Kamal, it was built as a huge match, and I suppose from the South African reactions, it feels pretty seismic.
07:10You seem quite calm, but does it feel as big as it looks from the outside in terms of what
07:15you need to do now,
07:16and also in terms of the way it played out at the pressure?
07:20Look, I mean, without a doubt it was a big game.
07:23We know that this was... we knew it as soon as the schedule came out, we knew that this is
07:29going to be the crunch game.
07:30But having said that, the exterior looks calm.
07:37But, you know, there are some, you know, there are some pressures, and there are some games where you have
07:44to go big.
07:45I guess in the next two games, as I said earlier, if we get an A game out, I'm pretty
07:52confident that we'll get through.
07:53And just can you say a word on Marazan? I mean, she was good with the ball, and then we
07:59haven't seen her bat like that for some time.
08:01You know, what made her so difficult? Was it just the determination of her or something else?
08:05I was, you know, really good batting. You know, she knew exactly what she was doing.
08:12She, I think she read the pitch really well, better than most of them, and catered to it.
08:18We always keep telling in our dressing room, in dressing room, that read the conditions and cater to it.
08:24So, I guess her shots, some of the unorthodox shots that she played over, fine leg and square leg, you
08:32know, that was the difference.
08:34She read it, and with her experience, she saw it through.
08:41Is Yastika okay, because she went off the field, and are there any other fitness concerns, because we saw Richa
08:47getting some treatment, and Radha also had a lot of staffing on both ends?
08:50Yeah, I think Yastika, yes. She was out for some time, but I guess the medical team is looking into
08:59it. I'm sure she will be fine. I don't think there is any concern with Richa and Radha.
09:06Just on a positive note, Shree Chalini, her performance, her bowling, if you can just shed some light on what
09:12makes her special, whether it's in game scenarios or in practice, just for us trying to stand out better.
09:20Look, she has been a great find for us for the last 18 months or so. She has done exceptionally
09:27well in international cricket, her baby steps in international cricket, but she has been a front runner as far as
09:33spin bowling department is concerned.
09:35So, I guess, she has taken to international cricket very easily. I hope she continues, and even today, we saw
09:45the first couple of wickets, she was right on top of it.
09:51So, I guess, being young and also an orthodox left arm spinner, she believes in turning the ball, and that
10:03makes the difference, I guess.
10:07Just a comment on 100 plays milestone, what were the emotions like in the weekly meeting today morning?
10:12I mean, nobody has gone there. You know, 200 games in T20 International is not even our team. You know,
10:23we see a lot of men's cricket.
10:26You know, no one has gone through 200, so it becomes even more special. I think Harman has been a
10:34phenomenal player and an inspiration, not just restricted to India, but worldwide, I would say.
10:41People look up to her and, you know, may it continue, I would say.
10:47Yeah, last one.
10:48Yeah. Coach, what was your assessment of the pitch? Of course, India won the toss and opted to ban.
10:54And do you think that the pitch settled down a little bit, or maybe the ball was coming onto the
10:59batter and didn't better in the second half?
11:01No, I think it was really true. It was a true pitch. That's why I said we were about 10
11:08to 15 runs short.
11:11I don't think it changed anything in the second half. It was the same for both sides. You need to
11:19give credit where it deserves.
11:22Thanks a lot, everyone. Thank you. Thank you.
11:23Thank you. Thank you.
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