00:00Ketua Jurata Kriket Kebangsaan Devonel Frederick Wattmore Optimist,
00:04anak buahnya berada di atas landasan tepat menjelang Sukan Asia 2026.
00:09Mereka kini hadapi siri persahabatan untuk persiapkan diri bukan hanya untuk acara T20 saja,
00:14malah sedang giat berlatih format 50 overs untuk beraksi di Piala Premier ACC 2026 minggu hadapan
00:21yang juga merupakan kelayakan Piala Asia Kriket 2027.
00:24Barisan pemainnya juga akan hadapi tiga persahabatan terakhir berdepan Amiria Arab Bersatu
00:28sebelum terbang ke Jepun untuk aksi sebenar.
00:31Ya, no, very good.
00:33The association, Malaysian Cricket Association,
00:36has a very important tournament just before that,
00:38and we are now preparing for that first of all, the 50 over.
00:44And just before this tournament against Nepal now, or practice matches,
00:48we did play some T20 games in preparation for Japan.
00:52So, we haven't neglected that, and directly after this 50 over competition,
00:58the premier, ACC premier 50 over competition,
01:02we are playing three games against UAE, specifically for Japan.
01:09So, we hope to be as prepared as possible.
01:13A little bit of pressure added on, which is exactly what we'll get in the Asian games,
01:18and that'll be good preparation for us, and UAE is ranked a little bit higher than us.
01:23So, very important for us to have a good showing and win a few games.
01:28Sementara itu, Kapten Pasukan Syed Aziz Syed Mubarak impi untuk berikan cerita underdog
01:33yang terbaik buat rakyat Malaysia.
01:36Akui ASEAN merupakan rantau paling sukar untuk kriket,
01:39namun tidak mustahil untuk mereka lakukan kejutan.
01:43Ya, I think our preparation is, you know, going well.
01:46Sebelum ini kita ada di Bangladesh, kita ada main sama Bangladesh under-23,
01:51dan dia punya high performance team juga,
01:53so kita punya team sekarang tengah buah bagus lah.
01:57You know, the team is actually good in Bangladesh,
01:59so it is good for us to, you know, play against top teams
02:02to get ourselves prepared for the, you know, Asian games and Asia Cup qualifiers as well.
02:07We all know how difficult Asia is, and coming as an underdog.
02:12How do you feel about that?
02:14Yes, cricket especially, I think the Asian region is the most toughest,
02:19like you said, you know, there's a lot of other regions,
02:21but I think the toughest is Asian region.
02:23I think we've been competing in that region for a long time now,
02:25and I think, yeah, I think going into Asian Games,
02:28such a big prestigious tournament as an underdog,
02:32it's a good story for us to get into Asian Games,
02:34so if you make it to the top, I think it will be a very good story
02:38to share to our grandchildren.
02:39We'll see you in the next couple of weeks.
02:39We'll see you in the next couple of weeks.
02:39We'll see you in the next couple of weeks.
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