Mohammad Rizwan on Pakistan - New Zealand
18/02/2025
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18/02/2025
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00:00Rizwan, Assalam-o-Alaikum.
00:23Assalam-o-Alaikum.
00:25How historic is this moment for Pakistan's cricket, for Pakistan's cricket team,
00:30that we are hosting an ICC Global event after such a long time?
00:34I think the whole nation should enjoy this.
00:40The event that we are hosting after 29 years,
00:43and the way we are preparing for it, the way it has been done,
00:47the way Qazafi Stadium has been built, National Stadium has been built,
00:50it has been built in record time,
00:52so we should praise these things.
00:54And the way we have come to the Champions Trophy,
00:56the whole nation should enjoy it.
00:58Because everyone knows that during this time,
01:01we have had to face a lot of difficult times, in between.
01:05But Allah has given us a lot of achievements even in between.
01:08Our team, as you can see, we have won the Champions Trophy,
01:11Alhamdulillah, we have become the world number one in the test,
01:14and we have won the finals together.
01:17So, Alhamdulillah, even during this difficult time,
01:19our nation, Pakistan, has made a lot of achievements.
01:23And because of this, it is obvious that our nation, Alhamdulillah,
01:26is very strong, capable, to do everything.
01:29But when the Champions Trophy comes, Alhamdulillah, in our home,
01:32then we will all enjoy it together.
01:35Inshallah, I hope that more best results will come from ICC.
01:40Rizwan, the nation is enjoying it,
01:43but what expectations do you have from the Pakistan team,
01:46and what is the update about Haris?
01:49Look, we have always been saying that,
01:55if you look at it now,
01:58our team, all the procedures that are going on behind us,
02:02like I said, we have suffered for 10 years,
02:04no team has come to Pakistan.
02:06But even during that time, Pakistan has given a very good result to Pakistan, Alhamdulillah.
02:10So, there should be no doubt that we do not have the abilities,
02:14we do not have the players, we do not have the things.
02:16But yes, we can say that we may have shortcomings on the day,
02:19we cannot play according to our ability,
02:22we may have a weakness there,
02:24because of which the other team can win the match.
02:27So, we are trying, Inshallah, that our shortcomings are fulfilled,
02:30and the results are good for Pakistan.
02:32The second thing is about Haris Roof,
02:34yesterday he bowled 80%,
02:376 or 8, something like that.
02:40A day before that, he bowled 60%,
02:44today he is bowling with full rhythm,
02:46he has put a lot of effort in the gym,
02:48and he is saying that he does not have any problem.
02:53So, Alhamdulillah, I hope that he is fully fit, Inshallah.
02:55Mr. Rizwan, you said that Pakistan is going to host the ICC event after a long time.
03:00This is your 5th ICC tournament, Shaheen's 6th, and Babar's 7th tournament.
03:06And you are three important players of the Pakistan team,
03:08who won the World Cup in Pakistan 92,
03:10whether they won it in 2009 or in 2017,
03:13there was a lot of individual brilliance.
03:15So, what are you three thinking about
03:18to convert your memorable performance to Pakistan's victory?
03:21Yes, yes, absolutely.
03:23Basically, the problem is that,
03:25when we win,
03:27for me, the happiest time is when your whole team is involved in the performance where I win.
03:34But sometimes, for some time, it happens that
03:36our individual performances are the ones that make Pakistan win.
03:39Right now, the focus is,
03:41as I said in the beginning,
03:43my 15 out of 15 players are Pakistani captains.
03:47I only go to Assam for you guys, for the task,
03:49because everyone's opinion is the same.
03:51In our meetings as well,
03:53it is said that our players are from Platinum or Emerging.
03:55When they enter the ground, they are the same.
03:58Yes, what you are saying is absolutely right,
04:00that we should have a little more burden,
04:03that we are the senior players of the team,
04:05we should take responsibility,
04:06and perform in the same way for Pakistan.
04:09Okay, Rizwan,
04:11regarding the opening pair,
04:13you played matches with Zahirbad Wahab,
04:15it is being said that you are very satisfied with this pair,
04:19and when the matches start, you will go with this pair.
04:21There are some news that there may be some changes,
04:23that South Shaqeel is going to be like this,
04:25so what will you say about this?
04:26Look, the news can be given by Wahhabi people.
04:29Anyway, look, opinions,
04:31we have options, sorry,
04:33we have options, isn't it?
04:35We have options, isn't it?
04:37But anyway, if you look at your condition,
04:39and look at the team,
04:41then Babar opens.
04:43And I think, we don't know,
04:45maybe there is something that Babar is not doing,
04:47so Allah willing, Babar is satisfied,
04:49he will do it, Inshallah.
04:51If by God's will, something like this happens,
04:53we have, in this tournament,
04:55all 3 and 2, Inshallah, we have 5 matches.
04:57So when there are only 5 matches,
04:59then for 5 matches, what do we say,
05:00we don't do it like this,
05:01that when we go to New Zealand, Babar opens.
05:03So we have to bring genuine openers,
05:05not that we don't want to,
05:07but what we,
05:09that day also I said in the press,
05:11that the whole program was like this,
05:13that this is our home condition,
05:15and in the middle, we needed a left-right combination,
05:17and we needed an option to tackle the spinner,
05:19so because of that, we didn't keep an opener on the basis of that.
05:21We thought that Babar should do it,
05:23he is the most solid technical player,
05:25so he should do it from the front,
05:27so everything was behind this,
05:29and Inshallah he will do it.
05:31When we won the Champions Trophy in 2017,
05:33because in 2017 also,
05:35when we entered the Champions Trophy,
05:37no one was rating that Pakistan will win this tournament,
05:39so how much motivation do we get,
05:41that whenever,
05:43in fact in the past also,
05:45whenever the Pakistan team was underrated,
05:47the Pakistan team surprised everyone,
05:49and won the tournament,
05:51whether it was Balwe or the 2009 T20 World Cup,
05:53or the 2017,
05:55so this time also the way people talk,
05:57there are questions on Mahmood's selection,
05:59so if we don't rate him,
06:01the Pakistan team will do wonders.
06:03I think if we win like this,
06:05then we should underrate him,
06:07so that we win Inshallah.
06:09Look,
06:11I think there are a lot of things,
06:13that we have,
06:15as a player,
06:17if we are asked personally,
06:19there are a lot of things,
06:21in our awareness,
06:23we have to bring an improvement,
06:25we have to bring an improvement in our professionalism,
06:27so we can see,
06:29that we are underrated,
06:31and we win the tournament.
06:33Look, there is no doubt,
06:35that Pakistan has made big achievements,
06:37there have been big players in the history of Pakistan,
06:39and Alhamdulillah,
06:41there are players in the Pakistan team,
06:43that maybe our locals,
06:45have less expectations,
06:47but the players outside,
06:49see our players,
06:51talk to them,
06:53learn from them,
06:55so it means,
06:57that we have these things,
06:59but anyway,
07:01I believe,
07:03that on the day,
07:05if our hard work,
07:07our bravery,
07:09our smartness is more,
07:11then Allah will definitely give us results,
07:13otherwise Allah is the Lord of the worlds,
07:15he has it and we have it.
07:17Okay, Mr. Riddhi,
07:19like you,
07:21Mr. Yahya,
07:23what will you do,
07:25what will you do differently,
07:27and how is the atmosphere in the team,
07:29because whenever we play an ICC event,
07:31we are away,
07:33now we are playing at home,
07:35so how is the atmosphere in the team,
07:37how are you enjoying it?
07:39Like Mr. Yahya said,
07:41there have been 6-7 events,
07:43now you are the captain,
07:45so what will you do differently?
07:47I think,
07:49we didn't try to do anything different,
07:51if you look at it,
07:53we didn't get the results we wanted,
07:55otherwise,
07:57if you look at the results,
07:59Bobby was the captain,
08:01we played in the finals,
08:03but anyway,
08:05we are trying to cover the 1%
08:07that we are losing,
08:09we are working hard for it,
08:11we are looking for it,
08:13we are doing everything,
08:15but if you have any request,
08:17because we are humans,
08:19we can't be perfect,
08:21no one can be perfect,
08:23everyone learns from someone,
08:25everyone doesn't know everything,
08:27but everyone knows something,
08:29so we are looking for that 1%,
08:31I am sure our management
08:33has also said that,
08:35we are looking for that 1% or 2%,
08:37where we are losing matches,
08:39or we are losing big events,
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09:45We will have to play better than him.
09:47When you get the result on the day,
09:49when you get the result on the day,
09:51when you get the result on the day,
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