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34:55you can take out ball by ball of every Ishaan inning at number three first two or three balls he doesn't have momentum he's playing a new ball we have three or four balls we have pressure let's see if we can get one more that's the strategy he didn't do it he just hits the ground running and it was a little bit that Shubman's build up run not being a fan. So it was just I think it became easier for the selectors. Hardik Pandya and that real aura. Yeah, yeah. You saw? I mean everybody saw. Yeah, yeah, yeah. They balled. That's what I'm saying. I actually did a content piece on it. He shot a shot of a good length.

35:41He wants to pull more than a ball. The ball is standing. Hardik being the bowler, he knows that the field has set. But it is instinctive human reaction to look up. Where is he? You can measure all the trajectory. It won't go to my field. He just kept walking towards Sahih Bzada Farhan. Just staring at him. Because why do you and me see it on top? He thought that he was catching up. He was going to the field or not. He didn't go out of the field. He didn't go out of the field. Hardik Pandya said, I don't think there is a negative bone in the body. He thought that he was out. You go back, you won't shoot.

36:20You won't shoot. Of course, the chance is, you shoot. He was under the ringkus, he was shooting. But I'm saying it's just the mindset of Ardik Pandya that I don't have to do it. It won't. I've put a good ball, you've got a ball, my fielder is under, it'll be catch, you go out. I'm seeing you. That's just crazy, man. It's imagine the level of mental strength, the level of self-confidence. and he can make it here. He has made it. And on that ball, not every ball he does that, right? No, no. On that ball, on that wicket, as if he knew that I would throw out the round. That's what I'm saying. It's a belief.

37:02And I said, this is made, I don't want to copy it. What makes him different? What makes Haradik Pandey? One, the skills and ability, I have not said that anyone has. has no skill set no skill set no format no put a ball and batting anywhere can batting 4 can batting can play a game no plus he is so athletic as a fielder there is no one like him also what makes him different is his mind he has built that he has made his muscles to make a decision, to make a decision, to make a decision, to make a decision, to make a decision, to make a decision, to make a decision, He's also said, that I won a trophy, I won a trophy.

37:48He actually, I, and I'm taking credit, as I said, but actually, I was the first person, who talked about it. I got him, after the T20 World Cup, in 2014, Barbados, the team was partying, and they were kind enough, to let us in. And I got him there, and we were just talking, and he's like, I'll win five more. I'll win, I'll win. It's just that. look at him he told me he's like 5th year 5th year 5th year I'll win I'll win I'll win I'll win I'll win now there's no time but why don't have to be in Mumbai Indians to be able to see them this season I think this is this season Mumbai Indians will be the team to beat really?

38:29yeah they've just assembled a very one time has been a lot to win a title and the other one is a way to play a way they've got a pattern has a set standard in playing 11. Here is the player, here is the player. In the past few years, that combination, that pattern was being discussed. In this auction and trade cycle, that pattern was found. Why is IPL such a narrative that IPL is fixed? Have you heard this narrative? What is it? Every year, someone who has a story because there is one thing to be honest, it's a probability game on Instagram. Every IPL season, they go to 2-4 pages that I'm telling you the truth of the news.

39:18Punjab will win, Delhi will win. It's 50-50 probability. They make it seem like that we're bringing a lot of information. It's not anything. Anyone who has played any sport knows you cannot script a sport. You cannot. The incidents of spot fixing were the first time. But I think now the anti-corruption has become very strong. There is so much money in the game legally. Why would you want to venture outside? I think it's just A.O.O. conspiracy theories that come with every season. Because every person is Instagram and they get two people, they share it and give it an engagement. But it's a game of probability.

39:58It's 50-50. It's one team. So your chances of getting it right is one and two. It's just that. You don't feel it. No, it doesn't feel. It's not. There is nothing. Absolutely zero. No, no, no. The anti-corruption is very strong. Players have a lot of money. Also, players know what's the repercussions. What's after that? Those who are tired, they want their reputations, the life outside and after cricket. It's so bad. I think it's the deterrent and that precedent is so good. I don't think. The whole match fixing was in some time in 90s. in the 70's when there were 7-10 players in a team. Nothing like that.

40:40A lot of people write about owners and I'm like, do you see owners who they are? Just. One time, Google it. How many networks are their? Why would they? 2 crore rupees, rounding off error is not for them. That's right. That's why we all have a big deal. 2 crore rupees, like they are multi-billionaires millionaires for them it's a crown jewel which they won't even want it's a prestige value they won't go into it you're putting the whole tent it's like that it's like a museum jewel that they would want to protect you had a piece that was good after coming to Shreyas Iyer do you think that the value of Shreyas Iyer I think and I said this in the last season bhi kai thi, my this season bhi kai raha hong, Shreyas Ayer ne pichlye 6 saal ho meh jis team ko chua hai, wo team sona ho gai hai, 2019 se 2025, I think Shreyas Ayer has taken more teams to the play-offs and finals than any other captain in the IPL, 2019 se 25, 6 saal, beat with Delhi, jab woh Delhi mein thai, ya beat with Punjab, he's just, woh us tariqa ka captain, othnay baat nhi ho tii, uski, pichlye season bhi yaar, what is it for cricket?

42:00What is it for batting? I mean Mumbai Indians to beat the playoffs in the playoffs. Big match temperament is a lot of talking about Mumbai Indians. He has broken his DNA in his way. He has broken his ground. And he just batted like he was possessed. That he doesn't have to lose. He doesn't have to lose. He has to lose his own hand. He has to lose his own hand. He has to lose his quality. And he has worked his game. He was a short game. He was a short game. he was hitting the small wall and hitting the back foot and he was hitting the small wall so he saw that he knew that he was a player and he worked on it plus of course the captain that he is but because of good play do you think that's the only reason he's been able to make Punjab more valuable because what I saw overall love for Punjab increase this was not in other teams when they were I think very passionate all the fans are passionate But I think Punjab passionate fans were waiting for them.

43:01Because it didn't happen. Punjab's team in many times they changed the whole team and they changed the whole team. They changed the whole team. Now they started to see stability. They started to see that we can keep it in trust. And you're right. The fanbase last season which has grown in Punjab's fanbase is so good to see because you need it. In IPL, there are only 3 or 4 teams who can be fanbase. Every team's fanbase should be like this. should be dead and it's toxic online but I think it's okay it's just in every sporting league the Premier League is also you can see fans in India it's good that is how you build sporting culture and I think after coming to Shreyas the fanbase has found his voice after the last season how do you feel Mumbai Indians have groomed Tilak Was there any impact Just Yeah yeah yeah Thunned ke lana Khylana And Mumbai Indians Karate hai Suriya ke saath bhi kiya ta Kiki arse Suriya Jab Mumbai Indians aya Sidi ki cha opening kar Tere zimmedar hi hai It's a very Responsible position To open Go open for us You have our trust You have our faith We know you can do it Jau open kar Same with Tilak Big boys ke bich khila diya Bhai Maddal Tilak Is a very young player Us ko Rohit ke saath khila diya Hardik ke saath Ja kar You have trust in you play middle order what happened Bumbra Hardik same story he took it groomed he took it he took it and he said to him go Hardik he'll be a finisher Bumbra he'll start in our playing 11 play that is how you build players what do you feel why is he the kind of player which he is what's special in him Dilak he is one built very strong he's a strong player so he has a strong I think it's T20 World Cup.

44:53I don't remember which game, but he shot a shot through covers. Flat six. It is never easy. Across the line, it's a little bit easier to generate power. This has to be all timing. If you have power in that timing, then the ball travels. He shows that he's a dumb. He's a good hitter. And he's athletic, solid fielder, also good head. What's the against Asia Cup final? India was crazy. He's still very young. But that trust I think is in this whole Indian T20 team. That they're like, I think anyone will win anywhere. But I think that in this season, the flavor of the IPL will be, which team will take a look at which young Indian talent.

45:40Scouting will be so necessary in the next 2-3 years. In every team, there will be a race. Where will the next web of Suriwanshi come from? The next Karthik Sharma, Prashant Veer, who are where to go? The next Shadav is where to go? The left-hand passer is left-hand. The LSU is a LSU player with a wicketkeeper. If you have stats, you can play T20. But something to see in a scout. Right? And he said, he's a loser. There's a passer. He's a passer in Delhi. He's a passer. What a story, brother. What is it? Ranji Trophy season. In the past two years, in the two Ranji Trophy seasons, there were more wickets in two runji Bara Mula came.

46:23Kashmir. Bara Mula called Dale Stain. But he didn't have ground in Dara Mula. So, he was taking a 60 km training for Daramula. And he was losing age. I mean, largely people started 22, 23, 24, a pass-bolar was ready to take his peak. He was late. So, he thought that he was not going to go out. All are playing. I didn't play. But he just kept at it. kept practicing hundred wickets in two runji trophy seasons this season it's a Jammu and Kashmir story of Jammu and Kashmir cricket team expect from Jammu and Kashmir when you play many times the names you know you know what to do Jammu and Kashmir has this runji trophy season MP to MP Bengal Bengal to Bengal to Bengal to Raja to Delhi to Delhi to Delhi to Delhi I have to go to the house.

47:19These are Indian cricket powerhouses. These are Indian cricket big boys. And the Kashmir has this season in big boys. We have to sit here. 67 years they have waited. It's not easy. We all know how security conditions are. That's where the players like players.

47:46I think he has 12 wickets in quarter-final, 9 in semi-final and 5 in final. I think I got 12 and 9 in the final. I'm taking a wicket. The pitch was a bit of a break. There was nothing happening in the pitch. The ball was in the air. I don't know how. fielding coach actually said that we are our goal when we need we are we are we are we are we are we are in the final come on squared him up flat pitch 500-500 runs and he is in the ball and he is in the ball and he is in the ball class I just love these stories and I am so looking forward to watching Akib Nadal goal for Delhi Capitals so I am saying I am now in 2-3 years every team will say that we bring this new Indian talent and this young Indian talent this was the first time IPL started the USP of the IPL was that young Indian girls will take the opportunity to play with Australia's stars South Africa's stars now South Africans Australians will queue up and say that you can play with Indian talent that's the level of cricket and we will see this in the next 2-3 years what do you feel that Karthik Sharma and Prashanthveer is special?

49:05Because you are talking about special young guys. Sharmathik Sharma is like he's 20. And he's so strong in that. He's so long. He's seen his videos. Same with Prashantveer. Prashantveer actually is a like for like for Ravindra Jadeja. Left arm spin also. He's also good. He's a strong strong. I saw him in UP T20. Good. Both of them. Big hitters. Power rating is a lot. And actually in all, I think Laknoh Super Giants Mukul Chaudhary named them. Kashid Rajasthan's wicket-keeping batter. he also feels very long. You excited to watch him? Yeah, yeah. In the past season, we talked about Priyan Charya here.

49:43And I think I talked about it. And the day that episode aired, that day it took a century. So it's just like that. So tell me three underrated players for this IPL season. Aakib Nabi is not underrated because they have taken a lot of vigorous. But we'll see the first time for the Daily Capitals. Aakib Nabi. Kartik is actually injured now. I hope he will get fit that season. Sunrises Hyderabad has a player Smaran Ravichandran Very good Very good Big hitter Why? Big hitter again They're a lot of strength They're fearless batters I mean, they don't have to stay occasion It doesn't matter anyone else If they're in their own they'll kill Crane's full and a left arm wrist spinner is in Sunrises Hyderabad Again, very impressive Left arm wrist spin is a rare commodity and his ball is a ball in the Gulldeep and his ball is a ball Right?

50:35He's got pace as well. Mookul Chaudhary, I have named him for the super giants. Mangesh Yadav, left-arm pacer, RCB. Again, very quick. Ashok Sharma, Gujarat Titans, again, 140 yards. He has very good lines. I'm actually looking forward to a lot of these bowlers. What do you feel about Mayank Yadav? Express, man. It's such a rare commodity that as he came everything he wanted to talk to him take him to Australia and take him and take him but fast bowling is such a skill which has been a lot of toll and has been so many injuries I am so happy I spoke to him a while back I am happy that he is bowling full tilt he has gotten stronger I heard because there were areas of his body where he was not very strong now he has gotten stronger and he has retained the pace The biggest downfall is that the pace is getting down 150.

51:35Then the pace is getting down the same. That's not happened. And you would hope that season will be great because that's express. We were talking about this, rate teams. Yeah. Rate, we'll talk about it. What are you looking forward to and why and a story behind. Okay, done. Let's start with the last one, RCB. Okay, RCB. because RCB before even we talk about them one of the most beautiful things were a player who you know for this thing that he changed against aggression the whole Indian cricket showed aggression and he changed attitude like that is what you associate him with Virat Kohli and you saw him that was the most beautiful yeah that was the most beautiful sight for me in cricket that I was trying to watch him and I was trying to laugh and laugh.

52:32Like, how do you feel at the world stage? And then he's like crying like a baby. That is what it means. They also said in their interview, I gave everything to this team. And it just feels so nice. Actually, I was back to AB De Vilas. And there is something about watching grown men cry. Virat was crying, he was at the far end. We were running down the commentary box. Here AB was crying. I was like, wow, E.P. De Villiers is crying. Now he doesn't play for RCB. And the moment they won, he just ran out. He opened his own. The LED wall was open. He ran away from him. So it's just that. RCB are a very good team.

53:12There's nothing changed from last season. If there's any concern with RCB this season, they can be injured. Josh Hazelwood is very important. play. The last season of RCB's bowling was given a tournament. I am not very certain that they will play or not. They will come to their place. The first season will be the Mangeish. Hazelwood is coming from injury and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar is a year older. The last year, they will be going to be the same. Still a very solid team. You would still back them to make it to the playoffs but there are some injury concerns, some form concerns. But it's good that Wenki Ayer is coming.

53:50Best friends, Rajat Patidar, Wenki Ayer But once again, he's got stronger. Both Indore. Both Indore. In the last time we spoke that we want RCB to win because Indore is leading the captain's. What a story for Rajat. That was an injury replacement. And I actually met him after this podcast. I went and interviewed him and he was like, When my name came first, I didn't want to come. I knew I would sit outside and I wouldn't sit outside. My family told me, I'll go, go, go. Wow. Injury replacement plays, scores a century. I think against LSG only. Scores a century. Wins games, becomes a permanent part of RCB.

54:30Captain bantah hai. Pahla season captain. Injury replacements aya hai tha. Khelna bhi nhi cha raha tha. Wahaan se captain. Captain se Kamal ka pahla season. Final win. Trophy leger kahta hai, Isala Kap namdu. Kitne saare RCB captains ye sapna dekkar sote thai har season. He has said, once again, he has given us his name. He showed us the first season. What a story. And another player has added on us for Bethel. Jacob Bethel is lethal. He saw what everyone did. He has so much trust in England that he didn't play a lot of first class cricket. He has fast track in test cricket. And he showed us that he is a special generational talent.

55:15Jacob Bethel, default brevis, another player in South Africa. If he is in the Chennai Super Kings, he is a generational talent. He is a great player. Which team is like this on paper you feel is, like theoretically, this team should win? Mumbai Indians. Mumbai Indians. What has changed in this season? Shofin Rutherford, Jujjara Titans, they should have an all-rounder finisher. Shardul Thakur, Quinton De Kock. They really like Quinton De Kock. They have some team setups and they are set up like this. So, they just the formula they needed and now they have to execute on field of course star players are all Hardik Rohit Surya Bumrah Tilaq that's the engine room Osmaet and Kuro Quinton and Decoq and Osmaet and Kuro and Rutherford they have the formula star in a team all the stars the other team is one and two stars are trying to look at and then they bring everyone on paper Mumbai Indians they are very strong this season okay next who do you think who do you think have highest chances of winning this apart from the Mumbai Indians I mean on paper just out of gut bhoog

56:29Punjab, after the last season, would be hurting. And they're again a very good team. Because they didn't have a lot of changes. It's a similar setup. Josh Inglis lost. Cooper Connelly, etc. But their domestic talent pool, Prabh, Priyanch, Arya, Shreyas, Iyer. They're a good team. Punjab will be very hungry. Punjab will perhaps be hungrier than all of them. Because the last season was so close. and after so many years after he was on top of the team so now he will maintain that Ricky Ponting is still there? Ricky Ponting is still there he said in the start of the season watch out for Punjab yeah but every season is very different players are coming in the zone that will happen but yeah Punjab will be hungry very hungry okay Punjab rate out of 10 what is the big problem?

57:178? okay Mumbai? 9 and a half what the talk is almost perfect team Yeah, yeah. The same way. They want to play the cricket, they want to play all the time. RCB? Eight again. Just because of the injury injury concerns. Who's the lowest chances of winning? It's very tricky to say lowest chances but, because Sunrises in Hyderabad's bowling is very thin on paper. Unless they can, like Krenz for Lethra is a great left arm wrist trainer but he doesn't play that much. cricket khali ni usne. Batting me they are stagged. Madhu ho 300 banane ali team hai. But bowling me you've got Harshal Patel, Jai Deh, Vanadkat, Pat Cummins injury se a rai I think bowling will be a worry for RCP.

58:05For SRH. So give them score. Yara, SRH fans baut maaring maja hai but six. Kya pa? Yeah. It's just because of the bowling. The batting is amazing. And maybe the bowling just turns up and proves all of us wrong. Ho sakti a a a a jase pahle season Gujarat Titans So, someone said, what team will be made? And they won. Yeah. Right? So, there could be anything in the IPL, but on paper, they just see. What do you feel, Gujarat Titans this year? Very balanced. Again, they also have a formula. Ashupa has a formula. And he plays by that formula. They've, What unique. Let's do this better. Gujarat's strength, weakness, and, Gujarat's strength, top three, weakness, the fact that, sometimes, he made such a run, that the people don't come to the top three.

58:50Finisher's, whether they are Shahrukh or Tevati there is a lot of attention in Gujarat but year on year that performance is not coming so batting starts very well finishes not so well can they change that this year will be something finish good run will become better base will become better that's what I'm saying but the day it will happen and it will fail then it will go down they've got Glenn Phillips now in the middle I think Glenn Phillips Washington Sundar I have a feeling he will get a good role in the middle order they are looking at him as a batter so GT score rating 7.5 because he is not a baller finishing batters he is not a baller he is not a mid order he is not a baller LSG if that bowling line up is fit and I have said that many people have gone that's a very good bowling line up but if he is fit then Mohsin left arm pace very good Mayank pace very good Shami Is Shami Right Yeh teen agar fit hai That is your all India pace attack Phir Degvesh Rathi ki spin Right So they've got bases covered In that domestic bowling line up Abhasa Ranga ko bhi liya hai But I think Hasa Ranga se aage kelega Degvesh Rathi The bowling is all India The batting is largely all overseas Rishabh Panth hai maha par Badoni hai maha par But the fire power comes from Mitchell Marsh Nicholas Puran Aidan Makram Tino Kamal ke batters So it can actually be that largely overseas batting or largely Indian bowling.

1:00:25If they play to potential, they've got a great chance to qualify. And then from there, it becomes a thing of how you play on the day. But for that, you have to fit the bowlers. Mohsin is injury prone. Shami is injury prone. Mayank is coming off an injury. That's the only worry. That is the only worry. But as I said, I've already said before that LSU don't get credit for scouting. Deghvesh Rathi's scout Mayang didn't scout him Mohsin didn't give him the opportunity They have the They should do well If everyone stays fit They should do well Give them a score 7.5 again Just because of The fitness concerns around What do you feel about Rishabh?

1:01:03As a batter One of the most explosive We've not seen the best of him And you will hope That he will best Because he will be a little bit Out of the Indian wide ball set up We want to prove that He will also point proof I don't have a better stage from IPL. I want to see them on the top of it. Just as a fan of Rishabh Pant, of Lucknow Super Giants. I want to see them on the top of it. Then KKR. KKR are in a little bit of trouble. Why? Mustafizur is not. Pathirana is injured. Actually, they took Tim Seifert and Finn Allen. They both are New Zealand openers. They are very good. Batting is great. Bowling question marks.

1:01:41captain if he is a champion, if he is a champion, he is a champion. He is a champion of playing 11. He is a champion of the T20 cricket. Competitive cricket doesn't play. If he is a champion, he will play. Where will he play? Are you then force fitting him? These are all the questions. Rebuilding was a lot of them. And after all, the options were many options. There are choices you can do. So, he is a champion. But, he has a lot of problems. this season it'll be tricky it'll be tricky it's not looking very strong yeah and as I said they just turn up and yeah blow everyone out of the water but it's not the chance what score?

1:02:246 again SRH or KKRRR then is RR RR is actually balanced Ravindra Jadeja who led by Raviy Bishnohi is in spin in the past in the past season RR 5 games I think 11 runs from that margin which means that he was reaching close but he didn't close but he didn't close chasing I will be very interested to see how he can tackle because batting is a lot of yesh asvi is a lot with him he is he is he is he is he is he is he is he is he is he is he is he is he is bat in the middle order 4-5. Hetmeyer is. Hetmeyer can you play 3-5? There are all combinations. Donovan Ferreira has a good South African batter.

1:03:14The two good players. They are balanced. But just to close out games, what is the firepower? 6-7-8. That will be seen. Sam Karan can do that. He can do that in every game. He can give it. And what will happen? That is an overseas combination. Okay. Score? 7. Okay. So then then DC Again very balanced I actually like DC's squad They brought Ben Ducat He's got a Akshar Stubbs and Miller are very good batters I'm very excited for Aakib Nabhi I think firepower is something again that they will also look at because Miller is down Aashutosh is a very good batter Ashutosh's firepower will depend on the first season.

1:04:03This is a balanced team. The first season was balanced. The first four matches won. But he didn't know how the path went. So, he saw the deal with the capital. The team didn't have a bad team. The last season didn't have a bad team. Should not lose the way. What is it? Seven and a half. Okay. Then, CSK. The script changed the script. The whole script changed the CSK. The team ran behind the experience. Now suddenly, so much investment in just the youth. Kartik and Prashant, I think they're the most expensive team. They're going to play. Kartik and Prashant, Ayush Matre, Default, Previce, average age, I think this team's the lowest.

1:04:44Sanju Samson is just 31. Ruturaj Gaikwar. Suddenly, it's looking like a completely different team. Which means, you can go on both sides. Or they'll do it. Or then there'll be problems. How do you use MS Dhoni? How do they play this season? I mean he only keeps so can we play like impact player or not play I don't see I don't see MS Dhoni playing the entire season Samson was just so running back to Samson that they want Sanju Samson now behind the wickets and not MS Super Kings is the most exciting team to watch because how many cricket will play anyone knows Khalil and Nathan Ellis but first time in all these years of the IPL I don't know how to play cricket.

1:05:32Every time you know that this brand of cricket will get a different brand. But this is the top. They will play very good. Yeah, I don't know what this is. If you open the package, you will know what it will be. So, ask a question mark on rating. I have no clue. I don't know. You don't know the cult following team. You don't know. But I don't know what the game is. It doesn't know anyone. Because he didn't see this blueprint. And two young players are very hard to say. Yeah. One player which I feel in this World Cup, he didn't have much to talk about what he had to do. That is Akshar Patel. Yeah.

1:06:11Correct. Like even in finals, see definitely there's all the great bowlers, there's Bumbra, there's everybody. Akshar didn't happen to talk about it. No. Because at the time he was the wicket, the crucial wickets, the important wickets are Akshar Patel. Catches, Akshar Patel didn't catch. What a gunfielder. Gunfielder. And that's not the thing here. Australia's against, in 2014, in the T20 World Cup, maybe I was in St. Lucia. Mitchell Marsh was taking that game away from India. He was taking the deep square leg and he was catching the catch with one hand. And his wrong hand, right hand. He's a gunfielder.

1:06:48And you're right, he doesn't have any more. but he's the backbone of that Indian line up because he quite like Hardik, he's the three of them he's the vice captain of the team and he's just very deceptive he's just saying that he's just saying as he was telling him, he talked about his arm speed and he's worked on his arm speed he doesn't think he's getting too fast, he's getting too fast but he actually whips it towards the end and he's talking about it so he's actually worked on certain aspects of his game nice, why do you think that he doesn't have to be a good thing? just very under the radar player like there are some characters who are in the team important wicket league and people are in the team it's not very flashy loud out there this is like end-to-end IPL players yeah stuff like that.

1:07:36Which IPL player or team you feel

1:07:44has stole a player in like it was a very underrated pick people were sleeping on it RCB and Virat is one under 19 world cup draft every team had a chance to pick one player Tilly has picked Pradeep Sanghaan and Virat Kohli because he wanted a player RCB has picked Virat Kohli everyone had an option to pick one player from the draft the rest is history RCV and we didn't think that anything else never easy they said that I will play IPL with RCV I think there are many like this Roy Charma from Deccan Chargers Mumbai Indians Dhani MS Dhani was a MS Dhani was a Mumbai Indians paid for the bid in the auction because every team has an icon player.

1:08:43Satchin had a player in Mumbai, and Hyderabad was VVS Lakshman, and Delhi was also a player in Virender Sevaak. So the rule was that you're the most popular player, 15 % of your icon player would always give you 15 % of your icon player. So Mumbai Chennai kept bidding and then Mumbai realized that if you had another bid, then Satchin Tendulkar would give 15 % of your bid. And they would have run out of money. So Chennai was just sitting there waiting for the math to kick in. and they bid for Dhoni and Dhoni came to Chennai. He came to Chennai just because of math, nothing else. And someone… Mumbai wanted him.

1:09:17There was a bidding war but Chennai knew that he'll come. Time will come and he'll do math. He'll give him 15 % more than 15%. We don't have icon player. We don't give him. You don't know anyone's icon? No, I don't know icon player. Tell me, Zibabwe has thrown Australia out of the way.

1:09:35Why and how? I think some Australian teams switch on and then there is one version within Australia also that just switches off it's like who cares because and it's very rare and it's so and it's so strange because you never associate from Australian to Australian you will be able to save every run in the field where there are two you will try to throw three out of the ball you will not give a ball with one inch you will not give a lot of discipline you will not give a wide no ball not give them all. But this is an Australian team's side too. Or just let it be. This is not the best Australian team.

1:10:15Hazelwood injured Pat Cummins injured but I still think batting in the game they were the names and people who are the people who fear. Travis Head was on top. I think Mitchell Marsh was injured but Mitchell Marsh was in tournament. The fact that he didn't reach the semis was a big worry. Actually, he didn't reach the super eights. But he was batting in Australia. So, it just, it's the only reason that he didn't switch down. He didn't have a mindset in winning. And he didn't know that he was just on the ground. I don't think any of Australia was a touring journalist. It's a multi-sport country, Australia.

1:10:59So, he was in the Winter Olympics. Now the Australian footy was finished. Cricket is a third sport. They love their footy, number one. It's seasonal cricket. It's in their summers, November, December. They love it and they come and see cricket and then they move on to the other stuff. So I don't think they were very, as a nation, they were very switched on. Really? Yeah. You can go on Twitter and read, I think, Melinda Ferrell tweeted this tweet, if I'm not wrong, that there is no special wind. With only cricket Australia, who is the media team, they are gone. Usually, if an Indian team goes, West Indies will go, there are 30-40 journalists.

1:11:38There are digital outlets, print media, electronic media. They are all open, press conference rooms. Even from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, 2-3 names, which you hear every time. Telfer Advice is coming. South Africa, England, like Skyy, Nasser, Athar's. Not only commentary, columns also for papers but no touring journalist was one of them but you don't take away anything from Zimbabwe they were very spirited blessing Muzurbani I'm hoping that he will see in IPL Richard Enger is a left arm pacer it was just a very good day for Zimbabwe also Australia switched off but if you look at Australia's behavior they even like it's not a very like you see after winning if you remember we were very bad like finals world cup we were very sad right the whole nation was very sad after winning they were so casually they didn't mean to have a trophy so it's not a so that's all they win and win, so this attitude keeps us always.

1:12:56Why this has affected them? But they win and win, the attitude is the same. It is after the result. When they play the game, they give their 110 % extra 10%. You said that that game of the game, there was no miss field at the end. In the field, they were switched on. Rohit Sharma's wicket was probably the most necessary in the end. That day actually. actually, because in which he was giving the start of power play, if he gave India a good start of the platform, he got the score, he made the score of 60-80 runs. India could have been very different. Travis Head had a catch on his catch. I don't know if you remember or not.

1:13:34He ran away and I was in Amdabhad. We have no commentary box. You see the trajectory of the ball. You see the field, the field is very far. The ball is going to go ahead and he ran away and he ran away. He ran away and he ran away. He has to judge ball Where he is going with the air Time the dive perfectly And he has done everything And he has caught the catch That day Australia He was making his mind That he will not give a run Extra field He will not make it He will not get anything He will not get anything Right He has got pressure He has got pressure On the team I am saying He doesn't show Zimbabwek against On the field A switch down Australian team is very different You have to understand From which way From which way From which way Bowling week 100 % Marcus Toynes a very good all-rounder but the first change is not a new ball bowler if they are playing bowling so where the story comes from you have to be not a person and Australia quite like New Zealand they have not seen that one has not so big population and the other population is not so much cricket and the system is also good but New Zealand which is the final you see the name you play all the format you play all the cricket and the league cricket you play all the 4-5-6-10-12 names so it's just that cricket is not as massive.

1:14:48We look at our world view. For our cricket is a massive game. We can actually make three T20 teams. Keshisvi, Jaiswal, Shreya Sayer, who are players out of these T20 World Cup teams. Shubhman was out of there. Right? But for others, it doesn't happen. The talent pool is much smaller. So, as if two key players have injuries, suddenly all the plans are different. I think that was a big worry and a big reason why Australia went out in the group stage. It's like NFL is in the US, just for our cricket. Correct. that's the only reason for that no it's not that, globally it's also relevant but it's extra relevant so let's say NBA that it's globally basketball, it's in Europe but it's not like the US yeah like the French also play good basketball quite like the Aussies play good basketball but our junoon and just our passion for it and the money here, the market here same NBA story pretty similar who's the best player in the world like Lebron James Steven because he was the US the US it's a much bigger do you feel because of this now this time we won the World Cup there was no feeling like every time we are excited, passionate back to back what's your favorite what's your favorite what's your favorite what's your favorite I love you I love you if I'm very hungry I don't eat much meat from day long.

1:16:14So, I'll get some more food. And then, I'll eat some food at night. I'll eat some food at night. But now I think that's okay. So, this is like this. When we were living in 2014, it was a very old food. In 2013, the last ICC trophy came. It was also a Champions trophy. It was a World Cup in 2011. After that, how many times it happened? In 2014, in 2019 the final of the T20 World Cup. In 2019 the final of the ODI World Cup. In 2021 the group states were out of T20 World Cup. In 2022 the semi-final was out of the ODI World Cup. In 2023 the final of the ODI World Cup was out of the ODI World Cup. It was almost like you are reaching the point to the point but you don't eat.

1:17:01So, it was very sad that we were... And because you knew that this team is a team. It's a world beating team. The semis came to the same credit that you couldn't get out of the wrong way. can do this. This can do this. And then suddenly they go to the last class. Barbados also wanted 30-30. And we were all down on the boundary line. And Surikumar Yadav got caught up, commentary, all of that. That was a bad thing. After that, after that T20 World Cup, when Surikumar Yadav captain, Gautam Gumbir head coach, a new team, 84 % win percentage Surikumar Yadav's T20 team this world cup before. 84 means 10.5 match is winning.

1:17:42That is ridiculous. So, it's a joke. How did it get hit? How can it get hit? This is the norm. I think the last time I met you, I had a podcast on your podcast. This is an era of dominance. The Indian white ball team. I know head coach Gautam Mbhir has said in press conference that white ball ODI also comes in and there is no good. But I genuinely believe that era of dominance and here India's news will make the news. How did it go? Now there is the hope that we can go anywhere, wherever we can, that we will win. You think, if India wins this final, we win such a high win, that we will get out of the group stage.

1:18:21Because there are expectations, because it's a team, it's a quality. You expect, you cannot expect anything less than a trophy, less than a championship. That adds so much pressure to that team, but it's such a good team. And I saw it in World Cup, I saw South Africa's game dropped. But other than that, in the semi-final, England ran as close but we were always ahead in that game and then in the final, I played like a champion team. Final was not a good final. Why? But Australia was the final. You remember Australia white ball teams? In 2003, our against the final had been beat 3-5-9 before, but they didn't beat 3-5-9.

1:19:00They knew it. In 2007, Adam Gilchrist came to the final and he was able to beat him so much. they just outplay you on the big days. Good teams outplay you on the big days. And even when you just analyze the teams, you knew that no other team was not in India. South Africa was actually the closest. Man to man, if you look. Quality to quality, look at every player's head to head. But no team was not. Somebody said that India was not the best team. South Africa was the best team. Some player commented that. I disagree. They said that South Africa was a better team. it's just Indians had something where like two players will always outshine the entire team so as a team they were not good they had just better days some stuff like that some good player only some famous player I disagree because before this World Cup actually this thing was very that when Abhishek makes a run because he makes a run so much then India wins or not and it was so unfortunate that he didn't make a run that's not the run that's not the end while shooting for the end of the match was the match seemed to be done its match not unpredictable cui, it was kind of an guard Auckland game got number 4 skagging it, 5 skagging it Make the Spinner Run the play she has a pass bringing you 50 runs then Davos Tila Korma when he was a strong run he had a strong run he had a strong run in the first match so maybe the story is very good for India because India is going to go if he doesn't come to Syria if he doesn't come to Syria Kishan Kishan Pakistan's against which the ball was so hard he was so hard he was out to 77 India's score was 85-87 or 90-90 I'm not remembering correctly but 90 team total in that 77 in that total in that in that in that in that in that I don't think it was dependent on one or two players which is why you see top run scorers usually your team wins top run scorer list top player top bucket taker top player in India because it's been a collective effort and

1:21:23what's your opinion on Turi Kumar

1:21:53rather I, who are listening to us, we want to make the most run of the Sourikumaar. Nobody wants to make the run of the team. I'm captain of the Indian team. It's a nature of sport. It's a nature of what we do. We all sit daily, we don't get good at all. We don't get good at all. In the final, the shot was shot. He was 5 yards away from the field. He went away from the field. Intent is, form is. He doesn't come, but he doesn't come to the team. and not. Until he didn't. And his captaincy was very good. Some of the changes that he made on the field were very good. But why don't people see this?

1:22:30Because if this is an open fact. How many matches we win back to back in their leadership. 84 % we win. Profies back to back. Now we win so many trophies that we feel like the team of India. We are our own. Now we are our own. It's like our Pontings 11 era. yeah do it the ponting 11 was a Australian team the Australian team but even though 84 % matches we won 100 % Suriyah Kumar in the captain's why don't they get so much credit and they don't question I was reading comments that people are talking about some of the batting or some of the balling or some of the they don't talk and they're talking why do you think people do that I think captain's very intangible thing is you can see someone who batting or can see bowling or can see fielding catch run out dive and keep ball he can see the captain's largely invisible unless he does this one you can see which field is which angle is so shift because the ball is moving and it that cut shot which is not in front of square but it is back so I don't this nuances Right?

1:24:16and make a place, we don't get enough credit for that, because we don't see. Out of the way, what's the place that's making a place in the team, we won't know anyone. Like, I was, I'd gone to interview the Indian team before the tournament. And you could just sense that how the place is in a hostel room. How the place is in a hostel room, one is talking about the other, someone is talking about the other, someone is talking about the other, it was like that. It was like that. and there is a big role captain in that way to build that culture to build that atmosphere him alongside the head coach I think those are intangibles they don't see outside it's very difficult to manage a team of stars I'm pretty sure my point is how do you think Surya Kumar Yadav not a captain of such a team as a team of all individual stars I'm not taking away anything from any other captain in the world right i'm just saying that job 2007 world cup t20 first time then our team was people can say that there was a superstar team whatever but there was no stardom at this level every player was not such a big individual star because it was not an IPL it was not so much money that every player was not made right so much ads brand value attention attention is an instagram attention I mean today Arshdeep Haradik I mean all social media so individually all stars are in itself I mean if you look at the culture of showing family partner wives these all these all these all was not stardom glamour nothing there was a very different era so manage everything under make stable is very comparatively easy because all individuals don't manage manage here everyone knows this has been like I don't know know I don't there have been people like that how do you think would not be easy because the big of individual stars are stars not only because of the perceived brand value they're stars because they're rarely like hardik hardik is in the world there's no other no one is who can do 140 bowling in the right areas bowling in the right areas can do a T20 inning every phase in the right phase and can do a lot of 150-160 strike rates can do a big run no one is no one is no one is no one is no one is no one is no one is no one is no one is Ben Stokes a alternative but they're test cricket play a lot of white ball cricket when they play a lot of white ball cricket rarely give so many good performances so Ardik Pandya is a rarity Jaspirid Bumra is a rarity flat pitch which is a half-half run that is where his economy is 7-8 because his two ball looks like gaugeing that this pitch on my nothing will happen so I have to do the pitch out of the equation and I will take my slower ones out of the equation and I have 2-3 variations of variation slower ones He is still looking forward to the last moment, if the batter is still looking forward, then it's also a big problem to judge that he has a slow one.

1:27:45So he goes fast and he gets so fast and he gets so fast that they get beaten for pace. So these are all geniuses and you're right. It may be that the first time I remember saying that you should not talk about the paaple. And Bumra, the genius that he is, might think that I'm just going to Bumra. I'm not going to take a ball. I can do this and I can do this. So you're right. It's easy to do this. It's 100%. It's tricky. True. I was reading individual brand value of a player. And I was just thinking, just, and you can say something. Right? I... I play with a team. This is what is what is. Individual egos of players are very difficult to manage.

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1:29:04AutismCan Can in the section, people will study, and they will be chatting on their names on social media. So, it's very easy to gauge how much my brand value is and what is my brand value. And it is only human to compare. I am too. I will not. Well, thank you so much. Thank you, brother. Let's see. Hi. How are you doing? I have a very good podcast. Even I loved it. I loved it. I loved the questions. I loved the honor. Really, like the questions around Albinder, the questions around those were like I from a it was a learning. I think I had a photo. I was going for a shoot and I was listening to it in my car and I came back home and heard it again.

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