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0:07 Junction Express station. Oh yeah, season it. It's already >> cheating. >> That was That was pretty quick. Hello and welcome to the only billiondoll show of this billiondoll league, Google Pixel presents live in association with Google AI mode. I of course am the only uh person here dealing in millions. We have the two billionaires here, Joachari and Harsh.

0:52 >> Were they were they yours? Those Sorry. Sorry. We were just wondering. We saw those paparazzi downstairs and while I was coming in, I thought they couldn't have been for joy. >> Yeah, they were for you. >> No, they were for me because they didn't even look at me as I was walking in. >> They they they >> and I heard them whispering saying, >> "Yeah, they they actually came here with me and then now they've left." But I did tell them to click photos of my young friends as well. >> I was like, "Please, please, please. It's a wrong day to talk about young when I've taken a I've taken a senior citizen vaccine that's knocked me out just I didn't want to mention it he's doing it sir sir let's be honest senior citizen

1:38 you're only doing it for the free parking right that's the only reason you get >> don't forget that the moment you cross 60 you get senior citizen benefits on Indian Airlines and one day me and Ravi were going and we were getting a little late for a flight and he just told me. If it gets late, you can go through the senior citizen line and he's a year younger than me. Oopsie. Oh. Uh, I have a feeling we've started off giving away too many secrets. That was not the plan. Uh, but we will give you insights. Uh, maybe some of them are secretive because people don't know about them. Uh, but uh, yeah, we will not be giving any secrets about people's ages. uh especially north Indian cricketers uh and us in that group. Please welcome Mr. Joyachar and Mr. Harsh Bhog. How are you gentlemen? How's

2:24 it going? >> Very well. >> 19 seasons. >> 19. >> That's pretty crazy, right? I mean I I feel like it's it feels a little surreal to me because 19 seasons of the IPL and I'm only 22. So exactly how did you crawl did you crawl to the sets on your first day when you were hosting for Sony? >> The first extra innings I did. The first extra innings I was uh I didn't I didn't crawl. I was not that young. >> Uh I went in my stroller >> was pushed by my parents. >> The producer used to have a pacifier moment. >> That was not for me. That was for >> I know who I know who it could have been. >> Yes. We had we had to have a pacifier for another cast member on the show who shall name unnamed but I think you will

3:12 all understand. But you know something I was just joking about the fact that I was pushed in a stroller by my parents to the first show. I genuinely when I did my first radio show back in Delhi I did not have a driver's license. So my parents actually drove me to the show and they parked outside uh the Times FM studio and they heard the show in the car on the car. You have to do a driving test >> in Delhi. Of course not. Are you kidding? Driving test means 700 rupees. >> Either you pay 700 rupees or take a driving test at some point. But it's a great story. When I went for my driving test, I'm sitting there sitting there. After a while, I asked the gentleman, the boss there, I said driving. He looked at me and said

4:00 it's an ego thing. By the way, I did not know. >> I was ready to go for a test. This was in Hyderabad, right? >> Yeah, I was ready. I was driving. All right. And he said driving. So it's amazing joy that Hyderabad is also operating exactly like Delhi but with better language better better language and less money less money because in Delhi if if I had been like if somebody would have been asked by the instructor they' come do a driving test they would have said >> exactly so it's a little more polite because they knew who your father is. So that's the difference. >> Only thing he said was binding my driving license was bigger than this

4:46 sheet of paper. Oh >> and your producer staying in my ear saying sir >> no no this was a a while back that mean I had the this driver's license. There was a well our learner's license was a sheet of paper. Anyway, we as usual of course have started talking about everything else except cricket but that's what we do is >> on this show we always do that. We're still somewhere close because in cricket also there are some drives. Some nice driving is involved in cricket as well. >> See we can't do cheeky singles anymore thanks to you. >> No more no more. >> It's over. It's done. >> Did you see Did you see GK getting scenty? >> GK is suddenly scenty and you know I thought he'd be reverent at his own wedding. >> Yeah, he's he's just looking ridiculously happy. ridiculously happy.

5:32 >> I'm just saying, by the way, real men cry, okay? And it's not a crime to be emotional. As much as your friends may mock you for it, unlock what's inside and let it come outside. Let it show, boys. Let it show your emotions. I mean, it's not a bad thing. It's a good thing. If you both want to cry at any time in this show, I will encourage it. I will not laugh at you and I will hail it as a great moment in Indian broadcasting. That moment has already come and gone many years ago when couple they have cried >> for you. >> No, when couple they've cried. >> Oh, okay. I thought no. You've you've never cried in your life? >> In public? >> Yeah. No. >> None. But in private you do

6:19 >> a lot. >> A lot weekly. >> When I'm happy more than when I'm sad. When I'm very happy. So maybe happy sad. But just >> but I am joking with people. I say I saw my freedom flying away. >> That's what I told the misses. She found it funny. So I'm happy and that's why I'm here and I will continue to be so in one piece for the entire season. >> She found it funny and that's why you're here in one full piece. >> That's right. And I'm really happy that my bad jokes have an audience at home. Otherwise, I'd probably be sleeping outside most days in the week. >> All right, let's now finally No, they're saying no. We want to talk about some more things like no no we we will come to the quick >> pacifiers and driving licenses. Okay. >> Pacifiers, driving licenses and men who cry that has been and I just I mean I

7:05 don't need to tell people but I should remind them that none of this was planned because A we're too lazy. B I generally have retention issues and C Mr. Bogle comes only 5 minutes before the show. So that's why we can't really plan anything just because you arrived after him. He's not going to let you forget it this entire season. He got thrown out early. That's why he came early. Sir, I have for you a rapid fire because as you're aware, no show or live broadcast in India is complete. I know till there is a rapid fire. This is a legal requirement by the INB ministry. Right. So if you're ready, you're rapid fire. >> But there's a new rule that the person asking the questions has to answer to. >> I am ready. I have no problem. Yes.

7:53 Yes. No. Oh, I should read the questions out as well. 300 will be breached this season. Yes. No. Mirage. Yes. Two yeses and a no. Retired outs will be a more common feature this season. >> I'm going to say no because getting out will still be an option. Retired out hurts a batter's confidence. No, we're going to see three retired outs this season. Okay. >> So, which is more than one. So, yeah. >> Yes. Mumbai will end their weight for the sixth title. So, Mumbai to win. Ooh. Since you can only say Y or N. >> Yeah. You want to say >> odds would say N. But I'm going yes.

8:41 >> You can also say M if you want. Maybe. I I'll I'll go maybe because I think >> No, but that's not an option. >> Okay. Not an option. >> You just made it up. >> I Why is it not an option? >> Is it an option? >> Okay. >> I mean, there's no options. It's just question. So, >> so I I if I'm going to say end, it's because the odds even if they're favorites, they're going to be one one to three favorites. So, yeah, odds will say no. >> Okay. I think there's a I think it's SC. Strong chance. >> Yeah. >> Kohley will win the orange cap this year. Um, no. I've got a reason for that. With Kohley, you have to give reasons. Otherwise, everyone will start reading things enough. Go for it. I I think he's going so hard that I don't think he'll score as many runs. He'll score them a lot quicker, but he won't

9:26 score as many runs. But if he has another 700 run season, I'll tell you what I'm doing on days that I'm not doing commentary. I'm just sitting and watching. What do you say? >> I I I mean, I totally concur with him with the reason as well. Absolutely. because he's just he's taken that 140 to a 150 and he's he's not looking at the runs anymore. He's looking at the starts he's giving his team. >> M >> I'm saying yes. Okay. I'm saying a hard yes actually because I think the strike rate will also be up. And the thing is that >> it'll just be a palmer watchable IPL. >> He's just so clever. Like I feel like he doesn't you know errors are committed when you get out. He's he he can be I don't think he can ever be careless. He'll even he'll increase the what's the word? Cavalere. >> Yeah. Is Cavalier careless? What is Cavaliier? >> Cavalier is not caring.

10:14 >> Not care as opposed to careless. >> There you go. So, he'll be Cavalier but not careless. >> You know, here's an interesting one. I don't think the leading run scorer should be measured at all. >> It's not an indicator of anything. >> That's true. >> Yeah. >> So, I don't know why we still measure >> batting average in T20. It's not material. >> Good point. But will Kohley be the highest scorer this season cuz it's a number. So, there you go. Ooh, this is an interesting one. Rashid Khan will not be a fear factor this season. Not as much. >> I would love it to be so. My gut is not as much. He had a pretty good T20 World Cup. Let's be honest. Decent T20 World Cup. He bowled in the middle overs only like he likes to do,

11:00 >> but not as much unless the shoulders a lot better, but my gut feel is not as much. My theory on this is I feel that fear factor is when you go through roles once you go through a mediocre season he may have a good season but he's not going to be feared. That's my point. The question is whether he's good. >> Yeah I think he's going to have a very good season. >> Yeah he can have a very good season but I don't think he'll be feared. >> Oh this is a interesting one. Chennai gained more from the Samson Jadea deal. >> I say yes because the deal was actually Samson for Jadeja and Karan. Yeah, Karan is gone. So, I'm going yes, can I gain more? >> I totally think can I gain more because they're they're building for the future.

11:45 They feel they've got a foundation block. >> Sanju in form. Absolute yes. Cameron Green will need time adjusting to the IPL. Yes. >> Yes. >> Of course. >> Yes. >> I mean, they have one quote just for him. I mean Shane Watson's literally his job is to look after Cam Green. >> Okay. Eagerly waiting for Dig Rati celebration. >> No. I'm waiting for for him to take wickets. >> Yeah. >> This is like saying like eagerly waiting for the next TH to run over. You >> remember the TH? >> Of course. >> Remember the TA? The two of us. Two of us standing. >> Yeah. I I like that you came and picked me up with that. Last two questions. Suryanchi will be another name facing the second Oh, will Suryanchi face the second season syndrome? >> One of the big questions this year. It'll be much tougher for him, but I think he's a better player than that.

12:30 So, no. you >> I think he'll have a good season. Yes. >> Okay. >> Sorry. No. No. So, so no. So, yeah. Sorry. >> Okay. Akipdar will take uh Akim Nabi will take IPL by storm. >> I'm going Yes, he could. He could. But what is taking 20 wickets? 20 21 22 wickets. Maybe. >> Will he take 20 wickets? >> Maybe. Maybe. In general, very good line length bowlers don't always become very good IPL bowlers. Yeah, >> we've seen him. He's done very well in Mushtakali and he can go and tonk at the end, but his great strength is on dead pitches. He'll go one in, one out, one in, one out, straight, one in. He's a magnificent bowler of that kind. >> Yeah. >> So, I'm very curious to see how he goes when he plays T20. So, I'll I'll go. I

13:17 don't know. >> Okay. I'm just going to You answered that, right? You said yes. Yes. >> Yeah, you said yes. I'm saying yes. as well. There are we have arrived for this IPL but there are some players who haven't and their teams are keenly awaiting their arrival. We have a little uh roll call of who's not come. Do we have a little sheet? Yeah, we've got a big sheet over here. They're all going to be missed. The the Troa from Australia, Stark, Hazelwood, and Cumins. Then there's Joss English who has said personal reasons. There is Loy Ferguson who has said maternity leave, but it is the opposite of that. Fraternity leave. >> Paternity. Yeah, this is a >> fraternity >> partner. Yeah, fraternity >> paternity leave. Then Hassaranga and Noan Tushara and Patana the Sri Lankans are all

14:03 waiting for fitness clearance. So >> who will we miss the most? >> Who will we miss the most? I'm I'm I'm willing to say in spite of his past record, I'm I'm still will I'm still going Midstark >> because I think he's a big game. Remember there was a time two or three years ago when right here we sat and called him the runaway bride. >> Yeah. >> That he promises to come and doesn't turn up. >> Yeah. >> But then he's come for the last couple of seasons. What I find very peculiar about Stark is unlike Cummins and Hazelwood have had injury problems. Hazelwood missed the Ashes. He's on a return to bowling program. >> Hazelwood. But Stark hasn't played since the Ashes ended. >> Yeah. >> So I don't know what the issue with his managing his workload is. They're playing 21 test matches in the next 12 months. >> Months. Yeah.

14:49 >> But they knew that all along. >> Yeah. >> So to be able to then say buy me, retain me at the auction, lock certain amount of your money. But you know what? Maybe I'll come a little later. It's not like GK invited us. >> But is it is it his call? My point is >> I don't know. I don't know if it's his call. >> Cricket Australia Cricket Australia tell him enough in advance so he could tell the teams or whatever. I wonder. >> But if I was if I was DC, I'd be mighty pissed off. Yeah, >> because I I've said look he can bold me a little bit at the death. He's in fantastic rhythm. The way he bowled in the ashes was so good to see. He'll give me over stop and tail. He's a game changer. Remember KKR winning in 24 semi-final final he just he just turned the tide. >> Yes. >> So I'd be very very disappointed if I was Delhi that he's not coming. And I

15:34 think there should be very stern things about people just saying traffic jam. It's okay if GK came as a traffic jam on the way just because he came early today but generally the one day the one day in the year it's like a bit like a leap year right that happens but yeah cricket Australia is doing that a lot I mean they say they've said cam green can't bowl >> for the first >> there's more injured bodies there than dura two year >> so >> you came prep for that you thought about it it's a good one it's a good one but >> it's a good one >> I had I saw the dundu moving the body is there >> the only difference is you don't discover at the end that they're all Indian spies Yeah, >> DON'T GIVE SPOILERS. I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET. >> WHAT ARE YOU DOING? >> WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. >> How much time do you have this year?

16:20 >> Uh, I am pretty much in studio every day. So maybe between that there's about 16 hours and >> you'll finish in September. >> If I sleep for 2 hours, then maybe I can get the film in. Maybe one of those days. All right, let's start talking about the teams because obviously they're missing a lot and we'll talk about them when we come team by team. Let's start with the defending champions. Uh, RCB, new owners for them. Uh but uh well the team's the same and uh they are the champion team, the the winning team. Obviously they made their fans very happy. We are looking at backto back titles from RCB. Can they do it? They can. Yeah, they can. It's just that they need to get hold of their bowling because I don't know how much Hazelwood's going to play. He was a big part big part last year. See with RCB batting is always assumed. >> Yeah. The big part last year was

17:06 Hazelwood Kunal Pandya Suya Sharma Bhuvi that that that bowling core played a huge part last year. I saw an announcement from an RCB fan saying he has got left Singapore airspace and is coming towards Indian airspace. >> Yeah. So he's crossing Bay of Bengal right now. That's how >> RCB fans near the airport. Please arrive soon. So everybody from Mysore left because that's closer to Bangalore airport than this Indranagar is. So, >> so how many games is he going to play? So, there's no haz backup was Duffy. >> Yeah, >> Duffy goes in India. I mean Duffy on paper tall hit the deck bowler similar to Hazelwood but he's gone for a lot of runs during the world. >> That leaves Noan Tushara. Noan Tushara's gone as well now. >> Yeah. >> So, Bhuvi's got to lead the attack. >> No Yash Dal. So, they've got to look at

17:53 Mangesh. Mangesh Yadav. >> Yeah. >> But no one's we don't know enough of Mangeshad. Look, it's a big big big big step up for a for a left arm >> left arm bowler. decent bowler >> and then you've got Rasik Salamar. So you're looking at a bowling lineup that needs a lot of support. >> I'm I'm actually I mean I had them as a shore shot shoe in for the top four but now looking at how their bowling has been impacted. Uh I don't know they're like a you know they're like these typical gym bros big body and then skinny legs underneath. So their front is that top seven is amazing powerful >> and you can judge it not forget about judging it by the players who going to play judge it by the players who going to sit out. There's a very good chance

18:39 you're going to see wages sit out after they ran after him with that much money because I think they'll go for DD particle over him. >> They're going to play only one I feel of Phil Salt and Jacob Bethl. >> Yeah. Or Bethl and David. >> Bethl and David. >> Or or Bethl and David. So two of those three will play. None of those three will not >> which is if you look at that squad again see with the what what Jacob Bethl gives them is a little bit of bowling as well right >> he's been doing that a lot >> I saw an RCB video >> with Wenia bowling >> with Wenia bowling and Vir saying Donald >> so I just wonder if that given the shortage in bowling >> whether they might be tempted to play Wenites has had a fabulous season very hard on him if he doesn't play >> uh but he's bowling And I think they

19:25 could do with every over they can squeeze out of their bowlers at least till Hazelwood is fit and ready and firing. >> So I just wonder if there'll be a case for playing Wenites Shayer. You know who the pressure is going to be on and I really I like him so much as a player. I want him to score runs in the first two or three games is Rajat Patidar because he hasn't had a great domestic season. Particle is scoring runs. Wenadeshay brings something else to the table. So I hope he scores runs very quickly because he's captain as well. >> But but but see my sense is they're a winning team. They're a champion team. I don't think they're going to make changes unless forced to make changes. >> They will start with Padal. >> They'll start with Particle. I think they'll start with David and Salt and then see how things go. We actually have an interview with Rajat Partidar as

20:12 you're aware that Cricbuzz has uh tied up with RCB and there's a lot of RCB content that you're going to see now on the Cricbuzz app. But uh there's an interview with Rajat Partidar. We've just show you a short clip of that. Here it is. We are not defending anything. Last year

21:05 asin entire interview and a lot of uh RCB content that you can't see anywhere else. You can see it live and exclusive on the Cricbuzz app. Not live but exclusively on the on the Cricbuzz app. So do catch that and this entire Rajat Partidar interview. All right. So RCB then we're saying that overall the report card is that batting completely solid, lots of options, no problem, but bowling struggling just a little bit with some key pieces missing. >> I mean at at some point I thought can

21:51 they play Bethl and David together and leave out Roario >> but now with the bowling shortage I think they'll want they'll want to play Roario Shepard in there. >> Yeah. So the problem is Roario plays in that position right that position is also good for him. Otherwise it becomes too stacked at the top when you look at that. You you obviously have your opener set right. So Virat and Phil Salt are opening. You have Divat at three. You have your captain Patidar at four. You have that you have to fit in >> and David and Kronal and Roario. >> Yeah. So that's your the only reason you can play all of them is the impact sub rule and the captains have been told very sternly it is there and it will be there next year too. >> Next year as well. >> Yeah. >> But but I think that's the thing and also they're going to play their first match tomorrow. They're going to be playing on that on that ground. They'll say that okay with this batting we can

22:38 get 250 or >> except that they're up against a team that thinks exactly the same. >> Exactly the same but I I've still got them as qualifiers. >> Uh we have uh obviously we talk about RCB and we don't talk about Virat Kohli that cannot happen. We have a quote who who's the who's the quote from it's from Virat only. He says we worked really hard over the last two or three seasons to achieve what we did last year. It's only going to get tougher because other teams are going to come hard at us. We don't waste these days. We stay ahead. So, switch on now. Let's not waste even a minute uh of any session that we are a part of. I mean, I don't even think I mean I we could have put that quote without writing Virat Kohli below and you would have known who it's fromact because if going hard at everything had

23:24 a poster boy, it would have been uh it would have been Virat for sure. But uh yeah, I'm thinking that maybe just maybe second season Blues and then the bowling I just think that Josh Hazelwood coming quicker rather than later cuz it's looking a little bare like they only have Jacob Duffy as a foreign backup. >> If you're a young kid, we'll come to D. If you're a young kid in that RCB camp and you're seeing that >> there in a nutshell is why Virat Kohli is one of the greatest cricketers of his time. >> Yeah. >> Because even in practice he's giving it everything. You can't turn up at practice because you turn up at practice >> in your mind you start turning up in games. What makes Kohi great is that attitude, the work ethic. He's he's incredibly gifted. >> Yeah. >> But it's his work ethic, it's his grit, it's his desire that that makes him great. And that quote just tells me

24:10 everything you want to know about uh >> you know, I'm just watching in the NBA LeBron James playing in his 41st year and he's dunking it. He leads the league in fast break points and dunks. So fast break is when you run fast. are playing his 41st year. >> He couldn't be. He's playing with his son and his son is not as athletic as him. Johnny James is not as athletic as him. And so Virat is just part of that kind of work ethic. So there's this great story with one of the other players was saying he says I used to land up at the gym. So this one said that I want to practice with him. Ty Maxi said that I want to practice at LeBron. So LeBron comes at 6:00. So Ty Maxi says 5:45. Then LeBron comes at 5:30. Next time Ty it keeps going on. Finally Lebron comes at 5:00. T maxi reaches and LeBron is in a sweat. After that he says I'm going to give up no

24:56 point doing this. So that's the Virat Kohli kind of ethic you see heart practice body keeping your body in shape spending time on your body spending money on your body >> you know all these people really spend money on the way they look after themselves. >> Yeah in terms of nutrition in terms of you know things like that >> trainers everything >> absolutely do. All right so time for the thumb. >> Yeah >> up for me. >> Up for me. Yeah. >> Up for me simply because there's too much class in the in the batting and they'll find a way around it with their bowling. I mean last year who thought Suya Sharma would have a season like that. >> Yeah, fair enough. >> So Rasik Salamar might just have a very good season. Boui might have another good season. It's a vulnerability but overall I've still got >> All right, show the card. Show the card. We got it. The first team we got three

25:41 thumbs up for the playoff chances. All right, moving ahead to uh the team that well came second in the finals. We're talking about the Punjab team under Shreas Ayar. Uh Shreaser of course had a fantastic season. It's still quite shocking that he's not part of India's T20 setup. But that team as well, that team as well has looked solid. We'll just show you that squad real quick just to refresh you uh and see who is is kind of where. Uh their uncapped players of course did very well last season. Uh this is also looking like a really solid team. I mean I >> you know we did more work at the auction than they did. >> Yeah. >> The mini auction. >> True that. True. >> They generally turned up, had coffee, might have had the odd snack, went for a gym, came back. >> Yeah, >> it's it's looking I think they spend more time thinking of seating positions

26:28 the auction than they did of buying perhaps. Who's the four overseas for you starting off? You obviously have Marco Yansen. Put that name down first. >> Correct. >> Marcus Sto. >> This is an Indian team. This is not a team of overseas players. This is an Indian team. So either Dorsus or Bartlett >> to go with him >> or you play Stous and Umar Zai both. >> And the player they're going to miss is Josh English. >> So I wonder if Mitch Oven can take that spot. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> So my four are are Yansen >> Owen either both Stinness and Omarzai or one of the two and one of Bartlett and Dwar >> if they play Dwar look they've got Ashep they've got Yansen and they've got Dwars

27:15 that's three left hand bowlers >> yeah I don't for bowling my question to you only is that one is is to still a rock sort rock solid certainty I'm not sure anymore >> I think I think um gives I think Omar Zag is more. The second is the biggest point is we've looked at all the stats. So the maximum number of balls are faced 20 balls on average are faced by batters one and two. The two openers. Okay. Now your two openers did fantastically for you last year. But they are the only team which has two uncapped openers. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And they've had spectacular seasons. Okay. If there is a regression to the mean that means they come back those two regress a bit then the story gets a bit more complicated because I think then they'll have to bring Owen in

28:01 somewhere in the top three to stabilize >> I I think plays three Shreas plays four and then again they go into Nhal Vadera at at number five another uncapped player and then they have Shashank Singh who's had an outstanding out >> those four uncapped players were at the core of their success last year absolutely yeah so each of them uncapped as Joy says So they have to have a great second season. If they find that those four are not delivering the way they did last year, I mean those are staggering numbers. Look at the just see the strike rates. What Punjab did last year was incredible what they did last year. >> So I'm I'm not as worried about those uh about those averages but those strike rates were fantastic and they need to come good. M I have one more point and I I really feel this I don't know how it's

28:47 ever going to be addressed is I feel that I feel Marco Yansen is a far more talented bat than number seven deserves to be. I feel he's got the levers he's got the ability to really hit hard up front if he's as talented as they think he is. Is there a place for him to move slightly further up? And that's something that I really think especially if you're not playing know one of the Omar's eyes or stroinesses there may be an opportunity >> because if they do then he's then he comes in at eight. >> Yeah. Because eight is >> way too low for him. >> What do your numbers say about how many balls does number eight play? Three. >> Wait five. >> Yeah. Yeah. It's five. >> If you turn the volume down. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Uh just in case you missed that joke, uh Joy has been known to watch this show live while we are on this show live. >> That is that is a lie. It's a column.

29:33 It's a lie >> with a 3se secondond lag. But I'll tell you something, this happens. >> Number eight by average is seven balls. >> Seven balls. >> Seven balls for number eight. No, Jansen's got to play more than that. >> Yeah, exactly. Yans is too good. Yansen should play six. >> And look, this is my point again that you have a top level international batter who in front of you has smashed it in many matches. Okay. And you are saying no no I've got to play the Indian guy and I've got to play him because he's playing well and he's playing well >> but what is your upside? I mean Yansen has infinite upside. You have to give him more opportunities to bat. >> The other thing they did last year was they they did it with a predominantly right-handed batting side. >> Yeah. They need a lefty up front Priyankar. They need another lefty. So >> Cooper Connley Cooper Cooper and also

30:18 gives a bit of bit of left arm spin. They've got bra. Yeah, they've got Bra to do that job. >> And Chahel is going to be the 12th impact sub one of the players I'm going to watch for this year. >> Yeah. Is Chahel correct? >> Just to see apart from the fact that he's a character. He's the most lovable character going. >> Absolutely. >> Just to see if he's got the strength left, the how much he's trained. I don't know. He's he's given some interviews, but just to see the ball is fizzing. It's doing exactly it's obeying him. So I I just love watching Chahel. >> Chahel is uh is one of those characters just brings the screen alive every time he's on it. Even when he's bowling, when he's not bowling, when he's fielding, when he's running around, even he's bringing drinks on. He's just a really entertaining character to watch us use. He is. But also entertaining to watch is that captain Sh say now I want to talk

31:04 about Sh because I mean I love talking about Sh. He won with the night riders. I feel we we all felt like he didn't get enough credit for that win. Uh then went to Punjab, took that team into the finals. >> Delhi took Delhi Delhi in the finals. Delhi of course the season that they became DC from DD. >> Yeah. And became contenders for the first time after a long time. >> Yeah. And a young captain at the time. Uh that he was cuz that was 2018 or 19. >> We were all young. Yeah. >> Yeah. We were all >> younger. Much younger. Much much younger. Uh but Shia's the captain, Shri's the batter. Is he the spine of this team? Is he the heartbeat of this team? >> Where does he want to bat? Does he want to bat three? He bat started three last year and then gave up three for Josh Engless. >> He should bat three. should bet three. >> See, my point is she if you see his his

31:52 his greatest format is ODI >> and he's an ODI he could be a legitimate ODI great he bats at four there >> and he's a sensational number four the question you have to ask yourself is can he bat at three I think he can bat three he can bat four >> but if you get somebody in for a three who they need then he can easily adjust I think >> 1 2 3 4 three and four any of those positions he can bet that gives them flex and I think he has that ability to open it and say that look and he see the one thing that Shers has no shortage of is self-belief. M. >> So he's not going to feel threatened. I'm going to get less balls, more ball. This is my call. I'll do it, dude. I'll do it. >> Also, I think he'll be more at peace. He's finally made it clear he's not going to play red ball cricket again. >> Yeah, >> virtually. I mean, he's not said that in as many words, but with all the injuries

32:37 that he's had, his body has taken a lot of beating, especially with his back injury and that terrible one in Australia. He lost a scary one. That was a scary one in Australia. So, I think he's more at peace if he has to break into the Indian T20 side. Where does he break in? Is he using the IPL to do that? He can only break in at number four >> which is whose position >> in Indian team which is Kai's position. >> So I just wonder whether he'll go in at number four and say watch me watch me handle the innings. Number four's job is to handle the innings. >> Yeah, he's got a bat deep as much as possible. >> It's a good incentive. That's that's a very interesting insight. That's a good incentive because you know that sky is towards the end of his uh T20. I'd love you to whisper that in his ear before MI's first game >> and then motivate him even more. >> Let's see how he responds.

33:23 >> I I don't know. I mean, he's just won the World Cup. I don't think he he's become so cool now. >> Yeah. I mean, you become only the fourth Indian to lift a World Cup trophy. >> I mean, you are certified cool. >> But Sh is seriously cool too. >> Yeah, Sh is cool too. And uh Sh is what 30 now, right? So, Sh has >> 31 I think he's >> 30 31. So, >> so he played 2014 under 19. So, and he's from Mumbai. So, he would be under 19. >> So, 30. So, 30 31 >> 31 30 30 They weren't picking him by the way in that under 19 team. >> Yeah, >> he was not making the team. And then one of the games he played, the only under 19 World Cup I've been at, he starts to bat thinking, how come this guy's not in the side? >> I'm just saying, not just number four. Could he be the next T20 captain for

34:10 India? I'm just saying look at his percentage. The upside for him is huge if he has a good season. >> I mean, look at that. >> Fantastic. >> And he's an amazing captain. He's a very very astute captain. Very smart. >> I mean, there are some uh you would say there are some mildly familiar names >> on that list, right? And out of those to have I mean, just to be I'm saying forget the fact that he is ahead of everybody just to be just for your name to be taken in the same breath as those captain >> and enough games to have a sample size. >> Gives us a lot of big samples. >> It's enough large enough sample size. Yeah, it was like can I just can we just take a moment to look at that? LS only 235. >> Yeah. >> And I'll tell you that that average was above 60 till a couple of years before >> that average was

34:55 >> 235. >> Yeah. >> That's insanity, man. >> All right. You know something? After looking at that squad, I mean I I've forgotten cuz we we did this a while back. I think I had them as a I I would I actually want to put them as a shoe in for the top four. I've got them as mayes tending towards no only because I'm uncertain of those four top order Indian banks. >> I'm I'm exactly I'm in the same place. Will the top the uncapped players they had stellar seasons all four of them? >> Yeah the odds on all four having a stellar season again seems a bit difficult that's all. Okay, done. I am a I am a cantaloupe.

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36:29 I think you got a good point. Maybe. Maybe. Fingers crossed. Fingers crossed. Maybe. Who's the next team? I think GT is the next team. Am I next? >> Am I Am I talking about am I? Yes, I am. Will they win their sixth title? Will this be the year? Look at that team. When you look at that squad, you're going it is an amazing team which has become even stronger if it is I mean think of it it was a superb team. Then they go to the they get Sharpen Ratherford. Okay, they pick up Sherin Ratherford. They've

37:16 got Ryan Rickleton. They just add to what is already a strong team to make it even stronger. This is a ridiculously talented >> and with everybody in form. See that's another point right like the reason why we say Chennai is doing really well with the Sanju Sansson trade is because he's in great form and he's going to open the betting with the captain right so similarly here all of these players are informed like if I asked you to pick the four overseas it would take a long time to actually pick them because they all seem to be informed and and Ratherford was informed. Trent Bold hasn't played for a while, but Ratherford was informed. Corbyn Bosch had a decent season. >> Will J. >> Will Jax in the eyes of some should have been the player of the tournament in the eyes of some. >> Yeah, >> he was playing those big parts and got four player of the match awards. I haven't seen uh Will Jax. Normally these

38:01 people put in these arrival videos. No. >> Yeah. >> I don't whatever. >> Uh Mitch Sentner, >> super >> probably the best finger spinner. >> Yeah. And then you reach the five. great. He doesn't take enough wickets by the way. >> Yeah. >> But just a great and you know what has changed in his game in the last two years. See his batting in the last two years. >> So his batting has been absolutely mental. >> He's gone to a different level. He's batting ahead of Jimmy Nisham in the side now. >> And he's batting by right for New Zealand. >> True. >> So he's he's a he's a proper number seven in a franchise league and he won't bat number seven. >> Yeah. >> So he he probably bat eight if he's in. You've got Bumra, Trent Bolt, Hardik Pandya, uh maybe Shardul, I don't know if they'll go deeper, but Shardul now as a fourth seamer playing a middle overs

38:48 role. Okay, >> it's not a key role. Maybe an over or two in the power play. >> Shardul and then you've got Sent if Jax is around for Rutherford. Then you've got that off spinner and you've got Marande as the uh as the leggy coming in or there's this guy he's what 30 odd years old called Ragu Sharma. Okay, >> they talk they talk whatever or they've got Marande who's the >> I think the other weapon they'll have is go to Chennai or something play Gazinfur. >> Yeah. >> So here's an interesting one. Trent Bold bowls a power play. >> M >> what if Gazenur bowls a power play instead of Trent Bolt? >> Okay. >> If Trent Bolt is not doing well, he's been around. You can actually use Gazanford to bowl in the power play. >> Yeah. >> And he's got a bag full of tricks. >> So you have to I mean you have to be choosing this team in your top four. I mean what else do you say?

39:33 >> No. No. For me, these guys are hunted out favorites. My question is that they should have won two, three titles with the team that they set up. You know, variety of reasons that the first year didn't go well for them. With this team setup, they should win at least I mean, one title at least this team deserves. I mean, it's one of the strongest lineups ever put up in the history of D20 cricket. >> Yeah. They talk about that MI 2020 team, right? The MI 2020 team is spoken about as like this all star. Look at this. Greatest team ever. Very similar. very similar very similar in terms of options very similar in terms of talent people playing in those positions this team's looking very solid and let's not I mean honestly do we really really need to talk about Jasper is the only >> let's talk about Jasp Bumra is why is he

40:20 at the center of excellence in the week before the IPL so just hopefully just to get some checks done just to get some tests done to see if he's fit to go the season >> it's four overs >> I'll tell you why I have an explanation for Because Jasri Bumra is at the center of excellence. >> Well played. >> Yeah, it was this quite different. >> And that's you know that beatatific smile in his face when he delivers it. Oh, I'm not only such a cool anchor, I'm also married. >> Wow, how cool is Look at him now. Look, he's blushing. Have you ever seen him blush in 8 years? Ladies and gentlemen, WELCOME TO THE FIRST LIVE >> WHERE >> Goro Kapoor for the first time in his life is blushing and they've got a single on you while you're doing that. >> A week after what what happened? He's

41:07 just merged into the chair. >> That's what's happening. It's not It's not me. It's the light coming off the chair. That's what it is. This chair is like crying is okay. Blushing also okay. >> Blushing is also fine. No problem. Tomato tomato. It's all the same. It's all the same. >> Sorry. Imagine this side >> with Rohit Sharma having a big season. >> So he's had two seasons 400 >> 400 400 and 150 strike rate which is a decent season. What if Rohit suddenly has one of those 600 seasons? >> Mhm. >> Can you imagine what happens to this side? >> I think they're fairly unstoppable anyway. >> You pick Rickleton or do >> I think you just saw >> Yeah. It's I think they'll go do just for the spirit of 2020.

41:52 >> Fair enough. you know just >> they will definitely pick the ahead of Rickleton for sure but I mean those two as well it's like you know just close your eyes and pick one it's it's the same it's like which hand pick one hand there is no wrong hand they're both correct hands >> again if Santa if Sanders's part of that squad batting at eight you've got four left four right batting in the top eight and there's one name in there the only non- international regular non- international in the first 11 who had a very good season last year Namandhir Yeah, >> he bowls a little bit of off spin, but if you're looking there, you're in trouble. But Namadir at seven is that perfect role that he's playing. >> Okay. Solid 11, lots of options. No worry with injury, nothing. They they're solid. I mean, just giving them a thumbs

42:37 up. >> Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. There's no >> giving playoff chance. >> If Hardik has a great season as captain. Yes. >> Yeah. So, we give them three thumbs up for the playoffs. >> I just want to say one thing and this is this is obviously apart from this. You know, one of the things that you do is if you ever go and see a betting site, just go and check the odds. The reason to do it is to check the odds as to what they're saying. >> And the interesting thing is, see, there are 10 teams. So, what should the average odds be on an IPL team? It should be 1 in 10. Okay. So, the interesting part of it is >> they have the lowest ranked team is just one in 14, which is they think Rajasthan. So what I'm saying is that that means all the teams this is a very good team but how closely bunched are all the teams that the lowest chances of winning are also one in four

43:23 >> which is what makes it a great league. No >> which is what makes it a fantastic >> I think Rajasthan Royals are a decent team this year. >> Yeah they are. >> It's come I'll tell you I' I've got an outside chance of one of the Rajasthan players being the leading run scorer. >> Oh that's interesting. Which one? >> It's it's not the much talked about chubby cheek left-hander but the other left-hander. >> Yeah the other one. All right. He'll be quite motivated as well >> 100% this season. How he walks into every T20 team in the world >> except except the Indian team >> except the team that's won twice back to back two trophies back to back and he doesn't get into that team. All right. So am I we're clear. We're clear. This one is good. So we just move on to the next one. I think now is cheating. What does your paper say? >> Yeah, now it is Gujarat. >> Oh skip. >> Okay. Now you and I quiet keep quiet because ladies and gentlemen for the

44:08 next 3 minutes we're going to have Goro Kapoor talking about Ashish Nara. >> That's right. I mean three honestly three is too little. >> I think we need a little more. I think we need a documentary on him. I'm just saying if we putting personal feelings aside, brotherhood feelings aside the fact that a first Indian coach >> sisterhood too as well. That's right. >> Uh the divine sisterhood the first Indian coach to win the IPL. Right. also in the first season almost won it the second one away from winning the second year in a row. >> Took a call that has actually helped Indian cricket in a way by making Hardik Pandya captain when everybody thought that he was crazy to do that and and make him bat at number four. So there's a lot of credit. I feel like a lot of the international community gives a lot of the international coaches a lot of

44:55 credit. I think that the Indian coaches and we have three this season, right? I think the Indian coaches also deserve that much credit and especially forget nationality the fact that he has done what he has done. Tell you what else I like about Ashish Nra. Do you ever see him? >> Do you ever see him around? Is he ever front of camera? Is he ever I'm the coach? >> Yeah. >> If you if you went to a game, would you know Ashish was the coach? Coaches support staff. >> Yeah. >> And Ashisha support staff. >> Yeah. >> He's there. I mean he'll be on the boundary with his cap turned the other way around saying, "Oh, length wall dal. Length wall dal." Because that's his mantra. length ball is is put up in his house everywhere, >> but he's not grandstanding. He's not doing interviews. >> Can I tell you, you're absolutely right because it's not just on camera. Off camera, he's the same. If you ever try to give him credit for winning the first

45:41 IPL that that GT played, he always says and yet I have seen him up in the morning with the first guy who wakes up and going to bed after the last guy's literally been put. Tell you one other thing about him. Sor of Gangali says there were only two people he was scared of dropping. >> Yeah. >> Anil Kumbllay. Of course, he said I didn't have the courage to face him. I didn't have the courage to go and tell him you're not playing. How do you tell Anil Kumblay you're not playing? And he said every time I dropped Ashisha, I would already put the kettle and have my tea ready. >> Yeah. He said on your show there. >> Yeah. He said I have it ready because I knew he would come in his chapels and his shorts >> and say why why am I not playing? >> But what else he did? He made Hartik Pandy a bonafide new ball park play bowler. Yeah, I don't know if he made it or whatever it worked out. He was the coach and that was at the heart of what GT did to the extent that Hardik Pana

46:28 can actually take the new ball for MI this year to preserve Jasprit Bumrah to bowl more at the back end. >> Yeah. >> And I think he's put together a side that doesn't have too many big stars, but once again they've picked very wisely and it's one of the very few bowling dominated sides. >> Yeah, lots of bowling. Have a look at that. No surprise, right, with the coach. When you have a look at the squad, you see all the bowling that they have. And AJ Deja's line always comes to my mind where he says, "Batters win you games and bowlers win you trophies." And there you go. You have all those options there with your bowling. And I think what he's done with Jason Holder, he's a player that I rate very highly and often goes below the radar. I don't know how he does. He's 68, but he goes below the radar. But that's a good buy as well.

47:14 >> No, no, it's a fantastic buy. And I think see I think what he's done very well is Ashish Needra has gone to the fundamentals of cricket and he's doing it very well. Top three batters play the maximum number of balls. Let's spend money class and quality on the top three batters and the bowlers are the ones who are going to give it. What is the least usage you have? Bowlers are always going to bowl four overs unless somebody disappears. Right. >> Batters. Top three batters are so the mids are the ones that are the least used in that sense to be honest with you. >> Okay. So he's focused money, talent, experience, top three bowlers. Okay. And then he has role players who do very well because they're like microwaves. They start immediately like Rahul Deatia. >> He's a microwave. Now he goes out there second ball he can hit for a first. So that's so he's built a side according to

47:59 his theory and there's a very interesting thing. They let go of Sharen Radford. Right. >> Blew my mind. >> Yeah. And my point is I think he's trying to give Washington Sundar this is your position. There's nobody looking behind you. >> No secret though because he played him at number four last season. Yeah. Last season he played at number four. >> Exactly. There's nobody behind you to take your position. This is yours. Bat it. Make it yours. Make sure you just own that position. >> It's an interesting call because Washington Sundar is an India probable around the fringe of the India team. >> Yeah. >> Without a franchise. one of the rare persons doesn't have a fixed role in a franchise team. So if he gets number four this year because I still think he's more batter than bowler at at heart. If he gets number four and gives you two overs in the power play can you imagine his worth his weight in gold

48:46 because if you look at that squad it changes everything if he's giving you two power play bowlers. If you pull up that squad, there's one thing with the fast bowling the Siraj and the other thing Ashisha must have had a role to play is he converted Prasid Krishna into a matchwinning middle overs bowler. >> Absolutely. >> So he's got Siraj to take the new ball >> with Rabada. >> Now Phillips has just had a fabulous season but can't get into the side. >> No, he should he should play at five, won't he? >> So how do you play Phillips and holder together in the side if you've got Butler, Rashid and Rabada? M >> so if Washington can bowl the new ball and S and Siraj can you can actually have the option of leaving out Rabada and playing Jason Holder and then the middle which was non-existent for years

49:31 for Gujarat Titans suddenly it looks like Schuman Gill Sai Sudachan Jos Butler Washington Sundar Glenn Phillips Jason Holder and then Rahul Teat >> so they played without a yeah so they were like powerful shoulders powerful legs eggs and slim middle. >> Yeah. >> Didn't do enough planks. >> Yeah. >> Fair. >> So that you think they'll do that? >> Uh I think they'll start. >> I think there's a very good chance of just no love bowling. >> Actually, it is. The fact is that forget forget pedigree and forget name, forget reputation. And that's very clear that that team does not go for reputation, right? They don't go for reputation. They go for who's in form and who's playing at that point in time. If that way then you have Prasid Krishna and Mohammad Siraj as your Indian pacers.

50:20 You then get Jason Holder. You have Rashid Khan Washington Sundar. There's one more >> Glen Phillips. >> Phillips sorry. They'll play >> as the impact sub. They'll play Saikishor as the impact sub. They've got Philips. >> No, no, they've got a leggy. Uh, >> no we'll play Phillips. No, they can play as someone like an Arshad Khan. >> Oh, there you go. Sorry, I got a little surprise. Or as they've done in the past, use Ishan Sharma as their power play bowler and telling or see there's one more thing they can do. They can still play Rabada and decide not to play Phillips and say that hold the bats a bit higher >> which is what I think they will do because but that means they have to play Shah Ruk

51:05 >> unless you got to play Phillips. I say this every season but you got to play good. >> But Phillips and the two players out here are intriguing. Phillips and Washington Sunundar are two players with the best international reputations who never get to play for the franchises. >> Correct. Both players are more highly rated in the cricket studio than in franchises. >> Yeah, fair enough. >> Year after year, different franchises. >> Yeah. Rashid Khan, Rashid Khan, >> big year for him. >> Rashid Khan, big year for him. >> Yeah. >> Right. >> I think the mystique has dimmed a little post his surgery. Happens to everybody. Everybody's got to reinvent themselves. the great Shane Juan had to after his shoulder surgery as well. So that is something to watch because I thought at the T20 World Cup. Yeah. I mean look at those T20 World Cup numbers. There were some teams that were not >> Yeah. >> as scary. >> Yeah. >> That were not going to attack him as

51:51 much last year that 9.34. I mean that's not Rashid Khan. >> Yeah. Fair. But but if with this bowling side it doesn't revolve entirely around one person >> and that will be the benefit for Rashid Khan. There might be days when he only bowls three overs because there are seven bowling options. If they play Saiikhor as an impact sub they've got so many bowling options that it's okay if Rashid doesn't bowl four. >> And my feeling is that he's a class bowler. >> I think that he'll get a very long rope from Ashish Nehra. >> 100%. >> He'll get a very long rope. >> I mean he's already probably told him you're playing 14 all 14. Yeah, I have them in my top four. >> They're definitely in my top four. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. Yours. >> So, I had them maybe but just like with Punjab maybe heading down, I have them

52:38 maybe going up. So, I've picked three in my side as my semi-final candidates. GT is probably my fourth. I've >> Okay, we have them as your >> Yeah, >> we have them as a Yeah, >> you have them as a top four. >> Yeah. I mean it was question mark but >> so question but your thumb has been turned up by the producer's gone maybe this one cuz he said that he he he looked at it and he said hers has only picked three for his top four that don't make no sense >> I don't know maybe with these AIdriven things sponsored by phones and all maybe just twisted it off itself turn the thumb up but uh yeah I mean it's anyway leaning that way so we just so I'm I'm happy for them to be uh in my >> gentle nudge just a gentle nudge all right so that's what we think about Uh GT, who's our next team?

53:25 Delhi. Oh yes, DC. We're talking about DC. >> This is a team for me which you know that English saying. >> You're going to make fun of me. You know what's going to happen? They're going to make fun of me cuz it's a wedding reference. But anyway, it's like always the bridesmaid, never the bride, >> right? That's happened just way too much with DC. Can this be DC's year? You know that every year we start off singing the same song. New name on the trophy. New name on the trophy came true last year. Can that happen this year? New name on the trophy though. Now there's well actually there's three left. Right. There's Delhi, Punjab and Lucknau. Right. So can Delhi >> certainly have the players. >> Can this be Delhi's year? >> They certainly have the players. >> Yeah. Let's have a look at the players. >> They certainly have the players.

54:10 >> My point is they have to solve their top three. >> Okay. >> If they solve their top three >> because they did last year they had what seven or eight opening options. Don't do that. Don't do that. And for Mgherk wasted a lot of matches for them just didn't turn up. >> Okay. >> He was spectacular the season before. >> Someone else picking him because he's part of the group that's going from PSL to IPL, right? >> Open the VA or something. >> It could have. They're leaking. They're leaking. It could be Delhi. >> It could be because gone. Ducket's gone. >> Yeah. But ducket was never going to play when you have in your side and whatever in terms of just having the person and the space. >> Yeah. So it could be but anyway if you look at that who are your open so Rahul's opening >> 100% >> who's opening with Rahul >> that's

54:55 >> because there are a few options >> there that's my point that look >> and we haven't even listed >> if Priti Shaw opens >> opens up a lot of possibilities >> he opens up a lot of possibilities because that's that gives them another international slot there see Patum Nisanka takes away flexibility from them okay now here's one thing I believe in like why were we very happy with this Indian T20 World Cup team >> because their structure we knew. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Your opening batter, your opening batter is going to be a keeper. Okay. And that's how we're going to play. >> You didn't keep an option of Jes coming in at six and being a keeper. Okay. So, similarly, if they keep their structure like solid in the same way, then they'll be okay that two Indians opening or an Indian or a foreign opening. So, I believe that if they can get two Indians opening, then it really opens up because

55:43 then Miller and Stups can both play that changes the game. >> Okay, let's pull that up again. In either case, Miller and Stubs will play. >> They will play and opens up the option of playing Stark and Engi both. >> Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Stark and they can then play and then it becomes a devastating side >> because this will be the one side like GT which has the bowling to take it through. And I'll tell you what, even if Stark is not there for a while, Chamira is perfectly capable of playing that role. But if you open with Pritish Shaw or even Abhishek Purel then that allows you to play two overseas fast bowlers along with a Natraan or a MKkesh Kumar. >> I would love to see Akib Nabi Akib you are doing that I think their their model will be very simple Miller and Stubs are the two batters >> right and in their bowlers there's

56:28 Mitchell Stark and Chamira/ uh Jameson/ Andiri. Yeah. >> Or at the start when Stark is not there, it'll probably be Angi and Jamira. >> Fair enough. So their structure that is very clear because they also have an opener who's a keeper which is KL Rahul they'll be doing the keeping. Yes. Right. >> If they play Pel at three then Pel >> I think Rana will play >> but they have Nitish Rana at three. >> Rana will play at three. >> So they could actually open with Purel. >> Yeah. >> And then they have they have keeper of lot of options. >> But Abhishek Purel Karun Na could open as well. Yes. >> Right. So Karun Nay could open. Abishek Purel could open. Priti Shaw could open. So I think they'll go with an Indian opener because >> if they bat in India one to three and they get them runs then this is a very very good team because their bowling

57:14 attack then is as good as any bowling attack. If you think of a attack at some point in the season of Stark, you know, just look at it. Stark, Ingidi, Kulp, Yadav, Axar, all of them, Akib, all of them bowling. >> There's there's Kulp and there's vibra. So, they've got proper bowling. >> I I just brought these notes because these are the notes from the auction. >> Okay. >> And we had said what do they need in the auction and they filled every one of those top order enforcer? They went with >> Nissanka. Yeah, >> duck Shaw. Top order wicket keeper they have KL Rahul back up to Stark they've picked Jameson >> and they had Jameson and Engi and Engi is playing the best white ball cricket he's of his career

58:00 >> absolutely thinking he's leading the South African >> he's ahead of Rabada today actually looking like a Dwayne Bravo if you see the way he's bowling those beautiful slower balls overseas middle order they went in for Miller to join Tristan Stubs whom they retained and Indian quick they went with Akib Dar this team you look at this team and you say is there anyone It's just time pass here. >> No, >> no, >> no. >> So if they have a if they have a problem with Ashoto, they can replace him with Samir Rizby. If they have a problem with a batter, they can put Karun Na in between. They've got Nitish Shana who I think is has had 450 run seasons in the in the IPL before. All they need is I'm leading here >> that that thing that champions have. >> Yeah. >> See you both of you. You can explain

58:45 better than I can. >> NCR. Yeah, >> you can explain it in better language than I can but that's what they need on air. We can't explain it in better language. I'll explain it to you. >> I mean today is a landmark show because at one point Mr. Bhlay did say pissed off if you remember. So I'm saying if he can say that where can we go? The opportunities are limitless. We could go to the moon and back right sir has shown us the way you know one small step for broadcasting one giant step back the other >> you know this is like watching a tennis match and just doing this >> it's a good game to watch though it's a good game >> one of the few games that's better to

59:31 watch on ground than on TV >> akib nabi yes >> if you can us yeah that was great thank you for the compliment akim nabi some compliments for him please very excited about seeing him play for many reasons one is of course what I've it so many times you'll probably bored of hearing it what it will do for the region >> okay >> if you get a mega star from there >> just to tell young kids in Jammu and Kashmir saying I want to play for India >> okay >> and the heartbeat for India is important I've said it many times so I'm not going to go too far there but here is someone who also tons at the end by the he's got a century >> hitting from 70 odd for six to take his team to 250 >> wow >> but I don't know if he's a pure power play bowler I'm very curious interested to see how he goes in T20. Uh he's got

1:00:17 60 wickets, right? 50 odd. He's in he's in the top form. >> There's only such a lot of hype around him that I hope someone just brings that hype down and is not get he's not too >> Can I tell you? >> I spent some time with uh Himang Badani in the India England test series. Uh so

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