00:01Let's go, let's go guys, come on, let's go, let's go.
00:04The usual, raising your hands alternately to get your questions in, so it's starting.
00:11Shay, after a performance like that, you know, is that almost kind of the perfect all-round performance or is
00:18there still improvement there?
00:20There's always ways and areas that you can find to improve, but when you get 250 plus on the board
00:25in the T20 game, then you must be happy as a batting unit.
00:28And then with the ball being as clinical as we did in that, especially in the middle phase and power
00:34play.
00:34So, I would call it more of a complete game for us, but if you want to be picky, there's
00:39always areas that you can improve.
00:42Shay, perfect game, you think? And when you picked Gurukesh Moti, he had not played in any of the World
00:49Cup matches before.
00:51What was the conversation with Rostan Chase?
00:55Rostan, we just talked about anything off the field. We spoke about going to the SS factory and those things.
01:02But Moti, he got a little period before I was thinking of the New Zealand series.
01:11And he went home, worked on some skills. You can see he's back to where he was before.
01:16He even added something to his game as well. That wrist spinner has been very, very crucial for us, especially
01:21against the lefties.
01:23But yes, sometimes your time away from the game always gives you a nice chance to just refresh and regroup.
01:29And as I said, work on any small money areas that you may want to focus on.
01:33So, he's in a great space and I can say the same for everyone. I think we're all gelling the
01:38way we want and we're playing cricket when it's necessary.
01:41So, just about to keep that momentum and continue on in this vein.
01:45Hi, Skip. Over here. Just a word on Hitmeyer, like how he has gone about at number three and the
01:51kind of innings he has played against Scotland, the 46 in between and now this innings.
01:56Like, just the role that has been given to you, him, on him.
01:59Yeah, well, he's a quality player. And the way how he's batting, I think sometimes he's kind of wasted down
02:07the bottom in the innings.
02:09He's such a good player. He can bat in all situations, spin pace. And to utilise him in that phase,
02:16he comes out and plays with that freedom that we wanted to play with.
02:19So, he's been an asset for us, especially in this tournament. We gave him the role from South Africa. He's
02:25embraced it.
02:26He started with a bang and he's continued with that great form. So, happy to see him scoring runs.
02:31And everyone supporting me along the way and giving that team, you know, giving the team a big, big score
02:36for the bowlers in defence.
02:37So, I'm happy with that.
02:39Shai, hi. What's the role that you've given yourself in this team up top, along with Brandon King?
02:46In some of the World Cups we used to, we've seen West Indies batters trying to score sixes from ball
02:51one.
02:51Just what's the role that you've given yourself and for Brandon King?
02:55Just to play the situation. And every opposition is different. Every surface is different.
03:02There's no one set way that you can play cricket. That's just how it is.
03:06If it's a good surface, you've got to make sure you put the pressure on the bowlers
03:10because you know that you're going to need, let's say, an extra 20-30 runs with the ball to defend.
03:15So, it's just about playing the situation. There's no set way to go about batting.
03:21That's how we think the better batters around the world go about it.
03:25You know, when conditions are a bit more challenging, you've got to find a way to keep scoring,
03:30whether it's more singles, lower risk shots.
03:34Whereas when the surface is very good and the ball is flying all the players,
03:37Zain can play with a bit more freedom and similarly to what we did today.
03:41So, it's just about playing the situation and adapting.
03:44Captain, five wins on the trot. How do you see this momentum building up for the next two important matches
03:50in the Group 1,
03:52the last two finalists of the last edition? One question and second, was there any talk about the record
03:58which West Indies kind of narrowly missed in terms of setting up the highest total in a T20 World Cup,
04:03254 for 6, the first one being Shilanka's 264 for 6 back in the first edition of the tournament?
04:10Well, those things are beaten back in my mind, yes, but it's not something to really focus on.
04:17You want to get the win. This is the stage of the tournament where you're more focused on playing your
04:22best cricket.
04:23If you do happen to get past those milestones, then you talk about it at the end and guys will
04:28congratulate each other.
04:29But it's definitely not at the forefront. You never go to bat thinking,
04:32OK, I want to score 275 or 350 in a T20 game. It's about getting as many runs as you
04:38possibly can.
04:39And putting the opposition under pressure. And I think the first question, I just believe the way we've been playing
04:46it
04:46certainly gives us a lot of confidence. And like I always say, we've got to stay in the moment.
04:51Yes, we've played well to this stage. But again, we've got another game in a few days and we've got
04:57to make sure we turn up on that day again.
05:00So great, great start. Great confidence booster. And but those games are gone.
05:07You've got to look ahead now. We've got South Africa next and then India after.
05:10So we've got to keep playing our best cricket. If we can get better, continue getting better.
05:14If we're doing what we're doing well, continue doing it.
05:17Two more questions. Or three. Just two more.
05:23Had Maiya celebrated his 50 with kind of a salute. Do you know who that was for?
05:31That's his celebration. You could probably ask him next time you get him in this forum.
05:36So it could be a bit more personal for him. So you could ask him the next time you get
05:41him.
05:43Up next is South Africa in Ahmedabad where they've been based all along except for an odd game in Delhi.
05:50How big a factor would that be considering you all haven't played there?
05:55It's certainly a factor, but having said that, you've still got to play cricket on the day.
06:01Most of the guys in our team, we've played in Ahmedabad several times,
06:05most of them either in IPL or even against India on some occasions.
06:09It wouldn't be alien to us, but still, when you play in a venue for so many games,
06:16in a particular tournament with a short span of time, then you would have an advantage.
06:20It's just reality, but I don't think that would deter us from what we're trying to do.
06:25We've still got to play the same cricket we've been playing and assess as quickly as we can
06:29because that's going to be, I think, the biggest thing for that particular encounter,
06:33especially when you have most of our games here, Wankiri and Kolkata,
06:39it's just about adapting as quick as we can when we go there because they would be more familiar with
06:42the conditions.
06:43Hello.
06:46So, what are the chances of Arafton Chase coming back into the level?
06:51You've got to wait and see. Who knows?
06:54Why I ask this is because if not against South Africa, against India, you know, against India,
07:02because everybody is starting with off spinners.
07:05Yeah, like I said, when you flick the toss and I hand in my team,
07:10then we all know who's playing on that day. So, stay tuned.
07:16Thank you, guys.
07:18We're trying to get the plans in early. No, no, no.
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