Bouncer | Azam Khan | Shoaib Jatt | 23rd December 2023
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00:00 Assalamu alaikum and welcome to the Mounster. I am your host, Shoaib Jatt.
00:04 Pakistan cricket is on fire right now.
00:08 There is talk of Pakistan cricket everywhere.
00:10 National T20 has just been held.
00:12 Pakistan is also on the rise. Australia is on the rise.
00:14 We have with us the sensation of Pakistan cricket,
00:17 who has made his mark all over the world.
00:19 Wherever we go, we loot the fair.
00:21 Adam Khan is not at all familiar.
00:23 Former captain, son of Muin Khan.
00:25 Adam, I welcome you.
00:27 Now it seems that Muin Khan's son is getting famous.
00:32 Muin Khan, father of Adam Khan.
00:34 This is becoming a new identity.
00:36 Yes, Alhamdulillah.
00:38 It feels good when people recognize me like this.
00:42 Because when I played at the National T20,
00:45 the crowd there welcomed me with a lot of love.
00:51 So, it feels good.
00:54 I will never be able to forget my father's name.
01:00 But I am who I am today because of his presence.
01:04 Adam, when Shahid Afridi used to come to the field,
01:08 people used to make such a noise that he used to say,
01:11 "I am getting excited, so I will do it."
01:14 In this National T20, we have seen in other leagues,
01:17 when you come on the track,
01:19 the crowd starts making a strange noise.
01:21 Do you have that control?
01:24 Or is it the public's demand to hit the fours and sixes?
01:27 I feel like hitting the fours and sixes a lot.
01:30 You know, T20 cricket is such that
01:32 most players prefer to play for explosive hitting.
01:38 So, my effort is always to play for the team.
01:42 I am a firm believer that
01:44 the more you play for the team, the more you benefit.
01:47 Because T20 cricket can be very situational.
01:51 If you chase a target of 200,
01:53 then obviously you will have to be explosive.
01:55 But if you see, if there are 130-140 runs matches,
01:59 then there are some players who have to take the whole match
02:02 and finish it at the end.
02:04 So, the number I play at is very tricky.
02:07 And the public demands that I hit the fours and sixes.
02:10 And the match demand is the same.
02:11 The match demand is the same.
02:12 Obviously, if you look at it on an average,
02:14 then the match demand is the same.
02:16 Adam, I did an interview with you in your early career.
02:19 In which you said that you practice 100 sixes daily.
02:22 So, a lot of jokes were made about it.
02:24 A lot of people made up stories.
02:26 But now they believe that only the one who practices 100 sixes
02:29 can hit such long sixes.
02:31 So, you still practice 100 sixes.
02:33 Now, you have long sixes, more sixes.
02:35 So, the number of sixes has increased.
02:37 I used to practice 100 sixes before.
02:41 But now I have started practicing a lot of situational.
02:44 I have a lot of my boys with me.
02:46 I have a proper team.
02:48 I call them to the academy.
02:50 So, there are a lot of boys who help me out.
02:52 As you know, there is Shehzar.
02:56 Shehzar also helps me a lot.
02:58 I have a friend, Ram Ravi.
02:59 He helps me practice with sidearm.
03:01 There is a coach from our academy, Khalid Bhai.
03:03 And Rizwan Bhai.
03:04 All the people from my academy,
03:06 they have helped me a lot in life.
03:08 So, they help me practice situational.
03:10 And I think it would have been more beneficial for you as a cricketer.
03:13 Because when you know that you will face such situations in the match,
03:16 such tough conditions,
03:18 then the match becomes easier for you.
03:20 So, the more you practice, the more difficult it becomes for you.
03:23 The whole world learns cricket from Muin Bhai.
03:26 This question must be asked a lot by you.
03:27 So, I will have to ask it too.
03:29 The whole world learns cricket from Muin Bhai.
03:31 The wicketkeeper, the batsman.
03:32 Because Muin Bhai was a good keeper and a hard hitter.
03:35 Now, you have both these things.
03:37 So, do you learn from your father or do you get scolded from your father?
03:40 I get scolded from my father, but obviously,
03:43 all the cricket I have learned, he has helped me a lot in that.
03:47 So, I try to learn from him.
03:50 And I don't talk much about technical things.
03:53 We have always talked about tactics.
03:56 Because if you look at the cricket of the 90s,
04:00 it was not so technical.
04:02 You know, it is the age of social media.
04:05 And the media is so powerful that you know the weakness of every batsman.
04:09 You know the weaknesses of all the greats.
04:13 But in the end, it is the same thing that
04:15 how can you make that weakness your strong point.
04:18 So, we talk mostly about those things.
04:20 Adam, you think you were more unlucky than lucky
04:24 if I talk about international cricket.
04:26 In Pakistan, Asif Ali got 40+ matches.
04:29 Khujdil Shah got big matches.
04:31 And there are many other players.
04:32 I can name a few names.
04:34 But you have only 5 matches.
04:36 And there is a very long gap in those 5 matches.
04:38 Probably 3 matches in 2021 and 2 matches in 2023.
04:42 Do you think you were unfair to them?
04:44 Shoaib, I have never used the word unfair in my life.
04:49 Because I feel that wherever I get the first opportunity in the world,
04:53 I try to play there.
04:55 From where I can get my name and from where I can try
04:58 to make a comeback in the Pakistan team.
05:00 Because you know that as a player,
05:03 the biggest dream of a player is to represent Pakistan or his country.
05:08 So, obviously, there was a gap which disheartened me.
05:12 Adam, you have set yourself a record in the world.
05:15 Which league has not performed and not made runs?
05:18 You have made runs in PSL and everything.
05:20 But if I see in international cricket,
05:22 you have not scored a single goal.
05:25 Zero.
05:26 And then you have scored one.
05:27 These are 4 out of 5 innings.
05:29 2 against England, 2 against a strong team.
05:31 And 2 against a weak team, Afghanistan.
05:33 Do you regret that you are not a player
05:35 who has not made 10 runs in 5 matches?
05:39 No, I always say that I have no regrets.
05:45 I am playing cricket at the highest level.
05:52 But I have a desire to perform from Pakistan.
05:56 Because I have always heard that the charm of performing from Pakistan team
06:01 is not in any league or circuit.
06:03 So, I was very disappointed when I dropped from the 2021 World Cup.
06:08 Because no one had spoken to me before dropping.
06:12 No one had told me.
06:13 So, I kept telling that when I came to Karachi to get my stuff,
06:19 I was going back to Lahore in a hotel.
06:21 And when I went to the hotel and switched on the TV,
06:23 my name was not on the list.
06:24 So, I felt a communication gap from the PCB.
06:29 But in the end, when I performed in PSL,
06:33 I was happy that people were seeing that
06:36 I can serve the Pakistan team as a finisher.
06:41 But I played 2 matches badly.
06:43 I regret that.
06:45 But in the end, you know, life always gives you another chance.
06:49 So, my effort is to perform in the domestic circuit
06:52 and become a contender for Pakistan.
06:54 You are going to play in T20 World Cup in West Indies and America.
06:57 You score very long sixes in West Indies.
06:59 So, West Indies is a very popular place.
07:02 And do you believe that you will play T20 World Cup this time
07:05 after seeing the record there?
07:06 Last time, your name was removed on 11th hour.
07:09 Yes.
07:10 I am very happy that I will play the World Cup for Pakistan.
07:14 And obviously, I have 3 years of experience
07:17 because of Caribbean Premier League.
07:18 So, I have seen Hafeez Bhai, Shoaib Bhai,
07:22 all of them have played a lot in their Caribbean cricket.
07:24 Babur Azam has played, Shadab has played.
07:26 So, most of the players in our Pakistan team,
07:29 they have played in the CPL.
07:31 So, I also wish that I play the World Cup for Pakistan.
07:35 But for that, obviously, the process has to be completed
07:39 to come in the Pakistan team.
07:40 Is there a focus to play the World Cup?
07:42 Yes, there is a focus.
07:43 Obviously, I have to play the World Cup.
07:45 Because I think I will never have such a big pride in my life
07:48 that I am representing Pakistan in a World Cup.
07:51 Azam, the sixes are always sixes,
07:53 whether it falls on the boundary or outside the stadium.
07:55 So, does Azam have this addiction that
07:57 to hit a six, you have to throw it outside the stadium?
07:59 I mean, your sixes are very big.
08:01 Shoaib Bhai, this is it.
08:03 Obviously, you have to do some pre-planning on hitting sixes.
08:07 But what I believe in the most is that
08:11 if I hit the bottom, I will get a six.
08:13 And I have done this in many previous matches.
08:15 Has it happened in the Caribbean League that
08:17 Chris Gayle has come and said, "What is this?"
08:19 It happened in Canada.
08:20 Basically, you must remember that
08:22 Nadeem Umar said that you should forget Chris Gayle.
08:25 Yes, forget him.
08:26 So, that was a very political statement for me.
08:30 Because people bashed me a lot in that.
08:32 So, we were playing in Canada.
08:34 We had four outs on 60.
08:37 And Chris Gayle was batting with me.
08:39 So, Chris Gayle was on 30 or something.
08:42 And I bowled 50 in front of him on 25 balls.
08:46 And he bowled 50 on the 50th ball in T20.
08:49 So, we all were surprised.
08:51 But in the end, it was true.
08:54 Obviously, I can't match Chris Gayle.
08:57 He is the ultimate legend of T20 cricket.
08:59 But yes, many people said that Nadeem Umar said this.
09:04 So, it was quite funny.
09:05 You were talking about the weight.
09:09 That you eat a lot.
09:10 When you eat, you look like you eat a lot.
09:12 Exactly.
09:13 I just asked you to feed me.
09:14 You said that you can't eat what I am eating.
09:17 What are you eating?
09:18 And what is the thought behind it?
09:20 Because you have been playing cricket continuously for the last 3-4 years.
09:22 So, maybe your body doesn't work on weight.
09:25 Obviously, because...
09:27 I can't give an excuse here.
09:30 Because during the COVID times, you know,
09:32 you had to be isolated.
09:34 Then you have to see your calorie count.
09:37 But, obviously, being a youngster,
09:40 I really didn't care that time.
09:42 But yes, you are realizing it.
09:44 Because when you play consistent cricket,
09:46 you play back-to-back matches.
09:47 So, obviously, you have to take care of your diet.
09:50 Reveal it.
09:51 Many people want to be smart.
09:52 I also want to be smart.
09:53 Tell me what you are eating.
09:54 Look, no one can be smart like me.
09:56 But, obviously, you have to stay away from oily food.
10:02 In diet, you don't have to stop eating.
10:05 If you stop eating, you will become weak.
10:07 You should eat clean food.
10:09 Eat the same quantity, but eat clean.
10:12 Eating clean food will help you recover.
10:15 Your sleeping time will be better.
10:18 Sports science is mostly about how to recover.
10:23 Because, if you look at the great friends of the world,
10:25 Virat Kohli,
10:27 I heard in one of his interviews that
10:29 in the 2019 World Cup, he was so fit
10:32 that if he played a 50-over match,
10:34 the next day he would think he could play another match.
10:37 So, with this type of recovery,
10:39 you can understand what you want to do in life.
10:43 T20 is getting a tag.
10:45 It seems that people have forgotten
10:48 that Azam, who is the father of Pakistan's son,
10:51 has made Pakistan the world champion.
10:53 He has great performances in Test cricket.
10:55 So, will we see Azam roaming around T20?
10:59 Or, is Azam's target to play both one-day and Test?
11:03 Shubh, I have played one-day matches.
11:06 We have also won a trophy final.
11:09 We have won the Qaid-e-Azam trophy final.
11:12 It's not that I want to be a player of the same format.
11:15 Yes, T20 cricket has made money.
11:18 Because, it has become a business now.
11:21 If you look at it from a business point of view,
11:23 the viewership of T20 cricket has increased a lot.
11:26 Because, it's a shorter format.
11:28 You know, people don't have much time
11:30 to watch a one-day match
11:31 where they have spent 7-8 hours.
11:33 I don't think it's like that in Pakistan.
11:36 Because, if you watch one-day cricket,
11:38 stadiums are not full.
11:39 They are usually full at night
11:40 when people come back from work.
11:42 So, the demand for T20 cricket is that
11:45 it's good, it's entertaining.
11:47 So, it's a short period of time.
11:49 So, people come and watch.
11:50 If, for example, a match is being played at 7 in the evening
11:52 and a person is coming back from work,
11:54 then you know that he will go back home at 10.
11:57 Because, he will know the situation of the match
11:59 and how soon it will end.
12:01 - Muin Bhai was Pakistan's captain.
12:03 And he is the captain who won the World Cup
12:05 and made Pakistan the Asian champion for the first time.
12:07 So, in that, you have become a cricketer like your father.
12:12 Now, you want to be Pakistan's captain.
12:14 I am not saying that you are a captain now.
12:15 But, the aim is that before retirement,
12:17 you should become Pakistan's captain.
12:19 - I don't want to be a captain now.
12:22 I am also very happy as a player.
12:24 - You don't want to take the sorrow.
12:25 - I am very happy.
12:27 - You used to take money from your mother and go to Raksha.
12:30 Now, you have become a earning man.
12:32 So, what was the income you had earlier?
12:35 If you recall, what did you do with it?
12:37 And now, there are big contracts.
12:39 You are not even married.
12:40 You must be doing something else.
12:41 What are you doing with so much money?
12:42 You are the most expensive player in the Caribbean League.
12:45 - I got Rs. 30,000 from PCB.
12:49 - Okay.
12:50 - So, I gave it to my mother.
12:52 - Are you saying this on camera or did you do it for real?
12:54 - No, I am telling the truth.
12:55 You can ask them sometime.
12:56 I gave my mother Rs. 30,000.
12:58 At that time, I said, "Rs. 30,000?
13:01 What is this?
13:02 I have been in Riksha so many times."
13:05 - Now, when you get contracts worth crores,
13:08 you still give it to your mother.
13:10 You say, "Mother, give me whatever I want."
13:12 - My mother takes a share from it.
13:13 She takes a small share from me.
13:15 So, she is very happy.
13:17 Alhamdulillah, whatever I am playing now,
13:22 it is all because of her help in keeping my mindset clear.
13:27 My mother has helped me a lot in this.
13:30 She keeps telling me, "Your father used to do this."
13:33 She used to keep herself calm in pressure situations.
13:36 I think, I have got that thing because of my parents.
13:40 And my younger sister, Fatima,
13:42 she is always after me to get me this and that.
13:45 So, I have to ignore her a little.
13:48 But this is what happens in a family.
13:50 - Azam, you are still young.
13:52 But I will still ask you a question.
13:53 Although, I will get scolded by Muin Bhai for this question.
13:55 I will tell him this too.
13:56 But I will ask again.
13:57 When are you getting married?
13:58 - Shiv, I have no intention of getting married yet.
14:00 To be honest, I am very happy with my life.
14:03 I mean, I will tell you a very interesting story.
14:06 My parents used to leave me whenever they went on a tour.
14:09 Because I was very young, obviously.
14:11 So, now I tell them, "You guys are going to leave me."