Oman's Aayan Khan previews T20 World Cup clash with England

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Oman's Aayan Khan previews their ICC T20 Cricket World Cup clash with England Sir Viv Richards Stadium, Antigua, West Indies

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00:00Obviously, you'll be going into the game knowing the fact that England needs a victory for

00:11sure to advance, so they will be coming hard at you.

00:16You have done very well in the first couple of games and then in Scotland, obviously,

00:20you imploded.

00:21What are your thoughts going into the final game after three successive defeats?

00:27What is the mood in the camp?

00:29And how do you expect to take on defending champions in tomorrow's game?

00:33Well, for us also, there is no victory, so we are also going hard on them as well.

00:38We got some plans, we know the players as well.

00:40I think they might not even know us properly, but we are going to make them surprised or

00:46we'll try to do that.

00:48And we try to, in this upcoming match, maybe try to play some more aggressive cricket.

00:53And we try to, as I told every time, positive cricket, not even take too many of mistakes.

01:00Unfortunately, we are not good in the fielding, but as a unit, we'll try to come back and

01:05prove everybody wrong in the upcoming match, last match.

01:08And we try to get the positive at the last game to at least try to make one win in this

01:13World Cup.

01:18What do you think about the batting order, which has not yet clicked so far?

01:22Do you think something has really gone amiss with the team?

01:26I don't believe so, because I think we are just not even accessing the condition properly.

01:30That is what the reason is.

01:31We played two games in Barbados, the wicket is not too much bouncy and it spins a lot

01:35and getting low.

01:36Here, it's a little bit bounced like double-paced wicket, spongy bounces there.

01:40So I think from the last match, few of the guys played good innings, played some good

01:44balls.

01:45So I hope so.

01:46They are going to tell the other guys to access the condition and try to get improved in the

01:49next game.

01:53You said the England players may not know too much about you.

01:59Is that what you expect, that they will be focused on themselves and maybe you could

02:03surprise them?

02:04Yeah, we will try to.

02:05We will try here, as I said before, that we are trying here to prove the point, but it's

02:10not a fluke that we just came in the World Cup from the Asian countries.

02:14So we are also here to get so many matches.

02:17We played with the associate teams and we came here.

02:21And as you can see, that first match has gone to the Super Over, which has been a bad luck

02:26for us.

02:27We didn't make it out.

02:28Second match, we gave Australia a good fight.

02:30So as I told you that we are trying to get some good fights and surprise them.

02:34Because this is what happened, the bigger teams, I might think that they are not going

02:38to take it easy.

02:40But for us, we will try to give them a good fight because we have nothing to lose.

02:43All we have here to gain some good confidence and maybe a win to end the positive side from

02:49this World Cup.

02:51Do you think that the focus on net run rate, because England, not only do they need to

02:56win the game, they need to win the game very well.

03:00Do you think that England may be worrying about their run rate could help you because

03:05maybe they take their eye off the ball?

03:07Well, we are not thinking about what England is thinking.

03:10We are thinking about ourselves and we just try to get one win at least.

03:15We are not thinking what they are thinking about the run rate.

03:17We just want to play good cricket and we want to get a point, winning side.

03:22That's it.

03:23We are not thinking what others are thinking.

03:25And you said you know their play as well.

03:27Is there anybody in particular that you are looking forward to playing against and taking

03:32on?

03:33No, no.

03:34We are here to play the ball, not the bowler.

03:35And for the batsmen, we are just here to play cricket.

03:38We are not thinking about it.

03:39If they are good, they are going to prove it in the ground.

03:42It's in T20.

03:43You know, it's all about a day.

03:44Whoever click it, change the scenario.

03:47So that is what we are doing here.

03:50If we think about this, we will be not here standing in front of the mighty England and

03:55what are you going to say, Australians.

03:57So we can't even stand here.

03:59So we are just playing our cricket.

04:01As I told you, we are facing the bowlers, not the bowlers.

04:05We are facing the ball, not the bowlers.

04:08And there's been various good results for some of the associate nations at this World

04:13Cup since it expanded to 20 teams, gave more teams a chance.

04:19Just your thoughts on that and how much it would mean to you if you could do the same

04:23and land another blow, not just for Oman, but for associate cricket?

04:27Yes, of course.

04:28That's a very good initiative by ICC that they give a chance to the other associate

04:32nations.

04:33As you can see in this World Cup, everybody is talking about that they are like rubbing

04:36the shoulders with the test nations and the champions.

04:39So it's a good initiative for them.

04:41For us also, it's a learning for us from the starting of this tournament that we're going

04:45to come back next year as a different Oman team for sure and give surprises to ICC and

04:51the world as well.

04:52Thank you.

04:56You mentioned you guys have nothing to lose tomorrow.

04:59Does that make you extremely dangerous opponents for England?

05:02No, it's not like that.

05:03We are not thinking about what tomorrow will happen and we are not like any of the thought

05:09that what England are thinking and what our thoughts are.

05:12We are just trying to implement what we have learned, the basics.

05:16And it's on the day, whoever plays good cricket and they will want to win it.

05:22So we are not focusing on that, what will happen tomorrow.

05:25We are trying to focus on our process right now, what we can do better and come back strong

05:29and at least have one win in our pocket.

05:32So that is what we are focusing on.

05:36What would a win tomorrow?

05:38What would that do for cricket in your country?

05:40Of course, everybody, most of the associate nations already win one of their matches.

05:47We also want to make a mark in the history that in the World Cup we just win one match.

05:52And if we win tomorrow, that will give a confidence to the whole year and maybe it will make a

05:56history in international cricket.

05:58So we will try to do that.

06:00And of course, that will give us motivation for the upcoming tour for the WCL2 which we

06:04are playing next in Scotland.

06:06So that will boost our cricket as well as in our country also people will get more motivated,

06:11more come to cricket.

06:12So that helps a lot.

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