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00:00Welcome to Sports Room. I am your host, Najeeb Ul-Hasnain.
00:20Ladies and gentlemen, a very important topic in Pakistan Cricket is whether the Indian team will come to Pakistan to host the Champions Trophy next year or not.
00:31The update is that the participation of the team in the Champions Trophy has been restricted by the government.
00:41This is nothing new. Whenever there is talk of coming to Pakistan or playing with Pakistan, the BCCI restricts it.
00:48To talk about this, we have with us the former PCP Chairman, Khalid Mehmood.
00:51Mr. Khalid, Assalam-o-Alaikum. Welcome to the show.
00:53The question is that the same thing happened in the Asia Cup.
00:56But it is said that it was an ACC event and this is an ICC event.
01:01Do you think it will make a difference?
01:04No, it won't make any difference.
01:07The reason for this is that this is a part of the basic policy of the BJP.
01:21And the policy is that Pakistan should be left alone in the world.
01:25It should be left alone politically as well.
01:27And wherever there is an opportunity, it should be treated accordingly.
01:31And as you know, cricket is a very important thing.
01:34It is very popular in both the countries.
01:38So they use it.
01:40However, the international policy of the games, especially the Olympics and other events,
01:48it is that the game and politics should be separate.
01:52The game should be played and the politics should be political.
01:55But it is unfortunate that India uses cricket as a weapon to isolate Pakistan.
02:05And as long as this current government is in India,
02:09at that time, their policy and thinking will remain the same.
02:13It will not change.
02:15Whether it is the Asia Cup or the Champions Trophy, everything is happening.
02:20So I don't see any change in this.
02:23Mohsin Naqvi is a very strong chairman of the PCB.
02:27But is he so strong in the bodies of cricket that he can convince India to come to Pakistan?
02:34No, I don't think so.
02:37The various bodies of cricket, especially the founding members,
02:44such as England and Australia, including New Zealand,
02:50I have not seen any relationship with them.
02:56Because the bodies are not the same, they also keep changing.
03:01So they have no relationship with them.
03:04So I think they will have to make a relationship with them.
03:09They will have to make them aware of their thinking.
03:13That the policy of international games, that politics and games should be separate,
03:18this thing will have to be conveyed to them.
03:21Mr. Khalid, I would like to know your experience.
03:23When you were the chairman, the situation was not different at that time, it was the same.
03:27So did the same things happen at that time,
03:29of Pakistan going there or of India coming here?
03:32India's last visit in May 1998,
03:39we had to visit.
03:41So there was intense opposition in the country.
03:45I will remind you, your listeners may know,
03:49that three big incidents took place at that time.
03:52There was only one demand that Pakistan should not be called.
03:55So in all these circumstances, my counterpart in India,
03:59Rai Singh, was a very good person.
04:02So his phone rang to send us the schedule of his visit.
04:07So I said, look Raj, the situation is such that I cannot take this risk
04:12to send the Pakistan team there.
04:14You do not have proper control.
04:18People are upset. So how will we come?
04:20He said, no, there are a few people who have come.
04:23We will make arrangements for this.
04:25You be assured.
04:26So I said, I should get some indication from your government
04:30that they want Pakistan to visit India.
04:34So in two or three days, I saw in all the newspapers,
04:38in our newspapers, in their newspapers,
04:40a very good statement was issued by their minister of sports,
04:46that there are some extremist elements,
04:50they have their own opinions, we will get control over them
04:53and we want Pakistan to visit India.
04:56Then Raj Singh's phone rang,
04:59that you have read the statement, are you satisfied?
05:01I said, no, I am not satisfied.
05:03He said, why?
05:04I said, when it comes to India-Pakistan,
05:07then things go up from the ministers' level.
05:10So make some arrangement so that a better statement comes from it.
05:15He said, okay.
05:16So after four or five days,
05:18the statement of the then Prime Minister of India,
05:21Atal Bihari Bajpai, came in the newspapers
05:25that he wants the Pakistan team to visit,
05:28relations between the two countries will be good.
05:30Tell me, we talked about India,
05:33but if I talk about Pakistan,
05:35at the administrative level,
05:37do you think we are ready for such a big event?
05:43I have no idea what kind of necessity this hostel has,
05:48because every trophy, every event has some requirements,
05:53so I am aware of them.
05:55But it is also a fact that whatever it is,
05:59a lot of preparation is needed,
06:02in which the arrangements of the teams,
06:05their lodging arrangements,
06:07their security arrangements,
06:09then after that different stadiums,
06:12in them it is necessary to see that
06:14there are suitable arrangements for entertainment,
06:16then after that international media comes a lot,
06:19to make arrangements for that,
06:21these are all quite a lot of arrangements,
06:23which I have not read such news in some newspapers yet,
06:29from which it is understood that some work is being done in this regard.
06:33I have seen only one thing,
06:35whether it is Qadhafi Stadium or some other,
06:37I have read the news of that stadium,
06:39there is a lot of demolition and repair work.
06:42Mr. Mahmood, don't take a break with us,
06:44we will be right back.
06:59Glad to have you back once again to the sports room,
07:01and before going on the break,
07:03former PCB chairman Khalid Mahmood was with us,
07:06and in the Champions Trophy,
07:08which is going to be held in India and not in Pakistan,
07:11he gave his expert opinion on that.
07:13Moving on, today the Women's Asia Cup has also started,
07:16and the Pakistan women's team will play their first match,
07:20against the arch rival India.
07:22To talk, former cricketer Nahida Khan is with us.
07:25Nahida, Assalam o Alaikum, welcome to the show.
07:28Walaikum Assalam, thank you.
07:30First of all, tell us, we have all seen the stats,
07:33India's team is much better than Pakistan.
07:37How are you viewing this match?
07:40No doubt, if you look at it,
07:43on paper, they are much ahead of us,
07:48but if we review the previous Asia Cup,
07:53Pakistan played good cricket overall,
07:56like they beat Sri Lanka,
07:59apart from the semi-finals,
08:01and they also beat India in the convention.
08:06So, I think,
08:08my point of view is that,
08:11on the day, the team that delivers well,
08:14100%, that team will be the best.
08:17So, my favorite is Pakistan,
08:20Inshallah, I hope Pakistan delivers well.
08:25India's team is a defending champion,
08:27and looking at Sri Lanka's conditions,
08:30who do you think has an advantage here?
08:34I think, like I said,
08:38you can't call any team on the spot.
08:43T20 is a format,
08:45on the day, the team that delivers 100%,
08:49in all three formats,
08:52whether it's fielding, batting, or bowling,
08:55in all three formats,
08:58if any team delivers 100%,
09:01then I think that team will be the winner.
09:03And, like Pakistan,
09:06they had a camp in Karachi,
09:09Karachi has similar conditions,
09:12I have played there myself,
09:14the conditions are good there,
09:16they support the bowlers,
09:18they support the batters,
09:20so, Inshallah, I hope we get to see good cricket.
09:24Naheeda, tell me,
09:25if we talk about the progress of the Pakistan women's team,
09:28if we say that we have to go one step front,
09:31two steps back,
09:33that growth is not coming,
09:34like it comes in other teams.
09:36Yes, of course,
09:38there is no doubt about that.
09:41But, like PCB has taken women's cricket seriously,
09:46the chairman and the rest of our women's team,
09:50like Mohd. Waseem,
09:53who has gone with the team as a head coach,
09:56he has a lot of experience in men's cricket,
10:01so, in the previous interview, he mentioned that,
10:05if we look at men's cricket equally,
10:10if women's cricket is given the same facilities,
10:14then that day is not far, no doubt.
10:16Our women's cricketers are also talented,
10:19skilful,
10:20but there are some things, some areas,
10:23which need to be improved.
10:25They will get more and more cricket,
10:27they will play more and more.
10:29So, Inshallah,
10:30in a very short time.
10:32Okay, thank you very much, Naheeda Khan,
10:34our former cricketer.
10:35She believes that if the opportunities are right,
10:37then progress will also come.
10:38In a little while,
10:39the Pakistan women's team will also have a match.
10:41Our best wishes are with them.
10:43For now, that's all in our program.
10:45We take your leave.
10:46Take care of yourself.
10:48Allah Hafiz.