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Matthew Hayden: "Those 2 balls from Shaheen Afridi were as good as any I have ever seen, full stop."

Matthew Hayden basking in some of the post-match sunlit glory:

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"Last night was a remarkable sporting event; When they talk about cricket rivalry, from Australia's perspective its the Ashes, from an Indian perspective it's Pakistan and vice versa but cricket is not just a sport in India and Pakistan - it's a religion, and as such this becomes a quest for the holy grail; What a magic moment it was for Pakistan in cricket"

"The thing that inspired me the most out of the performance was the fantastic sporting brotherhood, the cricket community coming together in a very solid way, and also in terms of how we should treat each other as people - that's the role of sport"

"It was beautiful to see those moments where MS Dhoni was holding court with few of the players; Virat Kohli and Rizzy in brotherhood joining hands after heated battles in the middle, so that was fantastic"

"The great humility from our perspective inside the change rooms was not to getting carried away with the celebrations but this great humility, this great spirit and great sense of purpose into the next game against New Zealand"

"All in all, I am so proud of the boys. A special comment from my end as well around the Late Dean Jones and how he's always been there for Pakistan cricket. He's been on the phone to me for years telling me how great these young batters are and how special the environment and culture of cricket is in Pakistan. So a little shout out to the heavens to Dean Jones looking down at us. Seeing an inspired Pakistan beating India was very special for me personally"

"Its amazing how cricket tends to levitate and elevate across borders, across flags and across presence of nations - in the purest sense of cricket"

"One of the things I admire about Pakistan cricket is how respectful it is to our great game"

"The boys and the country have made me feel extremely at home with the conditions and that permeated across the entire team because there was calmness and whilst there was a great sense of occasion, they were not overawed by the occasion and it was a good calm and clinical type performance"

"Last night was dominated by Indian crowds and I guess as an overseas player you do get a sense of being inundated with Indian support, such is their love for our great game"

"But Pakistan stayed in the moment and everyone focussed on their job at hand, before we got the opportunity... we were just magnificent"

"I have been watching cricket in this venue for 5 weeks now and those 2 balls from Shaheen Shah Afridi were just as good as any I have seen - in fact as good as I have ever seen, full stop"

"To go inside the ground and take two wickets first up and be backed up by some really good spin bowling..."

"Young Haris Rauf is an exciting prospect - just cut him lose with some great pace! That's the strength of Pakistan cricket in the field"

"Lot of boys were talking about that in front of an Indian crowd that is dominating and there is so much noise but when you get a chance to dominate in the game, that silence is bliss, so that was very exciting"

"Velocity [pace] is which has been banished in our great game but Pakistan has velocity in abundance, not just here but also back home"

"Shaheen is that leader within the bowling group; To get Rohit Sharma out of the way in the way he did with a fast yorker, executed to absolute perfection. KL Rahul has been in magnificent touch for the last 5 weeks, he has plundered bowling attacks all over the place - but nothing beats velocity"

"When you look back at the great Pakistan bowlers, they all had great velocity - and I don't need to mention names as you all know who they are - and I face plenty of them and it was great fun"

"As a batsman [facing fast bowlers] you have to think that woah, this was quick and I have to be sharp on my game here and that's what Shaheen Afridi has in abundance"

"One thing I admire about this group is their spirituality and their sense of worship - to me the human spirit is one thing but when its inspired by the Almighty, its dangerous"

"The boys, not just from Pakistan but from all parts of the world, have been admired for what they achieved in the past 24 hours but the great humility that exists by understanding that this was just one moment and the job is to remain in that moment for New Zealand and other matches coming up in this tournament, so please thank you for your praise but its time to get back down to business, get back in to the hard work of getting into the moment of the game and trying to press on with our mindset towards the next game which is New Zealand"
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Matthew Hayden "What a magic moment it was for Pakistan cricket. The thing that inspired me the most was the fantastic sporting brotherhood with the cricket community coming together in a way forward as to how we should treat each other as people" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#INDvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/T20WorldCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#T20WorldCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/TJ4DCcdhgI">pic.twitter.com/TJ4DCcdhgI</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1452667641886347264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2021</a></blockquote>
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I wonder if it is a conscious PCB decision to get Hayden to do all the interviews. Haven't seen much of Philander and Saqi yet come out on the media.
 
May be it was legendary Hayden's sensible approach that we absolutely mauled India and played the whole game sensibly hopefully this approach will continue for rest of games bowling is always our forte it's the batting where we need to be calculated kudos to all coaching staff
 
Australian legend telling the Indians that their rival is England


Hopefully that puts an end to those who were delusional about Australia being their arch nemesis
 
Rana said:
Australian legend telling the Indians that their rival is England


Hopefully that puts an end to those who were delusional about Australia being their arch nemesis
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This.

Most of the Aussies believe Ashes is bigger than Aus vs India, Australia cricket board is a different story, they are looking from the $ point of view and Indians are confusing that with rivalry.
 
Still cannot get himself to say “we”.

Looks like he cannot for the tournament to end so that he can collect his paycheck and not look back.
 
Rana said:
Australian legend telling the Indians that their rival is England


Hopefully that puts an end to those who were delusional about Australia being their arch nemesis
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The Ashes series is the oldest cricket rivalry.No other series can replace Ashes.The standard of cricket has been very high,although there have been periods when either Australia or England dominated.Ashes has a long and rich history.Ashes is a bit like Ryder cup in golf which is played between the best team from US with team made up of best European players.
 
Mamoon said:
Still cannot get himself to say “we”.

Looks like he cannot for the tournament to end so that he can collect his paycheck and not look back.
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He would be a fool to not look back and I do not believe he is a fool that you are attempting to make him one to be.

At times, it is totally acceptable to enjoy good things from time to time Pakistan has to offer.
 
Rana said:
Australian legend telling the Indians that their rival is England


Hopefully that puts an end to those who were delusional about Australia being their arch nemesis
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Here is he telling the Aussies that Indians in the IPL dont face bowlers like Shaheen Shah.
 
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Wasim Akramesque in the 1992 World Cup final.

2 great deliveries that changed the course of the match.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
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Here is he telling the Aussies that Indians in the IPL dont face bowlers like Shaheen Shah.
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Matthew Hayden "The Indian batters had been facing 130KpH deliveries for the last month during the IPL. It's a different cup of tea when you are facing someone running and bowling at Shaheen Shah Afridi's pace"
 
Saj said:
Matthew Hayden "The Indian batters had been facing 130KpH deliveries for the last month during the IPL. It's a different cup of tea when you are facing someone running and bowling at Shaheen Shah Afridi's pace"
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Says a lot doesn't it Saj, Hayden doesn't seem like the type of guy who will say things for the sake of it....but some posters will still put our boys down and claim the IPL is the peak of cricket.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Says a lot doesn't it Saj, Hayden doesn't seem like the type of guy who will say things for the sake of it....but some posters will still put our boys down and claim the IPL is the peak of cricket.
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Given that Haydos was commentating on the IPL last week watching 150kph bowlers like Rabada, Nortje, Lockie and Umran in action, I would say that he's just pumping your tires up here .. which of course as your team coach he should be doing.
 
RexRex said:
Given that Haydos was commentating on the IPL last week watching 150kph bowlers like Rabada, Nortje, Lockie and Umran in action, I would say that he's just pumping your tires up here .. which of course as your team coach he should be doing.
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You named three Pakistan has 3 bowlers just in the squad who bowl 90mph
 
It was not long ago Matthew Hayden launched a staunch defence of Justin Langer, describing the leaks and conjecture surrounding the Australian coach’s future as “downright disrespectful”.

“A lot of the content coming out about this is downright disrespectful to a bloke that’s played over 100 Test matches,” he said in an interview with SEN’s The Sporting Capital in August.

“Even this facetious discussion amongst senior players last night that obviously Pete Lalor (The Australian’s chief cricket reporter) was onto about deciding Justin Langer’s future. Umm, hello! what about meeting about the fact you’re No. 3 in Test cricket and No. 3 in ODI rankings, and No. 6 in T20 rankings?

“Waste more energy and time thinking about that than discussing a bloke who’s a legend of the game and so passionate about Australian cricket and culture.”

Now, Matt the Bat is in Pakistan’s camp and Australia is their next opposition.

Australia take on Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup semi-finals on Friday (1am AEDT) on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial today.

Should Pakistan win, they will qualify for the T20 World Cup final.

Australia, meanwhile, would go home with a pass mark after a forgettable year to date but the wolves would not be silenced.

For six years Hayden and Langer opened the batting together.

Both were dropped from the national side on multiple occasions before the duo opened the batting together.

From the first moment they clicked and when Hayden scored the winning runs against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on a beautiful summer’s morning in the 2007 New Year’s Test the duo hugged one another for the final in a Test match.

Throughout those years together they brought down attacks across the world and made mincemeat of them on cricket fields.

They described each other as the best of mates and family.

If ever there was a bromance in a sporting team, it was Hayden and Langer.

A surprise offer throughout the Indian Premier League, where Hayden was commentating, saw the two-time World Cup-winner asked to come on board with Pakistan.

Up until then, the former left-hander had gone a completely different direction to Langer, who had become a coach almost the day after he retired.

First as Australia’s batting coach, then with Western Australia before going on to take over from Darren Lehmann.

For Hayden, he does not have the skin in the game like Langer, with the former Queenslander open to media opportunities in-between fishing trips and riding left-handers on breaks across the world.

“It’s a good story, isn’t it,” former teammate Mike Hussey told Fox Cricket’s Follow On podcast.

“But I don’t think there’s a lot in it.

“They’re still great mates and they’ll always be great mates.

“It wouldn’t matter even if Matthew Hayden was the head coach of Pakistan and Justin Langer the head coach of Australia, it wouldn’t change their friendship and their relationship.”

Hussey believes Pakistan have benefited from having Hayden in camp for the tournament, where the subcontinent side haven’t lost a game and played with the same authority the former opening batsman played with when he routinely walked at fast bowlers from across the world.

“I think Haydos would be fantastic around that Pakistan group,” Hussey said.

“He’d bring a real confidence and his mentality of really backing yourself and being strong and standing up to anyone, and if you look at the way Pakistan are playing there is a bit of a sprinkling of a Matthew Hayden style in there.

“They’ve come out and batted with a lot of confidence, that was my picture of Matthew Hayden. When he was at the crease, he was a picture of dominance and confidence.”

Pictures of Hayden working on techniques in the nets, feeding Pakistan’s players birthday cake and standing between captain Babar Azam and opener Mohammad Rizwan have shown the world how warmly he has been embraced.

It is a far cry from the sledging heckler standing in the gully Hayden once dished up on Inzamam-ul-Haq, or when he used to walk at Shoaib Akhtar

“There will be no harsh words between the two or anything, there’s a great respect between the two,” Hussey said.

“Haydos, he’s probably in a worse position really because he’s a very proud Australia and would love to see Australia do well but he’s got a professional job to do with Pakistan. He’s probably in the more awkward position.”

Even the players see the lighter side in their coaching matchup.

“I think they might go sit on the wicket together and do a bit of meditation, maybe the two big fellas,” Mitch Marsh told Fox Cricket, with Hayden famously meditating on the pitch during his playing days.

“I’m sure there will be plenty of love.

“But knowing those two, they’re extremely competitive so once they get there, they’ll have a hug and that’ll be it I reckon.”

It is suffice to say the former opening partners won’t have their relationship harmed whatever the outcome, yet inadvertently Hayden could be about to heap pressure back on his former little brother.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...s/news-story/734804d49a4d80793dde02e20f3b0e74
 
10 November - Dubai - Pakistan Coach Matthew Hayden pre-match press conference

MATTHEW HAYDEN: It's a great pleasure to be on the eve of the semifinal of the T20 World Cup, a very important tournament, obviously a tournament which is significant for every country, especially the four membership nations that have earned their way to the semifinal. Lots of hard work has gone in over a month, and from a Pakistani cricket point of view, we're extremely excited to be coming into the tournament with terrific momentum, fantastic energy, and great optimism, as well. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this press conference.

Q. This may be a hypothetical, but are you ready to take the Cup for Pakistan and go to Pakistan, a tour you missed in your playing career?

MATTHEW HAYDEN: Yes, this is an extremely important tournament for Pakistan, as it is every membership nation. We face Australia tomorrow, a country which has been incredibly proud to set high standards in terms of delivery on trophies for its country in World Cups, and this is one that it's never got in the trophy cabinet, so lots of high-stake matches ahead of us now.

From Pakistan cricket point of view, I feel that as a nation that loves cricket as much as what it does, and as focused so heavily on cricket, and also to have tournaments including the ones that I was a part of canceled for numerous reasons, it's never more important, and the awareness is heightened that out of this great nation we've got a squad of players here that are ready to perform and are ready to take on not only the semifinals but should we, inshallah, get beyond that, the finals.

Very important for Pakistan Cricket. A wonderful announcement also in the last few days about Australia touring Pakistan in February, something as I just mentioned before that has not been done for I think 28 years now, and I think from an Australian cricket point of view, that is also a really significant moment, not only for Australian cricket but also for Pakistan Cricket.

Q. Just wondered what it's like going up against the country you represented for so long, and in particular your old opening partner Justin Langer.

MATTHEW HAYDEN: Yeah, thank you. It is a very unusual feeling. As you all know, I was a warrior for Australian cricket over two decades, so that does give me the benefit of having wonderful insights not only into these players but also into the culture of cricket in Australia.

I think the roles of roving mentors, coaches across the global platform has been a significant area where other nations can benefit, including our own, can benefit off increasing and improving or adding value to the standards of cricket. We've seen how that has worked through the IPL, for example. A lot of resources coming from -- global resources, not just Australia, but planting into environments, cricketing environments, which improve the overall standard as we as a cricketing community look to try and achieve, and that is a fantastic global platform. The ICC and its various tournaments, the IPL and all the franchise competitions across the world, and the challenge how that then promotes a sensible conversation around the cricket environment and in particular the Future Tours program and how all of these jigsaw puzzles of cricket fit together are complicated and complex organisms.

I guess from my point of view there is the challenge of the heart, the challenge of the mind in terms of what's going to happen over the next 24 hours, but I'll also say very proudly that it's been wonderful to be a part of Pakistan Cricket. We have some incredible young players, a mix of wonderful experienced players in our lineup, and they and the team are performing admirably.

Justin Langer and myself are in similar positions insofar as a national coach or a batting coach never wins a game of cricket. The 11 that take part in the game win the game, and we are backup only. But backup is something that I've really enjoyed over the last month, and I'm looking forward to seeing how this group of young men take forward the challenge of this semifinal match.

Q. I want to ask you, you have a very short period of time with this bunch of players. How confident are you against a very professional Australian team?

MATTHEW HAYDEN: Yeah, thank you. Yes, it is obvious that I have been with the team a very short time, which has meant it's been very important to have a heart connect with the players, the administrators and also the management team here. I felt that that has been achieved, and in many ways that was my individual and personal aim throughout this tournament, to get a sense of the commitment of all the layers within the game in Pakistan and to understand one of the most beautiful things, and that is that raw talent and talent is there in abundance for Pakistan Cricket.

With the right leadership and monitoring and guide, I think this side has got the possibilities, as it's shown so far in the five matches, to take on anyone. The highlight and the obvious eye will go to the first game that we played here at Dubai, where we're playing tomorrow night, against India, and just how under immense pressure, pressure that I guess I never really understood when I was inside the dressing room, only comparable of course to England Ashes Series for Australia, just how these boys wonderfully handled very calmly and very confidently their approach to playing such a huge match.

I think that game really set us up for what has been a really lovely four weeks of solid work, great commitment to training, great purpose in general, and also a wonderful heart connect to Islam and how spirituality has played its role within the Pakistan team as a great guide and tool for everyone to come together.

Very optimistic. I see wonderful potential. I want to make special mention here of a former teammate and colleague, and that is Dean Jones, who gave a lot of himself to Cricket Australia but also gave a lot of himself to Pakistan Cricket, and his closing words to me I can hear in my ears was "These are my boys. This is something I'm so passionate about." He was just beautifully connected to Pakistan Cricket. May he rest in peace now, knowing that fact that he's left a legacy within this team, which will last not only this generation but generations to come.

If I can add any value to those closing comments from Deano, that would be my greatest honour.

Q. Pakistan has won five matches on the trot in this tournament, so from a cultural perspective, how important is the momentum which is now with the Pakistan team against a formidable opposition in Australia, and also in Pakistan's batting lineup everyone has been scoring the runs except for Fakhar Zaman. So are you a little bit concerned about him not firing in the group stages and how sure are you about him finding form in knockout matches?

MATTHEW HAYDEN: Fakhar is a very interesting personality and character, and the longer that I spend time with him, the more that I really enjoy his personality and character. The fact that he was in the Navy for seven years gives you a pretty strong indication of his ability to be able to fight and fight hard. Not only just from a batting perspective but the contributions within a T20 setup is that you have to be as a general policy a two-dimensional player, and Fakhar has I think been the standout outfielder for our team, as well. He saved literally five to ten runs every game, and five to ten runs within a T20 concept and batting lineup, include your own runs maybe 20s and 30s here and there, means that overall he's just been such an important part of the side.

Don't be surprised if you see something incredibly special from him tomorrow, as well, because he is smashing the ball in the nets. In particular I guess if you look at a potential matchup against Adam Zampa, who's been the leading wicket taker in the T20 ICC World Cup, I think that is a fantastic target, an opportunity for Fakhar to really dominate and position Pakistan in a strong competitive state.

Lots of optimism. Already I think he's contributed nicely. Yet to star like some of the others, and that's the great benefit, right, of having an in-form batting lineup. Bear in mind, unlike Test cricket, T20 cricket is just about impact. We've seen Asif come in and smash 24 runs against New Zealand to win you a game, and if you look at his overall stats, you'd go, is he impressive in this tournament or not? But that's not T20 cricket. Making impact is significant, and Fakhar is certainly one of those that can do that tomorrow.

Q. I wanted to ask you about Azam who's obviously had a great tournament and he also has a really good record against Australia in T20 cricket. Can you give us an insight, did you kind of understand how good he was coming into this, and can you give us an insight into what makes him so good?

MATTHEW HAYDEN: Yeah, thanks. Yeah, you're right, he has played quite a lot of cricket against Australia, as have all of our boys, and I think one of the benefits of having an abundance of fastbowling, for example, is someone like Mitchell Starc, for example, is negated in the training sense because of the fastbowling arsenal of Pakistan.

I mean, every day these boys are facing Shaheen Afridi with a new ball in the nets and it's sometimes swinging, sometimes not, but the pace is still there like Mitch. So they get this great opportunity to train against the very highest level of fastbowling, as well.

There's a couple of boys that you haven't seen, as well, in this squad that will play their role in the future, no doubt, as well, in Dahani and Wasim. Lots of practice against great quality bowling I think is a huge advantage, similar to the day where as an Australian opening batsman, JL and I would go to the nets, and guess who we'd face: Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee, and then the bench was Michael Kasprowicz and Andy Bichel, and then the great Shane Warne would come in and knock you over for fun, as well, in the nets, so you're facing the best constantly in practice, which enabled you then to come to play your best game when it came to the actual match itself.

Babar and his personality is what you see is what you get. He's very consistent. He's very stable. He's not overly flamboyant. In fact I'd go as far as to say he's almost the opposite personality to someone like Virat Kohli, who's very animated, very passionate, and very boisterous on the field. Got great control, and he's got a wonderful temperament.

Babar Azam the batsman is highly talented, as you mentioned, and just to give you an insight into that talent, his ability to be able to consistently react to the ball is really second to none that I've seen. He picks up the line and the length of the ball quicker than the average cricketer that's going around, and that's the mark of someone that's a very fine player.

His reaction time, his ability to be able to play, I think, a consistent version of his best self means that he doesn't have to sort of have all the innovations. He doesn't have to necessarily be stroking with any kind of increase or decrease in his temperament. He can remain pretty neutral. And then when he gets into the middle stages of the match, he also has the ability through just good cricket shots to find his natural tempo, which is a strike rate of around 140, 150 and beyond.

It's a great testimony to not only his game but how he can consistently scale his performances through greater stroke rate, increased stroke rate over time.

Q. You would like advice to Australian team to visit Pakistan 2022 in March, your advice to the Australian team?

MATTHEW HAYDEN: I think my advice is that especially from a batting point of view is that surely our batsmen will be queueing up to get on the Pakistan wickets. I was always dreadfully disappointed that I didn't get a chance for my career to play on nice strong flat wickets.

But I think to take a higher level and more serious answer to your question, I feel that it's incredibly important that the country now embraces Pakistan as a full membership nation, that it allows and supports its incredible fan base, really like no other apart from India, similar sort of passion and commitment to the great game of cricket, that it allows itself the Australian unit to come and enjoy the hospitality of Pakistan, to enjoy the overall sense of cricket and the experience of Pakistan, because it's certainly the one regret that I have in my career is not being able to travel to Pakistan as an international cricketer, in spite of having such great and unique challenges, one of which is as a head coach here right now in Saqlain, who's a wonderful spin bowler, and then a myriad of spin bowlers who naturally I would have played to have played in a home environment, Waqar and Wasim, Shoaib, just fastbowling like no other, and as an opening batsman that's what you want to try and face, and to not have the opportunity to do that in Pakistan is a regret of mine.

Embrace it, be a part of the future of Pakistan Cricket, and it's a hugely important part of the cricket community. I'm sure that they are looking forward to traveling to Pakistan.

Q. I just wanted to ask, you have observed Shaheen Afridi from close quarters over the last month. What do you think is his biggest quality, and why do you think opening batters across the tournament have struggled to get him away?

MATTHEW HAYDEN: Yeah, his high-quality pace is most certainly part of his arsenal, and the white ball doesn't swing for a long time in T20 cricket in particular it seems to be a number of balls, not a number of overs. Those number of balls, though, can be destructive, as we saw from his delivery to KL Rahul, one of the best balls that I've seen ever, apart from the last two or three months of observing cricket in this country and in the UAE. He's got that ability like every good strike bowler to be able to commit to wonderful pace, which means that his preparation, his recovery and his just ability in general to be able to focus on delivering fastbowling day in, day out, and Vernon Philander has also done a really wonderful job in preparing him for that, has meant that he's been a consistent performer in international cricket.

The challenge, of course, for every fastbowler is the cricket program. Unfortunately because there is so much cricket, there is that risk of over-bowling and just burnout in general. It'll be careful management for Pakistan to manage a primary asset like Babar Azam, like Rizwan, like Fakhar and also Shaheen, guys that are playing day in, day out international cricket need to be carefully monitored and carefully secured as assets for tournaments like the one that we're facing now and also tomorrow.
 
"Those number of balls, though, can be destructive, as we saw from his delivery to KL Rahul, one of the best balls that I've seen ever, apart from the last two or three months of observing cricket in this country and in the UAE."

Soon he will Cheerleader No 3 as per Mamoon
 
Dubai, Nov 10: Undefeated Pakistan face Australia in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2021 and the Men in Green batting consultant, Matthew Hayden reckons that beating India in their opening fixture gave them a much-needed momentum for the remainder of the tournament.

World Cup winner and former Australia batsman hailed Team Pakistan for their calm approach which they have showcased throughout the tournament. Also Read - T20 World Cup: Babar Azam Doesn't Need to do Anything Different Against Australia, Ramiz Raja on Semi-Final Match

“The highlight…the first game that we played here at Dubai, where we’re playing tomorrow night, against India, and just how under immense pressure…only comparable to the Ashes series, just how these boys wonderfully handled very calmly and very confidently their approach to playing such a huge match,” Hayden told reporters in the pre-match press conference. Also Read - All on the Line as Injury-Battered England Gear up for New Zealand Challenge

“I think that game really set us up for what has been a really lovely four weeks of solid work, great commitment to training, great purpose in general…,” he added.

“…also a wonderful heart connect to Islam and how spirituality has played its role within the Pakistan team as a great guide and tool for everyone to come together,” Hayden added.

Tactically on Thursday, Hayden will be up against his former opening colleague Justin Langer, who is the chief coach of Australia. And he believes his knowledge about Australian players and cricketing culture will hold Pakistan in good stead.

“It is a very unusual feeling. As you all know, I was a warrior for Australian cricket over two decades, so that does give me the benefit of having wonderful insights not only into these players but also into the culture of cricket in Australia,” he said.

“I guess from my point of view there is the challenge of the heart, the challenge of the mind in terms of what’s going to happen over the next 24 hours, but I’ll also say very proudly that it’s been wonderful to be a part of Pakistan cricket,” he added.

Hayden feels that the T20 World Cup title is of great significance to Pakistan, which has been deprived of hosting international cricket for a long time due to security concerns.

“Yes, this is an extremely important tournament for Pakistan…I feel that as a nation that loves cricket as much as it does, and as focused so heavily on cricket, and also to have tournaments including the ones that I was a part of (being) cancelled for numerous reasons, it’s never more important,” he said.

“…and the awareness is heightened that out of this great nation we’ve got a squad of players here that are ready to perform and are ready to take on not only the semifinals but should we, inshallah, get beyond that, the finals.”

Hayden spoke highly of Babar and said his personality is completely opposite to that of India’s Virat Kohli, a contemporary great of the game.

“Babar and his personality is what you see is what you get. He’s very consistent. He’s very stable. He’s not overly flamboyant.

“In fact I’d go as far as to say he’s almost the opposite personality to someone like Virat Kohli, who’s very animated, very passionate, and very boisterous on the field. Got great control, and he’s got a wonderful temperament,” he said.

https://www.india.com/sports/t20-wo...akistan-momentum-says-matthew-hayden-5090523/
 
Rana said:
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I would downplay that too, if you've been beaten twice in a row, second time by test "rookies" and in a fortress you were proud of.
 
Shaheen's spell against India was probably one of the best spells in World T20 history.

Simply brilliant.
 
Shaheed should be handled carefully. From past 2-3 years, this guy is playing each and every match even against minnows.
If he keep his fitness and perform with similar consistency, he will reach more than 400 test wickets, 350 ODI wickets and 200 T20I wickets.
 
Jawbreaker said:
I would downplay that too, if you've been beaten twice in a row, second time by test "rookies" and in a fortress you were proud of.
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Delusion

I guess your type will now be back to this delusion now that India are back home and probably won’t be seeing pakistan for another year or so. Funny how Indian fans change their tone during world cups
 
When Pakistan batting consultant Matthew Hayden coaches his side in their semi-final against Australia tomorrow, he isn’t just vying to guide his side to a third ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final.

He will also be coming up against his home country, for whom he was the tournament’s top-scorer in the 2007 T20 World Cup, and Hayden will also face his former opening partner Justin Langer, now Australia’s head coach.

For Hayden, it will be a strange feeling for him to come up against his old team.

He said: “It is a very unusual feeling, I was a warrior for Australian cricket for over two decades, so that does give me the benefit of having wonderful insights not only into these players but also into the culture of cricket in Australia.

“I guess from my point of view there is the challenge of the heart, the challenge of the mind in terms of what's going to happen over the next 24 hours, but I'll also say very proudly that it's been wonderful to be a part of Pakistan cricket.

“We have some incredible young players, a mix of wonderful, experienced players in our lineup, and they and the team are performing admirably.”

Pakistan have had lots of stars as they emerged from Group 2 of the Super 12s unbeaten and Hayden believes Fakhar Zaman could be the next to go stratospheric.

Hayden said: “Fakhar has I think been the standout outfielder for our team, as well. He saves literally five to 10 runs every game, and five to 10 runs within a T20 concept and batting lineup, include your own runs maybe 20s and 30s here and there, means that overall he's just been such an important part of the side.

“Don't be surprised if you see something incredibly special from him tomorrow, as well, because he is smashing the ball in the nets.

“In particular, if you look at a potential matchup against Adam Zampa, who's been the leading wicket taker in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, I think that is a fantastic target, an opportunity for Fakhar to really dominate and position Pakistan in a strong competitive state.”

For Australian captain Aaron Finch, he is pleased to see another Australian great on the international stage.

He said: “We saw him around yesterday actually. I think it's great to see the greats of Australian cricket crossing over into other countries and helping out as much as they can.

“I think we've got a rich history of great players helping our countries in terms of franchise cricket, so that's brilliant.”

Finch identified a positive powerplay as the key to Australia’s success in tomorrow’s game in Dubai.

“I think what we've seen over the course of the tournament is how important the powerplay is for batting and bowling,” he said.

“The stats around the middle overs and the death overs are pretty similar throughout, but the powerplay definitely holds the key.

“Shaheen [Shah Afridi] has been in really good form for Pakistan, so that's going to be a crucial battle no doubt.”
 
Unbiased-Fan said:
Shaheed should be handled carefully. From past 2-3 years, this guy is playing each and every match even against minnows.
If he keep his fitness and perform with similar consistency, he will reach more than 400 test wickets, 350 ODI wickets and 200 T20I wickets.
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WY explained that Shaheen has an elbow problem and the doctors explained that he needs regular activity to manage it. He is one of those bowlers who if given an extended break loses his bowling rhythm completely.
 
Rana said:
Delusion

I guess your type will now be back to this delusion now that India are back home and probably won’t be seeing pakistan for another year or so. Funny how Indian fans change their tone during world cups
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haha, you've won 1 match convincingly in the 13 you've played against us. We've not just won the other 12, but have done so convincingly even when "160"kmph bowlers were around. Who's deluded?

The same Indian team has beaten the Aussies, English this year convincingly and suddenly, according the Hayden, its not the same as playing 130kmph bowlers? He is playing to the gallery and to the pay cheque.

We didn't play to our potential this WC and were beaten by two better prepared teams, that's it. Enjoy this victory while you can, who knows the next one may come after another 12 matches.
 
Jawbreaker said:
haha, you've won 1 match convincingly in the 13 you've played against us. We've not just won the other 12, but have done so convincingly even when "160"kmph bowlers were around. Who's deluded?

The same Indian team has beaten the Aussies, English this year convincingly and suddenly, according the Hayden, its not the same as playing 130kmph bowlers? He is playing to the gallery and to the pay cheque.

We didn't play to our potential this WC and were beaten by two better prepared teams, that's it. Enjoy this victory while you can, who knows the next one may come after another 12 matches.
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For the record, after your famous CT17 win, we swatted you aside in Asia Cup (twice) and in WC19. Change tone it seems hahaha
 
Hayden/Langer speak about the upcoming semi final

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After this defeat; now I concede , if not for dew & batting second, we would have lost against both India and NZ

We were lucky
 
Those 3 balls from Shaheen Afridi were as bad as I have ever seen, full stop.
 
Matthew Hayden is definitely the happiest person on this planet ATM.
Paycheck, respect and aussie win, fantastic day for him
 
Mathew Hayden is an expert in buttering his target audiences. Last 10 years he has gone over the top hyping up IPL. Even did cooking shows on Indian tv and told us about his love for idlis and dosas. Forget IPL, he even wore lungi for TNPL

These Aussies know how to get the butter for their bread. Only gullible folks will read too much into their comments

ps : This is is why I respect Ian Chappel. Always calls a spade a spade
 
NishanKonar said:
Mathew Hayden is an expert in buttering his target audiences. Last 10 years he has gone over the top hyping up IPL. Even did cooking shows on Indian tv and told us about his love for idlis and dosas. Forget IPL, he even wore lungi for TNPL

These Aussies know how to get the butter for their bread. Only gullible folks will read too much into their comments

ps : This is is why I respect Ian Chappel. Always calls a spade a spade
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MH is a great cook & has a very nice culinary stint on Australian tv.
Man is the salt of the earth, let him be.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Matthew Hayden is definitely the happiest person on this planet ATM.
Paycheck, respect and aussie win, fantastic day for him
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I think there's some truth in that. Not doubting his professionalism but his heart is Australian so he'll have wanted them to win. Only natural.
 
drubwrubnat said:
MH is a great cook & has a very nice culinary stint on Australian tv.
Man is the salt of the earth, let him be.
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That he might be - but he always comes across as someone always eager to butter up his target audiences - like Daany Morrison or KP
 
Moin Khan:

“As far as Matthew Hayden is concerned, I think the board should talk to him again, and if he is willing to continue in the current position [batting consultant], he would be a better choice for I have no doubt in his abilities.”
 
Rana said:
Australian legend telling the Indians that their rival is England


Hopefully that puts an end to those who were delusional about Australia being their arch nemesis
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It doesn’t put anything to an end. Hayden is not the official spokesman for all Australians. He is just one individual, that too employed by the PCB which would like lucrative bilateral cricket between the two ccountries to resume.

As an Indian, a bilateral Test series with Pakistan would be of interest but there are obviously enough Indians in positions of power who believe that would be insensitive to the families of Mumbai and Pulwama dead. As an Indian, the away Test series in England, SA and especially Australia are fascinating. Rivalries are built when the opponent is respected, and after 2 consecutive home series losses to India you can bet Australia respects India. The India Australia rivalry is the future because as a country, England simply doesn’t have enough to win in Australia except on rare occasions.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">اسلام و علیکم پاکستان!<br>میں برسبین کے قرنطینہ سینٹر میں بیٹھا اپنی آئیسولیشن مکمل کر رہا ہوں مگر میرا دل ڈھاکہ میں موجود پاکستان کرکٹ ٹیم کے تمام کھلاڑیوں اور اسپورٹ اسٹاف کے ساتھ جڑا ہے.<br>میری تمام تر نیک تمنائیں پاکستان کرکٹ ٹیم کے ساتھ ہیں.<br>شاباش لڑکو! چھا جاؤ<br>پاکستان زندہ باد <a href="https://t.co/SUUAueSbun">pic.twitter.com/SUUAueSbun</a></p>— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets) <a href="https://twitter.com/HaydosTweets/status/1461264983036100608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
^^ No offence but he hasn't aged well at all. He's only fifty. Looks 15 years older. I'm surprised.
 
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Deja-vu from that Rohit Sharma dismissal. Shaheen is a master with the new ball inswingers.
 
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