00:00South Africa were here. They know that they have a stellar record against India in India when it
00:05comes to T20s. But it's a different team with a new man in charge, a team in transition. Meanwhile,
00:11the Indian team is on a mission. This is the moment really for Quint in the Cup, but it's the
00:16moment that team India have been waiting for. They've been waiting to come to action after that
00:20washout in Dharamshala. They straight away got into the nets looking ahead to this T20i in Mohali.
00:25We follow the Blues. We can't wait to see them step out of the field there. But even if he's
00:31not in
00:32the series at the moment, MS Dhoni is close to everyone's heart, especially his super fan Ram
00:37Babu, who will be there cheering on Team India. What are his plans for today? For us to get an
00:43opportunity to just get an insight into what, you know, a modern master like Virat Kohli thinks,
00:47Brian, to be averaging close to 50 in all three formats takes some level of dedication, talent,
00:54consistent, consistent. How does he do it? It's ridiculous in this Indian camp that has
00:59that extraordinary talent in all three formats. And that's Kera Rahul. He spent so much time
01:03with him in Mohali. He averages close to 50, but that was opening. Now the question is,
01:08if he plays, masters get set for mission 2020. One of the things that we'll do on Neralak Cricket
01:13Live is break it down for you, show you just why they are geniuses in this format. So in the
01:18previous one, we had a look at the cover drive. This time around, we bring you a Baiju's masterclass
01:23on that pull shot. Thank you so much for that, gentlemen. And just to put it into perspective,
01:29these two have more experience than the South African team that is visiting India this time
01:33for the T20. How do you this format is that it's a great leveler? Graham Smith joins us now. He's
01:39in
01:39Mohali. It's good to see you, Graham. Welcome back to Neralak Cricket Live. Thinking about as well
01:44with Mission 2020, quite a few T20 matches for them, almost 30 to, you know, really for the ICC
01:51World T20 World Cup. Bowlers, I mean, this really T20 series is about the bowlers. You look at all
01:56the seamers that you have, you know, teams or India have been searching for a left-arm seamer,
02:00Khalil. So what does it mean for Kuldeep and Shahel, who are the attacking options then?
02:04They are still attacking options, but also the guiding department.
02:06I mean, a good example is a guy like Srinil Narayan.
02:10Well, when you look at batting, obviously Rishabh Pant's batting comes into focus, but also what will
02:15be in focus for Rishabh Pant will be his work behind the stance, because he has to look to replicate
02:20the mastery of MS Dhoni all these years, our Dagar experts analyze.
02:27Thank you so much for that, Sanjay. Which is why in Follow the Blues we showed you the bowlers'
02:31bowlers' team. It's what we've been talking about, using those spinning all-rounders,
02:34trying to extend that batting lineup, gives us an indication of what this team is looking
02:38forward to.
02:39Yeah, and you've got three.
02:41Incredible moment in Indian cricket's history. It's still fresh, even though it was 12 years
02:45ago. Our post-show here on Narlak Cricket Live, we'll get you Radh Singh to actually re-enact
02:50that over. So you've got to stick around and watch that as well. But what about the men that
02:53are stepping out today? The men are honest with ourselves. I mean, T20 cricket is back and
02:57we want to see the battle of the Sixers.
03:02That battle also starts at the top with Quintin de Kock, the new man in charge as a batsman
03:07for Mumbai Indians. He had 500 runs this season, 450s. You know, when he was facing the spinners,
03:12his strike rate was to fall under 100. But when he faces the Pacers, O'Leon needs to set
03:17the tone.
03:17The season, well, they're looking to see India and the Indian team play at home. It's been
03:21a while since we've seen that. But let's have a look now at our Ultra Tech expert speak
03:25with Sanjay Manjareka. Because of this format, what are the reasons that South Africa, this
03:30team in transition, can prevail today? Batting first.
03:33South Africa will get.
03:34Then that's how we like it. We want it to be a competitive game as well. So finally, the
03:39home is now for Shreyas, for Pant to make an impression. We'll see you later.
03:44The T20 World Cup next year. But the night belongs to Virat Kohli. He walked into.
03:49Well, there you go. You're joining us on Narlak Cricket Live. We're excited to talk about
03:53this first innings. Let's have a look at our top stories first and foremost. South Africa
03:58started and they were absolutely cruising. 88 for the loss.
04:02On a couple of occasions now. But look, it's not just Virat Kohli with that bat in his hands.
04:07He's got a pretty safe pair of hands. Our OPPO moment of the day was that absolute blinder
04:12for him. And what's amazing is that often you'll see it's crucial.
04:15And you said it, Lakshman. 88 for one with the Proteus at that stage.
04:18I mean, it was a turning point if you think about it. Absolutely. A game-changing moment.
04:24Extraordinary in this format. But they also said that that's something that we want to
04:27see from Rishabh Pant. We want to see shot selection. So what would Rishabh Pant in these
04:3220 matches will, of course, give us those talking points for the moment. Let's cross over for
04:37the presentation. We will see you there on the 20 seconds. It's going to be a super spun day.
04:42But you're talking about a special knock from an extraordinary, talented player. Well,
04:46tomorrow will be 12 years ago when we saw one of the most incredible knocks in T20 cricket.
04:52Here's a tease.
04:55So we wanted to see how much UV actually remembers of that over and whether he can reenact it
05:00or not. So that's coming up just a little later on. But you can see that excitement,
05:04that Sheen and his eyes from Virat Kohli talking about the badge that I wear in front of the
05:08shirt. Look, this bowling, that one over in the power play from Washington. So that could
05:13be so handy in the future, you know, just keeping your best for last for the death world. But we
05:17did
05:17tell you we'll keep our best for last and we've done exactly that. Here is UV now trying to reenact
05:22that incredible over that set the stage light in the T20 World Cup. Take a look.
05:28What an incredible over. It really made you redefine ambitions and what power hitting meant and
05:35tomorrow will be 12 years to the day. Speaking of sixes, our Amazon dot in super sixes. And this is
05:41something. Lakshmi Rohit Sharma, you obviously the one over extra cover. Two extraordinary shots.
05:45It really was extraordinary. But gentlemen, how about this? How extraordinary was this moment that
05:50even Virat Kohli reacted to it? Our MRF Zapper trending player of the day was that catch from
05:56David trending, wasn't it? OK, on that note, we're going to take a breather, but we'll continue our
06:01chat when we come back, when we talk about mission 2020, looking at in Hesse's new home.
06:07We've been waiting to say that. Hesse's new home. Opportunity, of course, thinking about
06:12mission 2020 for India. Would you try something a little different? Would you give someone else
06:17a go? It all depends on the situation, doesn't it? Gentlemen, thank you so much for joining
06:20us today for a little bit of midweek badness. Looking forward to Sunday, aren't we?
06:24Can't wait.
06:24May we be waiting for a little bit of time.
06:25Bye.
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