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Pakistan UNSETTLED Before T20 World Cup?! | Pakistan Vs New Zealand Series Review | Episode #81
Pakistan cling on to tie the T20i series against a 3rd string NZ team. Some will say Pakistan has ended this series with more questions than answers. Here are our thoughts.
🕒 Timestamps:
0:00 - Pakistan ties series vs NZ
3:16 - Kakul training camp aftermath
7:30 - Pakistan's new opening pair and Saim Ayub
11:30 - Babar's captaincy and middle-over batting issues
16:17 - Iftikhar Ahmed struggles against spin
20:43 - The Usman Khan experiment
27:07 - Does Pakistan need Azam Khan and T20 bilaterals
31:41 - Mohammad Amir's comeback, Haris Rauf's place and bench strength
37:05 - Looking ahead to Pakistan's tour to the UK and T20 WC
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NASEEM SHAH on His Injury, Batting Heroics & Trade to Islamabad United | Islamabad United Podcast
Welcome to the first episode of the Islamabad United Podcast, hosted and produced by Backward Point. Enjoy Naseem Shah’s FIRST ever podcast!
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Design & BTS by Finoto Studio
⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Injury, rehab and missing the ODI world cup
3:50 - Early cricketing days and struggles
8:22 - Naseem’s father on his and his brother’s careers
10:55 - Naseem’s brothers journey, their inclusion to Islamabad United and Ubaid’s 19 WC performance
15:43 - Test match hattrick and what keeps Naseem humble
21:30 - Who supported Naseem during his injury period
23:57 - Naseem being the “owner” of Manchester United & the story of his trade to Islamabad United
28:04 - Bowling to Virat Kohli on T20i debut and pressures of playing against India
31:26 - Spell in 2022 T20 WC final
33:33 - Batting heroics vs Afghanistan and why Naseem takes his batting seriously
43:06 - Looking ahead at this PSL and why is he called “Lillee” -
Babar Azam 2.0 Era Begins...NOW | Pakistan Vs New Zealand Preview | Episode 80
Pakistan vs New Zealand series preview is here!
🕒 Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro, RCB and Babar's match-winning hundreds
7:02 - Kakul training camp
11:22 - Shaheen's cryptic Instagram story
15:34 - Pakistan's selection committee and Wahab as Senior Team Manager
23:02 - Mohammad Haris dropped from the squad
30:04 - Usman Khan risks it all for PCB and Pakistan's domestic cricket
39:28 - New Zealand's C team is here and Pakistan's strategy for this series
42:53 - Pakistan's opening pair dilemma and why Riz-Bar was average
49:24 - Ihsanullah's injury and PCB's incompetent medical team
56:20 - Naseem's new ad
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Should Babar have taken Pakistan's Whiteball Captaincy BACK? | #AskBP | Episode #78
Disclaimer:
This episode was shot on Friday, March 29th, before Babar Azam was announced as Captain for the Pakistani Cricket Team.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:45 - Our biggest misconception before joining Islamabad United
5:40 - The decision to bring back Imad & Amir
8:48 - Was Imad's performance really great & why wasn't he on the IU pod? 11:55 - Did IU win because of the collab with BP?
13:20 - Are PSL performances inflated?
15:40 - How will Babar's PSL stats translate over to PCT?
17:50 - Pakistan's opening pair for T20 WC
21:15 - Our best memory while shooting the IU pod and who we had the most fun shooting with
25:12 - Should Backward Point go to other leagues?
29:03 - What did we notice about Shadab Khan in person?
31:39 - Why is PSL so far behind from the IPL and in decline?
38:30 - Rate the PSL 9, positives and adding new teams
40:28 - Pakistan's opening pair and Mohammad Rizwan's future in T20Is
47:50 - Does Azam Khan belong in the national team?
54:03 - Should Babar Azam take back the captaincy?
55:50 - Would we do this collab again?
56:35 - Pakistan playing 11 for T20 WC
58:23 - Which PSL team do we support?
58:40 - Best emerging find this PSL
59:30 - Babar Azam on Backward Point when?
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Babar Azam is Pakistan’s Captain… AGAIN?! | Episode #79
Babar Azam has been reappointed as Pakistan's white-ball captain. What next?
🕒 Timestamps:
0:00 - Babar is back as Pakistan's white-ball captain
3:42 - Looking back at Babar Azam's captaincy era
10:29 - Babar's batting as a captain in the last few tournaments
14:29 - Trophies Pakistan bottled in Babar's era and flaws in Babar's captaincy
20:06 - Was Babar Azam a good captain?
26:52 - Was Shaheen Afridi treated fairly?
29:40 - Should Babar have taken the captaincy back and how he accepted the captaincy
36:42 - Shaheen Afridi's statement issue
40:22 - Looking ahead for Babar Azam as a captain
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Guess who’s BACK? Back AGAIN?! | Imad Wasim & Mohammad Amir Comeback | Episode #77
In an interesting turn of events, Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir have announced that they are coming out of retirement and are now available for selection for the Pakistan team until the upcoming T20 World Cup. This episode discusses what it all means as Pakistan preps for the T20 World Cup ahead.
🕒 Timestamps:
0:00 - Imad & Amir unretire
3:14 - The timeline of Amir's retirement and unretirement
9:05 - How does Amir fit into this Pakistan team and the impact on domestic cricketers
18:18 - Imad's deal with the PCB and his road back to the Pakistan team
24:00 - Imad & Amir's impact on team culture and toxic fans
30:25 - Imad's unretirement vs Amir's unretirement
32:27 - Possible playing 11 combinations for the World Cup
37:35 - Outro
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