http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Robert-Border-c43726 de Villiers wary of the Gayle threat – Cricket News
Geared up for today’s encounter of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 and hopes that his bowlers would be able to
curtail the progress of the destructive Caribbean left-hander.
Today’s fixture is a must-win game for both the sides as the winner will find its way to the semi-final of the tournament, with the loser packing its bag to go back home. India have already qualified for the last four from group
B.
South Africa are without their two premier players, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757’s opening
match of the tournament against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 at Cardiff.
De Villiers and Gayle play together for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and understand each other quite well.
“I think he's one of those players that keeps it really simple. He just watches the ball. When he gets a sniff, he goes after it,” the South African captain revealed about Gayle’s tactics. “It's exactly the way he played in the
IPL. It's not really about the pressure situations or big games or not. He fancies a few bowlers more than others. “
The wicketkeeper/batsman however, claimed that the team management has devised a certain plan against each one of the West Indian players and hopes that the Proteas will not allow the former West Indies captain to run away with
the show.
He mentioned, “We've got our game plans in place for each player, and we'll just http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 to that. If Chris comes off and plays a good knock, we'll try to minimize the damage and try to chase it down whatever we've got to chase.”
Gayle looked in great touch in the previous fixture against India but failed to convert his start into a big knock. However, the destructive opening batsman would be keen to make a mark against South Africa and help his side qualify
for the semis.
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