http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Davenell-Frederick-Whatmore-c52571 unfazed by Kings XI Punjab position on points table
The Kolkata Knight Riders’ coach, Dav Whatmore, is not concerned about the winning streak of Kings XI Punjab, as his side is looking forward to fix a berth in the IPL play-offs, by winning its match against Pune Warriors India at the DY Patil Stadium in
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820.
Preity Zinta’s Kings XI Punjab is closing the gap with King Khan’s Knight Riders in the points table of the ongoing season 4 of the Indian Premier League.
The Gilchrist-led http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-Donald-Topley-c93395, Royal Challengers Bangalore by a mammoth 111-run margin to tie with KKR on the points table at 14 points.
However, Whatmore is taking Bangalore’s crushing as a chance for his side to seal one of the top two positions in the table.
"That was a good game, hats off to Kings XI. As far as we are concerned nothing has changed. We still have to win our games. What happens with the other games is beyond our control”, said Whatmore while talking to the media reporters at the pre-match media
conference.
"Kings XI's win has also given us a chance to finish one, or, two if we go on and win our remaining games", he added further.
Gilchrist and his men stand at No. 5 on the tournament points table just behind Knight Riders and can very http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-James-Muchall-c60376 upset Kolkata’s chances of making the playoffs if Gambhir and his men lose even one of their remaining two games.
Kolkata’s match against Pune Warriors http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 is not a must win for them but the team coach said they are determined to do well in each of their ensuing IPL ties.
"Every game is important. This is not a do-or-die game for us. It's still important to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Try-c94438 and win. We will try and do our best tomorrow", said Whatmore.
Former India captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sourav-Chandidas-Ganguly-c90746 (aka “Dada”) – who was part of KKR in the first three IPL seasons – went unsold in January’s auction and was surprisingly signed up by Pune earlier this month and is likely to be part of Pune’s playing XI for the match.
This would be the first time “Dada” http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arthur-Percival-Day-c45927 Ganguly signed up with
the IPL debutants.
Talking about Kolkata’s batting line-up, Whatmore turned down the general perception that his side depends on a few batsmen such as, skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Manoj-Kumar-Tiwary-c74248.
Asked, how the DY Patil wicket would behave, the former Aussie cricketer said that he did not have a look at the pitch adding that he is not even good at reading wickets.
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