Deccan Chargers coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Darren-Scott-Lehmann-c52487 hints at playing changed squad in next IPL games
The Deccan Chargers coach, Darren Lehmann, has hinted at bringing some major changes in the squad for the ensuing matches.
"Change of team gives some other guys a chance. We will obviously change the team. We are out of the competition and we will change the team to give the others a chance,” said Lehmann while talking to the media reporters.
"They are training very hard behind the scenes. At the end of the day, you have got to pick the best team but we will give chances to the other guys as well," he added further.
Lehmann also slammed his side's batsmen for their "irresponsible" batting performance against Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 as they lost their eighth game of the ongoing season 4 of the Indian Premier League game.
After opting to bat at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792, the Chargers could post a gettable 20-overs total of 136 for 8, which the visitors easily chased in the penultimate over with six wickets still in hands.
"Batting was poor, irresponsible,” said a scathing Lehmann while talking to the media reporters adding that they could have got 150-160 had they capitalized on the steady start.
The 41-year-old former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 and his men. He said that the credit should be given to Pune for an all-round performance.
“All the credit should be given to Pune, they bowled reasonably well,” said the Australian. “We had some silly shots in the middle and players of calibre should not have played like that," he added further.
The opening pair of Deccan Chargers, featuring http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RD-Shah-c2298 Teja, shared a half-century stand in the first six overs of their innings putting the hosts well on their way to set a competitive target.
But clinical bowling performance from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Simon-James-Marshall-c90362 returned with outstanding figures of 4 for 25 from his quota of 4 overs to restrict the
hosts to an average 136 for 8.
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