Dravid warns his side against complacency – Cricket News Update
The Rajasthan Royals' skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229, has urged his side to be at its best in the ensuing two games of the league stage, if they want to improve their chances of making the tournament playoffs.
While speaking to the media reporters after clinching a comprehensive 45-run win over lacklustre Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 at Jaipur on Sunday, the Rajasthan skipper lavished praise on his players for performing well so
far in the tournament. The 39-year-old right-handed top-order batsman from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Madhya-Pradesh-c809 however, urged the side to be at its best in the remaining games of the league to keep their hopes of making semis alive.
“We are playing some very good cricket and kept our hopes alive,” said the Rajasthan skipper at the post-match press conference on Sunday.
“We still have a couple of games to go… We cannot afford to make any mistakes at this point of time. We are taking it one game at a time. We have a couple of days off after today’s game. I am keeping my fingers crossed,”
he added further.
Shilpa Shetty’s Rajasthan Royals will next play bottom-placed Deccan Chargers at their home on Friday, May 18, before hosting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians in their last game of the league stage next Sunday, May 20, 2012.
Dravid, also known as the Mr. Dependent, was appointed as the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shane-Keith-Warne-c89672 decided to end his playing career after the 2011 IPL. He has been leading the side from the front right from the start
of the tournament and finds himself seventh on the runs chart with a tally of 418 runs from 14 innings, at a strike rate of over 112. He is the second highest runs scorer for the Royals this season, just behind opening partner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajinkya-Rahane-c970, who has compiled
541 runs from as many innings, including an unbeaten 103.
The former Indian skipper, who retired from international cricket in March this year, lavished parise on little known http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 off-spinner Ajit Chandila for his side's sensational spell of 4 for 13, including a hat-trick.
“The man we call the doorknob (Ajit Chandila) was sensational today. In the first three overs, he made his presence felt. It was a terrific performance,” said the Rajasthan opener.
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