Gambhir is looking no further ahead than Chennai game – Cricket News Update
After facing a 27-run thrashing at the hands of Mumbai Indians at home on Saturday, the Kolkata Knight Riders skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447, has said that they are looking no further ahead than their next IPL match against defending champions, Chennai Super Kings,
to be played at KKR’s home ground, Eden Gardens on Monday, May 14, 2012.
"I don't look too much forward,” said the Knight Riders skipper when asked about his side’s chances of making the tournament playoffs, starting from May 22 at Pune.
“At this point, we are thinking about the Chennai game. Hopefully we can do well which we have been doing," the swashbuckling top-order batsman added further.
Mumbai Indians’ No. 3 batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HH-Gibbs-c1549 as Mumbai broke KKR’s six-match winning streak with a convincing 27-run win at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Saturday evening. Sharma played
a tremendous knock of 109 not out off just 60 balls, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gibbs-c60021 notched up an unbeaten half century to take the tourists to an intimidating total of 182 for 1 in their stipulated quota of 20 overs.
In reply, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 scored a 60-ball 79 while Yusuf Pathan returned unbeaten at a 31-ball 40, but that was not enough to take the Knight Riders home. The biggest positive for Gambhir in the 27-run loss was Yusuf Pathan’s innings.
"It was important for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/YK-Pathan-c2815 to get some runs under his belt. Someone needs to play as a finisher and he has been doing this job for us," said Gambhir after the match.
Gambhir also hinted at Brendon McCullum’s return to the playing XI in Monday’s match against Chennai Super Kings. "We never wanted to risk him. He should be ready for the next game," said the KKR skipper.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians due to a finger injury. Gambhir was also not worried about Sunil Narine’s wicket-less performance against MI.
"Do you think one game makes mystery solved. One game does not make any difference. Who said he was a mystery bowler? We need to look at the overall picture," said the KKR opener when asked whether Narine’s bowling mystery was solved.
The 23-year-old Trinidad off-spinner, who has been KKR’s wrecker-in-chief so far in the tournament, struggled to make an impact in his quota of 4 overs, which saw him conceding 28 runs.
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