Gautam Gambhir wants more victories for KKR to reach semi-finals – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447, the Kolkata Knight Riders' skipper, wants his team to win the remaining pool games of the ongoing Champions League T20 tournament in order to make inroads to the semi-finals round.
The captain expressed this view while talking to the media during the post-match presentation ceremony last night.
He said, “It's always good to end up on a winning note. Now we have to wait for the results of the other matches.”
He also heaped praise on his two bowlers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lakshmipathy-Balaji-c72130, for their outstanding performances in the match that the KKR won by 22 runs.
“We did field well and Lee and Balaji bowled exceptionally well,” stated the skipper.
In yesterday’s thriller, Gambhir contributed 33 runs not out to his team’s victory. Batting first, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 scored 155 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the given 20-over quota. Balaji and Lee grabbed 2 and 1 wickets respectively for the Riders.
In turn, the KKR bagged the victory in just 9 overs through D/L method. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 scored 31 off 19 balls while Gambhir made 33 from 23 deliveries. Both hit 3 fours and a six each.
After winning the game, the KKR elevated to No 3 on the points table of Group B with 4 points. They have won and lost two matches each so far in the tournament that is being played in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
Gambhir is confident of his players’ professional skills and hopes for solid performances from them in the remaining matches of the group stage. He is h**l-bent on leading his side to the play-offs.
The captain joined the team in the midst of the tournament after recovering from an injury that he picked up during the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 series.
The 29-year-old has 91 domestic T20 matches to his credit with 2319 runs. He held the reins of the KRR before the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Cricket experts suggest that Gambhir and company need to win all the remaining pool games in order to qualify to the superior rounds as only a single defeat may dump their chances.
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