IPL5: Ganguly warns Warriors against complacency – Cricket News Update
Having won both their games so far in the ongoing season five of the Indian Premier League, the Pune Warriors captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sourav-Chandidas-Ganguly-c90746, has warned his side against complacency. He has stated that the league is still in its earlier
stages and there is a long way to go till the tournament playoffs.
Speaking to media reporters ahead of his team’s third match against Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 skipper said that the fast moving nature of Twenty20 cricket leaves no room for complacency.
"We have played well as a team. It's still early days as we have played just two games, there is lot of cricket left in this tournament,” said Ganguly at the pre-match press conference on Wednesday.
"We still have 14 games to go, but it is good to have two wins under the belt. But in this format you have to keep on doing well and hopefully, we can keep doing that," the left-handed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bengal-c771 batsman added further.
The Sahara based Pune Warriors India opened up their 2012 IPL season with an upset win over last year’s runners up, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians, before outclassing Adam Gilchrist-led KXIP in their last match. The 22-run win in the last encounter
will give the tourists an edge over Preity Zinta’s Kings XI Punjab.
Replying to a query regarding the playing XI for Thursday’s match, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LN-Onyango-c1844 said that they always pick the best team for every game. However, he did say that having too many foreign players at your disposal sometimes becomes a problem
for the captain and the selectors.
"Sometimes, too many option is a problem because you can only play four overseas players," said Ganguly who has been appointed as the captain of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364.
"Even if they are outstanding you can't pick beyond four because that is the rule of the tournament. Sometimes, it becomes a headache," he added further.
Asked about all-rounder Angelo Mathews’ chances of playing in Thursday’s game, Ganguly said that the Sri Lankan was ready to be picked. However, he did not confirm a spot for the all-rounder.
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