IPL5: Harbhajn not taking Pune easy – Cricket News Update
The newly appointed Mumbai Indian captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364.
Speaking to media reporters ahead of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820’s second IPL match of the season against the Pune Warriors India, to be played at the Wankhede Stadium today, April 6, 2012, Bhajji said that even without world cup hero Yuvraj Singh, the Pune Warriors are a very
good side and warned the side against complacency after winning the tournament opener against the Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday.
"Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750] are a very good side and we don't want to take anything for granted. Without Yuvraj, they are obviously slightly less [strong],” said the out of favour India off-spinner at his pre-match press conference on Thursday.
“But they still have the likes of Ganguly, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Manish-Pandey-c74183. We just want to concentrate [on] what we have and what we can do," the off-spinner added further.
The Sahara based IPL franchise, the Pune Warriors India will be without regular captain Yuvraj Singh this season, as he is undergoing treatment for a malignant lung tumour in the United States. In his absence, the franchise has signed former Indian captain
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sourav-Chandidas-Ganguly-c90746 to lead the side.
Mumbai went off to a fitting start with a convincing 8-wicket win over defending champions Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday night. Harbhajan said that kicking starting a tournament on a winning note is always good. However, he urged the side to put that
victory behind them and get ready for the Pune challenge.
"Always good to win your first game, but that is over. We want to move ahead. Like in Chennai, we need to start well and hopefully finish the game here tomorrow [Friday] on the same note," he said.
Harbhajan singled out explosive South African opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richard-Levi-c2315 for praise, saying it was nice to have a player like him at the top of the order who could give the side a blistering start. He hoped that the South African will take the momentum
from the first match into Friday’s game.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 had injured his right index finger in the tournament opener but Harbhajan said that X-ray has revealed that there is nothing series and he hopes that the master blaster will be back into the playing XI soon.
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