IPL5: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 warns Delhi Daredevils against complacency – Cricket News Update
Mahela Jayawardene, senior member of the Delhi Daredevils' roster, has urged the youngsters in his side to uphold the same level of consistency that they have maintained so far in the fifth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL5).
The Sri Lankan international reckons that there will be low days for Delhi Daredevils in the lengthy tournament, but bouncing back from such positions will be the key for them.
Delhi is currently on top of IPL5 points table and has won five out of their seven fixtures. Jayawardene has warned Daredevils not to become complacent now, as the event is quite unpredictable and anything can still happen.
He said, “It is a long tournament and anything can happen so we can't be complacent. We will have hiccups once in a while but we have to try and make sure we play well consistently. There are a lot of new guys in the team and we
are just figuring out the way to go. We are getting a lot of things right, but there are areas we can improve.”
Daredevils showed their resilience in the 31st match of IPL5 against Pune Warriors. After being thumped by Pune, in their previous encounter on Saturday, April 21, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 by eight wickets
at Subrata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Symonds-c44611 Sahara Stadium.
Jayawardene hailed the Delhi team for avenging the defeat. He said, “After the last match where we made a lot of mistakes I think we have come back well. Our bowlers bowled very well today, and the batting clicked as well.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739, skipper Delhi Daredevils, lead from the front. The flamboyant cricketer played an unbeaten knock of 87 runs that paved the way for an easy win.
Jayawardene also praised Sehwag for not exerting any undue pressure on the younger guys during the meetings. The veteran batsman said that players enjoy a lot of freedom under Sehwag’s leadership.
“Sehwag has given a lot of the boys the freedom to have their own game plan. We don't have very long team meetings but we have very effective ones,” said the 34-year-old batman.
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