Kochi Tuskers Kerala captain Mahela Jayawardene says Sreesanth’s aggression helps him
Unlike most of the cricket pundits, Kochi Tuskers Kerala captain Mahela Jayawardene feels that aggression and antics help his teammate http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shanthakumaran-Sreesanth-c89725 to perform better.
Sreesanth, who earlier showed dissatisfaction over his performance in the ICC World Cup 2011 final, has always been criticised for crossing the line. However, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 batsman wants Sreesanth to be the way he is, and vows not to curb the aggressiveness
of the explosive speedster.
“I think you need to identify the individuals. Sree performs well in that manner. You take that from him and he might not do well. He’s a very aggressive bowler but I have noticed he has toned down in the last one year. That’s why he got to be a part of
the India’s World Cup squad,” Jayawardene said.
The Kochi outfit faced an unfortunate defeat at the hands of the Daniel Vettori-led Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first game of the current season of the Indian Premier League.
After electing to bat first, Jayawardene and company piled up a fighting total of 161 but the phenomenal http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kerala-c803 side by hitting an excellent half-century.
Sreesanth proved to be the most expensive bowler on the day, as he gave away 28 runs from his 3 overs. The Indian pacer picked up the crucial wicket of Tillakaratne Dilshan, however, he leaked too many runs.
The skipper regarded the fast bowler as a vital cong of the Kerala bowling attack and rejected the perception that Sreesanth’s aggression may harm the soul of the game.
The Sri Lankan batsman, who played the previous edition of the IPL for Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
The former Sri Lanka vice-captain said that the fast bowler is heading in the right direction as long as he is keeping his aggressive nature alive.
Jayawardene that it is nice to have characters like Sreesanth around, as he helps making the atmosphere relaxed in the dressing room.
“Brilliant to have him, he just needs to reduce the volume in his i-Pod as well as the speakers. With him and Murali around, nothing can go wrong for us,” the Lankan batsman added.
Kochi Tuskers Kerala are all set to take on Yuvraj Singh’s Pune Warriors India in the 10th
game of the IPL on Wednesday at the Dr. DY Patil Stadium in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820.
Jayawardene made it clear that the players are looking forward to performing well against Pune Warriors and have learnt a lot from their earlier mistakes. Showing full satisfaction over the team combination, Jayawardene urged youngsters to fire in the upcoming
IPL matches, as it will help them to win a place in the national side.
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