Kolkata Knight Riders’ coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Trevor-Harley-Bayliss-c94335 not happy with his top-order batsmen – Cricket News Update
Coach of Kolkata Knight Riders, Trevor Bayliss, is disappointed after a disastrous loss against Kings XI Punjab in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) but he is optimistic that his team will bounce back in style.
The Knight Riders are a star-studded team as they have the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419 and many more but they have failed to deliver the goods on consistent basis. So far, the Knight Riders have played
five matches in the current season and have lost three of them.
Kolkata was in a winning position in their previous match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 but their batting line-up succumbed under pressure.
Bayliss Is not happy with the fact that his team failed to finish the match. However, he knows that it is a tough tournament and all the teams are evenly matched. The Aussie wants his team to fire sooner rather than later.
“It was a close game and we finally lost. I am sure there will be many more close games in the competition. Many teams have strengthened their squads. We, too, have a good side and will soon return to winning ways,” Bayliss said.
The Knight Riders’ coach admitted that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918 used his bowlers in an efficient manner and did not allow Kolkata’s batsmen to free their arms but he also slammed his top-order batsmen.
Bayliss understands that if Kolkata has to move forward in the tournament, its batsmen must start to perform in the opening overs.
He added, “I must give credit to the Kings XI bowlers, but we should not have lost (the match). Our top three batsmen have not done well till date. Only one of them (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447) could come up with a 50-plus score in the five matches so far.”
Kolkata’s next match is against Punjab once again and considering the close result of the previous game between the two teams, this fixture seems to be a mouthwatering one. Let us hope that the cricket fans witness a nail-bitter once again.
It will be interesting to note if Kolkata make any changes in the playing eleven.
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