http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397: Captaining Daredevils is a very good challenge for me – Cricket News Update
Sri Lankan top-order batsman Mahela Jayawardene is relishing leading his IPL franchise http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, and is hoping for the side to continue improving under him.
“It feels very good another challenge for me obviously, a great side a great group of players,” said Jayawardene while speaking to media reporters on the eve of their Champions League Group A match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766 Aces.
“We’re playing some really good cricket we’d a good IPL under http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HA-Varaiya-c1520. We just need to continue that and keep improving so that’s a challenge for us,” the Sri Lankan opener added further.
Jayawardene, who has recently stepped down as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 quit the role in a bid to focus on his batting.
The Islander ably led the Daredevils in their opening Champions League fixture against reigning IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders, guiding the side to a comprehensive 52-run win, with the pacers doing the bulk for them.
After a refreshing six-day break, Jayawardene’s men are all set to take on qualifiers Auckland Aces in their second group fixture, here at Kingsmead in Durban, on Friday. Asked if the team will again field a full pace attack against the New Zealanders, Jayawardene said that a final decision will be made only after assessing the pitch.
“It depends on the wicket. We’ll have a look at it and go back to the drawing board and see what’s the best combination that we could come up with,” said the 35-year-old right-hander, a veteran of 133 Tests and 382 One Day Internationals.
“We’ve a lot of options at our disposal. So we'll see the opposition, see what's going to be the best team we could put out on park tomorrow,” Jayawardene concluded.
The Daredevils are second in the Group A points table, just behind local outfit, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Titans-c856, and need to win at least two more games to strengthen their chances of proceeding to the knockout stages.
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