Hyderabad: Kris Srikkanth, mentor of the Sunrisers Hyderabad, has termed the franchise's qualifying for the play-off stage of IPL 6 as similar to when India made it to the knock-outs of the 1983 World Cup after entering the tournament as rank underdogs. Hyderabad entered the last match of the league stage needing a win to secure a spot in the final four and did so through a solid fielding performance that limited defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders to 130 and were guided in the run-chase by 40s from their openers followed by a cameo from Darren Sammy after a brief wobble.
Speaking to the IPL website in Hyderabad after the win, Srikkanth said: "My memories went down to the 1983 World Cup. Nobody gave us a chance in the World Cup that year, but we qualified and won at the end of the day. The feeling today is quite similar as no one gave the Sunrisers a chance in the tournament, and today we have qualified for the playoffs."
Shikhar Dhawan, who continued his good form with 42 off 35 balls in an opening stand of 89 with Parthiv Patel, told the website that the feeling of having qualified for the IPL 6 play-offs was "amazing". "I feel it was a great opening partnership between me and Parthiv. We got off to a good start and did the job for our team. Also, hats off to Darren Sammy who held his nerve to finish the game for
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New Delhi: To force their way back into the national side, the axed trio of Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag should keep the fighting spirit alive and get back through good performances in domestic cricket, former captain and chairman of selector Kris Srikkanth on Thursday. Srikkanth said not losing self belief was key to any struggling player looking for a comeback. "They are young players with lot of...
06:07 PM, May 09, 2013
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad mentor Krishnamachari Srikkanth lavished praise on his team's bowlers for playing a crucial role in the win over Delhi Daredevils which has taken the side closer to a semifinal berth in the ongoing Pepsi IPL. Sunrisers Hyderabad are currently third on the points table with 14 points from seven wins in 11 matches they have played. "I think it is a convincing win. The bowlers did an...
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04:30 PM, Mar 05, 2013
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04:30 PM, Mar 05, 2013
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09:24 PM, Feb 24, 2013
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09:08 PM, Feb 03, 2013
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