Far-fetched it may sound but two successive wins in the ongoing IPL 6, following a string of defeats, have opened up a window of opportunity for Delhi Daredevils to "sneak into the playoffs through the back door", feels pace spearhead Morne Morkel.
"Now we are playing winning cricket and entertaining cricket. You never know what can happen with that - we can even sneak into the playoffs through the back door," Morkel said.
He, though, was candid in his admission that the team was not performing in the first half of the tournament. "Throughout the tournament, the atmosphere in the dressing room has been positive. We know we didn't do well in a few areas and we are trying to do better in those."
A shift in venue, from the Feroze Shah Kotla in the capital to the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur, was followed by a dramatic shift in fortunes for the Daredevils....
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06:07 PM, May 02, 2013
Mumbai: Virender Sehwag, who missed Delhi Daredevils' opening two IPL 6 games because of back spasms, would join the team's training session and then take a a call on whether he would play against Mumbai Indians in the next IPL game on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Delhi squad will be bolstered with South African pacer Morne Morkel joining the squad on Monday evening after completing his domestic T20 engagements. Morne will thus...
08:55 AM, Apr 08, 2013
That this format belonged to the batsmen and that bowlers would be butchered was a common notion towards the IPL and T20s in general a few years ago. But the bowlers, particularly those of the spinning variety, have been able to hold their own in the middle of the pandemonium and have done rather well. The likes of Lasith Malinga and Sunil Narine have been a revelation in this format...
04:28 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Coach Gary Kirsten said, steyn was rested for the first ODI as part of our rotation policy with the bowlers. ...
09:58 PM, Mar 08, 2013
Kleinveldt will replace fellow fast bowler Morne Morkel in the South African team for the third and final Test against Pakistan. ...
03:52 PM, Feb 19, 2013
South Africa have added uncapped swing bowler Kyle Abbott to their squad for the third and final Test against Pakistan at Centurion starting on Friday. ...
01:47 PM, Feb 19, 2013
South Africa will start second Test as hot favourites at Port Elizabeth. ...
09:30 AM, Jan 10, 2013
Dale Steyn said that joining the 300 Test wickets club did not mean the end of his ambitions as a fast bowler. ...
11:59 PM, Jan 05, 2013
Dean Brownlie's maiden century went in vain as New Zealand lost by an innings and 27 runs to go 0-1 down in two-Test series. ...
04:48 PM, Jan 04, 2013
South Africa celebrated their long-heralded arrival at the summit of Test cricket in 2012. ...
08:36 AM, Dec 19, 2012
Chasing to 430 to win, South Africa were 77 for 4 at stumps on day four of the Adelaide Test. ...
07:37 AM, Nov 25, 2012
Morkel symbolised the South African grit, capturing three wickets in the morning as the hosts were dismissed for 550. ...
04:31 PM, Nov 23, 2012
In reply to Australia's 550, the tourists closed day two at Adelaide on 217 for 2 thanks to Smith's 26th Test ton. ...
07:42 AM, Nov 23, 2012
Morne Morkel expects a short ball barrage aimed at Michael Clarke in the upcoming second Test. ...
04:35 PM, Nov 19, 2012
The South Africa bowling coach bigged up his bowlers ahead of the Test series against hosts Australia. ...
12:01 PM, Oct 30, 2012
In pursuit of 161 against Delhi Daredevils, IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders could only go as far as 108 for 7. ...
12:30 AM, Oct 14, 2012
A one-run win over the ousted South Africans was not enough to secure India a place in the final four of the ICC World Twenty20. ...
10:44 PM, Oct 02, 2012
Pollard, Mike Hussey and Morne Morkel are among the nine players who have chosen to play for their respective IPL teams. ...
03:27 PM, Sep 14, 2012
