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 Chennai Super Kings include Fleming to bolster batting
25th Apr 2008 20:02 IST
Agencies
In an effort to bolster the team's batting strength, former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming will replace Srikkanth Anirudha in the 16-member Chennai Super King squad for Saturday's Indian Premier League match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai.
"We have decided to bring in Stephen Fleming in place of local lad Anirudha Srikkanth in the 16-member squad for the match against Kolkata. Any changes in the playing eleven would be finalised tomorrow," Kepler Wessels, coach of the Chennai side, said.
Wessels felt the bowlers too needed to put up a better show, especially while bowling at death.
"Hopefully, our bowling will improve at the death," he said.
Talking about the road ahead, Wessels said, "Each of the 14 league matches in the preliminary stage is crucial for us. It is too early to say whether this is a big match, but for us each game is crucial. They are all big and tough encounters."
The side would be without the Australian duo of Matthew Hayden and Michael Hussey, who would return home on national duties, but Wessels said he had adequate replacements.
"They will be available for our game against Bangalore Royal Challengers next week. Anyway, their absence would be sufficiently filled up with the arrival of South Africans Makhaya Ntini and Albie Morkel."
Middle order batsmen Subramaniam Badrinath, who was present with Wessels at the press conference, said the team should strive to post 200-plus runs in their allotted 20 overs.
"It is tough to chase a target above 200 runs and I think that is the minimum one must score if one hopes to win a game in the IPL," he said.
On the prospects of facing young Knight Riders' pace sensation Ishant Sharma, Badrinath said: "He can bowl only four overs, and if I get a chance to face him, I will be playing my natural game."
"I have put in a lot of effort in my batting and I have been trying out difficult shots. I hope to improve further," said Badrinath, who has been in the national reckoning for a while now. |
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