Kepler Wessels, coach of Chennai Super Kings, must be surely pleased with the current form of his team. After all, Team Chennai top the points table with eight points.
The tie against Bangalore Royal Challengers was a nerve-racking one for both the sides but finally the MS Dhoni-led Super Kings team was the eventual winner.
Wessels was "absolutely delighted" about his team's performance.
"It was a very tough game for us. We were sort of behind all the way through until the end. It was great to see how our players came through," he told one of our reporters.
He asserted that they were expecting an onslaught from Bangalore's bowling attack.
Commenting on the contributions by Dhoni and Michael Hussey, he said that their innings was the turning point of the game giving them a chance to capitalize.
On his team's winning streak, he said that they will try and give their best in every game of the tournament. "We can plan and execute well", he said.
He expressed that the Twenty20 extravaganza of the DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) was indeed an "awesome experience."
In a pre-match conference before their fourth win over the Bangalore team, the coach appreciated the bowlers' performances and informed that it is an area they have been working upon and improving constantly. He also said that the presence of South African Albie Morkel will boost the team.
When quizzed about the nonstop schedule of the IPL tasking players' fitness, he said, "It is tiring flying and travelling. We are very conscious of that. But our sports staff, fitness trainer and physiotherapist are good at managing the players on this front. We ensure that we get enough work done in between and also give the players enough rest."
He also indicated that Stephen Fleming will soon be a part of the playing XI as Mathew Hayden, Michael Hussey and Jacob Oram will not be available any more.
"We'll miss Hayden but we have some other good players coming in." he said when asked about how the team would cope up in the batsman's absence.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
The bangalore game was a tough one for us: Kepper Wessels
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