The Deccan Chargers have put themselves in a situation that required them to win each of their remaining five matches and captain Kumar Sangakkara hinted that the playing eleven would be changed for their crucial match against Delhi Daredevils on Thursday.
Deccan are currently sitting in the seventh position on the points table and Sangakkara said "calculated and intelligent changes" are the need of the hour.
"Changes have to happen in the team at any stage, especially in a tournament like the IPL because you have to get certain kind of rhythm. At the same time, to break bad habits you cannot keep going with an unchanged side," he said.
"Sometimes, the induction of a new player might kick-start what we need. So changes at any time are necessary.
"We have been making changes in the team according to the opposition and the wicket. This is going to be no different but drastic changes is not the way to go about it. Calculated and intelligent changes are the way to go," Sangakkara added.
He also admitted that from here on every match is a do-or-die battle for Deccan.
"Yeah, we have our backs to the walls. We have to win all the matches that we play now," Sangakkara said.
The skipper added that though the team has competent players at its disposal, they have not been able to come up with a collective effort so far in the tournament. He said that irrespective of their position, the team needs to believe in themselves and play with confidence in their remaining matches.
"We are a good team. Unfortunately, we have not able to convert that into winning performances regularly on the ground. We have probably the best bowling attack in IPL when it comes to pace and spin. We also have some very good local and international batsmen," he said.
"The only area where we lacked is all-round overall performance on regular basis. In T20, mistakes on the field can turn games and I think these are the areas we need to work on."
Deccan are currently sitting in the seventh position on the points table and Sangakkara said "calculated and intelligent changes" are the need of the hour.
"Changes have to happen in the team at any stage, especially in a tournament like the IPL because you have to get certain kind of rhythm. At the same time, to break bad habits you cannot keep going with an unchanged side," he said.
"Sometimes, the induction of a new player might kick-start what we need. So changes at any time are necessary.
"We have been making changes in the team according to the opposition and the wicket. This is going to be no different but drastic changes is not the way to go about it. Calculated and intelligent changes are the way to go," Sangakkara added.
He also admitted that from here on every match is a do-or-die battle for Deccan.
"Yeah, we have our backs to the walls. We have to win all the matches that we play now," Sangakkara said.
The skipper added that though the team has competent players at its disposal, they have not been able to come up with a collective effort so far in the tournament. He said that irrespective of their position, the team needs to believe in themselves and play with confidence in their remaining matches.
"We are a good team. Unfortunately, we have not able to convert that into winning performances regularly on the ground. We have probably the best bowling attack in IPL when it comes to pace and spin. We also have some very good local and international batsmen," he said.
"The only area where we lacked is all-round overall performance on regular basis. In T20, mistakes on the field can turn games and I think these are the areas we need to work on."
© PTI
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