Moody says SRH ready with plans for Chris Gayle, Rahul
With three wins in a row, Sunrisers Hyderabad have made an impressive start to the season. The winners of the 2016 edition have hardly missed their regular skipper David Warner.
The team came under intense pressure against Mumbai Indians but responded well. On Thursday, SRH bowlers, who have done well not to concede more than 150 this year, will face their toughest test in the form of Chris Gayle and KL Rahul.
Both KXIP batsmen have shown good form to gather quick runs. On the eve of the match, SRH coach Tom Moody said his bowlers will be prepared to tackle the duo. “We will have a healthy discussion around not only those two players, but every player we think has a chance of playing for the Kings. Every team has players of threat and obviously Punjab have got a strong squad and also a couple of dangerous players. So there is nothing different for us in our preparations and will definitely do homework on our bowling
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plans,” Moody said.
Moody said SRH was not doing anything different. “I am sure my message is not too different from any other coaches. You know fielding is important. From the outset, right form our strategy of going to the auction and preparation to the start of the tournament, our focus was to have a side which is competitive on the field. We feel fielders are the wicket takers. Whether it’s half-chance or with a catch or run out there are important moments in the game that can shift the momentum quickly,” he said. In the batting department Shikhar Dhawan has led the charge, fulfilling the role of an aggressor, something which Warner used to do. The southpaw has already notched up a match winning unbeaten 78 against Rajasthan Royals and a 45 against Mumbai Indians, where SRH wobbled before getting home off the last ball.