Experience of Zak, Yuvi key: Duminy
New Delhi Daredevils skipper J. P. Duminy came out in support of the management’s decision to go for ageing duo Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan after it raised eyebrows in the team.
“I don’t think it’s a problem. If I look at myself at what I was 10 years ago, it would always seem that I was much better back then. These two players will offer lot in terms of experience as in my opinion, they are good enough to field anywhere. Most players, including myself, will feed off their knowledge,” said Duminy.
The Proteas left- hander was all praise of Zaheer and said his vast experience would be crucial for team’s progress in the IPL8.
“You don’t have to really say a lot about Zaheer. His record speaks for itself. The amount of cricket he has played over the years, you can’t take that away from him. His experience will be crucial not only for team but also for a captain like me,” he added.
Delhi finished at the bottom of the table last season and Duminy rues the lack of co- ordination among team- mates for their poor performances.
“Obviously, last season, we were very bad in a lot of areas. We didn’t know our best combination unlike some of the other settled teams.
“This season, we want to rectify that. I am pretty excited with the calibre of players we have. We have to figure out, how we go about it first up as it’s a little disadvantage for us trying to figure out combination,” the skipper said.
The team’s highest scorer last season felt it was nice to have multiple choices with bat and ball, which the team lacked last season.
“Nice to have so many options with bat and ball. I think, that is where we lacked a little bit last year. That’s something I am looking forward to this year. We have a lot of new faces, so we have to understand the combination that works for the team this time,” said Duminy.