Hyderabad hope to soar high in IPL 7
12 April 2014 5:33 AM IST
Describing Sunrisers Hyderabad as a balanced side, the team’s chief coach Tom Moody and mentor Kris Srikkanth on Friday exuded confidence of a successful campaign in the upcoming Indian Premier League starting April 16 in Abu Dhabi.
‘Obviously, we had a good campaign last year, given that it was our first IPL as Sunrisers Hyderabad. This year we feel confident again. We feel we have got a very good balance in our side that allows us to adapt,’ Moody told reporters on Friday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad had reached the play-offs last year. Srikkanth said the ‘core team’ has been retained this year and that would ensure continuity.
‘As far as we are concerned, I think the team is well-prepared. One thing, I just want to add on to what Tom said regarding the team aspect is, we got the core team with us. We have got Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma is right here, Karn Sharma is here. He was a member of last year’s team. We have of course Amit Mishra, Darren Sammy and Dale Steyn. The most important thing is we were able to manage somehow to get almost the core team. Last year, we gelled well together and did well. I think that’s a very important aspect,’ he said.
‘Every team has planned it very well. It is going to be an evenly-balanced tournament. This time, all the eight teams have got good players. It is going to be very well fought tournament,’ Srikanth said.
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