IPL 2017 | I congratulate Sourav Ganguly on the fantastic new wicket at Eden Gardens: Zaheer Khan
Captain Zaheer Khan on Thursday said the coming five games in a span of nine days starting with the clash against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Friday will be a defining phase for Delhi Daredevils (DD) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).
Coming from a six-day break after a hat-trick of losses, Zaheer said the Daredevils need to look at the next five games as “one bunch and start kicking” if they wish to resurrect their IPL 10 campaign.
Daredevils are currently languishing at the second last position in the standings with just two wins out of six games. “We need a winning momentum. We are playing five matches in the next nine days. It’s an important phase for our campaign in this IPL. If we can achieve a winning momentum, many things will fall in place by May 6,” Zaheer told reporters on the eve of the match against KKR.
“It’s not about looking at this game, but it’s about looking at the five games together. It’s very important for us to look at this nine days rather than just on Friday’s game. As a group we are going to look at next nine days rather than just one. For us …read more
