Raina led CSK to a thumping win against Wayamba
Suresh Raina, who led CSK to a thumping win against Wayamba finds it easier to maintain his flow for Chennai rather than India.
By Rajarshi Gupta in Centurion
The Sri Lankan T20 champions were in control of the game in the first five overs. Ajantha Mendis had struck early to get rid of the dangerous Matthew Hayden and Wayamba were looking to tighten the noose around a star-studded IPL champs.
"Batting at number six or seven for India makes it very difficult to get the scores everytime. It is not easy when you come to bat in the 38th over or so and then expected to get some quick runs.
"When you are batting at number three and know you have more overs at hand, then that makes a lot of difference to you as a batsman," Raina said.
"I went in and told Vijay that we needed to rotate the strike and we had to be positive and hit the bad balls away. By the grace of God, we executed our plans well," Raina said after Chennai virtually sealed a last-four spot with a 97-run win.
"It has always been a lucky ground for me. I almost scored a hundred in the IPL last year and I could have even bettered that had I stayed on.
But the important thing is we batted well and won at the end of the day."
"The next round is going to be very exciting and the important thing is to play like champions. There will be good teams to compete against and we have to be at our best."
By Rajarshi Gupta in Centurion
The Sri Lankan T20 champions were in control of the game in the first five overs. Ajantha Mendis had struck early to get rid of the dangerous Matthew Hayden and Wayamba were looking to tighten the noose around a star-studded IPL champs.
"Batting at number six or seven for India makes it very difficult to get the scores everytime. It is not easy when you come to bat in the 38th over or so and then expected to get some quick runs.
"When you are batting at number three and know you have more overs at hand, then that makes a lot of difference to you as a batsman," Raina said.
"I went in and told Vijay that we needed to rotate the strike and we had to be positive and hit the bad balls away. By the grace of God, we executed our plans well," Raina said after Chennai virtually sealed a last-four spot with a 97-run win.
"It has always been a lucky ground for me. I almost scored a hundred in the IPL last year and I could have even bettered that had I stayed on.
But the important thing is we batted well and won at the end of the day."
"The next round is going to be very exciting and the important thing is to play like champions. There will be good teams to compete against and we have to be at our best."
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