RCB Coach Vettori Satisfied With Team Make-Up
The former New Zealand international said there was a buzz in the air, even though training in the Bangalore heat didn't make things easy.
The former New Zealand international said there was a buzz in the air, even though training in the Bangalore heat didn't make things easy.
Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Daniel Vettori, who took charge of the squad's preparatory camp on Friday, expressed satisfaction with the new additions to his ranks after the Indian Premier League auction earlier this year.
RCB play their first match of the season away against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders next week and the former New Zealand international said there was a buzz in the air even though training at the M Chinnaswamy stadium got tougher each day.
"I'm very excited about it," Vettori said about the team for the eighth edition of the tournament. "We managed to pick up some personnel in the auction that we really needed, like some allrounders, some fast-bowling cover and some good young Indian batsmen. We're satisfied with what we've got," he said.
While South Africa allrounder David Wiese was the latest arrival in the city, the Australian duo of Nic Maddinson and Sean Abbott was expected later in the evening. The big guns - AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle will join the team in Kolkata along with skipper Virat Kohli and the other foreign recruits.
Vettori insisted his players had the experience to smoothly make the transition into Twenty20 mode after an emotional World Cup.
Narine checks in, but skips practice
Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Sunil Narine checked into the city but did not come for the IPL franchise's first practice session here for the apparent reason that he is yet to get a BCCI go-ahead for his suspect bowling action. "Narine checked in late last night but he did not come for the practice," a KKR official said on Friday.
Narine appeared for a retest for the suspect bowling centre at Sri Ramachandra Universtity, an ICC-accredited centre, in Chennai on Thursday as the report is still being awaited.
Kings XI Punjab begin training in Pune
Kings XI Punjab, aiming for their maiden IPL title after reaching the final last season, began training on Friday in the absence of their World Cup winning stars Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Johnson, who will arrive in time for their opening game on April 10. Captain George Bailey, who could only play a single game for Australia in the World Cup, will too be here by next week.
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