Languishing at the bottom of the points table and with no hopes to make it to
the semis, Adam Gilchrist today admitted that his team Deccan Chargers
had been "outplayed" and they would be playing to get "some momentum
going" in their remaining IPL games.
"We have been outplayed in big areas though a number of games have been quite
close. But close enough is not good enough," Gilchrist told a pre-match press
conference here.
Chargers will face Kings XI Punjab, which has virtually ensured their
berth in the semi-finals of the IPL.
Gilchrist did not blame any individual for the poor showing and said the team
failed to click as a unit.
About Shahid Afridi's poor run in the tournament, he said, "I can say
we all could have done better. No one individual has necessarily let us down".
Asked to comment on Cricket Australia having begun formulating regulations
to start a IPL-type competition Down Under, the Australian wicket-keeper batsman
said he read but was not much aware much about it.
"I don't know too much data. But obviously, Twenty20 cricket is
a big thing now. It's big part of cricket calendar everyone realises,"
he said.
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