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Their campaign in the doldrums, Kings XI
Punjab will have to sort out their batting woes when they take on an
equally beleaguered Pune Warriors in a clash of the laggards in the IPL
in Mohali on Sunday.
With just two wins from five outings, poor batting has been the bane of the Adam Gilchrist-led Punjab. In fact, the dismal form of the captain himself remains a cause of concern for the home team.
The 41-year-old veteran, who has played 96 Tests and 287 ODIs, has failed to play a big knock and anchor the innings for Punjab even once, so far.
Failure to build partnerships and the batsmen's general lack of application in critical situations has not helped the Preity Zinta co-owned team, which has been heavily dependent on Gilchrist, David Hussey and Mandeep Singh.
The problem came to fore once again when they lost five wickets for just 20 odd runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last away match after cruising at one stage (104-4) on Friday.
With just two wins from five outings, poor batting has been the bane of the Adam Gilchrist-led Punjab. In fact, the dismal form of the captain himself remains a cause of concern for the home team.
The 41-year-old veteran, who has played 96 Tests and 287 ODIs, has failed to play a big knock and anchor the innings for Punjab even once, so far.
Failure to build partnerships and the batsmen's general lack of application in critical situations has not helped the Preity Zinta co-owned team, which has been heavily dependent on Gilchrist, David Hussey and Mandeep Singh.
The problem came to fore once again when they lost five wickets for just 20 odd runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last away match after cruising at one stage (104-4) on Friday.
Image: Kings XI Punjab players
Photographs: BCCI
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