Chepauk Super Gillies not keen on changing playing XI

Badani said the Gillies would most probably go in with the same combination as in their first match. “There is not much to change in the combination. We just played one game. It is a long tournament and you can’t really tinker much after one game. We are most likely to stick with the same side or a side with minimum change. As the tournament progresses and as we see what happens in the future games, what sort of match facilities are available and what pitches we play on, we can then change the team as we go by. For now, there is not much to really worry about. One game; it happens,” he added. 

Sathish concurred with the team coach and said he has utmost confidence in his players. “It was only the first game. Things didn’t happen as we had planned. It is not that we don’t have the confidence in our players. We just have to concentrate on playing good cricket,” Sathish said. 

On losing wickets at regular intervals like CSG did at Chepauk, Badani said his team should adapt a cautious approach. “We would probably have to bat a little better, take a little more time and play cautiously. I thought we lost too many in the middle (against Tuti Patriots) — about four wickets scoring just one run. In a short format, that is not the right way to go about the game. But again, maybe nerves, many haven’t played this format and lot of them haven’t played in front of such an atmosphere, under lights. We need to give it some time,” the coach said. 

Talking about the difference in pitches between Chennai and Natham, the skipper said he thought the Chepauk wicket was a little slower. “The match played here (in Dindigul) had a score of 160 and it was the same with the match in Chepauk as well,” Sathish added.