Will be back for KXIP soon Brett Lee

It was tough on my part to miss the opening match against Delhi Daredevils the other night. But there is nothing one can do if you are injured. As of now, the good news is that I’ll be back shortly for Kings XI Punjab and hopefully will contribute to my team. But I was slightly disappointed with the end result of the first match we played against the Daredevils.

We have a competitive team, but we missed a couple of the crucial players in the opening game. A player like James Hopes would have made a huge difference to the end result since some of the proven match-winners like Yuvraj Singh, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene couldn’t make it big. It was thrilling to see the way Ravi Bopara batted. The best part about Kings XI Punjab is that the players are always willing to fight till the last ball of the match and that keeps this team going.

Batting first against Delhi, 142 wasn’t a huge total, but it was surely something with which the bowlers could have fought. And they did. Sreesanth was quite impressive and he removed the dangerous Virender Sehwag and Tilakaratne Dilshan. Later on, it was Gautam Gambhir who bailed his team out.
He really played a captain’s knock. Besides, Daredevils are one of the strongest teams in the competition and considering this, we didn’t play that badly. Their batting is as strong as their bowling and they have the perfect combination of spirited Indian players.

Now, we have to forget what happened in the previous match and get on with the next game against Royal Challengers. They are in a similar situation as both teams have lost their opening matches.

So, it will be an interesting contest. I am more than confident that our team would be looking to win the first match of the competition. Batsmen like Yuvraj and Sangakkara must be hungry to go out there and smash those deliveries out of the park. My best wishes are there with them.