Dharamsala: On an unfamiliar territory, Adam Gilchrist won the toss and decided to field first.
Speaking to Pommie Mbangwa, the Deccan Chargers skipper said that because of the acceptance of the locals, this place felt more like home than Cuttack and Nagpur.
On the pitch, he said, “This pitch has got a lot of grass, and there’s no guarantee of how it’ll be either.”
He also said that if they (Deccan Chargers) bowled well and started well, then anything could be possible tonight and expressed the hope that they would get a good result.
As for the team changes, Harmeet Singh is out because of an injury and will be replaced by Rahul Sharma and Mitchell Marsh comes in for Herschelle Gibbs.
Kumar Sangakkara echoed Gilchrist’s words and said he too would have bowled first.
“This place reminds me a lot of Kandy as that too is at an elevation, but this is more beautiful with mountains around. It’s got the odd crack and patches of grass, but I think it’ll stay the same for the forty overs,” the KXIP captain said.
He also said that they would bat well and try to exert some pressure on the opposition.
Kings XI Punjab have brought in Vikramjeet Malik and Shalabh Srivastava in place of Ramesh Powar and Love Ablish respectively. Shaun Marsh is back and Adrian Barath has to sit out for the hosts.
Playing XIs
Kings XI Punjab
Kumar Sangakkara (c & wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Shaun Marsh, Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan, Karan Goel, Vikramjeet Singh Malik, Piyush Chawla, Shalabh Srivastava, Reetinder Sodhi, Juan Theron
Deccan Chargers
Adam Gilchrist (c & wk), Mohnish Mishra, Rohit Sharma, T Suman, Andrew Symonds, Bodapati Sumanth, Mitchell Marsh, Rahul Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, Ryan Harris
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