{"id":6422,"date":"2012-05-22T04:05:55","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T04:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=6422"},"modified":"2012-05-22T04:05:55","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T04:05:55","slug":"sehwag-warner-gambhir-kallis-hold-the-key-to-ipl-playoff-contest-shastri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=6422","title":{"rendered":"Sehwag-Warner, Gambhir-Kallis hold the key to IPL playoff contest: Shastri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Top order holds the key in Delhi-Kolkata qualifier, writes Ravi Shastri in <strong>The Times Of India. <\/strong>\u201cLate rallies from Delhi and Kolkata this IPL have been rare. If the top three haven\u2019t done well, there have been little props down the order. Virender Sehwag and David Warner, Gautam Gambhir and Jacques Kallis arguably hold the key to this contest. More so, since spinners can cause panic in the middle overs. One of them ought to look to bat through majority of the overs,\u201d writes Shastri, adding the strip in Pune, worryingly, looked extremely slow in the last game when Kolkata, despite a low score, prevailed with ease. If it\u2019s the same strip in use to spot the first finalists of IPL-5 on Tuesday, then Kolkata would be buoyed. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Sourav Ganguly writes in <strong>Hindustan Times <\/strong>that both Delhi and KKR have few big names in their ranks but to me the key for both the sides will be their skipper. Delhi will breathe easy during their batting as long Sehwag will be at the crease. \u201cThis is not to undermine the likes of Warner, Mahela or a Ross Taylor. They are all capable players but with Sehwag staying on at the crease there is always extra pressure on the opponents. He can run away with the game anytime with his bat in any given situation. But, Gautam is one who values his wicket very much, hangs on and plays a dogged innings to take his team to the desired target,\u201d says Ganguly, adding that the Pune wickets have become a bit slow due to the constant wear-n-tear of so many matches so could play a part for teams batting second. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut ultimately the decisive factor will be holding on to the nerves in such a crucial tie. Whichever team does that best will be one to come out winner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a report in <strong>The DNA, <\/strong>the pitch at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium may have been a low-scoring one so far but its image may change on Tuesday when Virender Sehwag-led Delhi Daredevils and Gautam Gambhir\u2019s Kolkata Knight Riders lock horns in the first qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGambhir and Sehwag will show no mercy as they will be eying a spot in the final. 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