today and were seen having a lengthy discussion at a session practice spanning more than two and a half hours.
today and were seen having a lengthy discussion at a session practice spanning more than two and a half hours.
Katich said the team was in a fine shape and it was all about making minor adjustments, especially in the mindset.
"You have to adapt to various formats these days and make slight adjustments, not to do with techniques but mindsets.
Acclimatising to different conditions is important. The wickets would be challenging against the new ball, and we have to see how it plays under lights."
And to assess that, the two-time IPL champions will play a number of practice matches in the lead up to the April 6-May 21 tournament.
"We will play a number of practice matches this week. The likes of Chris Woakes, Shakib Al Hasan will arrive next week." "We will get a better idea next week after playing practice games. We are happy with the wickets we had last year. Our batsmen will enjoy batting in this wicket." On the void left by Windies all-rounder Andre Russell who's serving a ban, he said: "We have huge shoes to fill. He bowls up front, takes a lot of wickets in powerplay, also bowls well at the death and bat at the back end of the innings."
Indicating that English all-rounder Woakes may be the one to replace Russell, he said: "We have identified a number of players. Woakes is in good form for England. But he's a different style of player to Russell. He's a wicket taker up front and his role with new ball will be crucial. He's also a capable batsman."
He further said they have the hardhitting Aussie batsman in Chris Lynn who could be handy down the order.
Giving an injury update on New Zealand pacer Trent Boult who missed two Tests against South Africa, he said: "He has not played a couple of Tests but we were told he should be alright before the tournament. He will join the camp early next week. He's finishing his rehab."
Windies signing Darren Bravo missed today's practice after being hit by a rising delivery yesterday but Katich said it's a precautionary measure.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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