{"id":159407,"date":"2026-04-25T15:59:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T21:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=159407"},"modified":"2026-04-25T15:59:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T21:29:02","slug":"youll-only-know-at-the-toss-anukul-roy-tight-lipped-about-pathiranas-availability-for-lsg-kkr-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=159407","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You\u2019ll only know at the toss\u2019: Anukul Roy tight-lipped about Pathirana\u2019s availability for LSG-KKR clash"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Lucknow Super Giants is still trying to find its best combination but feels it is one match away from getting its IPL 2026 campaign going, spin bowling coach Carl Crowe said here on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Super Giants, currently ninth in the standings, have changed their batting line-up on multiple occasions in seven games so far. Captain Rishabh Pant opened in their first game with Mitchell Marsh before Aiden Markram was given that role. Ayush Badoni has opened with Marsh in the last couple of games.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think in terms of one of those changes, it was very much a match-up. In the modern game, you try and recognise what the options are going to be and plan accordingly,\u201d Crowe explained on the eve of LSG\u2019s fixture against Kolkata Knight Riders at the BRSABV Ekana Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re not playing quite so well, you\u2019re trying to find that perfect match-up, but at the same time stability is vitally important,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s about still trying to find the best combination for us, and when you do find that combination, you try to stick with it for as long as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crowe said the LSG batters are aware of their shortcomings in the first half of the league stage and are working hard to overcome them. \u201cWe are one match away from smashing it and getting to where we need to be,\u201d the coach said.<\/p>\n

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The contest will be played on a black-soil pitch \u2013 a surface that will be used for the first time this season. However, Crowe said it doesn\u2019t matter which surface the game is played on.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, it\u2019s black soil tomorrow, I believe. From a foreign perspective \u2013 and I know this is probably more of a coach\u2019s view \u2013 sometimes we can make a bit too much of the conditions before the game, whether it\u2019s red soil, black soil or mixed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you come in with a preconceived idea of how a certain pitch is going to play, you limit your plan,\u201d Crowe said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, KKR\u2019s Anukul Roy said that the team\u2019s first win last week has boosted players\u2019 confidence. \u201cWhatever we are trying to do, we haven\u2019t been able to do up to the mark. Results can go up and down. We are trying to win every game possible from here,\u201d Roy said.<\/p>\n

When quizzed whether Matheesha Pathirana will be available for the game, the youngster remained tight-lipped. \u201cHe has been practicing with us for the last week. You\u2019ll only know at the toss tomorrow if he\u2019s playing or not,\u201d Roy said.<\/p>\n

Published on Apr 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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