Exclusive: Delhi's Daredevils in conversation
Posted on Apr 26, 2008 at 19:55
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Gaurav Kalra: But how is it to work with someone like McGrath? Not many people expected him to play in form of cricket after he finished up and said that 'I'm done with cricket.' But all of a sudden he comes in. Now how do ensure that the knowledge that Glenn McGrath has gets through the system or is he too busy just having fun?
Dennis Lillee: Glenn's got a lot of knowledge and the young boys would be very, very silly not to make use of it. I was fortunate enough to do coaching in Australia when Glenn was a part of the system and see him evolve into a great bowler that he ended up, was probably the greatest in the world of all time. It was very nice of me to see that happen. But I can't in any way can say that I have much to do with it, except that in the founding years we had a lot to do with each other.
Gaurav Kalra: You always spoke when you were an Australian cricket about the intensity that the Australian cricketers bring to their cricket, the passion with which they play the game with. Do you feel in this league as well that there is intensity or is there an element of a being a little cosmetics?
Glenn McGrath: I think the team that will go through and win the competition, is the one who gels the best. And I think the young boys who will be in the team will make a difference to whether you win or lose. So, the senior players – the guys who have played a lot of international cricket can help.
Delhi is great that way as we got to know the young guys and they got to know us and they are not really scared of us, which is good and they feel that we are all part of the team together. I think we have gelled together well and that is a great sign. A lot of young guys have potential and it looks like they can quality cricketers in the future. There is experience too. So, I am expecting big things from the Delhi team.
Gaurav Kalra: There has been a lot of talks about which teams got it right and which ones got it wrong but the Delhi team wasn't being talked about so much because of the low profile cricketers that they bought. Do you think your team can go all the way?
Gautam Gambhir: It is not about the hype - it is not about low-profile or high-profile. Ultimately, it is about going out there and delivering at the ground. And the team that gels well will be the team that will plays well as a unit and you have to go out there and prove. I think, Delhi has all the capability and the ability to go out there and be one of the best sides in this tournament.
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