00:00Exactly the role he's been playing to be honest with you. He's a fine bowler. I think it's unfair to say things haven't been going well for him.
00:10I think he's performed outstandingly well when he's been given the opportunity.
00:13Sometimes we expect and ask a lot of young cricketers and somebody that has achieved as much as Siraj has.
00:22Sometimes we're very quick to judge one or two performances but he's been exceptional certainly since he's joined us.
00:29He obviously has a very good relationship with Ashish and I think that you're seeing the fruits of his hard work.
00:36The work he's doing with Ashish, the conversations he's having with Ashish, I think you're seeing the fruits of that play out in the game so far.
00:44He's been exceptional is what I'll say.
00:50Can you be a bit more specific about the conversations he's having with Ashish?
00:55That's between a coach and a player but generally a coach's job is to instil confidence in players.
01:03Ashish has that ability and abundance. You've seen that with other players that have been part of GT.
01:10He certainly instils confidence in players and I think that's exactly what is transpiring with Siraj.
01:17Looking to the pitch here, there are a lot of runs here and the openers have been in good form.
01:30How do you look to take the approach against the Sunrisers openers in top order?
01:36I think you can sometimes fall into the trap of what's gone on previously.
01:43We're really minded of Sunrisers being a very capable and strong team with match winners throughout their line-up.
01:51As far as the pitch is concerned, I think it's so easy to make an assessment on a pitch on things that have happened in the past.
01:58What I would suggest is that we take the approach of seeing what is in front of us, playing the pitch and making decisions accordingly.
02:08Let's see how the pitch plays and not have any preconceived ideas as to what it's going to play like.
02:14We'll obviously take a look at it and make an assessment before the game.
02:18It's really important to stay focused on what is happening on the day rather than what's happened previously.
02:26What is the big difference you see in Gujarat's campaign this season?
02:30It's very early days as yet. We've not done anything differently.
02:35We pride ourselves on the work we do. We pride ourselves on preparing well.
02:42We also pride ourselves on having some fun while we're doing it.
02:45We are minded of helping each and every individual within the squad, not just the team.
02:52We're minded of looking after all of those players.
02:54We've gone about that in exactly the same way as we have done in the previous seasons.
02:58I'd say there's not much difference.
03:03Results sometimes can go your way, can go the other team's way.
03:08That's the beauty of the IPL. It's a hugely competitive competition.
03:13Very capable teams.
03:15But we, as other teams, are working extremely hard to show that we are giving a good account of ourselves in each and every game.
03:25Do you think that the toss will have an impact on the game?
03:34A toss does play an impact. You get to make the decision if you win the toss.
03:38What will you choose when winning a toss?
03:40Sorry?
03:41What will you choose when winning a toss?
03:43I'm afraid I'm not really going to share that with you, sir, if you don't mind.
03:48Is there any specific strategy to counter the SRH?
03:54Like I said, I think you've got to make an assessment and make decisions at the time.
04:00There are some very experienced players throughout our team.
04:03We trust them to make the right decisions.
04:06We trust them to express themselves and take responsibility for their decisions as well.
04:14Specifically, again, I'll repeat, SRH are a very strong team.
04:18We'll respect that in the game tomorrow.
04:22We'll respect each and every opposition we come up against, to be honest with you.
04:25But specifically strategy?
04:27Well, one, it's probably for the team and not for one to share in a wider domain.
04:35But we'll be minded of how we go about our approach tomorrow.
04:44All done, gentlemen?
04:45Will you be going to South Africa?
04:46Kagiso wants to know if you're going to be there.
04:48Look, as we've sort of mentioned, Kagiso has had to return to South Africa to deal with an important personal matter.
04:55We'll share any further information as and when it's available.
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