Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David tells opponents to beware of defending champions at their Uppal home ground; says he wants to make it a fortress
David Warner
Sunrisers skipper David Warner applauds his team for their 48-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in Hyderabad on Sunday. Pic/AFP
There is no bigger advantage like playing at 'home' and that's precisely the reason why Sunrisers captain David Warner wants his team to turn the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Uppal into a virtual 'fortress'.
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"These (Hyderabad) are different conditions. The thing here is that we are trying to turn this ground into our fortress. Every team tries to win as many games at home as they can," said Warner, who enthralled one and all with his 59-ball-126 in Sunrisers' 48-run win against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday.
"Whether you win or loss the toss, you have to have a positive mindset and tell the guys to play freely. I expect my guys to go out there and give their 100 per cent," said Warner.
The defending champions are in firm contention to seal a berth for the play-offs. "We never take anything for granted. You don't be complacent. It's all about momentum in this game. You got to keep winning. Keep playing every game to win as we always do and try to get up in the position. We know the finals going to be played here.
"The teams are going to be thinking of how they are going to beat us at our home venue if we manage to make the final. That's an added bonus for us. So we will try to make our way up to the top two and give yourself the added bonus of making it to the final. We just got to wait and see how it pans out," he said.
On his own knock, Warner said: "It's always pleasing to go out there and score runs. It's also great that I went out there and had a clear gameplan. Sometimes against quality bowling opposition where there is a lot of pace, it's easy."
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