Pune: George Bailey, skipper of Kings XI Punjab &mdash; the IPL 2014 season runners-up &mdash; yesterday said his team has been training hard and aims to get off to a positive start against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when the two sides clash here at their new 'home ground' Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium today. <img title="George Bailey" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2015/apr/10George-Bailey-1.jpg" alt="George Bailey" /> George Bailey&nbsp;
"It's been a quick preparation for a lot of our guys. But the whole squad has been playing a lot of cricket. We are ready for the new season challenge.
We had a very good season last year but it's time for us to regroup and move forward and focus on this year," Bailey was quoted as saying by iplt20.com. <img title="Glenn Maxwell" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2015/apr/10Glenn-Maxwell-1.jpg" alt="Glenn Maxwell" /> Glenn Maxwell&nbsp;
Their first opposition of the season, Royals have a strong line-up led by Shane Watson.
Asked about their strategy to tackle Australians James Faulkner and Steve Smith, who come into IPL riding on good form, Bailey replied: "The beauty of that is we have got a lot of Australians too and have lot of faith in each other. <img title="Rajasthan Royals players during a training session at the Brabourne Stadium on Tuesday. Pic/Suresh KK" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2015/apr/10Rajasthan-Royals-players-.jpg" alt="Rajasthan Royals players during a training session at the Brabourne Stadium on Tuesday. Pic/Suresh KK" /> Rajasthan Royals players during a training session at the Brabourne Stadium on Tuesday. Pic/Suresh KK&nbsp;
So we can target specific areas that we can try and exploit any weakness, if they have."
Kings XI have their own demolition man in Glenn Maxwell. Bailey said: "His role hasn't really changed from last season. He is obviously hard for other teams to pin down, probably has a wider range of shots than anyone else in the world."

After finishing runners-up in the last IPL, Kings XI Punjab skipper George Bailey aims to get off to a positive start against Rajasthan Royals at their new 'home ground' Pune's MCA Stadium tonight

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