Kolkata look to revive campaign against Deccan

The struggling Kolkata Knight Riders will hope to cash in on home advantage to bring their topsyturvy campaign back on track when they take on defending champions Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League here tomorrow Beginning with tomorrows match Kolkata who are currently lying on the sixth spot will have five of the seven matches at home Four losses from seven matches ring a warning bell in the Kolkata camp and if they have to revive their fortunes the upcoming home matches will certainly be the determining factorThe last seasons woodenspooners with a new captain Ganguly coach Dav Whatmore and mentor Wasim Akram at helm had begun the season on a perfect note defeating the defending champions in their first matchThey continued their winning run against the last seasons runnersup Royal Challengers Bangalore but things took a turn for the worst as they went on to suffer a hattrick of losses an eerie reminder of last seasons performance But they managed to get their act together with a muchneeded win against the hapless Kings XI Punjab in a match where Manoj Tiwary exploded to form with a 47ball 75 not out and Ganguly chipped in with an equally useful 50 Against an attack boasting of Brett Lee and Piyush Chawla the win boosted the sagging morale of their batting order that has depending too much on Chris Gayle Australian allrounder David Hussey is due a big knock so is Gayle who has sparkled occasionally but Gangulys main area of concern would be their domestic recruits the likes of Mandeep Singh and Wriddhiman Saha Knight Riders over dependence on Gayle was exposed in their last match against Delhi Daredevils when the side chasing 178 gave up soon after the dismissal of the West Indies captainEven team boss Shah Rukh Khan is miffed and does not want any excuses from his captain Ganguly if his tweets yesterday are any indication This loss was about toss The last hitch because of the pitch Time for excuses is over Either we play better or keep being deserving losers I am disappointed and will try and sleep this disappointment off Hope the team introspects and comes back strong Professionals can do that he tweeted Against Deccan Chargers Knights have a psychological advantage of beating the champions in the first leg encounter but at the same time it will test the home teams frail batting order against the likes of Chaminda Vaas Rudra Pratap Singh when the two teams face tomorrow u00a0