\u201cWhat\u2019s exciting for us is when they (openers) get going, we know how destructive they can be. Our bowling unit\u2019s been excellent. Our fielding unit\u2019s been very good. Haven\u2019t quite got going yet, but I\u2019m really confident, with great players, it\u2019s never far off. So let\u2019s hope they can click tonight and we\u2019ll really get this tournament started when that happens,\u201d Langer remarked in a pre-game chat with the broadcasters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He stressed on Nicholas Pooran\u2019s commitment to routines and processes in a bid to get back to form. \u201cWhat we know is that even the great players, whether they\u2019re making runs or not, they continue to work hard on their game. Nicky\u2019s (Pooran's) working so hard on his game. It\u2019s a matter of him switching back into the routines that he knows work.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe great thing about experience is you know the processes that work. So sometimes your mind can get a little muddy by the past or what might happen in the future. When they click back in with some clarity, then we know how great players they are. So that\u2019s what we\u2019re excited about. That\u2019s what we\u2019re working on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On young wicketkeeper-batter Mukul Choudhary, Langer was effusive in his praise. \u201cWhat a player he is. What a great kid. Another one, you look in his eyes, he\u2019s so hungry. He\u2019s so hungry to do well, an amazing athlete. He wicket-keeps, but he also comes out and fields like he\u2019s one of the best fielders you\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe great thing about experience is you know the processes that work. So sometimes your mind can get a little muddy by the past or what might happen in the future. When they click back in with some clarity, then we know how great players they are. So that\u2019s what we\u2019re excited about. That\u2019s what we\u2019re working on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also confirmed Rishabh Pant\u2019s readiness for the clash against Punjab Kings after a minor elbow injury led to him retiring hurt against RCB. \u201cHe (Pant) got a bump on the elbow the other day. When you think about Rishabh Pant, what he\u2019s been through in his life with his body, a little knock on the elbow from a cricket ball, is a child\u2019s play. So he\u2019s back in. He\u2019s ready to go and he\u2019s very determined to do well for us.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n