LSG have lost all of their home games so far in IPL 2026, with the latest instance of it coming through a 40-run defeat to Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. \u201cI think the pitch here is very different than in most of India. It's a brilliant cricket pitch. You see pace and bounce and we just haven't quite adjusted to it. I thought we started off with bowling quite well in it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe bowled well in the first game but we're just not adjusting to the extra pace and bounce. We saw that we've been out to the short ball a number of times, our batters, and that's what I would say,\u201d Langer said at the postmatch presser.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The side\u2019s batting returns at the venue this season have been modest \u2013 as seen from them making 141, 164\/8 and 119. \u201cSo we're not adjusting. We see a lot of the wickets in India where the ball doesn't bounce very high. This is like playing at the WACA (Perth).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThere's real pace and bounce, isn't there? I mean you're seeing some really interesting cricket being played here and we just haven't been able to adapt to it at this stage. We haven't quite clicked, have we?\u201d added Langer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite the batting woes, Langer praised his pace unit, especially singling out young fast bowlers Mohsin Khan and Prince Yadav. \u201cLast year our numbers were incredible and we were ruing the fact that a lot of our bowlers were injured or coming back from injury or not quite fit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThis year our bowlers have been a real credit. I think Mohsin Khan, again outstanding. Prince Yadav, I think they're both two players who will play for India. No question in my mind they'll both play for India,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On whether the franchise had any say in pitch preparation, Langer reiterated his admiration for the surface, and added that the onus was on the LSG batters to adapt to conditions on offer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThis year our bowlers have been a real credit. I think Mohsin Khan, again outstanding. Prince Yadav, I think they're both two players who will play for India. No question in my mind they'll both play for India,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe get to play a bit here but this is, we've got a very good groundsman. We've got a great cricket pitch. Every game's exciting cricket. We've just been on the wrong side of it so far,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n