Two teams struggling to find any level of consistency will face off when Kolkata Knight Riders host the Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2013 game at the Eden Gardens Wednesday.
Neither side have really hit their straps this season, with the defending champions KKR in serious danger of missing out on the playoffs if they don't find some form soon.
KKR have lost four of their six games this season, and after suffering two straight losses they will be desperate to get back to winning ways.
"Wearing the KKR jersey is a big motivation in itself," KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir told reporters on the eve of the match against the Mumbai Indians. "If you are not able to motivate yourself wearing this KKR jersey you do not deserve to be sitting in the dressing room.
"There are many more people dying to get into the dressing room wearing this jersey. I do not think I have to motivate them to get the best out of them, they have to motivate themselves.
"I know we have not performed the way we would have liked, but this is part and parcel of the game. Things can change very quickly. One good innings, even one or two strokes can turn things on their head."
Mumbai Indians have also failed to find any sort of consistency to their game this season, having won three and lost the other three in six games so far. MI have the big individual names in their lineup, but have just failed to click as a unit.
"We would like to contain the entire team and not concentrate on certain individuals," Gambhir added when asked about his plans for Mumbai. "We will take Mumbai Indians as a batting unit and whatever bowling attack we feel is the best to restrict them, we will stick to that.
"I am pretty confident that we will bounce back and make it to the top four. We want to go out there and play fearless cricket. We will be positive when we play Mumbai Indians tomorrow."
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