"It's not just about Viru. Just having Viru does not really solve our problem. As a batting unit, we need to score runs and be more consistent. Out of the six games, the one in Mumbai and the match against CSK have been two bad games. We should have at least won two matches by now," Jayawardene said, trying to put up a brave front after his team was shot out for 83 against CSK to lose the match by 86 runs.
"If we don't believe that we can qualify, then we should not be playing in the first place. I still believe we can get to six points and then suddenly force ourselves somewhere in the middle of the table. We have to believe in our abilities. If we have got ourselves in this situation, it's up to us to pull ourselves out of trouble," Jayawardene said in defence of his team, though the answer was far from convincing.
Questions have been raised about the quality of domestic talent in the Delhi set-up but Jayawardene backed the youngsters.
"We have guys like Unmukt who had a good season before IPL and also Manpreet (Juneja) and Kedar (Jadhav) who have batted well. Actually, when we lose, it's very easy to point fingers at certain things. At the end, it's about winning matches," he said.