Not 100 percent fit but batting remains unaffected: Lynn

Ignored for Australia's upcoming limited-overs tours, six-hitting sensation Chris Lynn today said he may not be 100 percent fit on the field, but he is batting with "freedom" and fulfilling expectations.

Troubled by a dodgy shoulder, the 28-year-old was deemed unfit and was dropped for Australia's upcoming limited-overs tours of the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe.

But the Kolkata Knight Riders opener has had a successful return from injury in the Indian Premier League, scoring 277 runs at 30.77 with a strike rate of 133.81.

"I was probably a little bit nervous and apprehensive early on but of late I can bat with freedom. I've showed that in the last couple of innings in small glimpses.

"I am certainly not 100 per cent. For me batting is not an issue at all, that's first and foremost priority. On the field, I am not fielding at the positions that I want to field in," Lynn said on the eve of their match against Mumbai Indians.

The most expensive Australian in the IPL, Lynn has played in all 10 of KKR matches but is limited in his ability to throw with his dominant left arm while he's also been instructed not to dive, given that he has injured both shoulders while diving in recent years.

"I'm a little bit restricted there. But at the end of the day, if I score more runs then I'm doing my job. Batting is priority. I think a big score is just round the corner."
"They got the better of us in Mumbai and we would definitely be looking to get one back. If we take our foot off the throat, we can find ourselves very quickly out of the competition. We want to make sure we are out there in the finals, making a run for the Cup."
"It's certainly not in our mind. There's been some great success against KKR but at the end it's about performance on that day. It will not play any part going into tomorrow's game. It does not represent much. It's about how you going to approach tomorrow's game. You got to make sure what's in front of you."
"The manner we have played our cricket in a few days epitmoised the brand of cricket we play and that's aggressive one. We take the bull by the horns. We obviously want to try and win every game from here on."
"It's a fresh game, a fresh start. We can't be living in the past or past success. We want to make sure what challenge lies in front of us. KKR would like to come back fighting. They are also in a position where they would want to win. We want to make sure we are smart, clinical in executing our skills."