Gambhir lauds KKR's team work

Gautam Gambhir, the man who led Kolkata Knight Riders which won its maiden IPL title yesterday, stated that the victory is the result of team work shown by his players.

He said that every player vied his best to chase the massive total under pressure and thus a concerted effort led them to championship. He said that no individual owes the credit alone instead this triumph is for the entire squad. 

Gambhir's early dismissal did not let KKR down as Bisla 89 shared a prolific stand of 136 with Kallis 69. "It's not about me or that I got out early. It is about eleven people who took the field. The way Bisla batted, the maturity and experience that Jacques showed and the cameos from Shakib and Tiwary at the end. It's not about how you start, it's how you finish. Those performances won the game for us," Gambhir exclaimed. 

Gambhir got unnerved when a question was asked by a reporter about the vital contribution of Caribbean spinner Sunil Narine to the success of KKR saying "Since the first press conference I did, I've said I hate to talk about individuals. It was not about Sunil Narine. KKR has never been about one individual, whether that's me or someone else. 

There has been a lot of talk about my form. I got a hundred in Bangladesh, I had a decent ODI series, but it was not about that. We all wanted to prove to the nation that cricket is a team sport and credit should go to the team."

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