http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 all praise for his team
Kolkata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders’captain, Gautam Gambhir, has appreciated his team’s performance in the ongoing fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The Knight Riders are out of the tournament after they were beaten by Mumbai Indians in the first play-off match. However, he is happy that the team fought till the very end and that is what he wanted.
Shahrukh Khan’s men could not do that well in the previous three seasons of the league but under Gambhir they finished in the last four, which is an achievement, in itself.
Gambhir said that his team did well in the current season but lost some http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Close-c51347 encounters, which they should have won. He claimed that his team has showed their character this year.
He said, "We played some good cricket. Some of the games we could have won. The boys were professional and showed what character they are made off. Even on Wednesday, Mumbai were cruising but the boys fought hard".
At one stage, Mumbai were running away with the show but Kolkata fought back in the later stages of the match and stretched http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 Tendulkar’s men chased down the total in the very last over of the match.
Gautam was all praise for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RN-ten-Doeschate-c2338, who struck a magnificent 70, in the match. Kolkata were all at sea in the initial stages of the match with four wickets down for only 20 runs. He admired the Dutch cricketer’s professionalism.
The left-hander added that no captain can win matches on his own because cricket is a team game and it requires all individuals to perform if a team is to do well. He is http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arthur-Percival-Day-c45927 with his team’s efforts in the current season and said that he did not have to
work hard to motivate his team.
"Ryan played well. He is a fantastic guy and a fantastic cricketer. A captain is only as good as his team. There are no great captains and there http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Willey-c81951 never be. With the fantastic bunch I didn't have to captain", Gambhir said.
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