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David Miller: It’s been a phenomenal journey. Finishing at the back end was pretty special and being there in the moment. It has been a collective effort, everyone’s stuck their hand up in key moments. One of the best rides I’ve ever had. It has been a relaxed environment led from Ashish Nehra and Hardik. Hardik has gotten better and better as the season has gone on. He’s tactically been really good, led with both bat and ball. [Best season of IPL?] Definitely the best one….we champions.”
Gary Kirsten: “[On Hardik, the captain] Fantastic. He’s a high profile guy in India, but he’s been incredibly humble. Wants to learn as a leader. Especially in IPL and in India, he wants to help youngsters. He’s come in with real responsibility, very different to see him in other IPLs. Great for Ashish and Vikram [Solanki] as well. Brand new franchise, to put a team together and get guys performing – amazing. [Team composition at auction] Good balance, good depth but most importantly have players who can play different ways. With Ashish we have learnt you need to have guys who are versatile, and we have that at No. 4, 5, 6. [Home crowd] Hundred thousand people in the stadium is amazing. We trained here pre-season and it was echoing because it was empty.
Rahul Tewatia: We were relaxed in Qualifier 1 and we depended on staying relaxed and taking the game deep and finishing it off. [What’s going on inside?] Don’t know about the party, but when the season started, someone asked me ‘what are your goals for IPL 2022?’ I said my only goal was to win a trophy with my new team. Don’t know about party, but I definitely won’t sleep tonight. [About the team] People said we were batters short, short on experience. The franchise showed faith in David, me and Hardik. Now we’ve won, so nothing left to say.”
Lockie Ferguson: “Two losses and finally a win. Couldn’t be more proud of the boys how they bowled. Led by Hardik, in particular, tonight.”
Matthew Wade: “We’ve had a relaxed environment. Haven’t relied on one person too much even though Davey, Rashid and Hardik have had terrific seasons. It’s been a really family atmosphere, Ashish has created that. Everyone gets plenty of training time, he takes care of that. Everyone feels welcome and you can see the performances.”
Wriddhiman Saha: “This season some people said we didn’t make a good team so we have proved everyone wrong. Feels good to win. Mohammed Shami got a wicket off the first ball of the season for us. We got momentum from there. So he has been outstanding through the season. Everyone has performed. “
Mohammed Shami: “I know Saha for 20 years. We know each other very well. Everyone knows his ability, he just needed a chance.”
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