'Time to have a beer' - David Warner
Synopsis
It will not be unfair to say that without skipper David Warner's batting, SRH would have come nowhere near lifting the IPL 2016 trophy
Victorious Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner with all humility hailed Virat Kohli as a "great leader" as he termed it a total "team effort" after beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 runs in the IPL final, here tonight.
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"Obviously Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar) is in and out of the Indian team, but he is a world-class bowler. With the new ball as an opening batsman I would like to come up against him on a
wicket like this because he sets the tone from ball one," said Warner.
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Warner led from the front with a sparkling 69 off 38 balls before Bhuvneshwar and Mustafizur Rahman bowled brilliantly in the death over to register eight-run win over
Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL final last night. Defending 208 to claim their maiden IPL title, Hyderabad restricted Virat Kohli's RCB to 200 for seven.
Warner was also effusive in praise for young left-arm pacer Mustafizur, who formed a lethal combination along side Bhuvneshwar (23 wickets) for Sunrisers this season.
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"Obviously, Mustafizur Rahman is a promising player for Bangladesh. It is a credit to him that he has played outstanding cricket along with Bhuvi. Hope he keeps fit and
strong for future games," Warner said.
"It was a fantastic team achievement. To lead this side and the support from the players, me pulling my weight with the runs, it has been a hard journey. It's a team effort. To have the perfect game, we needed to gel. For us, the key was team effort all the way," Warner said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Asked about the target, Warner said:"Look we knew, we had to get 200. Virat Kohli, what a great leader! I can't take it away from him. He set the benchmark this season. We knew we had to win three straight games. To win in Bangalore, we were underdogs. But, we batted well, bowled well and fielded well.Â
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"In 24 hours, I will be off to the Caribbean. Time to have a beer," he laughed
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