The 37 day festival has come to an end. The Indian Premier League 2009 has a new CHAMPION ! The Deccan Chargers have toppled the rest in the league to be deservedly crowned the CHAMPIONS OF THE IPL 2009 !
The worst performing team of 2008 had something to prove and they did it in style. What a comeback. The captain of the Chargers, Adam Gilchrist, was named 'player of the tournament'. This guy is magic. When he gets going the opposition literally gets going. The match between Deccan Chargers and the hot favourite Delhi Daredevils will never be forgotten by not only Charger fans but also every single person who has watched it. It will never be forgotten because of one reason...one man....ADAM GILCHRIST ! He went berserk. He blasted 85 from about 35 balls and ensured the Chargers were thru to the finals. Ravi Shastri, in the presentation speech said Hurricane Gilchrist just blew over the ground and took everything away from the Daredevils. Like most matches in the league, the finals was filled with excitement and went down to the last ball. This season saw many nail biting finishes. Many finishes that went the Charges way was thanks to ROHIT SHARMA. He had a way to get 20 odd runs in the final over and hit the winning runs in the last ball. Howz that for excitement. What a player. Among other players RP Singh stood out for his spot on bowling and being the proud owner of the 'Purple Cap'. Gibbs gave a few good knocks but lacked the aggression in most matches. Symmo blazed in a couple of matches and gave a little lift in a few more. Dwyne Smith, Vaas, Ryan Harris, did their bit. The area where we really lacked was the rest of the team comprising local Andhra players. Unlike other teams there was no local player worth mentioning in our team. Our team was basically a 6 member squad. We've got to come up with better quality players for 2010 to ensure we retain our # 1 position.
Finally, a big cheers to the IPL CHAMPIONS - DECCAN CHARGERS !
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