Adam Gilchrist charged his Charger's to victory
Gilchrist seize's to amaze, with his brilliant stroke making, extraodinary leadership skills and also being ever so reliable behind the stumps. Sure, he didn't get off the mark in the final, but his presence brought his side to a victory which will never be forgotten. Many Australian's have proved how dominant they still are this season, even after retirement, Gilchrist and his old team mate, Matty Hayden have proved this. Hayden ended the tournament as the the leading run scorer, with 572 runs at an average of 52.00 while blasting 22 maximums. Who comes next? The one and only Gilly with 495 runs at 30.93, to add to this Gilchrist hit a whopping 29 maximums during the tournament.It is also fitting that the purple cap owner, RP Singh got to bowl at the death during the final for the chargers, as he did it was complete ease just like he had done throughout the tournament, his contributions were vital to the Charger's success this year. Andrew Symonds was also another vital member of Deccan's squad as without him a huge presence would have been lost, despite his shocking run in the domestic circuit in Australia over the last summer, Symonds proved he still has what it takes to succeed at the top level. Australian selector's may be sweating over his omission from the squad to England for the Ashes series, especially with his form with both bat and ball during this series, his experience was perfect for the young talent in their squad, and the results prove that.
Bangalore Royal Challengers will reflect on the final game as a game which they had at their grasp, their captain bowled one of the best spells of the tournament, after he took on the Deccan batsman and invited them to take him on. He won that little battle, but he lost the war in the end, his team mates couldn't back it up and chase down a very gettable total. Nothing can be taken away from Kumble, he played like the legend he is during this tournament, he has never truly been given the recognition he has deserved throughout his career, hopefully this tournament will silence the critics, after a below par showing last season.
However, at the end of the day you have to hand it to Gilchrist's men, Delhi were favourites throughout this tournament, and not many people believed Deccan would be able to defeat them in that semi final encounter, but Gilchrist led his team with a brilliant captain's k
nock and that was the turning point for them.Hayden ended as the leading run scorer
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