‘Knock came at the right time’

By OUR CORRESPONDENT

Mumbai, April 28: Deccan Chargers skipper V.V.S. Laxman said that Adam Gilchrist’s knock came at the right time for the team, as the victory over Mumbai Indians was vital.

"I am pleased the way at he played that blistering knock. It came at the right time.

"It was nice for the first time I was not at the receiving end and enjoyed being at the non-strikers end," said the delighted Laxman later.

Gilchrist, who scored an unbeaten 109, chalked up the fastest century in the Indian Premiere League so far. His 47-ball 109 helped the Deccan Chargers to register their win with 48 balls to spare chasing 155.

Laxman also praised the new D.Y. Patil Stadium pitch, which had according him, was one of the best he has played on so far. The hard wicket and good bounce allowed him to take the decision to field first on winning the toss..

"The credit goes to Vijay Patil and his team for preparing a good wicket, which was a hard one.

"Seeing the bounce on the wicket we decided to bat second as the bounce got better in the second inning," added Laxman.

The Hyderabadi skipper also went on to praise his bowlers who according to him bowled to their potential and did a good job to restrict Mumbai Indians below 200.

"We were lucky that all our departments were bang on target. All the bowlers did a fantastic job and stuck to the plan, which eased of the pressure of the batsman as well," he said.