Adam Gilchrist led from the front to help the Deccan Chargers upstaged the fancied Chennai Super Kings but the humble Australian said he was only carrying forward the good work done by regular skipper VVS Laxman.
In the post-match press conference, the Aussie, however, humility personified and said he was enjoying playing under Laxman."He (Laxman) has put up a strong foundation and I am only carrying that good work," Gilchrist said.Though the win boosted the morale of the side that was at the bottom of the point chart, Gilchrist was not ready to get carried away.
Struggling to digest the team's third defeat in a row, Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed his batsmen for playing too many shots too early and said he might bat up the order from the next match of the Indian Premier League."We have to settled down as a side. Our top order batsmen played too many shots. They were in two minds whether to go for the shot or not and ultimately lost their wickets playing their shots late', Dhoni rued after his side was humbled by lowly Deccan Chargers by seven wickets on Tuesday.Dhoni said, "We will try different combinations but there will not be much changes. I may come up the batting order, perhaps third or fourth slot."We could not get off rightly with the combinations in the last three matches. But, we should not panic by the losses and it is not individuals but we have to work as a team," he said.
So, as the DLF IPL moves to next round, captains of the respective teams have their hands more than full.