 Our bowlers won us the tournament: Warne
2nd Jun 2008 08:00 IST
Agencies
Rajasthan Royals coach and captain Shane Warne hailed his bowlers for the inaugural Indian Premier League triumph in the finals of which his team beat the Chennai Super Kings by three wickets at the D Y Patil Stadium in Mumbai Sunday night.
"Our main strength was that we always went in with at least five front line bowlers in every game. It's our bowlers who won us the tournament. We always had enough options in our bowling," Warne said at the post-match press conference.
"In batting, Swapnil (Asnodkar), (Shane) Watson and Yusuf (Pathan) have been just outstanding," he said.
Warne, however, refused to equate the triumph with some other notable victories in his illustrious international career.
"I won't place this victory in the same league as World Cup triumph or Ashes win or beating India in India. But this is definitely a very satisfying win.
"We were the underdogs right from the start but we have played an entertaining brand of cricket," he said.
Asked how long he expected himself to hang around, Warne said, "I'll be back as long as my body holds up and I'm wanted by the franchisee boss."
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