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Ganguly lauds atmosphere
Kolkata: Trust the John Buchanan controversy to crop up on a day when Sourav Ganguly led Kolkata Knight Riders to an emphatic win on home turf. Asked what the secret behind the teams great start to this edition was,Ganguly said: Atmosphere,staff,players these are the factors behind our success this season. But atmosphere is a key thing if you want the players to play well. This game is about playing freely. During IPL-2,which was played in South Africa,Buchanan,had kickstarted the infamous multiple-captaincy system at the team and the difference of opinion between Ganguly and the coach was followed by the teams miserable performance through the season.
We missed Nehra: Gambhir
Mohali: Delhi Daredevils skipper Gautam Gambhir praised his bowlers for helping the team start their campaign on a winning note,but had no qualms in admitting that they missed the services of Ashish Nehra. We missed Ashish. He is one of the most experienced fast bowlers in our team and he knows how to bowl in these kinds of situations, Gambhir said after his teams five-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab. Nehra had been ruled out of Saturdays match due to an injury. The skipper also made special mentions of pacemen Pradeep Sangwan and Yo Mahesh. The bowlers did their jobs today. Sangwan and Mahesh chipped in with good performances.
