I was sure Malinga was going to do something great tonight: Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar - Simply amazing. The first half wasn't great for us. We got together during the break and Mahela gave a nice speech. We believed that we could pull this off. The fielding was great under pressure. I have always believed in the saying, once a champion, always a champion. He (Malinga) has done well for us for a number of years. I was so sure that he was going to do something great tonight. He might not have had a great season, but he is one guy who can change it in one over.

Mitchell McClenaghan - I could not sit still. Bumrah, you guys have to realize what a superstar he is going to be in the future. Malinga as well, was brilliant.

Rohit Sharma - I was quite nervous to be honest, but the guys pulled off a great game. To defend 130 was a great effort. I am very happy. We never needed to change our plan. If you take one wicket, two, three could come. We discussed about that. We bowled great variations. A lot of credit to the bowling unit. When you have bowlers like Bumrah and Malinga in the side, the belief is always there. Our spinners too, throughout the season, have been bowling well. This final will be special for me because of the way the team fought. Hats off to all the guys.

Shane Bond - It was exciting and heart-wrenching all at the same time. We spoke yesterday about the leaders stepping on the field. When the pressure came on, all the leaders stepped up. Just a brilliant young bowler, isn't he (Bumrah)?. He's been in pressure situations time and again and at 23, he keeps stepping up.

Robin Singh - Bumrah bowled a superb spell as well as Malinga. The outfield was slow too. Once we got Smith and MS of course, we got the game.

Ambati Rayudu - I couldn't contribute much with the bat, but the catch will remain with me.

Parthiv Patel - I was batting really well in this season. Unfortunately I got out early today. They took the game too deep. Our spinners did really well. We played good cricket throughout the tournament. The catch that Rayudu took turned the game around for us. At the end the result matters.

Nitish Rana - Great experience. Just hope to carry this in the Ranji Trophy. This is my third IPL and my second trophy, can't get better than that.

Karn Sharma - The team backed me a lot and I am happy that I performed well. We had a plan of not giving boundaries to them.

Lendl Simmons - I thought everyone was really calm. The scoreboard pressure got to them. We bowled well, we fielded well and came out victorious. I think we have a lot of match winners in out team. One of us has put up their hand up to do the job. Today it was Krunal.

Jasprit Bumrah - The ball was reversing, we needed a wicket at that time. Mahi bhai's wicket was the crucial wicket because he can be dangerous in these situations. After the first innings, we always wanted to fight because we were short on runs. Our bowling effort was brilliant. After every over we were backing each other that we can still make it.

Kieron Pollard - We have been playing team cricket. We showed the character. Well played to Krunal for the way he batted to keep us in the game.

Krunal Pandya - I just wanted to play 20 overs when wickets were falling at the other end. If I am there till the 19th or 20th over, I can get some big shots.

Hardik Pandya - I really felt the game that we won against Delhi. That gave us belief because we had played like champions.

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