With no cricket going on, all the cricketers have a lot of free time on their hands right now. Many cricketers have also been proactive on their social media in the past few weeks due to the lockdown. On Thursday, Former India pacer RP Singh recalled his time with Deccan Chargers during IPL 2009. He revealed an incident after the semi-final when then captain Adam Gilchrist was angry at himself.

RP Singh was part of the Deccan Chargers team in 2009. Under the leadership of Gilchrist, the South-based franchise defined all odds to win the 2009 IPL campaign. RP Singh revealed how the skipper was unhappy with himself after the semi-finals. Adam Gilchrist had played a match-winning 85 of 35 balls in the semi-final.

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“Gilchrist was furious with himself despite playing a match-winning knock of 85 runs in the 2009 semi-finals. He came back to the dressing room after the knock but was angry and furious. I was surprised and asked him what’s the matter. I asked him why was he angry after that great knock. Gilchrist said he wanted to finish the game and needs to learn to finish games for the team,” RP Singh recalled.

“Adam Gilchrist was superstitious about Harmeet Singh. Harmeet was considered as the lucky mascot for Deccan Chargers. Gilchrist believed that if Harmeet plays, Deccan wins the game,” he said.

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“When we started the campaign in South Africa, we didn’t have enough clothes. Gilchrist then brought the team together and assured us things will fall in place once they start winning. There were team meetings about trusting each other, standing by your team-mates. Seniors like VVS supported from the bench. They isolated us from the outside pressure, and we were able to perform consistently that season,” Ojha said.