<p>"It's a complete overall effort and full credit to the team for the clean sweep," Gambhir said.<br /><br />"It's a young side and everybody was excited, wanted to contribute in a big way. The batsmen scored big runs and the bowlers too did well throughout the series," said <br />Gambhir, who led the side in place of rested Mahendra Singh Dhoni.<br /><br />Despite missing several stars including Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh, the hosts performed beyond expectations to deserve a 5-0 verdict over the struggling Kiwis.<br /><br />"It was very professional. It was fantastic to see the bowlers do so well today despite leading 4-0 in the series. (Ravichandran) Ashwin, Yuvi (Yuvraj Singh) and Yusuf (Pathan) bowled brilliantly and full credit to the fast bowlers too -- Ashish Nehra and Praveen Kumar -- for giving us early breakthroughs," the India skipper said.<br /><br />Asked about the track at the M A Chidambaram Stadium Gambhir said: "I always knew that the wicket would turn in the second innings but never thought it would turn so much in the first innings."<br /><br />Man of the Match Yuvraj Singh said he is reaping the rewards of months of hard work.<br />"I am happy with the performance. I have worked very hard over the last four to six months," Yuvraj said.<br /><br />The left-hander also expressed his satisfaction over the team's performance and especially gave credit to the spinners.<br /><br />"The spinners bowled well throughout the series and I am very happy with the whitewash. With World Cup coming up, I am happy with the way it's going at the moment."<br /><br />Yuvraj expressed hope that he would achieve peak fitness before next year's World Cup.<br />"Hopefully, I will be super fit by the time the World Cup comes," said a confident Yuvraj.<br />New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori was understandably upset with the result.<br />"We played badly. The wicket was critically difficult," he said.<br /><br />"India showed us how to play in these conditions and hopefully that will come in handy during the World Cup. We have learnt some lessons from India," Vettori said.<br /><br />Even as most of the New Zealand players failed to make contributions of note, Vettori was happy with James Franklin's form.<br /><br />"Franklin's form over the last few days has been pleasing," he said. <br /></p>
<p>"It's a complete overall effort and full credit to the team for the clean sweep," Gambhir said.<br /><br />"It's a young side and everybody was excited, wanted to contribute in a big way. The batsmen scored big runs and the bowlers too did well throughout the series," said <br />Gambhir, who led the side in place of rested Mahendra Singh Dhoni.<br /><br />Despite missing several stars including Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh, the hosts performed beyond expectations to deserve a 5-0 verdict over the struggling Kiwis.<br /><br />"It was very professional. It was fantastic to see the bowlers do so well today despite leading 4-0 in the series. (Ravichandran) Ashwin, Yuvi (Yuvraj Singh) and Yusuf (Pathan) bowled brilliantly and full credit to the fast bowlers too -- Ashish Nehra and Praveen Kumar -- for giving us early breakthroughs," the India skipper said.<br /><br />Asked about the track at the M A Chidambaram Stadium Gambhir said: "I always knew that the wicket would turn in the second innings but never thought it would turn so much in the first innings."<br /><br />Man of the Match Yuvraj Singh said he is reaping the rewards of months of hard work.<br />"I am happy with the performance. I have worked very hard over the last four to six months," Yuvraj said.<br /><br />The left-hander also expressed his satisfaction over the team's performance and especially gave credit to the spinners.<br /><br />"The spinners bowled well throughout the series and I am very happy with the whitewash. With World Cup coming up, I am happy with the way it's going at the moment."<br /><br />Yuvraj expressed hope that he would achieve peak fitness before next year's World Cup.<br />"Hopefully, I will be super fit by the time the World Cup comes," said a confident Yuvraj.<br />New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori was understandably upset with the result.<br />"We played badly. The wicket was critically difficult," he said.<br /><br />"India showed us how to play in these conditions and hopefully that will come in handy during the World Cup. We have learnt some lessons from India," Vettori said.<br /><br />Even as most of the New Zealand players failed to make contributions of note, Vettori was happy with James Franklin's form.<br /><br />"Franklin's form over the last few days has been pleasing," he said. <br /></p>