<p>Gambhir, who was bought by KKR for a whopping USD 2.4 million in the IPL 4 auctions, disappointed with the bat in the first two matches scoring just 1 and 29.<br /><br />But against Rajasthan today, Gambhir played blazing innings of 75 that came off just 44 deliveries to see Knight Riders home.<br /><br />"No I was not there to prove a point to anybody," quipped the left-hander when asked whether his today's innings was a fitting reply to his detractors.<br /><br />He complemented his bowlers for restricting Rajasthan to 159 for four. Gambhir also praised in-form South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis (80 not out) with whom he stitched an unbeaten 152-run match-winning stand for the second wicket.</p>.<p>"Our bowlers did a decent job by restricting Rajasthan Royals to 159 and we knew that if we get one good partnership going we would win the match.<br /><br />"Kallis is a great batsman who takes calculated risks. I too was hitting the ball well and took pressure off him," he said.<br /><br />Gambhir begs to differ with his counterpart Shane Warne's observation that Yusuf Pathan, who played for Rajasthan in the first three editions of IPL, was a better player than Kiwi Ross Taylor.<br /><br />"Shane is making lame excuse. Taylor, who has come in for Yusuf in Rajasthan Royals team, is doing a decent job," he said.<br /><br />He also had words of appreciation for his franchise and said their only focus now is playing good cricket in the tournament.<br /><br />"Everything is fine and nothing is going on away from cricket. It is a fantastic franchise and we are here to play cricket and have nothing to do with off-field activities," Gambhir stressed.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>Gambhir, who was bought by KKR for a whopping USD 2.4 million in the IPL 4 auctions, disappointed with the bat in the first two matches scoring just 1 and 29.<br /><br />But against Rajasthan today, Gambhir played blazing innings of 75 that came off just 44 deliveries to see Knight Riders home.<br /><br />"No I was not there to prove a point to anybody," quipped the left-hander when asked whether his today's innings was a fitting reply to his detractors.<br /><br />He complemented his bowlers for restricting Rajasthan to 159 for four. Gambhir also praised in-form South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis (80 not out) with whom he stitched an unbeaten 152-run match-winning stand for the second wicket.</p>.<p>"Our bowlers did a decent job by restricting Rajasthan Royals to 159 and we knew that if we get one good partnership going we would win the match.<br /><br />"Kallis is a great batsman who takes calculated risks. I too was hitting the ball well and took pressure off him," he said.<br /><br />Gambhir begs to differ with his counterpart Shane Warne's observation that Yusuf Pathan, who played for Rajasthan in the first three editions of IPL, was a better player than Kiwi Ross Taylor.<br /><br />"Shane is making lame excuse. Taylor, who has come in for Yusuf in Rajasthan Royals team, is doing a decent job," he said.<br /><br />He also had words of appreciation for his franchise and said their only focus now is playing good cricket in the tournament.<br /><br />"Everything is fine and nothing is going on away from cricket. It is a fantastic franchise and we are here to play cricket and have nothing to do with off-field activities," Gambhir stressed.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>