Abu Dhabi (PNP)
The final of the 2024 Abu Dhabi T10 tournament between Deccan Gladiators and Morrisville Samp Army that was played at Zayed Cricket Stadium turned out to be a complete entertainer for the spectators. Chasing 105, Gladiators unleashed some fireworks and gunned down the target by 8 wickets and with more than three overs to spare.
Mushtaq Ahmed, head coach of Deccan Gladiators, shared the success formula of the three-time title winners, “My team and I played the role of a good communicator. You can’t teach anyone in just ten days, but you can make them mentally strong, and make sure they should be happy to play for their team.”
“People who work behind the scenes aren’t usually in the limelight, but in case a player is injured or his mood is not okay a day before the match, that’s where you have to make quick communication with him and make sure that player is back up and running. This is what only matters in a short tournament like this,” he further explained.
Captain of the runners-up side, Rohan Mustafa believed it was a team effort from their side and shared his thoughts on the result, “In T10, you have to start off well and put a good score on board to win. We have to accept the fact that we played against a very strong side. If you see, when we came in, we didn’t expect we would be playing the final. We played really well overall, we played together as a unit.”
Deccan Gladiators’ head coach Mushtaq Ahmed shares winning formula 