"I am happy for the ninth win (on the trot) but if we can add one more to it, it would be great," Dhoni said.

"There was a ball change in the 34th over and we had to take the second power-play as well. So I thought one of the batsmen had to quickly get his hundred and capitalise in the power-play," he said.

he said, "I had not batted at number three for a long time. We had a long batting line up with (Irfan) Pathan coming at number eight. So I thought I should bat at the top order," he said.

"I was always hitting the bowl well in the series and it was a perfect platform for me as we were already 3-0 up in the series and with Sehwag and Dhoni I just needed to play within myself and didn’t have to do anything else," said Gautam Gambhir.

"2008 has been good for me. Credit goes to Dhoni who has given me a lot of confidence and security to play my natural game. Also Kirstsen is the best coach India ever had and I hope under them I can continue my good show in 2009 as well."

"With Viru (Sehwag) one do not need to think much. He takes care of the scoreboard and the run-rate so the only thing I have to do is take my time and score runs in my scoring areas," he said.

"Cricket is a team sport and we are playing as a team, we want to enjoy as a unit and keep hunting as a pack and it is important that we continue doing that," said Dhoni.

"Chasing 300 something is always tough. We lost wicket at regular intervals and once the pitch get slower it is difficult to score. It was really tough," said Mahela Jayawardene.

"You need to strike a balance as to when to consolidate. Credit to them, they batted well and made life difficult for us," he said.

"Unfortunately, our guys did not have the option of bowling in the night. They took the advantage. But we have to keep our heads high and improve."