"Obviously Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar) is in and out of the Indian team, but he is a world-class bowler. With the new ball as an opening batsman I would like to come up against him on a wicket like this because he sets the tone from ball one," said Warner at the post-match press conference after leading Sunrisers to their maiden IPL title at the Chinnaswamy stadium here last night..
Warner said as a captain he has utmost faith in Bhuvneshwar's abilities and passion for the game.
Warner led from the front with a sparkling 69 off 38 balls before Bhuvneshwar and Mustafizur Rahman bowled brilliantly in the death over to register eight-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL final last night.
Defending 208 to claim their maiden IPL title, Hyderabad restricted Virat Kohli's RCB to 200 for seven.
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Warner was also effusive in praise for young left-arm pacer Mustafizur, who formed a lethal combination along side Bhuvneshwar (23 wickets) for Sunrisers this season.
Chasing the 208 for seven set by Sunrsiers, RCB at one stage were cruising at 114 for one with Chris Gayle at his lethal best.
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Warner attributes their success to team effort.
"It's not about me, it's about the team. It takes team effort to win a tournament. It is a family effort and that's why we have laid our claim on the title," he said.
"At one stage we did not expect to even score 180 runs but an exceptional knock from Cutting made us race past 200-run mark. I am a firm believer of putting runs on board which puts pressure on opponents, and 208 is equal to 215 of 220 in such situations. They were scoring at 10 per over but my bowlers did not panic. They executed what they wanted to bowl," he said.
"David (Warner) is an incredible captain and has led the team very well even after losing two key players like Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra for half of the tournament," Moody said.
"He (Warner) is a world-class player not only in this (T20) format, but in all formats of the game. He is a dominant player. He is right up there among the best in the world. I enjoyed working with Dave because the most important thing I draw from him is his relentless passion to win," he said.
"He is a born winner and that rubs off on others. He has incredible work ethics and incredible discipline, and all those things are so important from the leadership point of view," he added.