"Now I can be honest and tell you that it was a superstition," the Kolkata Knight Riders captain side after his side's triumph in the fifth edition of Indian Premier League here last night.
The only occasion he removed his pads after getting out, the Knight Riders lost.
"There was only once in the tournament when I took off my pads after I got out, and that was against the Kings XI. We could not manage to get 13 from 12 balls in that end.
"I was not shell shocked because it wasn't about me getting out