"Getting a hundred on this wicket is very special. I am sure people would stop asking me about the wicket. The way he batted was tremendous. All credit goes him to him," Gambhir said about Sharma's 60-ball 109 not out.
"It would be an understatement to term it an excellent innings. It was far better than what I can express. A lot of credit goes to Rohit. (Along with Herschelle Gibbs) he built their partnership and took the game away from us."
Gambhir said the task became difficult once the Mumbai Indians crossed the 160-mark.
"We always felt it was a good wicket. But 180 was a very good total. We were thinking of restricting them to 150-160."
Mumbai Indians notched up an imposing 182 for one in the stipulated 20 overs to hand Kolkata Knight Riders a thrashing that ended the home team's six-match winning streak.
"I've always said most of the teams are equally balanced. It answers a lot of questions as well. You cannot take any team lightly. Any individual can take the game way. You have to be always on your toes."
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KKR's wrecker-in-chief Sunil Narine returned wicketless for 28 runs in his four overs but Gambhir was not worried.
Asked whether his bowling mystery is solved finally, Gambhir said: "Do you think one game makes mystery solved. One game does not make any difference. Who said he was a mystery bowler? We need to look the overall picture."
Stressing on the positives, Gambhir hoped to return to winning ways with three matches remaining in the league phase.
"We still can take lot of positives with three more games remaining.. It was important for (Yusuf) Pathan to get some runs under his belt. Someone needs to play as a finisher and he has been doing this job for us," Gambhir said. MORE