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Adam Gilchrist presented two faces of a winning captain on Friday.
The first one was that of a champion smiling at what he thought was a routine job after achieving the unbelievable - a stunning win for Deccan Chargers' in their semifinal against Delhi Daredevils in the DLF Indian Premier League on Friday.
The other was that of a fortune teller whose prediction came true. He showed what instinct meant to sporting champions when he pulled out a paper from his pocket during the post match conference. 'We will win by six wickets.' The writing on the paper was unmistakably Gilchrist's. And there was no reason to disbelieve him when he told you he had written the thought down on the paper long before he left the team hotel.
The man, who became the first to score more than 900 runs and smash more than 150 boundaries in IPL, told iplt20.com in an exclusive interview that instinct is a call from within that invokes in athletes us an urge to do better on the field. "The beauty is that it makes the performance, whatever that may be, rewarding," he said.


I had a feeling in the morning that we would win by six wickets. I always back my instincts so I just took out a paper and wrote this. I am quite amazed that it came true.

It is what invokes in us an urge to do better on the field. The beauty is that it makes the performance, whatever that may be, rewarding.

We have learnt a lot from our mistakes last year and this year we had decided to back our skills.


We have been great mates in the Australian dressing room. Having him in the team releases the pressure from me as I know he is always there. His cricketing knowledge is unquestionable. I respect his cricket and is a terrific person.

For me to compare the innings or the runs is not important - what important is the timing of the innings. So, tonight this was the most important knock of my life," he says. "I think I just pulled it out in a big match situation not only in the World Cup final but also here. Back then I knew I had Punter (Ricky Ponting), Symo (Andrew Symonds) and others to follow, but today since we were chasing, I wanted to finish it off. In T20s it is by far my best knock.


We have learnt that it is possible to improve our potential. The winners also learn. We have now learnt to explore what is more humanly possible for us as a team. It has been a journey of a lifetime for most of us. I think 'competition' does not mean an attempt to beat others. It merely means 'to do better' than what one is already doing.