"Dream come true, I will finally lift the IPL trophy"

Bharat Arun - "It has been pretty tough the last two years. We didn't qualify, and there has been introspection, and we worked on areas that needed to be worked on. (On Harshit Rana) He has been outstanding and it's about the bowler understanding what his strengths are and when he does, it comes out beautifully on the ground. Mitch coming into the team boosted the confidence of the other youngsters. He has been one of the best bowlers in world cricket and he has been in such situations before, it's about understanding Indian conditions and once he did that, it is magic all over. They have been outstanding, spinners mature with age, and both bowling in tandem have worked exceptionally for us. He has brought a totally different dimension to our batting this year and it was Gautam who insisted that Sunny open and what Sunny did was outstanding."

Andre Russell - "No words to describe (holds his tears). It means so much. I am happy that all of us were very disciplined and worked towards one goal. This franchise has done a lot for me. It's a big gift from all of us to them."

Varun Chakaravarthy - "All I can think right now is of the person who built this Indian core: Abhishek Nayar. 'Please come here,' he asks Abhishek to join."

Abhishek Nayar - "It means everything. I started playing IPL in the first season and it has taken me 16 years for the first title after two finals. I am really happy for the boys. I cannot express how happy I am. The big man (Russell) turning up as usual. It is the most surreal feeling I have had in a long time."

Venkatesh Iyer - "Really happy with it. As Varun mentioned, Abhishek Nayar deserves all the credit in the world. Some contributions go unnoticed, I want to make sure they don't. This guy deserves all the credit in the world for the way he has been working for this franchise. This win is for the fans who turned up year after year and waited for ten years."

Harshit Rana - "I cannot tell how happy I am."

Rinku Singh - "Outstanding feeling right now. Dream has come true - I have been here for seven years and we are so happy. Credit to GG sir. I will finally lift the IPL trophy."

Nitish Rana - "I want to share one short story, when GG bhaiya was named the mentor, I sent him a long message as I was really happy. But he replied saying, "Thank you but I would be happy if we stand at the podium with the trophy in our hands." Today is that day and I will never forget that message."

Angkrish Raghuvanshi - "It's yet to sink in yet. Maybe it will need a party at the night."

Vaibhav Arora - "My role is to take wickets with the new ball. After that the spinners were doing their jobs. So today also the aim was to take wickets in the powerplay, which happened as well."

Ramandeep Singh - "It's a great environment. Poora gaah payeya hoeya hai (We have had a ball). I am the DJ, I play the song people demand."

Rahmanullah Gurbaz - "My mom is watching from the home. She is feeling good now. I asked mom before the match if she wanted anything. She said just the win. When Salt was playing, I wasn't expecting to get a chance but I knew it's a long tournament and I needed to be ready. Once I got the chance, I was well prepared."

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