"I am happy for the ninth win (on the trot) but if we can add one more to it, it would be great," Dhoni said after India's 67-run win over Sri Lanka in the fourth match in Colombo on Thursday.

Dhoni promoted himself to number three in the match and came out with a magnificent 94-run knock. "I had not batted at number three for a long time. We had a long batting line up with (Irfan) Pathan coming at number eight. So I thought I should bat at the top order," he said.

"There was a ball change in the 34th over and we had to take the second power-play as well. So I thought one of the batsmen had to quickly get his hundred and capitalise in the power-play," he added.

Man-of-the-match Gautam Gambhir, who scored a blistering 150, said it was just the right platform for him to score a big hundred.

"I was always hitting the bowl well in the series and it was a perfect platform for me as we were already 3-0 up in the series and with Sehwag and Dhoni I just needed to play within myself and didn't have to do anything else," he said.

The left-hander also gave credit to Dhoni and coach Gary Kirsten for his performance.

"2008 has been good for me. Credit goes to Dhoni who has given me a lot of confidence and security to play my natural game. Also, Kirsten is the best coach India ever had and I hope under them I can continue my good show in 2009 as well." Gambhir also lavished praise on his opening partner Virender Sehwag.

"With Viru (Sehwag) one does not need to think much. He takes care of the scoreboard and the run-rate so the only thing I have to do is take my time and score runs in my scoring areas," he said.

Dhoni lauded his teammates for playing as a unit. "Cricket is a team sport and we are playing as a team, we want to enjoy as a unit and keep hunting as a pack and it is important that we continue doing that," he said.

Losing skipper Mahela Jayawardene said it was tough for the Lankans to make a comeback in the match after the Indian innings had ended with an imposing total of 332.

"Chasing 300 something is always tough. We lost wicket at regular intervals and once the pitch get slower it is difficult to score. It was really tough," he said after his side folded for 265 in 48 overs.

"You need to strike a balance as to when to consolidate. Credit to them, they batted well and made life difficult for us," he said.