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New Zealand begin their tour of England on May 15. A direct repercussion of this tour is that all the New Zealanders participating in the DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) will have to forfeit the rest of the tournament and head back for national duty. However, they will not be the only ones leaving the party prematurely as their neighbours, the Australians will also be leaving in order to prepare for their upcoming tour to the Caribbean.

Jacob Oram is one such member leaving his IPL squad, Chennai Super Kings, as he heads back to New Zealand. The loss may be more for Oram as he was on a winning streak with the Super Kings who are having an undefeated run in the series so far.

Talking about his final match against the Bangalore Royal Challengers on Monday, the New Zealander was elated that his side won the match convincingly after being in a spot of bother at one stage. He gave credit to his bowlers and rated the match as the team's "best win out of the four so far."

Skipper MS Dhoni will miss Oram's all-round services with the bat and ball. The tall Kiwi had words of praise for his teammates especially Michael Hussey who steadied the innings when wickets were falling all around him against Bangalore.

"He is an outstanding batsman and he has got a great head on his shoulders as well," said Oram about the Australian middle-order batsman.

He praised the performances of Bangalore bowlers, Zaheer Khan and Dale Steyn for the dilemma they put the Chennai side in early on, but said that it was the Dhoni-Gony duo that he would rate as the two factors that turned the match in favour of the Super Kings.

The IPL has clearly made a big impact on him and he is one player who will be eager to be back next year.

"It has been unbelievable, it really has! I know that we have heard that from a lot of people but it isn't just lip service from players around the world. The IPL has really blown away my expectations; the hype and the excitement around it, the crowds that we are getting, and the things that are being pumped into the tournament have been first class. I am a little disappointed that I have got to go now. I am on Test tour to England now but I am looking forward to playing in the IPL next year!" concluded Oram.

The Chennai Kings sans Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey and Jacob Oram next face the Delhi Daredevils on March 2 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium at Chennai.