Next to 9 Sudoku (Daily Sudoku League #53)

My last Sudoku submission Arrow Sudoku (Daily Sudoku League #52) came out to be tough. In fact, most of the Sudoku players were busy at that time participating in World Puzzle Championship 2014 in London. So today I am posting an easy Sudoku "Next to 9 Sudoku" today. This Sudoku type appeared in the recent World Sudoku Championship 2014.

This Next to 9 Sudoku is my 53rd contribution to the Daily Sudoku League. Can you solve this hard Next to 9 Sudoku puzzle?

Rules of Next to 9 Sudoku

Classic Sudoku Rules apply. Additionally, the clues outside the grid indicate the numbers to be placed in the cells before and after the cell containing 9 in the corresponding direction.