Joginder Sharma opened up on the final over he bowled within the 2007 T20 World Cup closing towards Pakistan and mentioned that MS Dhoni advised him to not take any stress. Sharma additionally mentioned that Dhoni advised him that he would take accountability for the loss.
Sharma mentioned that Dhoni advised him to not take any stress over the last over (Courtesy: PTI)
HIGHLIGHTSIndia gained the T20 World Cup 15 years in the pastJoginder Sharma was one of many heroes of the ultimateThe India pacer mentioned that discussions earlier than the ultimate over wasn’t about technique
Joginder Sharma opened up on the notorious final over within the 2007 T20 World Cup closing towards Pakistan and mentioned that MS Dhoni requested him to not take any stress. Dhoni reassured the pacer that he would take accountability for the loss.
twenty fourth September marks the fifteenth anniversary of India’s triumph in South Africa to develop into the inaugural T20 World Champions. One of the important thing moments within the match noticed Dhoni hand the ball to Sharma towards an in-form Misbah-ul-Haq. Despite conceding a six, the pacer was in a position to dismiss the batter and hand the trophy to India.
Speaking on Gujarat Giants’ social media account, as quoted by NDTV, Sharma opened up on the discussions forward of the ultimate over and mentioned that it wasn’t about bowling technique. He revealed that Dhoni advised him to not placed on any stress within the closing over.
The World Cup winner additionally mentioned that they weren’t tense even when Misbah hit him for a six within the first few balls. He additionally mentioned that he noticed the Pakistan batter making an attempt to go for the inside track and determined to change the size and bowl a slower one.
“The discussion before the final over wasn’t around what line and length I should be bowling or what should be my bowling strategy. Mahi told me not to take any kind of pressure. If we lose, it was on him.”
“Even when Misbah hit me for a six off the second ball, we weren’t tense. At no point, we discussed what we needed to do. Just before I delivered the third ball, I saw Misbah getting ready to play a scoop. So I altered the length and bowled a slower one. That’s why Misbah couldn’t hit it properly. Sreesanth pulled off the catch and the rest as they say is history,” mentioned Sharma.
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