Former Pakistan captain Shoiab Malik mentioned within the 2007 India-Pakistan World T20 remaining, MS Dhoni’s senior bowlers refused to bowl the ultimate over to Misbah-ul-Haq.
“I will not take names. Each of India’s main bowlers had one over left. Dhoni asked everyone, but they refused to bowl the last over. They were afraid to bowl to Misbah. He was hitting all over the ground,” Malik informed A Sports.
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“People always talk about that scoop shot by Misbah. I am telling you, If it was not the last wicket, he must have hit him down the ground. He had already hit Joginder for a big six in that over,” he added.
Misbah defined the rationale behind taking part in that scoop shot in opposition to Joginder Sharma within the final over.
“That was the shot I was playing throughout the tournament. The plan was to get a boundary and then we will need one run to level the score; they will bring the field up and then I will finish the match,” recollected Misbah.
With 4 wanted of the six balls, Misbah went for a scoop shot over quick fine-leg, it went straight up within the air, Sreesanth took the catch, and India received the inaugural T20 World Cup.
Malik additionally recalled why he nonetheless acquired emotional whereas speaking about 2007 remaining.
“I am not an emotional guy, but the final loss got the better of me. We were a step ahead from the rest of the teams. We dominated the 2007 World Cup team. Unfortunately, we couldn’t win the final,” he mentioned.
