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“India’s Main Bowlers Were Afraid To Bowl Last Over In 2007 T20 World Cup Final”: Shoaib Malik | Cricket News

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“India’s Main Bowlers Were Afraid To Bowl Last Over In 2007 T20 World Cup Final”: Shoaib Malik | Cricket News

[ad_1] Ahead of the 2022 T20 World Cup final between Pakistan and England, which the latter won by five wickets, star batter Shoaib Malik made a startling revelation, saying main bowlers of the Indian cricket team were afraid to bowl the final over in the 2007 T20 World Cup summit clash against Pakistan. It is important to note that at the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007, and it was India that lifted the trophy after edging past Pakistan in the final. In the last over of the game, with Pakistan needing 13 runs and skipper Misbah-ul-Haq batting, then India captain MS Dhoni decided to give the final over to Joginder Sharma."I will not take names. Each of India's main bowlers had one over left. MS Dhoni asked everyone, but they refused to bowl the last over. They were afraid ...

MS Dhoni Told Me Not To Take Pressure, It Was On Him If We Lose: Joginder Sharma | Cricket News

[ad_1] MS Dhoni took a gamble and turned to Joginder Sharma to bowl the final over.© TwitterSaturday, September 24, marked 15 years of India's triumph over Pakistan in the 2007 inaugural World T20 final at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. This was India's first world title in 24 years and a moment etched in the minds of fans to date. And who better than Joginder Sharma -- the medium-pacer who helped India notch up a famous five-run win -- to reminisce about what happened on that special night?Chasing a target of 158, Pakistan needed 13 off the last six balls. An in-form Misbah-ul-Haq was looking to take the match and title away from India. Under the circumstances, Dhoni took a gamble and turned to Joginder Sharma to bowl the final over. And Joginder delivered the goods by getting Misbah ou...

Sreesanth Explains Why Dhoni Gave Joginder Last Over In 2007 T20 World Cup Final | Cricket News

[ad_1] India celebrate after winning the 2007 T20 World Cup.© TwitterSaturday marks the 15th anniversary of India lifting the 2007 T20 World Cup title. The MS Dhoni-led team beat Pakistan in a thrilling final in Johannesburg to win the maiden T20 World Cup. The match went down to the final over and MS Dhoni turned to the relatively unknown Joginder Sharma. The pacer went on to dismiss Misbah-ul-Haq to win the match for India, and Sreesanth, who took the all-important catch of Misbah, revealed why Dhoni opted for Joginder to bowl the final over."Dhoni bhai takes decisions like that and Dhoni bhai knows Jogi bhai very well," Sreesanth told Star Sports."Lot of people don't know that we used to play for Indian Airlines. Dhoni bhai, me, Yuvi paa, Bhajju paa, we all used to play for Indian Air...