Uthappa believes that the former India captain’s position behind the stumps made it a lot easier for the bowlers to hit the stumps, considering they just had to bowl to him in order to give themselves the best chance of hitting the stumps.
“MS Dhoni reinforced my belief that I’m going to hit the stumps”: Uthappa
Robin Uthappa also credited MS Dhoni for further instilling confidence in himself by agreeing to let him bowl in the bowl-out without any qualms. When it was known that the bowl-out would take place, Uthappa said he asked MS Dhoni to let him have a go and his skipper immediately agreeing added to his confidence levels on the day.
Uthappa also spoke about how important it was to win that match since they had never lost to Pakistan in a World Cup match before then. This match was the closest that the Indian team had come to losing to their neighbours.
India would win the bowl-out, and the MS Dhoni-led side would go on to win the T20 World Cup, beating Pakistan for a second time in the final of the tournament.
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