Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik had stated within the 2007 India-Pakistan World T20 last that MS Dhoni’s senior bowlers refused to bowl the ultimate over to Misbah-ul-Haq.
“I can’t take names. India’s important bowlers every had one over left. Dhoni requested everybody, however he refused to bowl the final over. He was afraid to bowl to Misbah. He was hitting everywhere in the subject,” Malik advised A Sports.
People all the time discuss Misbah’s scoop shot. I’m telling you, if it wasn’t the final wicket, he would have smashed it down the bottom. He had already hit Joginder for an enormous six in that over.
Misbah defined the rationale behind enjoying the inside track shot towards Joginder Sharma within the final over.
I used to be enjoying this shot all through the event. The plan was to hit a boundary after which we would wish a run to stage the rating; They will carry the bottom up after which I’ll end the match,” recalled Misbah.
With 4 wanted from six balls, Misbah went for a scoop shot at brief fine-leg, it went straight within the air, Sreesanth took the catch and India gained the inaugural T20 World Cup.
Malik additionally recalled why he nonetheless received emotional whereas speaking in regards to the 2007 last.
“I’m not an emotional person, but the final loss got the better of me. We were a step ahead of the rest of the team. We dominated the 2007 World Cup squad. Unfortunately we didn’t win the final.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
