Former majestic captain of India and the legendary of the wicker bat, Mrs. Dhoni, gave fans on the memory band, while sharing the unspoken story behind her iconic decision in the 2011 Cup Mondial Cup 2011 at the Sri Lanka at the Wankhere Stadium in Mumbai. .
The decision to change Dhoni's game to beat before, Yuvraj Singh, left everyone in amazement, but this call finally paid for men in blue against Sri Lanka. On that unforgettable night of April 2, 2011, India faced a discouraging target of 275 running.
MS Dhoni breaks silence on Yuvraj Singh storage in the 2011 World Cup final
Mrs. Dhoni, known for her ice composition, decided to promote himself in the 5th place in the battle order. And the captain continued to play an undefeated 91 run of only 79 balls, crushing a six tall to help the hosts beat Sri Lanka with six wickers to lift the trophy after 28 years.
Former Indian Skipper sewed a 109 Run partnership with Gautam Gambhir (97 running out of 122 balls) for fourth Wicket and 54 Runings with Yuvraj Singh (21 that does not go out of 24 balls) for fifth Wicket to help India to successfully drive away on the 275 target runs in 48.2 over Sri Lanka.
But there remained a mystery why Dhoni took that bold call to beat in front of Yuvraj, who was in a red-hot form throughout the tournament until the recent event. In fact, Mrs. Dhoni revealed the reason behind her decision, which was not only about strategy, but also about courage, faith and a burning desire to bring glory of millions of Indian fans.
Why did Mrs. Dhoni chose to beat in front of Yuvraj Singh?
With Sri Lanka who won three off-spinners, two of which played with Dhoni at Chennai Super Kings, the former Skipper felt that he was better equipped to deal with threatening spin at that time and offered them and offered them A combination of left-right so he took this call to the final.
MS Dhoni said at an event in the viral video: “Gautam (Gambhir) and Virat (Kohli) had a very good partnership, and Yuvraj was fit. Yuvi had a very good world cup. So, the complicated decision was if Yuvi should enter or, you know, I wanted to … it was something in me; I wanted to leave. The reason was simple; Was very based on experience. “
Former Indian Skipper continued: “If you look at the bowling (SRI Lankan) at that time, the bowlers who went in the middle. Murli Sir (Muralylitharan) was there, Randiv Suraj was there and (Tillakaratne) Dilshan was there in part-time, all three outside the spinners. And two of the three off-spinner played for CSK. So, Murli Sir was with CSK, Randiv Suraj was with CSK, which meant that I beat him in nets. And it is said that it becomes a little easier to play spinners for the rights (right -handed). “
MS Dhoni opens about his iconic partnership with Gautam Gambhir in the final against Sri Lanka
Moreover, Mrs. Dhoni also opened about her iconic partnership with Gautam Gambhir in the 2011 World Cup. in the final.
Dhoni believed that their ability to run well between wicked was crucial to India at that stage of the match with Sri Lanka. The legendary Indian Indian Indian battle has stressed that the left-right combination was an additional advantage against the Bowling attack in Sri Lanka.
Dhoni also said that his familiarity with Sri Lankan bowl as Randiv and Mutiah Muralitharan gave him the confidence to deal with the initial pressure and set the tone for the chase of India. And so he made the calculated decision of Dhoni and became one of the most memorable moments in the history of the Indian cricket.
Dhoni revealed why he promoted in order in the 2011 WC final. pic.twitter.com/wjkoigixgu
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