Published 17:02 IST, July 13th 2020
Harbhajan Singh names best-ever World Cup final seen & it's NOT the 2007 WT20 or 2011 WC
Harbhajan Singh, who was part of the triumphant squads in the 2007 & 2011 World Cup editions under MS Dhoni, named the best final in the history of cricket.
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Harbhajan Singh has been one of India's finest off-spinners who has won many matches for India and has also been a part of many famous wins. off-spinner has 417 Test wickets and 269 ODI wickets to his name. In his illustrious cricketing career, he has represented India in 4 World Cups and has been a part of triumphant squ in 2007 & 2011 editions under captaincy of MS Dhoni.
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Harbhajan Singh names World Cup 2019 final as best final ever
However, despite being a two-time World Cup winner for India, Harbhajan Singh has named ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 final between England and New Zealand presumably as best ever final he has ever seen. On Tuesday, International Cricket Council (ICC) took to Twitter to remember eve of one-year anniversary of thrilling World Cup 2019 final. Harbhajan Singh retweeted ICC's tweet and called it was best final ever.
claim comes as a surprise from Harbhajan since he was part of 2 World Cup finals for India, having best seat in house to watch match, which was eir on field playing it himself or in dressing room. Both finals proved to be thrillers with fine performances from India in both of m under MS Dhoni's leership, with Gautam Gambhir contributing in both finals with highest score amongst Indian batsmen.
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On July 14, 2019, almost one year ago, England were crowned world champions despite having tied Super Over against New Zealand in a nail-biting World Cup 2019 final at Lord's. That was first time a Super Over was used in a 50-over World Cup final. Chasing 16 in Super Over, New Zealand mand 15 but England won because y scored more boundaries in match and in Super Over.
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After game ended in a tie, England sent in Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler against Trent Boult in Super Over. Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler mand to score 15 runs. Jofra Archer was England's bowler for Super Over who did an exceptional job. Jofra Archer restricted Kiwis to 15 to trigger massive celebrations in stium and all around United Kingdom.
re was a lot of chatter and controversy around boundaries rule which helped England edge past New Zealand in World Cup 2019 final because New Zealand played equally well and deserved trophy. World Cup 2019 final has gone down as one of most memorable matches in ODI history and ded ar chapter to fierce rivalry between two nations.
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Harbhajan Singh says MS Dhoni was a very shy guy initially who preferred to be on his own
While speaking to sports producer Rupha Ramani during an Instagram live session for Chennai Super Kings, Harbhajan Singh said that MS Dhoni didn't talk much or hang out with rest of his teammates on overseas tours. spinner claimed that Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra and himself used to spend time toger during overseas tours as y played a lot of cricket with each or.
veteran spinner ded that after 2008 series happened, Test match in Sydney got everyone toger in Indian team. Harbhajan Singh believed that from that time onwards, MS Dhoni started opening up a bit and started sitting with m.
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Harbhajan Singh also claimed that MS Dhoni continues to be someone introverted and shy till date despite becoming captain of side. However, he opined that it allowed MS Dhoni to give his bowlers more freedom and on field to be ir own person, though he was present always for support. Hence, CSK and India's success under MS Dhoni doesn't come as a surprise to Harbhajan Singh, who believes that it is a great lesson for aspiring leers.
IM COURTESY: HARBHAJAN SINGH INSTAGRAM
17:02 IST, July 13th 2020