MS Dhoni's 'smartness' won India the 2007 World T20 bowlout vs Pakistan: Robin Uthappa

Robin Uthappa was one of integral members of Indian team that lifted 2007 T20 World Cup in South Africa. Playing under leadership of a newly appointed captain MS Dhoni, Indian team did t have most desirable beginning to ir campaign in ir opening Group D match against Pakistan. Being reduced to 36-4 at one st against Mohammad Asif and co., middle-order batsmen Robin Uthappa and MS Dhoni n steered Indian ship to a respectable total of 141-9 in 20 overs. match went down to wire and a rearguard fightback from Indian bowlers allowed ‘Men in Blue’ to earn those crucial two points via a bowl-out.

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T20 World Cup 2007: Robin Uthappa reveals reason behind India’s bowl-out success

Robin Uthappa was recently involved in an Instagram Live session with his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals. In chat, Robin Uthappa recollected memories of famous India vs Pakistan 2007 bowl-out and events that transpired into an Indian win. right-handed batsman credited his captain and wicketkeeper at time, MS Dhoni for standing near stumps unlike his Pakistani wicketkeeping counterpart Kamran Akmal, who stood at his usual position.

Robin Uthappa furr stated that MS Dhoni’s stance behind stumps made job easier for Indian bowl-out bowlers. He added that bowlers were simply aiming for MS Dhoni which gave m best chance to hit stumps. move resulted in an Indian victory as three Indian bowlers, namely Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa successfully rattled timber. On or hand, specialist Pakistani bowlers like Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat and Shahid Afridi all failed to do so in ir attempts.

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IPL 2020: Robin Uthappa in Rajasthan Royals

During IPL 2020 auction, Robin Uthappa was acquired by Rajasthan Royals franchise for ₹3 crore (US$395,830). Previously, cricketer represented Kolkata Knight Riders between 2014 and 2019. In w-postponed IPL 2020 season, right-handed batsman will play alongside likes of Steve Smith, David Miller, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler among ors.

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Im credits: ICC and T20 World Cup Twitter