Robin Uthappa reveals why he was nervous when Sreesanth was about to take Misbah's catch

Robin Uthappa revealed what he had felt when S Sreesanth was about to take that high-pressure catch of Misbah-ul-Haq during ICC World T20 final between arch-rivals India and Pakistan at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Sreesanth took that magnificent catch as Men In Blue beat Pakistan by 5 runs in an edge of seat thriller to win inaugural edition of World T20.

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'I have seen him drop absolute sitters': Uthappa

During an interview with BBC’s Doosra Podcast, Uthappa went on to reveal that during final over of contest that was bowled by medium-pacer Joginder Sharma, he was fielding at long-on. Robin n mentioned that he was really worried after Sharma had bowled a wide on first ball and was praying. veteran batsman also added that every ball from 15th over onwards, he was just praying to get India through. 

Narrating that nerve-wracking over, senior cricketer said that after Joginder had bowled a wide, he was hoping that bowler should t get hit for a six. However, that did t happen as Misbah succeeded in dispatching a slower delivery into stands after which Robbie even though tensed but still believed that India could get job done. He also admitted in that situation, Pakistan had all momentum going ir way.

Recollecting Misbah's dismissal, ex-Kolkata Knight Riders cricketer went on to mention that after current Pakistan head coach had hit that scope shot, he saw ball going pretty high but at same time, also ticed that it was t going very far. n when he wondered who fielder at fine-leg was, he saw that it was Sreesanth. Uthappa n revealed by that point within team, Kerala pacer was kwn for dropping catches, especially easiest ones and that he had seen veteran speedster drop absolute sitters.

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