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MS Dhoni is aware of what it takes to win. When he was the captain of the Indian cricket crew, the aspect was some of the profitable phases in its historical past. Under him India gained the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy. The Indian cricket crew additionally attained the world No. 1 rating underneath MS Dhoni’s captaincy. After the 2013 Champions Trophy triumph, India needed to look ahead to 11 years their subsequent ICC title. Rohit Sharma-led India cricket crew ended the drought on the 2024 T20 World Cup with a win over South Africa within the closing.
The closing was a tense affair after India set South Africa a goal of 177 with Virat Kohli (76) top-scoring. In reply, South Africa had been cruising at one stage. They wanted 26 off 24 balls at one stage with six wickets remaining. Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller had been on the crease and it seemed like India had been going to be left excessive and dry. But simply then Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah stepped up with the ball as South Africa misplaced 4 wickets within the final 4 overs to lose the match by seven runs.
MS Dhoni has now revealed that he was additionally tensed watching the match.
“We were at home; some friends had come over. The way the second innings was going, zyada tar dost bahar chale gaye the (most of them went out). I was the only one sitting. They said to me, it is done, come join us outside. I said to them that in cricket, it is not over until it is over. None of them believed, even I was questioning, you want the team to win…but on the inside, I was asking abhi kya hona chaiye (what is supposed to happen now),” Dhoni mentioned at a promotional occasion.
“One of the issues I firmly believed was that their batters had been barely mild on the batting order. Anything can occur when there may be strain. There was a time once they had been cruising however when the stakes had been excessive and it was very essential, you get an opportunity and also you wish to do essentially the most of it. We had been capable of do it.
“I think we did that and we won the trophy. Big congratulations to the guys on the field because that is the kind of energy, motivation, and belief that was needed. Irrespective of the result, till they don’t win we need to keep pushing the game and that was the attitude.”
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