Uthappa feels that MS Dhoni handled Sreesanth really well.
Robin Uthappa recently revealed a hilarious incident between Sreesanth and MS Dhoni that happened when India hosted Australia for a T20 match in Hyderabad after winning the 2007 T20 World Cup in South Africa.
“It was just after the World Cup, and we were playing Australia in Hyderabad. And I think it was either Andrew Symonds or Hussey who had backed up. And then Sree (Sreesanth) stopped, took the stumps off and goes 'How is that? How is that?',” Uthappa told stand-up comedian Sorabh Pant on his YouTube show 'Wake Up With Sorabh'.
“So MS came running from there, pulled him and said 'just go bowl bro'. Someone who actually handled him really well was MS,” he added.
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The right-hand batsman then remembered the T20 World Cup final in South Africa in which India won over arch-rivals Pakistan just by 2 runs as Sreesanth took the catch of Misbah-ul-Haq off Joginder Sharma to be crowned T20 World Champions.
“I was standing at long on. So many things happened during that match. When that ball went in the air, my first thought was 'ok, who is at short fine leg?'. And when I saw it's Sree, I started sprinting and I was praying 'Please pull us through’,” the 35-year-old said.
“Because again, you don't lose a World Cup final to Pakistan. There's just something that we always get the better of them in a World Cup,” Uthappa added.
Uthappa was a part of Chennai Super Kings’ unit in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL 2021). Unfortunately for the batsman the tournament was suspended indefinitely even before getting a game.