MS Dhoni has spilled the beans on events that led to Team India picking non-regular bowlers for the ‘bowl out’ in 2007 T20 World Cup.

It was the tournament where the ‘bowl outs’ were introduced for the first time in ICC tournaments. India’s first game against Pakistan in the tournament saw the scores tied at 141. This is when the teams had to decide the result on the basis of ‘bowl outs’.

India picked three spinners in the form of Robin Uthappa, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh. Pakistan picked Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul and Shahid Afridi. While it was a 5-per-side contest, India gained an unassailable 3-0 lead and the result was declared there itself.

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Dhoni has now revealed that the Indian team had practiced for the bowl outs before and after their practice sessions.

He said, “We used to begin or end our practices with the bowl-outs. It was the first time such a thing was going to be used. While it used to be fun, we decided that the players who hit the stumps the most number of times in the net sessions will be used in the bowl-outs when the situation arises. We did not pick our regular bowlers but we picked those who gave us the best results. But we were prepared for it. Just like how we were prepared for the World T20.”

He also believes that an individual alone cannot keep contributing throughout a tournament and the entire team needs to contribute whenever required. The team got contributions from everywhere and it was a big reason for their success in the tournament.

“I believe that only a few individuals cannot deliver for the team and that every individual of the team should contribute - and that is the reason we won in 2007. A good run-out, an outstanding catch - such moments is evidence of teamwork and contributions of every individual of the team,” he said.

(Source: Republic)