ICC T20 World Cup 2016: Five strange decisions that changed the course of the tournament
The ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2016 has witnessed plenty of unexpected or strange decisions throughout the tournament. The shortest format of the game is known for these dramatic moments from the captains and the team managements which often leaves us scrathing our heads.
The T20 format is not only entertaining because of its fast nature but also because of the bold and unexpected decisions that the captains take. In the inaugural edition of the tournament back in 2007, Indian skipper MS Dhoni brought the inexperienced Joginder Sharma to bowl the last over in the final against arch-rivals Pakistan instead of Harbhajan Singh. It was a huge gamble on his part but it paid off in the end.
The T20 format demands a different approach and the game plan changes at every juncture of a match. That is where a captain earns his money. Here is our list of five strange and unexpected decisions taken by the captains and the team management in the sixth edition of the ICC World T20 in India.
#1 MS Dhoni threw the ball to Virat Kohli to bowl the last over against West Indies
MS Dhoni is known for taking strange decisions on the field whether it be regarding field placings or bringing part-timers into the frame at crunch moments. The thing with Dhoni is that he never fails to surprise the opposition and more often than not his gambles pays off.
In the semi-final of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2016, Dhoni threw the ball to Virat Kohli in the last over of the match while his go-to bowler Ravichandran Ashwin still had 2 overs left. West Indies only needed 8 runs to win the match with 7 wickets remaining. However, he opted to go with the slow-medium bowling of Virat Kohli.
Kohli did not bowled in the entire tournament and rolled his arm for the first time in that match only and was successful to get Jhonson Charles out on the first delivery but could not finish it off in the last over as West Indies won the match by 7 wickets and 2 balls to spare.