Overview
- Sachin Tendulkar disclosed that he recommended sending MS Dhoni ahead of Yuvraj Singh during India’s 2011 World Cup final chase against Sri Lanka.
- He shared the revelation in a Reddit AMA, saying he relayed the suggestion to then head coach Gary Kirsten.
- Tendulkar cited a left‑right pairing with Gautam Gambhir to trouble Sri Lanka’s off-spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and Suraj Randiv.
- He added that Dhoni’s extensive net sessions with Muralitharan at Chennai Super Kings informed the decision.
- Dhoni entered at 114/3 at No. 5, put on 109 with Gambhir, finished unbeaten on 91, and India won by six wickets at Wankhede.