To be honest, all of us were finding our way in Twenty20 but we were not overawed. Yes, it was a World Cup, but it was also a format that was fresh to us and we quickly learnt to adapt and cope. Most importantly, we enjoyed our time in the middle.
When we set foot in South Africa for the inaugural World Twenty20, the mood within the camp was certainly upbeat. We were all new to the format, we didn’t know what we were in for, but one thing we made certain: take one game at a time.
We were a young bunch. We also had seniors like M. S. Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh and Ajit Agarkar, and all of us collectively backed each other. We relished the success of each other and also backed each other when things weren’t going our way.
M. S. (Dhoni) and the other seniors were very giving in their attitude and that helped us juniors to enjoy the game. Captain Dhoni did not let the pressure affect us, he was very clear in his views and he backed us to do well. He gave us opportunities to express ourselves.
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