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T20 World Cup 2021 | MS Dhoni has still got the Midas touch and his presence will benefit India, says Farokh Engineer

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Former India wicket-keeper Farokh Engineer believes that MS Dhoni, who has been appointed as the team’s mentor for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman, is a value addition to the setup. Engineer remarked that Dhoni's experience and calm will be of great benefit to the team.

MS Dhoni, the former India captain, was appointed as team’s mentor for T20 World Cup 2021 last week. Dhoni, who led India to triumphs at the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy, had retired from international cricket in August 2020.

Former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer believes that the 40-year-old has "still got the Midas touch” and that his presence will benefit the team immensely at the marquee event.

"I was a bit surprised to see MS Dhoni in this role, but why not. IPL has mentors. Dhoni has always and still has got the Midas touch and whatever he has touched has turned into gold,” Engineer told Sports Tak.

“I would hope that Dhoni brings us extra luck and I'm sure his knowledge would be extremely useful. He is a World Cup-winning captain after all. So, his very presence in the dressing room will have a great effect on the team.”

Engineer further highlighted the significance of a mentor within a group, and that an inspirational figure like him is a high-value addition in any team setup.

"What does a mentor do? It's an honorary thing,” remarked Engineer. “Sachin Tendulkar is the mentor of Mumbai Indians. And it’s lovely to have guys like him and Sachin around. In our time, once you gave up the game, people forgot us. But today, fans do not forget. If you're a good and attractive cricketer, fans will always remember you."

"Dhoni has been appointed as mentor. It's nice to have Dhoni alongside the team because of his experience, his coolness will certainly be a great inspiration to the team. I'm delighted that the BCCI has taken this decision. At this level, players are not coached. A coach can help you and guide you just a little bit – some things here and there or on some technical aspects.

"Dhoni is not the type to interfere with something or somebody. If he sees that something could be done better, I'm sure he would suggest it in a very clever way to Ravi and Virat.”

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T20 World Cup 2021 | Will try and replicate 2017 Champions Trophy final, says Hasan Ali on India-Pakistan T20 WC game

Hasan Ali

While Hasan Ali admitted that playing against India is always a pressure game, he is hopeful of his team replicating the 2017 Champions Trophy final heroics against the arch-rivals, at the upcoming T20 World Cup 2021. The two teams will face-off in a Super 12 encounter on October 24 in Dubai.

While the T20 World Cup 2021, jointly hosted by the UAE and Oman, will commence on October 17, arguably, the most awaited game will be the one featuring arch-rivals India and Pakistan in a Super 12 fixture in Dubai ,a week later.

Till date, India have a 100% win record against Pakistan in both ODI and T20 World Cups, with seven and five wins respectively. The Champions Trophy results stand 3-2 in Pakistan’s favour.

Hasan Ali, the Pakistan speedster, reminisced his side’s win in the 2017 Champions Trophy final against Virat Kohli’s men, and aims to do a repeat next month. Ali was the leading-wicket taker in the tournament, with 13 scalps at a staggering 14.69 from five games, including 3/19 in the final.

“When we won the Champions Trophy (in 2017), it was a very good time for us and we will try to beat them again in the T20 World Cup. We will give our best. Playing against India is always a pressure game because of the expectations of fans from both countries,” Ali said in a virtual media conference on Wednesday, September 15.

Ali further emphasized on the magnitude of the game, and believed that the team is well equipped for the UAE conditions.

“Even those people who don’t normally watch cricket follow the India vs Pakistan matches, so the pressure on the players is high but we will give it our best. We know how to bowl in those conditions but yes you can see all teams have picked many spinners in their squads.,” mentioned Hasan Ali.

Ali also expressed his disappointment over the recent resignation of Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis from the head-coach and bowling-coach positions respectively, with the marquee event not far away. He now looks forward to working with Vernon Philander, who has been appointed as the team’s bowling consultant for the tournament.

“Honestly speaking, I was disappointed because the World Cup was coming and such a change happened and they left,” he said. “But it is not our domain as a player and this is something for the Pakistan Cricket Board and others to handle. Our job is to perform and try to win matches for Pakistan.

“We all know that Philander is a great bowler and he has performed at the top level. We are looking forward to working with him but it is too early to say how much benefit we can get from him as this will only be clear once he joins the squad.”

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