30-06-2019, 21:11
Never in doubt 
The thought occurred to me as well that they were throwing it to spite Pakistan, but surely Kohli is enough of a competitor that he'd want to win regardless? He doesn't strike me as the type to do it, not because of sportsmanship but because of his sheer hatred of losing. Plus Dhoni has plenty of form for nudging and nurdling his way through the final overs of a game that's gone: I recall him getting booed by India fans for doing something similar during last summer's ODIs.
The thought occurred to me as well that they were throwing it to spite Pakistan, but surely Kohli is enough of a competitor that he'd want to win regardless? He doesn't strike me as the type to do it, not because of sportsmanship but because of his sheer hatred of losing. Plus Dhoni has plenty of form for nudging and nurdling his way through the final overs of a game that's gone: I recall him getting booed by India fans for doing something similar during last summer's ODIs.
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