Harbhajan Singh's advice for Rohit Sharma ahead of T20 World Cup: 'Not many know, Dhoni was a very...'

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy, India lifted the last ICC title in 2013, the Champions Trophy, when they defeated hosts England in a rain-curtailed final. Under Dhoni's leadership, India clinched the 2007 and 2011 ICC Men's T20 World Cups. However, the country has not won an ICC trophy since 2013, though it did manage to reach the final of the home ODI World Cup last year and lost to Australia.

ALSO READ: Gautam Gambhir backs Hardik Pandya amidst criticism, slams RCB great for remarks against Mumbai Indians captain With the Indian squad all set and prepared to fly for the tournament under Rohit Sharma's captaincy, Harbhajan Singh advises the skipper to learn a thing or two from MS Dhoni to marshal his troops. Singh recalled critical moments from the 2007 T20 World Cup campaign and suggested Rohit incorporate it in him. “Not many people know, Dhoni was a very new captain, so he needed that support from all of us.

Before matches against teams like Australia, New Zealand, and England, our core group would get together during the game to strategize for the next few overs. For example, in a match against Australia, I bowled the crucial 17th or 18th overs because if we managed to give away only 4 runs, it saved us a lot," Harbhajan told Star Sports as he remembered the campaign. ALSO READ: Rohit Sharma speaks about the 'proudest moment' of his career, 'When I was a little kid...' "Back then, batters didn’t score 25 runs in an over unlike today.

The decision-making was always a team effort. When you play together as a united team, you win more competitions. Dhoni was a great listener, taking collective decisions that benefited the team.