Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose decision to ask Joginder Sharma bowl the last over of the 2007 T20 World Championship final proved to be a masterstroke, defended his choice of Munaf Patel for the final over against England yesterday after India's World Cup match against England ended in a tie. Batting first, India were all out for 338 after which England also finished on the same score at the end of 50 overs with two wickets in hand.

England's Graeme Swann (left) and Ajmal Shahzad are all smiles after they managed to tie yesterday's World Cup match against India at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. PIC/SURESH KK