'MS Dhoni came ahead of Yuvraj Singh in 2011 World Cup final because of me': Muttiah Muralitharan

MS Dhoni has always remained an unpredictable cricketer and his surprise decision to promote himself ahead of in-form Yuvraj Singh in the finale of ICC World Cup 2011 still remains a talking point of his career. 

MS Dhoni has always remained an unpredictable cricketer and his surprise decision to promote himself ahead of in-form Yuvraj Singh in the finale of ICC World Cup 2011 still remains a talking point of his career.  The decision heaped dividends for the Men In Blue as Dhoni's unbeaten 91 combined with a fine effort by Gautam Gambhir had helped India win their second world championship title.  Now in a conversation with ESPNCricinfo, Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan has gone on to share his thoughts on the incident. The Lankan spinner, who holds the record of plucking the most number of wickets in ODIs and Tests, feels it was because of his doosra, Dhoni decided to come ahead of Yuvraj.