Mahendra Singh Dhoni hailed India as cricket's bounceback rulers after they again caught up an early annihilation in a noteworthy competition with a decided win and kickstarted their offer for World Twenty20 eminence.
After their stun rout on Tuesday to New Zealand in their first match, the hosts traveled to a six-wicket triumph over most despised opponents Pakistan in Kolkata late Saturday.
The thrashing against New Zealand had put a question mark over India's status as scorching top picks and activated allegations of carelessness.
Be that as it may, in a cauldron-such as air of a stuffed Eden Gardens, Dhoni's men held their nerve and achieved the objective of 119 with 13 balls remaining.
The bounceback from the embarrassing 47-run reverse against the Kiwis shocked no one to veteran captain Dhoni who was chief when India won the inaugural World T20 in 2007 and the 2011 ODI World Cup subsequent to faltering begins to their crusade.
India's prospects looked bleak in 2011 after their initial two matches against a customary powerhouse incorporated a tie with England took after by annihilation to South Africa.
India additionally got off to a moderate begin in 2007 when they tied with Pakistan before winning a dish out and after that lost to New Zealand.
"On the off chance that you see we have been in this position commonly. We know how to turn it around," said Dhoni.
The man known as "Chief Cool" pointed out that India caught up their thrashing in a 2014 Test arrangement against England with triumph in the ODIs and a generally poor late voyage through Australia finished with India beating their hosts 3-0 in the T20s.
Dhoni hit the triumphant keeps running at the finale in Kolkata where he played second fiddle to batting maestro Virat Kohli.
Kohli showed up especially quiet amid his unbeaten thump of 55, which was more than twofold the following most elevated score by a batsman on either side.
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