Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar, while speaking to NDTV, acknowledged captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's encouragement of Amit Mishra, asking the leg-spinner to toss the ball up which scuttled the New Zealand batsman. He said that when a captain encourages bowlers, half the battle is won. Gavaskar added that Dhoni's promotion in the batting order and the consequent scores will definitely boost his confidence.