Paddy Upton has had a special bond with Indian cricket. The noted mental conditioning coach was part of the support staff when the Men in Blue created history in 2011, with Mahendra Singh Dhoni leading the team to a World Cup title.
Though his short second stint was not as fulfilling in terms of result - with India bowing out of the semifinals of T20 World Cup last year - Upton helped a rather struggling Virat Kohli ‘find perspective’.
As India gears up for yet another World Cup semifinal against New Zealand - this time at the Wankhede Stadium - Upton believes that the results of the 2019 semifinal, which was won by New Zealand, will have no bearing this time around.
