At a time when traits of T20 cricket were not widely known, MS Dhoni a relatively inexperienced captain and rookie team went on to defy all odds and was crowned as the World T20 champions by defeating arch-rivals Pakistan.On September 24, 2007, Indian cricket team went on to script history as they ended India’s 24-year drought by winning the final of the inaugural ICC World T20 2007
Dhoni sprang a massive surprise when he called upon a certain Joginder Sharma to bowl the final over, with Pakistan needing 13 more runs to win, chasing 158. Misbah smacked the second ball straight down the ground for a massive six, and it looked like Pakistan would eventually win the contest.However, fate had other plans in store. With the short fine-leg in place, Misbah decided to scoop the ball over S Sreesanth to wrap it up on the third ball itself, not taking it any further. But, he ended up playing it in the air, and Sreesanth took a clean catch to send millions of Indian cricket fans into a frenzy
Win in Johannesburg, also marked a beginning of a new era – Dhoni’s era – as the then newly appointed 26-year old captain brought the silverware.
Harbhajan Singh, who was the member of the 2007 World Cup winning team, took to Twitter and shared his experience. In his tweet, he wrote, “Already 10yrs when we won T20 world cup in South Africa 2007..feel like it happen yesterday.What a day it was for all of us @BCCI.”
Already 10yrs when we 🇮🇳 won T20 world cup in South Africa 2007..feel like it happen yesterday.What a day it was for all of us @BCCI 🙏😇 pic.twitter.com/jmBSyw64GY
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 24, 2017
With 12 wickets in seven matches, RP Singh was India’s highest wicket-taker of the tournament, while Gautam Gambhir was the second highest run-scorer of the tournament with 227 runs. Gambhir’s 75-run knock in the final against Pakistan helped India seal the deal in the final.
When bat is on Talk mode everything else is on Silent mode! 10 yrs back winning d 2007 @ICC T20 World Cup for u & for me. pic.twitter.com/ZrJ2l9HfK2
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) September 24, 2017
India has played 33 matches in the history of the tournament and has won 20 of those. Recently, their best finish was in 2014 edition when they finished as runners up.
