Like the 2011 Cricket World Cup, the 2007 T20 World Cup has a special place in the hearts of all cricket fans. It was the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup, and South Africa played host to the mega event. The Indian cricket team emerged victorious in that tournament. They defeated Pakistan in the final to win the championship.
Every cricket fan remembers that MS Dhoni was the captain of the Indian cricket team in that tournament. However, not all fans would remember the vice-captains of the teams in 2007 T20 World Cup. It is not mandatory to name a vice-captain, but a few teams named a deputy skipper for the mega event in 2007. Here’s a list of the 2007 T20 World Cup’s official vice-captains and where they are now.
1. Bangladesh vice-captain in 2007 T20 World Cup – Mashrafe Mortaza
Mashrafe Mortaza was the deputy skipper of Bangladesh in the 2007 T20 WC. Mortaza later became Bangladesh’s full-time captain as well. The former Bangladeshi fast bowler has now retired.
2. Australia vice-captain in 2007 T20 World Cup – Adam Gilchrist
Wicket-keeper batter Adam Gilchrist was the deputy captain of Australia in 2007 T20 WC. Gilchrist even captained the Aussies in a few matches when regular skipper Ricky Ponting was unavailable.
3. India vice-captain – Yuvraj Singh
Only three nations named an official vice-captain for the 2007 T20 WC. Yuvraj Singh was India’s deputy skipper. The all-rounder performed brilliantly for the team and starred in their maiden championship win. Singh wanted to become India’s captain in that mega event. Here’s what he said recently:
“Probably the seniors thought that they need a break and obviously, nobody took the T20 World Cup seriously. I was expecting to captain India in the T20 World Cup and then it was announced MS Dhoni will be the captain.”
