T20 World Cup 2007 was the first edition of the mega event organized by the International Cricket Council. South Africa played host to the tournament, with 12 teams from different parts of the world competing against each other to win the coveted championship. Not many considered India as the favorites to win the tournament, but the Men in Blue surprised everyone.
Playing under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, India conquered all teams and brought the ICC T20 World Cup home in the year 2007. The squad featured the likes of Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Sreesanth, RP Singh, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa and Joginder Sharma. Earlier today, Sharma officially announced his retirement from all formats of the game.
With Joginder Sharma’s retirement, only three members of India’s T20 World Cup 2007 squad are active in the international arena now. Here’s a list of the three players:
1. Rohit Sharma won T20 World Cup 2007
Rohit Sharma made his T20I debut at the mega event in 2007. He impressed everyone with his spectacular batting performances in the Indian middle-order. Sharma has become one of the biggest names in world cricket right now. In 2013, he starred in India’s Champions Trophy win, and in 2018, he led the Men in Blue to the Asia Cup title.
Sharma is currently the captain of Team India in all three formats of international cricket. He is likely to lead the team in the 2023 World Cup.
2. Dinesh Karthik won T20 World Cup 2007
Dinesh Karthik was the Man of the Match in India’s only T20I before the mega event in 2007. He made it to the squad for the mega event and ended the tournament as a world champion. Karthik recently made a comeback to the Indian team ahead of T20 World Cup 2022.
3. Piyush Chawla
Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla was also in that squad. Chawla has not played international cricket for a long time, but he is set to return to the field in IPL 2023 for the Mumbai Indians.
