2007 WT20 win: World champions of 2007 celebrate 13th anniversary of momentous triumph

Thirteen years to today Mahendra Singh Dhoni led India to victory over arch rivals Pakistan within the ultimate of the maiden WT20 in Johannesburg, a second that has since turn into half of Indian cricket’s greatest achievements. It was additionally a second that modified the panorama of Indian cricket perpetually.

Dhoni went on to turn into the captain throughout all codecs and led India to extra glory on the cricket area. It additionally began the T20 bandwagon in India which ultimately gave start to the world’s greatest T20 league, the IPL, the 13th version of which is at present underway within the UAE.

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The victory was not that of Dhoni alone. Players like Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan, RP Singh, Robin Uthappa, Joginder Singh, Rohit Sharma, Sreesanth and seniors like Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh performed their half in what has turn into one of essentially the most celebrated triumphs in Indian cricket historical past.

On the 13th anniversary of that nice win, the Indian cricket fraternity took to social media to speak concerning the joyous second when India grew to become world champions of a model new format in cricket.