Team India opener Rohit Sharma has won accolades for his batting brilliance from critics around the world. Rohit has stunned all with his timing and piled a mountain of runs in his illustrious career, decimating the opposition’s bowling attack. With the advent of T20 cricket, India had always looked to have a batter who could score rapidly and the temperament to play long innings.

??The Nagpur-born made his debut in the shortest forma?t of the game for India during the T20 World Cup 2007 and smoked his maiden half-century in an encounter against South Africa.

Talking about the same, wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik revealed that Rohit used the former’s bat to upend the Proteas team.

Recalling the incident, Karthik stated that he was displeased with his bat after getting out on a golden duck and communicated the same to the veteran batter, who took over the artillery to smoke an unflappab??le 40-ball 50.

“His first-ever international fifty was with my bat. I am very proud of that. Yeah, I was batting with it, I told Rohit, ‘What a s*** bat’ and he said, ‘What? You think this bat is not good enough? Give it to me’,” said Karthik in the chat show Breakfast with Champions.

However, Karthik was humble enough to admit that Rohit’s own ability helped him cruise to a half-century rather than the bat with which he played.

“So, I gave it to him. That day, he just walked in straight with the bat in South Africa during World Cup and played amazing innings. No credit to my bat, obviously the batsman, but still. I remember all those kinds of things and these kinds of things mean a lot to me,” the Chennai-born enunciated.

Thus, India mounted a respectable 153/5 in their allotted twenty overs. In response, the Graeme Smith-led team stumbled to their opponent’s bowling attack and could only score a paltry 116/9, losing the contest by 37 runs.

Meanwhile, Rohit has reached England along with his teammates to have a face-off with New Zealand in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.

We are in Southampton @RishabhPant17 😊 pic.twitter.com/9qebdWFFPO

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) June 3, 2021

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12 years have passed since the evening of September 24, 2007, w?hen India won the first-ever World Cup in the shortest format of the game.

Against all odds, the young Indian team led by MS Dhoni made its way into the last-four riding on most famous wins over the likes of South Africa and England, and then secured an incredible victory against the mighty Australians in th??e semifinal.

After electing to bat first in the grand finale against Pakistan, Gautam Gambhir, who had been one of India’s top performers in the tournament, scored 75 runs as Dhoni’s side were restricted to 157-5 in their stipulated 20 overs.

However, India bowled superbly to secure a thrilling five-run win, and Sreesanth’s catch to dismiss Misbah-ul-Haq for the final wicket has since become one of the most memorable moments in the nation’s cricketing history.

On Tuesday, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and other cricketers from the winning squad took to Twitter to relive their fond memories of India’s triumph in the 2007 World Cup.

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The rush of fulfilling the dreams of a billion people and being crowned World Champions 🏆 pic.twitter.com/gYPwHfaOP0

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) September 24, 2019

12Anniversary for T20 champion team 12 years kaise gae pta hi nahi lga thnks for all for your lot of love and spot @vikrantgupta73 @harbhajan_singh @BCCI @YUVSTRONG12 @ZeeNewsHindi @aajtak pic.twitter.com/T3UzfgCjUI

— Joginder Sharma 🇮🇳 (@MJoginderSharma) September 24, 2019

An unforgettable night, a nerve-wracking game – Exactly, 12 years ago, we lifted the inaugural WT20 title and that day remains very special to me. A significant day in the history of Indian cricket. @BCCI pic.twitter.com/NJRe6Sxocs

— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) September 24, 2019

That great feeling 🏆🥇 pic.twitter.com/q0S7dmB8Xu

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 24, 2019

What’s ur fav movement of that World Cup ?? Mine playing with my brother @iamyusufpathan for the first time together for India and @YUVSTRONG12 6 sixes in an over #WorldCup2007 #memories #fans pic.twitter.com/lrOK8uCxdI

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 24, 2019

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India had won the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by five runs at the Wanderers Stadium? in Johannesburg in one of the most dramatic finals cricket fans can ever witness.

12 years have passed since that evening of September 24, 2007, but still, that moment of MS Dhoni lifting the World T20 trophy is as fresh as it can get in t??he memories of Indian cricket fans.

On Tuesday, BCCI on its official Twitter handle shared a 16-second video of the final moments of the game along with the caption: “This day in 2007, Team India were crowned World T20 Champions.”

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— BCCI (@BCCI) September 24, 2019

The short video left fans nostalgic and they thanked the former India cap?tain MS Dhoni by sharing his memorable pictures and ??videos from the tournament.

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— Raj Mrityunjay (@Rajromantic1) September 24, 2019

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The brain behind India's triumph…#MSDhoni #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/9i1Or50bhi

— Harsh Vats (@HarshVatsa7) September 24, 2019

Dhoni Era Started 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/PU3pKedRTr

— Karthi (@Karthi_Off_27) September 24, 2019

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— Sumeeth Msdians (@SumeethMSD) September 24, 2019

Four years after the success in the shortest format, Dhoni-led India to their second 50-o??ver World Cup title in 2011.

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On September 24, 2007, India defeated Pakistan at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg to become the first-ever World T20 champions. It was a nail-biting finish as Joginder Sharma bowled a slower one to dismiss Misbah-ul-Haq in the final-over, tak??ing India home.

Chasing India’s score of 157 runs, Pakistan was 9 wickets down and needed 13 runs in the last over with Misbah playing brilliantly at one end. In place of experienced Harbhajan Singh, captain MS Dhoni decided to go with Haryana’s medium-pacer Joginder Sharma.

Joginder gave seven runs in his first two balls. The equation now was that Pakistan just needed 6 runs off 4 balls. On his next delivery, Joginder changed his length and bowled a slower one. Misbah tried to scoop but wa??s caught by Sreesanth standing on fine-leg.

“In the air�?Sreesanth takes it! India WIN!“, screamed Ravi Shastri (now India’s head coach) in the commentary box.

This day that year, 🇮🇳 became the inaugural World T20 Champions 🏆#TeamIndia #KorboLorboJeetbo #OnThisDay pic.twitter.com/fFGL1k2mu9

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) September 24, 2019

The final-over hero Joginder Sharma is now serving as DSP in Haryana Police.?? On the 12 anniversary of the?? 2007 WC final, Joginder posted a message on Twitter thanking all cricket fans for their love and sport.

“12Anniversary for T20 champion team 12 years kaise gae pta hi nahi lga thnks for all for your lot of love and spot,” he tweeted.

12Anniversary for T20 champion team 12 years kaise gae pta hi nahi lga thnks for all for your lot of love and spot @vikrantgupta73 @harbhajan_singh @BCCI @YUVSTRONG12 @ZeeNewsHindi @aajtak pic.twitter.com/T3UzfgCjUI

— Joginder Sharma 🇮🇳 (@MJoginderSharma) September 24, 2019

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Following his final-over success in the ICC World T20 2007 final against Pakistan, Joginder Sharma became Indian cricket’s most unlikely hero.

Despite an over left for the experienced Harbhajan Singh, MS Dhoni decided to give the ball to Joginder who had impressed by bowling a two-wicket final o??ver against Austr?alia in the semi-final.

A wrong call by the skipper could have cost India the trophy. Joginder started with a wide delivery, then a dot. Misbah then hit a full toss for six. Six runs off four balls was a simple situation for Pakistan, but Joginder’s magic worked for Dhoni. On the very next ball, Misbah went for a scoop which landed safely in Sreesanth’s hands at short fine leg to crown India T20 champions.

In an interview with India Today, the Haryana medium-pacer revealed his experience of bowling the last ove??r against Pakistan in the final of the World T20 2007.

He said that he was excited to be picked by the skipper to bowl the decisive o??ver.

“I was expecting Dhoni to look at me before the start of the last over in the final. When Dhoni pointed at me, I ran to snatch the ball away from him. I was excited when he chose me ahead of Harbhajan Singh,” Sharma said.

“I also bowled the last over in the semi-finals of the World T20 2007 against Australia and I did well,” he added.

The first two balls of the over produced 7 runs. After conceding a wide of the first ball, Sharma bowled a full delivery to let Misbah smash it over long on for a huge?? six. The ??equation boiled down to 6 runs from 4 balls.

“After I conceded a wide in the first ball, Dhoni asked me not worry about anything,” Sharma said.

“We had a simple plan for the last over. Batsmen had not developed new shots at that time. We wanted to bowl outside the off,” he said.

Sharma said the small pause in his action helped him read Misbah’s intentions in the final over.

“I have a small pause in my bowling action and that helped me read Misbah’s intentions in the final over. I had watched him play the scoop shot well in the previous matches. I changed the length when I saw him moving across the stumps.”

“I was expecting Sreesanth to take the catch cleanly. I was happy I bowled the final over of a World Cup winning campaign, ” he said.

“I was fielding at square leg when Misbah-ul-Haq scooped the ball. I was following the trajectory of the ball and I wanted Santhakumaran Sreesanth to grab the ball. It wasn’t a tough catch but there was pressure.”

“I was the first one to run to Sreesanth and hug him,” Singh said.

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Indian cricketer MS Dhoni ho??lds a unique record of lea?ding the team which has won all the ICC trophies.

He led Team India to victory in World T20 20??07 when most of the ?senior players had taken aback after the poor show in ICC ODI World Cup.

He fulfilled the dream of Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar to lift the ODI World Cup in 2011.

With a young brigade under his leadership, he also? won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013 hosted by England.

India attained the number 1 spot in ICC Test rankings for the first time under Dhoni’s captaincy in December 2009.

Here are the top 5 reasons why India love MS Dhoni :

5.) Captain Cool

MS Dhoni rarely shows his emotions on the field??. Looking solely at his ex??pressions, an uninformed observer would be hard-pressed to determine the situation of the match.

May it be finishing the match with a six in ICC ODI World Cup 2011 or running out Bangladeshi batsman Mustafizur Rahman in World T20 2016, Dhoni kept his calm and lead his team towards the victory which ??looked shaky at a moment both for the team players and the Indian fans.

4.) Finish the match with a six

If India are chasing and MS Dhoni is at the crease, there is most probably a win on the cards irrespective of the situation. And when it is to hit the winning shot, it is expected that Dhoni hits a six to finish the game. He has done it 9 times in ODIs and twice in T20I’s.

3.) Game-changing decisions

D??honi has made a career out of winning matches?? with logic-defying, yet game-changing decisions.

In the final match of T20 World Cup 2007, Dhoni trusted the unheralded Joginder Sharma to bowl the last over ahead of experienced off-spin bowler Harbhajan Singh.

If Dhoni believes in something, he never hesitates to try it out and this has also come back to bite him?? on several occasions. Be it his quixotic bowling changes in Test cricket or team selections in crucial games. Dhoni has regularly been chastised for making poor decisions. But this is to be expected in a cricket crazy nation like India.

In recently concluded World T20 2016, he took the brave decision of handling the ball to Hardik Pandya. He trusted the youngster’s ability, who at last managed to pull off an incredible victory.

2.) One of the World’s best entertainer

Sport is meant to entertain and the millions of people watchi?ng the game want to get their money and time worth. This is never more apparent than watching Dhoni perform.

Every move by the Indian skipper excites the spectators. With bat in hand, Dhoni is capable of being as brutal as a former Indian opener as Virender Sehwag.

During wicket-keeping, he often leaves audiences in splits. They provide a refreshing background to the act?ion in th??e game.

1.) Love for the Nation

While India tour of Australia in 2015, Dhoni was blessed with a little princess but he did not come ?back home to meet his wife and the newly born child because as per his statement he was on National duty and everything else could wait.

Dhoni was conferred with the rank of honorary lieutenant colonel in the elite Par??achute Regiment by the Territorial Army in November 2011. He had stated then that he wanted to serve the Army after retirement.

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