24th September marks the 15th anniversary of India’s historic triumph at the inaugural 20-20 World Cup in 2007. The ‘Men-in-blue’ led by a new captain MS Dhoni etched their names in the annals of history taking the cricketing fraternity by storm. There were several stars who were the strong reasons behind India being crowned the World Champions in cricket’s newest format.
A young Indian team put on a stupendous display of their cricketing skills as new heroes emerged in every match that India played. As the entire country celebrate India’s second major cup win today, let’s take a look at the top three reasons the ‘Men-in-blue’ managed to clinch the inaugural title of T20 World Champions:
- Outstanding bowling display:
ICC T20 World Cup 2007: (Image Source: Twitter)
The Indian bowling came to the party throughout the tournament as both spinners and seamers gave crucial breakthroughs to the team. R.P Singh was the leading wicket-taker for India and the joint-second highest of the tournament. He picked up 12 wickets at an average of 12 and an excellent economy of 6.33.
Irfan Pathan was the second-highest wicket-taker for the team who had 10 wickets to his name. Harbhajan Singh and S. Sreesanth also contributed immensely picking up seven and six wickets respectively. India’s outstanding bowling display of the tournament came in the must-win match against South Africa as they defended 153, winning the match by 37 runs against the hosts.
