14 years have passed since that evening of September 24, 2007, but still that moment of Mahendra Singh Dhoni lifting the World T20 trophy is as fresh as it can get in the memories of cricket fans across the country.
In a match that swung both ways, Misbah-ul-Haq mistimed a scoop off Joginder Sharma’s bowling into Sreesanth's hands and India became the first-ever world champions of the cricket's shortest format on this day at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, South Africa.
With one wicket in hand, Pakistan needed six runs from four balls. Joginder Sharma was under immense pressure after giving away seven runs of the first two balls -- a wide and a six over long-off. Misbah-ul-Haq was at the crease along with Mohammed Asif and all the players in the Pakistani dug-out were on their feet, waiting for Misbah to score the winning shot and celebrate what would have been one of their biggest wins at the international stage.
Joginder had a long chat with skipper MS Dhoni who came all the way down from the wicketkeeper's end to soothe his bowler.
India won the inaugural ICC World T20 by defeating Pakistan by 5 runs in the final (Image Courtesy: BCCI)
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