The inaugural ICC World T20 in 2007 is fondly remembered for a younger Indian cricket group rising because the shock champions. This was months after a star-studded India suffered a stunning exit within the group stage of the 50 over World Cup.
A younger squad, led by MS Dhoni then scripted one of many memorable performances in Indian cricket historical past as they defeated Pakistan in a fairytale finale to turn into the champions. The marquee occasion can be remembered for the way in which Yuvraj Singh performed a starring function together with his match-defining performances with the bat together with six-sixes in the identical over and a blistering half-century towards Australia within the semifinals.
It’s been almost 14 years since that triumph and Yuvraj has revealed that he hoped to be handed over the captaincy within the absence of a host of senior India cricketers together with Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Zaheer Khan amongst others being rested from the occasion.
“So, mainly, India had misplaced the 50-over World Cup, proper? I imply there was fairly a turmoil in Indian cricket after which there was a two-month tour of England and there was additionally a month tour in between with South Africa and Ireland. And then there was a month of T20 World Cup so there have been like 4 months away from residence. So most likely the seniors thought that they want a break and clearly, no person took the T20 World Cup critically. I used to be anticipating to captain India within the T20 World Cup after which it was introduced MS Dhoni would be the captain,” Yuvraj Singh said on the 22 Yarns podcast.
However, the surprise call didn’t impact Yuvraj and Dhoni’s relationship with the allrounder saying he was always been a ‘team man’ and would back anyone who is the captain.
“Yes, obviously, whoever becomes captain you got to support that guy whether it was Rahul, whether it was [Sourav] Ganguly, whoever in the future, end of the day you want to be a team man and that’s how I was,” he mentioned.
The 39-year-old added that for the reason that format was comparatively new again then, India didn’t have any technique in place they usually simply performed the they knew.
“But anyway, beginning for the 2007 World Cup, we have been a younger group. We didn’t have a global coach or actually massive names. Lalchand Rajput was our coach and I believe Venkatesh Prasad was our bowling coach and we have been simply a younger group underneath a younger captain which simply landed in South Africa,” Yuvraj recalled.
He continued, “I don’t think we had too much of a strategy, no one had a clue about T20 strategies because it was the first tournament. So we thought ‘Let’s just go and play the way you know.'”
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