Where Are They Now? Here’s What India’s 2007 World T20 Champions Are Up To

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Where Are They Now? Here’s What India’s 2007 World T20 Champions Are Up To


MS Dhoni was a 26-year-old -- with a flowing mane and an uncanny habit to make the right decisions as newly minted captain when the World T20 happened in 2007 and catapulted him to what would be unprecedented success as leader of Team India. A lot about Dhoni has changed since then -- but he is still captain of the limited overs teams and finishing matches with a flurry -- it is also interesting to see what happened to the other 14 players who were on the roster for the first ever WT20. Yuvraj Singh: The then vice-captain of the side went on to play a starring role in India's 2011 ODI World Cup win as well, and his six sixes off Stuart Broad in the WT20 2007 will always be remembered. However, after finding himself out of favour and dropped a lot of times, he has somehow managed to be picked for another WT20. Guess it's always handy to have someone like him in the side. Ajit Agarkar: Agarkar ended his career on a high, leading Mumbai to the Ranji Trophy in the 2012-13 season before calling it a day from competitive cricket. As for T20 cricket, his last proper match was for Delhi Daredevils in May 2013, against Rajasthan Royals.



Irfan Pathan: It's been four years since we saw Irfan Pathan in India colours. Another injury-ridden career after such a promising start -- Irfan will next be seen playing cricket for Rising Pune Supergiants in the IPL after they bought him for a base-price Rs 1 crore. That should be enough for him to secure an expensive car as a gift for his brother.

Yusuf Pathan: Just like brother Irfan, last played for India in 2012. But come every IPL, he's right up there among the most destructive batsmen, whether or not he justifies that tag. Plays for KKR now.

Virender Sehwag: Retired now - but boy what a career. However, after his eyesight went bad, he was never the same. A Viru with glasses was a fraction of what cricket fans were used to. The hand-eye coordination was gone and so was his place in the India side. Called it quits in 2015 after waiting for two years to be recalled by the selectors.

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Rohit Sharma: Was 20-years-old and the next big 'talent'. Is 28 now and is still being called the talent, despite justifying most of it. Has firmly cemented his sport in the India set-up.

RP Singh: Bad form led to RP Singh being dropped from all three formats. Without international action in five years, you'll be able to judge what's left in him during the next IPL. He'll turn out for Pune after they snapped him up for Rs 30 lakhs. Was called 'chubby' by Martin Crowe.

Sreesanth: The most controversial of them all, Sreesanth's career was ended after he got embroiled in an IPL spot-fixing controversy. He still hopes for a comeback, but there's more hope of him making it big in dance shows and movies than playing cricket again.

Robin Uthappa: Uthappa has got more chances to seal his spot in the side than anyone else who is not playing for India. His last appearances in all formats came in 2015 - but he has tasted IPL glory with KKR.

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