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India's New Generation Bloom Under Dhoni
The newly selected Indians, led by MS Dhoni, have made history by clinching the first-ever T20 World Cup. It was the final day of an adventure. Seniors have chosen to opt out, and Dhoni has risen with players like Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, and many more.
Key Players Who Gave India The Win
While Gautam Gambhir virtually spearheaded the Indian batting throughout the tournament with 227 runs, RP Singh was at the forefront in bowling taking 12 wickets which proved to be instrumental in India's success. Both, therefore, were essential to the Indian team's performance.
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The @msdhoni-led #TeamIndia created 𝙃𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙔 as they lifted the ICC World Twenty20 Trophy 🏆👏 pic.twitter.com/ICB0QmxhjP— BCCI (@BCCI) September 24, 2024
The Final Stage: The Final against Pakistan
India's last game was against Pakistan, which they defeated in the previous match via bowl-out when the two teams were tied. Gambhir scored 75 and took India to 157/5 in the final match. Rohit Sharma also came in and accelerated to 30 in just 16 balls, which added to the total of India crossing 150.
Pakistan fought back hard initially but then came fighting back into the game with a robust effort from Misbah-ul-Haq. Dhoni's decision to give the final over to Joginder Sharma instead of the veteran Harbhajan Singh proved a masterstroke as, with one shot, Joginder sent back Misbah and in the end, Pakistan finally lost by just 5 runs at 152. Irfan Pathan also did well with his economical 3 wickets for 16 runs that got India through.
A match that will never be forgotten about that tournament is Yuvraj Singh, and how he helped India to victory
Of course, nobody is ever going to forget six sixes off England's Stuart Broad in succession and the 12-ball half-century, just to mention just two records from Yuvraj in his limited cricket career.
India reached the final by thrashing Australia in the semi-final. Yuvraj had given India a thumping win over the reigning World Champions as his unbeaten 70 off 30 balls dismissed the reigning world champions.
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Yuvraj became the Player of the Tournament for his all-round efforts on the field
For so long, India had finally won it. The last time India did lift the World Cup was way back in 1983 when Kapil Dev led the team. More recently, India suffered a thorough thrashing in the 2003 ODI World Cup final against Australia and became one of the earliest teams to go home in the 2007 ODI World Cup. These failures saw the motivation in the team to bring the trophy home.
Seventeen years down the line, India was to win the World Cup for a second time as well, this was under the leadership of Rohit Sharma in 2024 and proved their legacy as the finest cricketing nation.
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