It’s been 19 years and that’s nearly a period of two decades since India first picked up a maiden world cup title in the sport’s shortest format. The shortest ICC recognised international cricketing format. The memories
from that time that was, once again it ought to be reminded, came back in 2007, are still fresh and very much alive in the minds of the cricket fans. And that’s not just restricted to the fans alone; even leading cricketers who played a fine and active part in that maiden title triumph in winning that year’s World Cup still remember and cherish the memories.
One among them, Dinesh Karthik, who perhaps many young fans would recognise for his hard hitting batting exploits in the KKR and RCB camps of the IPL, recently remembered the great moment.
Karthik, who played no fewer than 60 T20 internationals for the country between the period of 2006 to 2020 was in his early years as an Indian cricketer and still solidifying his presence as a keeper batter in the white ball format when he became part of the team that lifted cricket’s coveted trophy in T20 internationals.
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That was a very fine time because while MS Dhoni was the main wicketkeeper of the side, Karthik was a vital member of the team who made some runs from down the order back then. And he was one alongside the likes or names like Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh.
Recently through a nostalgic Instagram post he would recollect that moment from back in 2007 as today is indeed a fitting time to remember that great feat of Indian cricket. Why’s that, you’d reckon?
India had beaten Pakistan on September 24, back in 2007 and in remembering the wonderful moment of history, Karthik made a fine Instagram post on his handle with a montage of several images from that time in South Africa. He didn’t get to play the final game back then. But was part of a squad that did it back then. He scored a personal best of 17, a quick fire knock that came off 12 deliveries back in the day against the BlackCaps.
The critical thing for India being that despite there being no Dravid, Ganguly, Tendulkar – a bunch of young boys, essentially speaking, lifted the first ever World Cup event title. If that is not emphatic, then one wonders, what will ever be?
