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Class of 2007

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"In the  airrrrr , Sreesanth takes it. India  win " Ravi Shastri screamed from commentary box and after split second, realizing Misbah actually missed that scoop, entire nation went into frenzy. History was created, India became winner of inaugural T20 World Cup! Still remember that evening and thrill of watching that roller-coaster finale in a roadside garage among some 20-30 Cricket fanatics.. gosh! 10 years have already passed, hard to believe.. India, fresh after debacle of 2007 50 Overs world cup, was looking for redemption and fielded young team under rookie Dhoni. Honestly, no one would have believed they could lift the cup, but they did spread a magic! Dhoni's unvonventional tactics and some raw energy sail them through. Yuvraj, Dhoni, Pathan, Gambhir, Rohit, RP Singh, Shreesanth everyone contributed at crucial times. This was class of 2007; young, fearless, agile and hungry. They set template for how India played in next decade. It was start of an era