5 greatest Cricket moments of Independent India

#3. India wins inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007

Pakistan v India - Twenty20 Championship Final

India was one of the most reluctant sides in World cricket who opposed their whole-hearted participation in ICC's newly proposed T20 World cup in 2007. When many of the greats refused to tour to the Rainbow nation, BCCI decided to trust the young talent. The likes of Robin Uthappa, Rohit Sharma, Joginder Sharma were roped in under the leadership of young and fearless skipper MS Dhoni.

It was a group of players who believed their instincts and loved to express them on the world stage. When nobody termed India as serious contenders, the men in blue kept on producing some jaw-dropping performances game after another to present a strong case for themselves in the last four.

It was after beating serious favourites Australia in the semi-final, India were all set to take on Pakistan in the final. A nervy final that went down the wire, saw India emerge winners to completely change the picture of how T20 cricket was perceived in India. It was a huge success with the inception of many leagues in the coming years with IPL being one of them.