5 reasons why India should have a specialist T20I side

#2 Repeating the 2007 winning formula

The Indian team that lifted the World T20 in 2007 was largely unheralded

Back in the inaugural edition of the World T20 2007, India stunned the world by lifting the trophy when no one gave them the ghost of a chance. The senior team had been battered and bruised in the previous 50-overs World Cup and the team morale was on an all-time low.

The elder statesmen of the team had all opted out so that without the stellar names, the team was comprised of a pack of youngsters hungry to prove themselves. But that is exactly what proved to be the mantra of success.

The young team comprising the likes of Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni played fearless cricket because they had nothing to lose. Which is why it is high time India tried to replicate the winning formula by investing in the youth again who can play a brand of fearless cricket.