6 reasons why the memories of India’s 2007 World T20 win don't fade away

World Cup comes home after 24 years

India lifted the World Cup after 24 years

The closest an Indian team had come to winning a World Cup since 1983 was when Sourav Ganguly’s boys marched their way to the finals of the 2003 World Cup, where they were comprehensively beaten by a superior Australian side.

4 years later, however, a 24-year barren run came to an end with the 2007 World T20 win, which is considered by many as a watershed moment in the history of Indian cricket. Just like Indian cricketers of the 90s referred to the ’83 win as a catalyst that made them take up cricket, the World T20 became a reason why countless youngsters across the country turned to the sport.