6 Indians who were lucky to win the World Cup

#2 Joginder Sharma

Joginder Shama, someone who was not even heard of prior to the ICC World T20 2007, became a household name overnight after his stoic final over against Pakistan, being hailed as the hero of the final.

12 runs, 6 balls, an India vs Pakistan Final and a World Cup at stake - It was at this crucial juncture that Dhoni decided to do things in the 'Mahi way', handing the ball to Sharma, who had an exorbitantly high economy of 9.3 and 3 scalps of Mike Hussey, Brett Lee, and Younis Khan to his name.

Joginder Sharma, after bowling a wide and a dot got hit for a giant six by Misbah ul Haq, and it seemed that the inexperience of Dhoni had cost India the World Cup. However, a brief chat was followed a slow delivery outside the off stump, which was scooped by Misbah right into the hands of Sreesanth at short fine-leg. India were crowned World Champions in the shortest format.

Surprisingly, Sharma did not feature in Indian colours again and has been serving in the Haryana police since then.