Team India's T20 World Cup 2007 squad members: Where are they now?
India won the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007 with a bunch of Young Turks and a few experienced campaigners.
7. Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik was the back-up wicket-keeper to MS Dhoni in India's squad and was slotted in the middle order. The Tamil Nadu batter was not able to impress in the limited opportunities during the high-profile tournament. In the three matches he played, he could only score 28 runs.
With Dhoni’s meteoric rise, Karthik was always a back-up wicket-keeping option in the subsequent years. He was not given a consistent run and at several times was dropped from the side. But whenever his backs were against the wall, he made a return to the Indian team on the back of stellar performances in the IPL and domestic circuit.
In 2018, he was picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders and was tasked to lead the side. He had an impeccable year and stormed into the Indian white-ball setup.
Despite doing well for the Men in Blue, the wicketkeeper-batter was dropped after the 2019 World Cup semi-final loss. Post the event, he entered the broadcasting space.
But in the IPL 2022, the 37-year-old turned the clock back with astonishing performances for Royal Challengers Bangalore and made a comeback for the ages in the Indian T20 set-up. Karthik will be playing the role of India's 'designated finisher' in the coming T20 World Cup.
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