It’s been 13 years now, but the memory of World T20 remains till now. There were many heroes from the 2007 historical victory in Cape Town where Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s India beat Pakistan by five runs to lift the first ever multi-nation T20 competition, and Haryana’s seam bowling all-rounder Joginder Singh Sharma was one of them.
Jogi, as he is fondly called, moment of glory came when Pakistan needed five run on the last ball and Misbah was on strike. A slower one from him and the skipper mis-timed a scoop shot that landed safely in the hands of short fine leg fielder S Sreesanth.
Joginder finished with two for 20 and Irfan Pathan won the man of the match for figures of 4-0-16-3.
In one of my conversation, Joginder, who is currently serving as Deputy Superintendent of Police in Haryana, could be seen as a proud man to have been part of the historical moment.
“I got a new identity thanks to this game. I feel proud for having won the game for my country and that our name has been etched in golden words. For any cricketer to be a part of World Cup winning team is a goal. I was lucky that I was part of the 2007 World T20 team. I feel proud to have won the hearts of the Indians,” he had said.