"Still Remember The Bowl Out, Tipping My Hat In Celebration": Robin Uthappa On 15th Anniversary Of 2007 T20 World Cup Win

On the occasion of Team India's ICC T20 World Cup 2007 win, former Indian batter Robin Uthappa said on Saturday that he still remembers his celebration after the famous bowl-out after a thrilling tied Group D clash with arch-rivals Pakistan during the tournament. A new chapter in Indian cricket history was written when a young and relatively inexperienced Team India led by MS Dhoni won the hearts of a billion fans as they defeated Pakistan in the finals of the inaugural ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 15 years to this day.

The Men in Blue escaped the jaws of defeat in the final over of the match and won versus their arch-rivals by a margin of just five runs. The 2007 World Cup victory was India's first ever major limited-overs trophy since the heroics of the 1983 ICC Men's World Cup.

The match, which was played in front of a raucous crowd at Wanderers, in Johannesburg, South Africa was one of the best matches ever witnessed in a major ICC tournament final. 15 years on, the sweet memories of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup are still fresh in the minds of not only the fans but of the players as well.

With some hard-fought victories against some of the best teams in world cricket at the time was no mean feat, as recalled by Star Sports panellist - Robin Uthappa who played a major role in India winning the 2007 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. He said, "I cannot believe that it has been 15 years since we won the T20 World Cup. For me, it feels as if it was just a few years ago. The fond memories from our first-ever T20 world cup win are still fresh in my memory. I can still remember bowling in the bowl-out and tipping my hat in celebration as we won!"

The Group D clash between India and Pakistan saw a bowl-out to decide the winner after both