Team India captain Shreyas Iyer picked in-form batter Tilak Varma as the player most likely to replicate Gautam Gambhir’s match-winning knock in the 2007 World T20 final (via Star Sports’ Instagram handle). Iyer made several picks from the current Indian T20I side for scenarios from the 2007 World T20 ahead of the five-match series against the West Indies.
Gambhir scored a brilliant 75 off 54 balls in the final against Pakistan, helping India post 157/5 in 20 overs and eventually win by five runs. Meanwhile, Tilak has already shown a tendency to deliver clutch knocks in big finals in his still-young T20I career.
The southpaw recently scored a 22-ball 51* in India’s 19-run victory over Pakistan in the Asian Games 2026 final. Tilak also scored a match-winning 69* in a tense run chase in the 2025 Asia Cup final against the same opponent.
Iyer also picked another left-hander in the current T20I side, Shivam Dube, as the most likely to duplicate Yuvraj Singh’s famous six maximums in an over against England in the 2007 World T20. In his memorable 12-ball half-century, Yuvraj smashed legendary pacer Stuart Broad for six sixes in one of the most exhilarating overs in T20I history.
Meanwhile, Dube has made six-hitting his speciality, especially against spinners in the middle overs. The tall left-hander has smashed 71 sixes in his 79-match T20I career.
Shreyas Iyer makes surprising choices from the current side for the famous 2007 World T20 Bowl-Out
Shreyas Iyer picked three batters from the current Indian T20I side for the five-ball bowl-out from the famous India-Pakistan World T20 2007 group-stage match. After the original 20-over contest ended in a tie, the Men in Blue won the five-ball bowl-out to secure a thrilling win.
Iyer picked Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Yash Thakur, and himself as the five options from the current side for the bowl-out. The Indian skipper picked Bumrah to bowl the final over Joginder Sharma bowled in the 2007 final against Pakistan. Joginder held his nerves and helped India secure a five-run win, with Pakistan needing 13 off the final over.
Finally, Iyer picked left-arm spinner Axar Patel as the best option for duplicating Irfan Pathan’s match-winning spell in the 2007 World T20 final. Pathan delivered an incredible spell of 3/16 in four overs to help India defend 157.
Edited by Venkatesh Ravichandran
