The next mission of Team India is a test series against Australia. Before the start of this series, Indian cricket fans have received a big shock as one of the Team India players suddenly announced his retirement from the sport. This player had played a crucial role in India’s victory in the T20 World Cup 2007. However, this player has not been a part of Team India since after that World Cup.
Whenever the 2007 T20 World Cup is mentioned, the name of Joginder Sharma is fresh in the minds of Indian cricket fans. Joginder Sharma was the one who bowled the crucial final over in the final match against Pakistan to make India the World Champions. He has now announced his retirement from all formats of cricket. He informed his fans about this through social media.
Joginder Sharma, 39 years old, played 4 T20s and 4 One Day matches for Team India during his international career. In One Day matches, he scored one wicket while giving 4.6 runs per over. In T20 format, he scored 4 wickets at an economy rate of 9.52 runs per over. Additionally, he played 16 IPL matches and was part of the Chennai Super Kings team.
In the 2007 T20 World Cup final, Team India made 157 runs in the first innings by batting. Pakistan needed to chase 158 runs and were left with 13 runs in the last six balls to win. The captain MS Dhoni gave the last over to Joginder Sharma. And then, Joginder took out Misbah-ul-Haq and made India the world champions. This match was the biggest match in Joginder Sharma’s career.
