Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik recently picked India’s combined XI from the 2007 and 2024 T20 World Cup-winning squads during an interaction with Cricbuzz.
Karthik chose Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir as openers over Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, highlighting their consistency at the top of the order and favoring the 2007 champions.
At No. 3, he went with Suryakumar Yadav over Robin Uthappa, citing SKY’s two half-centuries and his spectacular catch in the final as key reasons for the pick.
At No. 4, he chose veteran all-rounder Yuvraj Singh ahead of Shivam Dube, pointing to Yuvraj’s Player of the Tournament performance in 2007 — and, of course, his iconic six sixes in an over against Stuart Broad.
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Karthik’s Middle-Order & Bowling Picks
At No. 5, Karthik picked MS Dhoni over Rishabh Pant and named him captain of the side over Rohit Sharma. Dhoni would also serve as the team’s wicketkeeper. At No. 6, he selected Hardik Pandya ahead of Joginder Sharma, followed by Ravindra Jadeja at No. 7, who got the nod over Irfan Pathan..
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As for the bowling unit, Harbhajan Singh was picked at No. 8 over Axar Patel. At No. 9, Arshdeep Singh was chosen ahead of Joginder Sharma, thanks to his tournament-topping 17 wickets in 2024, while Joginder was best known for defending 13 runs in the 2007 final.
Kuldeep Yadav came in at No. 10, picked over S. Sreesanth, and at No. 11, Karthik went with Jasprit Bumrah, the 2024 Player of the Tournament.
Dinesh Karthik's all-time India T20 World Cup XI:
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah.
