India Champions owner Sumant Behl hosted a party on the evening of October 10, gathering several members of India’s World Cup-winning cricket teams during the ongoing World Championship of Legends (WCL) Season 3 in Dubai.
The event saw a reunion of players from India’s 2011 ODI World Cup-winning squad, including Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Yusuf Pathan and Piyush Chawla. Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan, part of India’s inaugural T20 World Cup-winning team in 2007, also attended the gathering.
The reunion brought together former cricketers who played significant roles in India’s notable global triumphs amid the current WCL Season 3.
India’s 2007 T20 World Cup victory was marked by a dramatic underdog run under the leadership of then skipper MS Dhoni. The campaign featured a bowl-out win over Pakistan, major Super 8 wins, a semi-final victory against Australia, and a narrow five-run win against Pakistan in the final to claim the first T20 World Cup title. The team included Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa.
India’s 2011 World Cup victory was a nine-match campaign characterized by resilience and crucial performances, culminating in MS Dhoni’s historic six that secured the title on home soil. Players Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Yusuf Pathan and Piyush Chawla featured in that winning squad.
India Champions began their WCL Season 3 campaign with a 46-run victory over Australia Champions in Sharjah but subsequently lost by 21 runs to England Champions. Their next match is against the table-topping and defending champions South Africa, led by AB de Villiers, who has been in strong form with scores of 70 off 39 balls against West Indies Champions and an unbeaten 111 against Australia Champions.
The Indian squad for WCL Season 3 comprises Naman Ojha (wicketkeeper), Ambati Rayudu, Yuvraj Singh (captain), Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Stuart Binny, Rishi Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Mohit Sharma, Dhawal Kulkarni, Robin Uthappa, Abhimanyu Mithun, Varun Aaron and Pawan Negi.